The name of the kingdom in Tangled is Corona which, unfortunately, reminds a lot of people not just of a popular Mexican lager but the pandemic that’s currently disrupting life and taking lives around the world. Tangled came out in 2010, so only the tin foil hat brigade would see a connection between the name of the Rapunzel’s kingdom and the pandemic.

Still, “What was the name of the kingdom in Tangled?” was the most Googled question during a weekend in late March as stay-at-home orders spread. And the answer to that question is very fitting to today’s time.

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Yes, the name of the kingdom in Tangled where everyone got sick and Rapunzel was taken away and distanced from society was called “Corona.” And the similarities didn’t end there. People on Twitter started to share the other similarities they found in the movie.

I'm watching Tangled and I can't believe Rapunzel practiced social distancing in a tower away from the village of Corona. I just— pic.twitter.com/WfZJl6PNVn — Nora Dominick (@noradominick) March 18, 2020

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And others noticed that the lyrics in the song “When Will My Life Begin” gives some useful tips on what we can do while we’re stuck at home in quarantine.

THINGS YOU CAN DO IN QUARANTINE:

-chores

-sweep till the floor's all clean

-polish

-wax

-do laundry

-mop & shine up

-sweep again and by then it's like 7:15

-read a book or maybe 2 or 3

-add a few new paintings to my gallery

-play guitar

-knit

-cook

-wonder when will my life begin — Cassie: The Last Airbender (@CassK9) March 15, 2020

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If Disney ever makes a Tangled 2 (a real one, the Ever After special doesn’t count), wonder if they will rename the kingdom or if Rapunzel and Rider will conveniently move to another area, maybe Vaccineville or Maskopolis? Those terrible names aside, it might be a wise move to change the name.

If Disney decides to keep “Corona,” it will be or a good reason. As it turns out, the word “corona” has an appropriate meaning for Tangled and the virus.

Corona means crown in many languages. So not that surprising they used that word. The Covid 19 looks like the shape of a crown 👑 under a microscope. — Richelle Taylor (@TheRichelleT) March 20, 2020

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While there haven’t been any plans to do another movie with Rapunzel and Rider, it would be interesting to see what, if anything, they do about that name of the kingdom.