Coronavirus: Disney’s ‘Tangled’ can teach us a thing or two about self-isolation

Forget 5G or Bill Gates — the world is now convinced that Disney’s 2010 movie Tangled is at the heart of the COVID-19 conspiracy.

It’s the latest conspiracy theory consuming the internet — and Disney’s Rapunzel is at the centre of it.

Despite being made in 2010, some people are convinced that the creators of hit Disney movie Tangled knew the coronavirus was coming, The Comma reported.

Not only was Rapunzel locked safely away from society in her iconic tower, but the town she was hiding from was called Corona.

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@Disney #Tangled the film about a girl who is in forced isolation lives in a town called....Corona! #covid19UK #QuarantineLife #isolationfilmclub #ConspiracyTheories pic.twitter.com/1vGYhYvk53

— J Murch (@JMurch4) March 20, 2020

Twitter users couldn’t help but see the similarities.

Wait a minute here...In tangled, Rapunzel is trapped in a tower (quarantine) and hidden from the kingdom named Corona... Did anybody else realize this? #Disney #DisTwitter #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/TPmY1kPSjt

— Jared Talbot (@JaredTalbot_) March 14, 2020

So the movie from Disney Tangled the girl is not allowed out of the castle. The kingdom is called Corona. Coincidence!!’ I don’t think so. pic.twitter.com/fMf5OqodHE

— nichal1 (@nichal111) March 20, 2020

Social media users likened Rapunzel’s castle as the ultimate self-isolation.

Not only did Twitter users find Tangled’s plot line eerily similar to the current pandemic, but also thought the movie had some good tips for how to survive self-isolation.

From cooking and cleaning to painting and even ventriloquy, Rapunzel appears content in her own company.

Tangled the Disney movie. About a girl who is isolated from the kingdom of Corona. Well played @Disney #CoronaCrisis #CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID19

— Karla May Benwell 🧜‍♀️ (@hehekarlahaha) March 20, 2020

Twitter users also hinted that self-iso could be the chance for a budding romance … though they didn’t exactly specify how.

Corona is an island kingdom and the birthplace of Rapunzel in Disney's 2010 animated feature film, Tangled.

After a significant period of isolation it is also where Rapunzal met her future husband/prince.

Just saying.

— Jon Wensley (@jonwensley) March 20, 2020

In the movie, Rapunzel falls in love with the scallywag Flynn.

Other conspiracy have also taken over the internet, including New Zealanders who thought the lockdown had been called to make it easier to put up 5G towers.

This article originally appeared on The Comma and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Coronavirus: Disney’s ‘Tangled’ can teach us a thing or two about self-isolation