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Aladdin: A Whole New World
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Published April 16, 2020
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
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December 1, 2020
Didn't know what to expect her, thought it might be tacky. My days, it was gritty, dark and captivating, I bloody loved it. Love the story of Aladin but this just ticks more boxes than the original. I love when the ending is good but its at such a high cost/stakes. Really found the narrative imaginative, the characters all had depth, the genie was still... Genie but even drier and funnier. Brought about some real life day to day subjects and all in all a very enjoyable read!
Twisted indeed!
Twisted indeed!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 3, 2020
Wow! So this was my first Twisted Tales book after reading so much about them, this was on offer for 99p on Kindle so thought I would give it ago.
Have just recently watched the remake of Aladdin which I really enjoyed so had Will Smith as the genie in my head the whole time!!!
But I really enjoyed this book!!! Loved the way it was written, a different version, if Aladdin had never rubbed the lamp, how the story would have been different.
I had to knock a star off though for 2 reasons,
1. Because it was alot darker than I thought it was going to be haha!
2. Because it went on a bit too long for me, some bits were a bit repetitive but overall I really enjoyed reading it!
I totally fell in love with Aladdin and Jasmine more in this book than the original!
Have more Twisted Tales to read so will definitely be reading them!
As a disney fan I would definitely recommend them, but thought it would be a quick read but took me longer than expected!!
Have just recently watched the remake of Aladdin which I really enjoyed so had Will Smith as the genie in my head the whole time!!!
But I really enjoyed this book!!! Loved the way it was written, a different version, if Aladdin had never rubbed the lamp, how the story would have been different.
I had to knock a star off though for 2 reasons,
1. Because it was alot darker than I thought it was going to be haha!
2. Because it went on a bit too long for me, some bits were a bit repetitive but overall I really enjoyed reading it!
I totally fell in love with Aladdin and Jasmine more in this book than the original!
Have more Twisted Tales to read so will definitely be reading them!
As a disney fan I would definitely recommend them, but thought it would be a quick read but took me longer than expected!!
December 21, 2020
Did you love Disney’s Aladdin? Then you are going to LOVE this twisted tale.
A whole new world is about what would have happened if Aladdin never found the magic lamp in the cave of wonders. But guess who found it first? Jafar! I know, what a twist! It was so surprising. Jafar, well being the baddie he is, wants to break all the rules of the magic lamp and take over Agrabah. Meanwhile, Jasmine and Aladdin team up to overthrow him.
How cool is the front cover? If you haven’t had a chance to check out all that detail, go back and have a look, I won’t spoil it for you. The title too is very clever with its play on words.
I loved this book, it kept me on my toes, and I had no idea what was going to happen next. This book also represents a whole new world for Jasmine and Aladdin to live in. What direction will this new spin on things take them?
A whole new world is about what would have happened if Aladdin never found the magic lamp in the cave of wonders. But guess who found it first? Jafar! I know, what a twist! It was so surprising. Jafar, well being the baddie he is, wants to break all the rules of the magic lamp and take over Agrabah. Meanwhile, Jasmine and Aladdin team up to overthrow him.
How cool is the front cover? If you haven’t had a chance to check out all that detail, go back and have a look, I won’t spoil it for you. The title too is very clever with its play on words.
I loved this book, it kept me on my toes, and I had no idea what was going to happen next. This book also represents a whole new world for Jasmine and Aladdin to live in. What direction will this new spin on things take them?
September 12, 2022
The concept is hooking, but I was so disappointed by the execution in this book. Sadly, it took me over a month to read, because I didn't want to go back to it, which I think only biased my opinion more. The tone often feels inconsistent from a Disney, rainbow coated filter to people having their heads gruesomely twisted until they died. Almost every page overuses italics and ellipses (just a pet peeve of mine). I also found the middle-to-end of the book to drag, with similar plot points being repeated and description and dialogue/commentary not needed. The ending, which comes fast despite so much build up, was not satisfying to me. Because of the disappointment, I don't think I'll explore the others in the collection, which is a shame. I wanted to read the Little Mermaid one and the Beauty and the Beast one.
Grade: F
Grade: F
January 8, 2021
Interesting and remarkably different version of the Aladdin story!!
This novel was well written and the narrative flowed smoothly to a finale at the end. This novel would have been perfect but for the mention of wine in Agrabah. Agrabah is based on a Muslim country and alcohol is forbidden. This anomaly tarnished my complete enjoyment of this book. The book was appealing to see an alternative take of the story of Aladdin : What would Aladdin do if he never rubbed the lamp? It was good to see Aladdin use his skills and resources and obtain help from other people. Their skills and resources were put to use as well.
This novel was well written and the narrative flowed smoothly to a finale at the end. This novel would have been perfect but for the mention of wine in Agrabah. Agrabah is based on a Muslim country and alcohol is forbidden. This anomaly tarnished my complete enjoyment of this book. The book was appealing to see an alternative take of the story of Aladdin : What would Aladdin do if he never rubbed the lamp? It was good to see Aladdin use his skills and resources and obtain help from other people. Their skills and resources were put to use as well.
October 11, 2020
3/5 🌟 Twisted Tales: A Whole New World
Don't get me wrong the whole storyline was well thought out and we'll written but it just wasn't for me.
The basis of the sorry is what would happen if Aladin never met the Genie and if Jafar had all of his three wishes.
I loved how they got Jasmine more involved with the story too but it does get full in parts of the book.
I do recommend to anyone who wants to read the whole series. It just wasn't really for me this time.
Don't get me wrong the whole storyline was well thought out and we'll written but it just wasn't for me.
The basis of the sorry is what would happen if Aladin never met the Genie and if Jafar had all of his three wishes.
I loved how they got Jasmine more involved with the story too but it does get full in parts of the book.
I do recommend to anyone who wants to read the whole series. It just wasn't really for me this time.
January 11, 2024
So dark and twisty, I really enjoyed it. Definitely a dark YA novel, so it's not very explicit in terms of the grotesque things we encounter, but I loved the whole thought experiment aspect of the story. The ending was also just so unexpected and I loved it!
December 31, 2020
Alternative Disney
A lot darker than I imagined it to be. It was an interesting version of the story of Aladdin and the lamp
A lot darker than I imagined it to be. It was an interesting version of the story of Aladdin and the lamp
January 15, 2023
I found this book very hard to get into until almost the halfway point.
December 1, 2023
Slow to get started
January 5, 2025
Definitely a different twist on the story … some what darker then the original but still great read !
August 9, 2023
I’ve had my eye on these twisted Disney tales for some time, so whilst anticipating that my childhood memories were about to be ruined, I bought this one as Aladdin was truly one of my favourites.
The beginning of the book started off as a tedious rewrite of a of the original films Aladdin and Return of Jafar, which disappointed me on first impressions. I felt bored of this quite quickly and my interest only peaked midway through when I noticed the plot change. Ultimately, flashbacks to those films did continue on throughout the book which frustrated me as I felt the author could have done a better job of steering us away from what we already know of Aladdin, Jafar and co..
I would say this book does get quite dark and violent at times, so I’m not too sure what the target age group is. In my local Asda they had it between the children’s books, but that could be poor shelf placement by staff working there.
The beginning of the book started off as a tedious rewrite of a of the original films Aladdin and Return of Jafar, which disappointed me on first impressions. I felt bored of this quite quickly and my interest only peaked midway through when I noticed the plot change. Ultimately, flashbacks to those films did continue on throughout the book which frustrated me as I felt the author could have done a better job of steering us away from what we already know of Aladdin, Jafar and co..
I would say this book does get quite dark and violent at times, so I’m not too sure what the target age group is. In my local Asda they had it between the children’s books, but that could be poor shelf placement by staff working there.
July 12, 2021
Adventurous
Oh my goodness 1st book in the series full of adventure and completely the opposite of the original Aladdin I love these books
Can't wait to start the next one.
Oh my goodness 1st book in the series full of adventure and completely the opposite of the original Aladdin I love these books
Can't wait to start the next one.
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