Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Game

Board Game
1960s (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Walt Disney Productions licensed many of its cartoon characters for games and puzzles. This game is based on the full-length 1959 cartoon film of Sleeping Beauty. The players are the princes who set out to awaken Sleeping Beauty. The game ends in the Tower Room. As it is necessary to enter some of the compartments with exact scores, the spinner features some numbers twice, as well as a Good Fairy and a Wicked Fairy. At one point, to enhance the thrill of the game, two paths are offered, one short and dangerous and the other long but safe.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWalt Disney's Sleeping Beauty Game (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph on card
Brief description
Boxed card race game, Sleeping Beauty, made in England by Bell Ltd in the 1960s
Physical description
Design: chromolithograph on card, with spinner, 4 shields of virtue cards, 4 swords of truth cards
No. of squares: 120
Squares illustrated: some
Square numbering: none
Squares titled: some
Subject of starting square: Start Here
Subject of ending square: Tower Room
Dimensions
  • Box length: 36cm
  • Box width: 36cm
  • Box depth: 4cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mrs N. E. Oldman
Object history
Hollywood had little effect on games but the studios, films and events did. Walt Disney Productions licensed many of its cartoon characters to become games of some sort. The full length cartoon Sleeping Beauty was one


CGG-Games & Puzzles, 1991
Historical context
Rewards: forward movment
Forfeits: backward movement
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: spinner
cards
markers

Rules:
The players are the PRINCES who set out to awaken Sleeping Beauty. As it is necessary to enter some of the compartments with exact scores, the spinner has some numbers twice as well as a Good Fairy and a Wicked Fairy. At one point, to enhance the thrill of the game, two paths are offered, one short and dangerous and the other long but safe.

On the board are printed illustrations of Sleeping Beauty in the Tower Room (final square), the Great Hall, Throne Roon, Bedroom and Dungeon., with paths leading from the Start to the rooms. On the paths in various squares are illustrations of ravens, swords, shields and dragons. The spinner shows 2 Good Fairies, one Wicked Fairy and 12 numbers from 1 to 7 with some duplicates.

The box lid shows Sleeping Beauty, Prince, Good and Wicked Fairies , a castle and animals

Rules placement: on playing surface
Summary
Walt Disney Productions licensed many of its cartoon characters for games and puzzles. This game is based on the full-length 1959 cartoon film of Sleeping Beauty. The players are the princes who set out to awaken Sleeping Beauty. The game ends in the Tower Room. As it is necessary to enter some of the compartments with exact scores, the spinner features some numbers twice, as well as a Good Fairy and a Wicked Fairy. At one point, to enhance the thrill of the game, two paths are offered, one short and dangerous and the other long but safe.
Collection
Accession number
MISC.159-1987

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
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