The story of Aladdin, a street-smart street rat turned prince to try to win Princess Jasmine's heart, is Disney's 31st full-length animated feature released to theaters in November 1992. It remained at the top of the box office during its release, and was finally released to video in September 1993. * Aladdin is the young man who grew up without any parents, and learned to survive on his own in the streets of Agrabah. His only companion is his monkey, Abu, and together, they cause heaps of trouble as they are forced to steal food to survive. Despite his rough upbringing, Aladdin is blessed with a kind heart, willing to give up his stolen loaf of bread, and giving it to a pair of starving children he sees digging for food in garbage cans.
Princess Jasmine is the daughter of the Sultan of Agrabah. Although she was brought up having everything and everyone serving her every whim, she was denied her one true wish: freedom. Not having any say in what she could do or what she could wear, things were made worse as her father urges her to choose one of the courting princes or suitors to be her husband. She maintains that marriage should be out of love, not a law, and refuses to concede to her father's wishes. Feeling trapped in the paradise she grew up with, she climbs over the palace wall in the night, and runs away to find out about the entire world she was forbidden to ever see.
Meanwhile, the Sultan, frustrated over his daughter's stubborness, is unaware of Jasmine's whereabouts, and turns to his royal vizier, Jafar, for his insight in finding a solution. But little does the Sultan know of Jafar's evil plot to find a certain magic lamp and take over as ruler of Agrabah. Jafar uses his magical snake staff and casts a spell over the Sultan, convincing him that it is essential to take the Sultan's family ring, and leaves to work on his plan.
In the marketplace, Jasmine finds herself in awe over the wonders that happen everyday there. Most of it is new to