Sleeping Beauty (1959) by Movieguide® published on 2021-06-02T21:39:48Z SLEEPING BEAUTY is Walt Disney’s classic 1959 animated fairytale. It follows a princess named Aurora who’s cursed by an evil fairy named Maleficent. Upon Aurora’s 16th birthday, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. However, thanks to a good fairy named Meriwether, Princess Aurora won’t die but will fall into a deep sleep until true love’s kiss awakens her. Now, it’s up to the good fairies to keep Aurora out of harm’s way. Will they succeed in protecting the young royal? Genre Entertainment