15 Awesome real-Life Actual Places That Inspired Disney Movies You Might Not Know Exist

Yi Peng, Thailand

The Yi Peng or the Lantern festival in Thailand is actually the inspiration when the parents of Rapunzel in Tangled, released thousands of balloons to commemorate their daughter’s death. In Chiang Mai, the observation of the festival of lights or Yi Peng is when people release thousands of lighted lanterns in the sky while making a wish.

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