Aurora

"Every day since my waking has been a gift, so let me do something with it. It's my turn to help someone else."

- Aurora to Mulan

Princess Aurora is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the first episode of the second season. She is portrayed by guest star Sarah Bolger, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

Aurora is based on Sleeping Beauty and her daughter L'Aurore from the fairytale, "Sleeping Beauty", and the character of the same name from the Disney film, Sleeping Beauty.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Aurora considers herself to be a bad liar. However, this is a lie in itself, as Aurora told Mulan that the reason she was put under the Sleeping Curse is because she sacrificed herself. But in reality, she was put under the sleep without her own will and there was no such thing about "sacrifice". So, she isn't even a bad liar at all.
 * She is the first person to have her heart magically reinserted on-screen.


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Production Notes

 * The casting call described her as, "female, early to mid 20s. Born into a life of wealth and privilege, [Aurora] was raised every bit the polished princess. But beneath the shiny veneer of a spoiled young girl beats the heart of a woman willing to sacrifice everything for love."
 * The casting call name for her was "Anastasia".


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Disney

 * When meeting up with Philip, Aurora's food features a hidden Mickey Mouse head.
 * On her wedding day, Aurora is humming "Once Upon a Dream" from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.


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Set Dressing

 * In Henry's room, there are numerous fairytale illustrations, including pictures from the fairytale of "Sleeping Beauty":
 * An illustration by the English artist and book illustrator Walter Crane, from The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book (1875), depicting a scene where Sleeping Beauty and the Prince watch as the royal court awakens from the sleeping curse.
 * Another picture from the same book, where the Prince awakens Sleeping Beauty, is also seen.
 * An illustration of Sleeping Beauty and her Prince, which can be found on several online websites. However, its origin is unknown.
 * Part of "And there, on a bed the curtains of which were drawn wide, he beheld the loveliest vision he had ever seen" by the British illustrator Edmund Dulac, from Arthur Quiller-Couch's book The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French (1910).
 * There is a spinning wheel at the foot of Aurora's bier, which serves as homage to the original fairytale.

Costume Notes

 * Aurora's wedding dress is the same as Cora's wedding dress from "The Miller's Daughter", but with different sleeves.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.