''Alice in Wonderland'', or simply ''Alice'', is a
Disney
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
media franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or ...
, commencing in 1951 with the theatrical release of the animated film ''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
''. The film is an adaptation of the books by
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...
, the 1865 novel ''
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a ...
'' and its 1871 sequel ''
Through the Looking-Glass
''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (also known as ''Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' or simply ''Through the Looking-Glass'') is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the ...
'', which featured his character
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
.
A live-action film directed by Tim Burton was released in 2010.
Films
''Alice in Wonderland'' (animated)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1951 British-American animated fantasy comedy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based primarily on Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' with several additional elements from his sequel, ''Through the Looking-Glass''. The
13th Disney animated feature film, it was released in New York City and London on July 26, 1951, and features the voices of
Kathryn Beaumont
Kathryn Beaumont Levine (born 27 June 1938) is a British-American former actress, singer and school teacher. She is best known for voicing Alice in ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1951) and Wendy Darling in ''Peter Pan'' (1953), for which she was nam ...
(who later voiced
Wendy Darling
Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the 1904 play and 1911 novel ''Peter and Wendy'' by J. M. Barrie, as well as in most adaptations in other media. Her exact age is not specified in the origina ...
in the 1953 film ''
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending ...
'') as Alice, and
Ed Wynn
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He was noted for his ''Perfect Fool'' comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a d ...
as the Mad Hatter. The theme song, "Alice in Wonderland", has since become a jazz standard.
''Alice in Wonderland'' (live-action)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 2010 American fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by Linda Woolverton. Released by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars
Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska ( ; born 25 October 1989) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama '' All Saints'' in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in '' Suburban Mayhem'' (2006). She first became known t ...
as Alice Kingsleigh,
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
,
Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Awar ...
and
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...
. The film was shot in the United Kingdom and the United States.
''Alice Through the Looking Glass''
''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' is a 2016 American fantasy film directed by James Bobin and written by Linda Woolverton. It is a sequel to the 2010 film ''Alice in Wonderland''. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway,
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...
and
Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans (; born Rhys Owain Evans; 22 July 1967) is a Welsh actor and musician. He was the frontman of Welsh rock music bands the Peth and Super Furry Animals. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in ''Notting Hill'' (1999), ''Kevin & ...
, and was released on May 27, 2016.
TV series
''Adventures in Wonderland''
''Adventures in Wonderland'' is a live-action musical television series based on Walt Disney's animated film ''Alice in Wonderland''. In the series, Alice (Elisabeth Harnois), was portrayed as a girl who can come and go from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror (a reference to Wonderland's source material, Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'').
''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''
An episode of ''
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' is an American interactive computer-animated children's television series which aired from May 5, 2006, to November 6, 2016 on the Disney Channel. Produced by Disney Television Animation, it is the first computer-anima ...
'', entitled "Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland", is based on the film.
''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''
''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' is an American fantasy-drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 2013, to April 3, 2014. It was created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espenson for ABC Studios. The series is a spin-off of ''
Once Upon a Time
"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...
''.
''Alice's Wonderland Bakery''
''Alice's Wonderland Bakery'' is an American
computer-animated
Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animations. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes ( still images) and dynamic images (moving images), while computer animation refe ...
television series
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which is produced by Disney Television Animation and premiered on
Disney Junior
Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven yea ...
on February 9, 2022.
Video games
''Alice in Wonderland'' (2000)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a platform video game developed by Digital Eclipse Software and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It was released in North America on October 4, 2000. The game follows the plot of the 1951 animated film of the same name.
''Kingdom Hearts'' series
Wonderland is a playable world in the ''
Kingdom Hearts
is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square (video game company), Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya ...
'' video game series, appearing for first time in the first ''
Kingdom Hearts
is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square (video game company), Square). It is a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and is under the leadership of Tetsuya ...
'', and returns in ''
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', ''
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
(subtitle read as "Three-Five-Eight Days over Two") is an action role-playing video game developed by h.a.n.d. and Square Enix (in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios) for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth installment in the ''Kingdom ...
'', ''
Kingdom Hearts coded
''Kingdom Hearts Coded'' is an episodic video game, episodic Action role-playing game, action role-playing puzzle video game, puzzle video game developed and published by Square Enix, in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, for mobile ...
'' as a digitized version of the world originating from data in
Jiminy Cricket
Jiminy Cricket is the Disney version of the "Talking Cricket" (Italian: ''Il Grillo Parlante''), a fictional character created by Italian writer Carlo Collodi for his 1883 children's book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'', which Walt Disney adapt ...
's royal journal, and ''
Kingdom Hearts χ
stylized as ''Kingdom Hearts χ hi', is a Japanese role-playing browser game developed by Square Enix (in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios), BitGroove and Success, and published by Square Enix for web browsers as the eighth install ...
''. Alice is also a major character in the overall plot of the first game due to her role as one of seven "Princesses of Heart". Other characters from the movie that appear include the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, the Doorknob, the , and the Card Soldiers. All except the Doorknob also appear in and ''Chain of Memories'', albeit in the form of illusions made from the main character's memory. The Mad Hatter and the March Hare appear in portrait form as well, appearing in corporeal form in ''Kingdom Hearts χ'', in addition to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Caterpillar appears in the non-official game ''Kingdom Hearts V Cast'', and also in the manga adpatation of ''Kingdom Hearts''.
''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is an action adventure video game published in 2010 by Disney Interactive Studios. The game can be used on Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and Zeebo, with the soundtrack being composed by video game music composer Richard Jacques.
''Disney Infinity'' series
The 1951 film was referenced throughout the
''Disney Infinity'' series with power discs and in-game toys released for the game. On May 24, 2016, Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Time from ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' were added to ''
Disney Infinity 3.0''. The three ''Alice'' characters were the penultimate additions to the series as Disney cancelled the ''Disney Infinity'' franchise earlier that month, with the ''
Finding Dory
''Finding Dory'' is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton, produced by Lindsey Collins and written by Stanton and Vict ...
'' playset and
Dory and Nemo figures that were released the following month of June being the final releases.
''Disney Magic Kingdoms''
The
world builder
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game ''
Disney Magic Kingdoms
''Disney Magic Kingdoms'' is a 2016 city building game developed and published by Gameloft for iOS, Android, and Windows. It is themed off the Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. The game was officially launched on March 17, 2016.
Storyline
The game ...
'' includes the attraction
Mad Tea Party
Mad Tea Party is a teacups, spinning tea cup ride at five of the six Disneyland-style theme parks around the world. The ride theme is inspired by the Unbirthday Party scene in Walt Disney's ''Alice in Wonderland (1951 film), Alice In Wonderland' ...
since its launch on 17 March, 2016.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Alice's Curious Labyrinth is a hedge maze attraction at the Disneyland Park (Paris), Disneyland Park within Disneyland Paris. It opened in 1992 with the Park, and belongs to the British part of Fantasyland. A similar maze attraction, based on bot ...
also appears as part of the environment next to the
Fantasyland
Fantasyland is one of the "themed lands" at all of the Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. It is themed after Disney's animated fairy tale films. Each Fantasyland has a castle, as well as several gentle ri ...
area. During a limited time 2017 Event focused on ''Alice in Wonderland'', were included Alice, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts and Caterpillar as playable characters, along with the attractions
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
, The Golden Afternoon, The Tweedle's Wacky Fairway, and White Rabbit's House, with the characters involved in new storylines.
Theme park attractions and rides
Alice in Wonderland Maze
A labyrinth opened on Shanghaî Disneyland on June 16, 2016, with the Park. It is based on Tim Burton's 2010 film.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Alice's Curious Labyrinth is a hedge maze attraction at the Disneyland Park within Disneyland Paris. It opened in 1992 with the Park, and belongs to the British part of Fantasyland.
Mad Tea Party
Mad Tea Party is a spinning tea cup ride at all five Disneyland-style theme parks. The ride theme is inspired by the Unbirthday Party scene in ''Alice In Wonderland''. The ride has gained attention over the years for the number of people who get motion sickness as a result of the spinning component of the ride.
Alice in Wonderland (ride)
Alice in Wonderland is a dark ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Based on the animated adaptation of the same name, the attraction resides next to a second ride, the Mad Tea Party, based on a scene in that same adaptation. The presence of two rides based on the film is unusual in that Walt Disney said he regretted making it because it lacked a connection to the audience's hearts.
Mad T Party
Mad T Party is a show at Disney California Adventure which occurs in the Hollywood Studios subsection of the Hollywood Land section of the park. Mad T Party premiered on June 15, 2012, the same day the park was re-dedicated. The show is inspired by Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland''.
Stage version
Alice in Wonderland Jr.
''Alice in Wonderland Jr.'' is a one-act stage version intended for middle and high school productions. It includes the majority of the film's songs and others including ''
Song of the South
''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...
''s "
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is a song composed by Allie Wrubel with lyrics by Ray Gilbert for the Disney 1946 live action and animated movie '' Song of the South'', sung by James Baskett. For "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", the film won the Academy Award for Best ...
", two new reprises of "I'm Late!", and three new numbers entitled "Ocean of Tears", "Simon Says" and "Who Are You?" respectively. This 60-/80-minute version is owned by Music Theatre International in the Broadway, Jr. Collection.
Music
''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack
''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
'' was first released on LP record on July 28, 1951, and re-released on Audio CD in 1998.
''Almost Alice''
''Almost Alice'' is a concept album of various artists' music inspired by Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland''. The album is also notable for featuring songs that were inspired from quotes directly from Lewis Carroll's original novel. The album was released by Buena Vista Records on March 2, 2010. It debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200.
References
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Works based on Alice in Wonderland
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