Behind The Scenes of Walt Disney Pictures’ ‘Snow White’ (2025)

Plot Synopsis written by Michael Lee

*All Media used in this article is courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

Official Trailer: ‘Snow White’ (2025)

Plot Synopsis

Once upon a time, in a very peaceful kingdom, a lovely Queen gave birth to a daughter, born in a blizzard. The King and Queen name their daughter Snow White to commemorate the day. Sometime later, the Queen falls ill and eventually dies.

Snow White (2025) Featurette: “A Musical Conversation” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Later, the King eventually marries a beautiful noblewoman and takes her as his second wife. She warns of a threat looming somewhere in the South. The King leads a campaign to the South, but he does not return. With the King gone, the new Queen reveals her evilness.

Snow White (2025) Film Clip: “I Feel They Need Some Kindess” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Several years later, the peaceful kingdom has turned into a dystopian nightmare, with many of its residents living in poverty due to kingdom-wide overtaxation. Snow White is now a grown young woman, now a simple maid. Her stepmother, the Evil Queen, vain with her beauty, learns from her Magic Mirror that Snow White, not her, is the fairest in all the land. Later, a handsome bandit named Jonathan raids the castle for food for himself and his friends and stumbles across Snow White. She lets him escape with his stolen food in tow.

Snow White (2025) Featurette: “Music of Snow White” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Snow White begs her stepmother to treat the citizens kindly, but the Evil Queen is unjust and cruel. Snow White eventually leaves the castle. This provides the Evil Queen an opportunity to hire a huntsman to murder Snow White, and to bring her heart back in a jewelry box.

The Huntsman leaves, but is unable to kill Snow White, eventually warning her of the Evil Queen’s intentions and to get as far away from the Kingdom as possible. He returns to the Evil Queen with a heart of a pig in a box, convincing her that Snow White is now dead.

Snow White flees deep into the forest, where she encounters many animals. They lead Snow White to a reclusive cottage. Snow White falls asleep in one of the seven beds. Later, the Seven Dwarfs (Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, and Dopey) discover her asleep in their home. They take pity on her after Snow White informs them of her circumstances.

Snow White (2025) Film Clip: “Waiting On A Wish” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Eventually, the Evil Queen discovers that Snow White is alive, as her Magic Mirror reveals the truth. She calls forth the Huntsman to punish him and then imprisons Jonathan. In her secret chambers, the Evil Queen conjures a potion that disguises herself as a hag. She then conjures a poison apple, with the intent to curse Snow White with a spell of eternal sleep.

Snow White (2025) Featurette: “Legacy” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

After the Seven Dwarfs leave to work in the diamond mines, the Evil Queen eventually locates Snow White. She tells her she is a friend of Jonathan and encourages her to eat the apple. Snow White does, and as she begins to collapse, she informs her that she killed her father by way of a trick, encouraging him to lead a military campaign against their enemies in the South. As Snow White falls into eternal sleep, the Evil Queen retreats to her castle. When the Seven Dwarfs arrive home, they find Snow White eternally sleeping.

Later, Jonathan manages to escape the Evil Queen’s dungeon with the help of the Huntsman. They locate Snow White’s body, and Jonathan kisses Snow White, thanking her for restoring his faith in their Kingdom. With this true love’s kiss, Snow White awakes. Together, the Seven Dwarfs, Jonathan, Jonathan’s party of thieves, and Snow White all vow to overthrow the Evil Queen once and for all.

Snow White (2025) Featurette: “Acoustic Medley” • Video Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

After reaching the kingdom, the group, along with the civilians of the Kingdom, battle the Evil Queen’s Royal Guards. As they approach the castle, the Magic Mirror informs the Evil Queen that the reason that Snow White is fairer is because she is kind and just. In a fit of rage, the Evil Queen destroys the Magic Mirror, but upon doing so, the Evil Queen transforms into glass herself, given all of her magic came from the Mirror. Snow White watches as the Evil Queen disappears into a vortex that is formed by the destruction of the Magic Mirror.

Later, a celebration is held throughout the kingdom, with the civilians celebrating the death of the Evil Queen. They name Snow White the new Queen, and she will rule across the Kingdom with kindness and fairness. Her and Jonathan are then wed, and the kingdom celebrates their happy ever after. The End.