Sleeping Beauty
noun
: a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince
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Included in the hundreds of entries are many fairy tales interpreted by floral designs and foliage exhibits including Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, Red Riding Hood, Hansel &.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Jane Baer, a pioneering animator who worked at Disney on films ranging from Sleeping Beauty to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and also ran her own animation production company, died Monday in her sleep at her home in Van Nuys, CA.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The Sacramento Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty February 13-15 - SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Fans could previously wed at courtyards and ballrooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, at the Disneyland Hotel ballroom, in the Fantasyland Faire Garden and at Sleeping Beauty’s Castle Forecourt.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Jane Baer, a pioneering animator who worked at Disney on films ranging from Sleeping Beauty to Who Framed Roger Rabbit and also ran her own animation production company, died Monday in her sleep at her home in Van Nuys, CA.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The Sacramento Ballet presents Sleeping Beauty February 13-15 - SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Fans could previously wed at courtyards and ballrooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, at the Disneyland Hotel ballroom, in the Fantasyland Faire Garden and at Sleeping Beauty’s Castle Forecourt.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Sleeping Beauty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sleeping%20Beauty. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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