Corona

**The Kingdom of Corona** is an island kingdom and the birthplace of Rapunzel in the 2010 animated feature film *Tangled,* in which is not yet named but called merely "the Kingdom."

## Background

The central hub of Corona's kingdom was built on an island somewhere in Europe and grew over many years. The oldest known of Corona's line of monarchs is King Herz Der Sonne. During his reign, Corona was in a bitter war with their rival kingdom, Saporia. Under King Der Sonne's rule, a complex tunnel system was built beneath Corona to safely move the kingdom's knights and supplies wherever King Der Sonne needed. A detailed map of the tunnels and their secrets were recorded in a journal, by Der Sonne.

At one point, Corona was invaded by Der Sonne's sworn enemy, the ruthless General Shampanier. As her minions ravaged the kingdom, Shampanier made it to Corona Castle, where she battled Der Sonne personally. In the midst of their battle, Shampanier finds that the final pages of Der Sonne's journal contained a profession of his love, intended for her. The feelings were mutual, and the two declared their love. They were later married, and with their union brought peace between their two lands.

Centuries after King Der Sonne's reign, Corona was ruled by Queen Arianna's father. Eventually, Arianna became Queen married Frederic who became King. During her pregnancy, Arianna became gravely ill, forcing the citizens of the kingdom to search for a fabled magic, golden flower with healing abilities. Once it was retrieved, the flower was given to Arianna, and its power saved both the queen and her daughter, named Rapunzel. Due to the flower's powers, Rapunzel was born with golden hair that also had the ability to heal the sick and injured. Because of this, a woman named Mother Gothel - who had previously hoarded the flower's power for hundreds of years to keep herself young - broke into the castle, stole Rapunzel, and hid her deep within the forest outside of Corona's reach. Rapunzel was then raised as Gothel's daughter, and her power to heal was hoarded by the witch once more. To ensure she never lost the flower's magic again, Gothel forbade Rapunzel from ever leaving the tower.

Seventeen years after her kidnapping—on the eve of her eighteenth birthday—Rapunzel met a notorious thief named Flynn Rider. With his help, she managed to escape Mother Gothel, return to Corona, and reunite with her parents. Rapunzel then resumes her rightful place as princess and heir to Corona's throne.

## Places of Interest

* **The Castle:** This is the home of Queen Arianna and King Frederic, their long-lost teenage daughter Princess Rapunzel and later, their son-in-law-to-be Eugene.
* **The Throne Room**
* **The Village:** The village is the area where the actual residents live in Corona. The city surrounds the castle on the island.
* **The Market Place:** It is in this area that Rapunzel and Flynn explore and dance.
* **The Sea:** This is where the residents release floating lanterns from boats every year on Rapunzel's birthday and where Rapunzel and Eugene witness the lanterns during the song "I See the Light."
* **The Prison:** This is where Flynn was held until he was to be hanged. Flynn remains here until five pub thugs and Maximus help him escape.
* **The Chapel:** The Chapel is the place where Rapunzel and Eugene are married.
* **Old Corona:** A remote village which is home to Quirin and his teenage son Varian.
* **Janis Point****:** Stonehenge of mystical ground in which supernatural and mystical rituals are performed

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

The kingdom first appears in Sora’s Adventures in Corona, where Sora, Donald and Goofy reunite with Rapunzel and Eugene, along with meeting Cassandra.

## Role on Heart of the Keybearer series

### I Have a Dream

#### First Visit

The Guardian Eight arrive in the kingdom near the tower where Rapunzel is being held by Gothel and a man named Flynn Rider arrives holding a crown in his sack. Although Rapunzel initially assumes the gang are bandits and tries to whack them with her frying pan (nicknamed the Frying Pan of Doom by Harlynn), she eventually warms up to them after Carl convinces her to come outside and expand her horizons. As she wants to see the lanterns float on her birthday, she accompanies them to the castle; meanwhile, as Gothel arrives back, Marluxia takes control of her mind and enlists the Stabbington Brothers to his cause.