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A magic carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet and common trope in fantasy fiction. It is typically used as a form of transportation and can quickly or instantaneously carry its user(s) to their destination.
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- Disney Parks
“A magic carpet...!”
―An astonished Aladdin upon meeting the carpet
Carpet was created a thousand years ago by the legendary sorcerer and carpet weaver Khuriya who created one-hundred Magic Carpets each with their own unique patterns and colors. On the day of his death he commanded his creation to go out into the world and find masters for them to serve. Carpet and his siblings went their own separate ways, with Ca...
Aladdin
Carpet first meets Aladdin and Abu in the Cave of Wonders while they are looking for the Genie's lamp. Carpet teases Abu, who is scared and forces Aladdin to look. Aladdin gently coaxes Carpet out by his astonishing appearance. At first, Abu is angry at Carpet and does not want him to come when he thinks he can’t trust it, but Aladdin calms him down and offers Carpet to join them. Carpet joyfully leads Aladdin and Abu through many twisting caves, and it is implied that Aladdin might never have found his way to the lamp without Carpet's guidance. As Aladdin goes to fetch the lamp, Carpet realizes that Abu is trying to steal the last temptation treasure of the Cave - a gigantic ruby in the hands of a large ape-like idol and tries to pull him away from it, but fails. When Abu grabs the jewel it melts into lava along with the idol, the cave starts to collapse, and fill itself with lava and flames. Aladdin nearly falls into the lava, but Carpet catches him in time then flies to Abu for Aladdin to pull him off a rock before it bursted into lava and help him onto him. Carpet then flies from the massive lava floods trying to help them escape - of course intending to escape with them - but is pinned by a falling boulder. He manages to free himself in time to save Aladdin and Abu as Jafar throws them back into the cave. When Aladdin frees Genie for the first time, Carpet shows that he knows the Genie because they have not seen each other for a long time and they both exchange fist bumps. After Aladdin wishes to become a prince, he returns to Agrabah - Carpet can be seen lying under him on top of the elephant Abu during the "Prince Ali" song. He also helps Aladdin to impress the Sultan. Later, Carpet helps Aladdin win the heart of Jasmine by taking them on a carpet ride during the song "A Whole New World" - from a critical eye, Carpet is actually helping a great deal, since Aladdin does little steering. Carpet picks a flower for Aladdin to give to Jasmine and throws clouds to them. When Jasmine starts to guess at the truth, Carpet prompts Aladdin to tell her, but is disappointed by him keeping up the facade. When Aladdin wins Jasmine's heart and decides not to free Genie, he shouts at Carpet and Abu, both of whom leave, disappointed in him. Aladdin realizes his mistake and goes to tell Jasmine, but without Carpet or Abu there, it's easy for Iago to steal the lamp. When Aladdin and Abu become imprisoned in a tower by Jafar and sent to the icy mountains, Carpet flies into the tower and helps them return to Agrabah to face Jafar and rescue Jasmine. In the film's final battle, he is unraveled by Jafar into one single thread, but is restored once Jafar is sucked into his own lamp after Aladdin cleverly tricked him into wasting his third wish to become a genie.
The Return of Jafar
Taking place sometime after the events of the original film, Carpet is still in Aladdin's possessions and is first seen assisting the street-rat in raiding the lair of Abis Mal and his goons. While flying back to the palace, Aladdin donates the stolen riches to the poor citizens of Agrabah. Carpet disappears for a considerable amount of time, but during which, Aladdin and Abu run into the vengeful Abis Mal, only to be rescued by Iago, the devious pet parrot of Jafar. To repay the parrot, Aladdin takes Iago to the palace, but Jasmine is less than amused, causing a rift in their relationship. Carpet assists Iago and Genie (who returned from his travels to live with Aladdin and Jasmine) in restoring their broken bond, which succeeds. To appease the Sultan, Aladdin and Carpet take him on a flight to a quiet spot designated by Iago. This was actually a trap set by the returned Jafar, who forced Iago into assisting him once more. Carpet is captured by Jafar along with the Sultan and imprisoned within the palace dungeon along with Genie, Jasmine, and Abu. The heroes are later freed after being Iago freed Genie, and they rush into battle against Jafar in the palace gardens. As Aladdin and Carpet rush to retrieve and destroy Jafar's lamp, the evil genie blasts Carpet with magic, turning him into a solid glass that shatters upon impacting the ground. Fortunately, Iago manages to destroy Jafar's lamp, undoing his magic including the spell cast upon Carpet. After his revival, he celebrates the restoration of Agrabah and welcomes Iago into the palace, alongside the other heroes.
Aladdin: The Series
Carpet appears as a main character in the film's spin-off television series, featuring prominently in several plots; on one occasion Aladdin's enemy, Abis Mal, stole and forced him to fly him to the location of a valuable treasure by threatening him with moths, while another episode featured him feeling dejected after the group met a race of sprites who allowed them to fly without him (Although he later proved his continued worth by tricking the sprites into settling the palace back in its original location after they got angry at the rest of the group and nearly allowed the palace to crash). He has a somewhat friendly rivalry with Genie as the two often play each other at various games such as chess (with Carpet, to Genie's frustration, often winning). He proves to be somewhat fearless not caring how cruel or mighty their opponent might be, when Aladdin or one of his friends gets hurt, he rushes into battle. Carpet appears in almost every episode of the TV series, with the exceptions of "Do the Rat Thing", "Some Enchanted Genie", "Plunder the Sea", "Scare Necessities", "Lost and Founded", "Rain of Terror", "Caught by the Tale", "Beast or Famine", "Poor Iago", "Snowman is an Island" (albeit mentioned only) "The Seven Faces of Genie", "Sea No Evil", "When Chaos Comes Calling", "Shark Treatment" and "As the Netherworld Turns".
Aladdin (2019)
Carpet appears in the 2019 reimagining of the classic animated film. As Aladdin is tasked to find the Magic Lamp at the Cave of Wonders, he and Abu stumble across Carpet which comes to life inside the cave after accidentally toppling over a goblet inside. Carpet then points to Aladdin that a rock has trapped him just as Aladdin curiously finds out that a magical carpet like the one two found exists to which Carpet frees himself and soars around the Cave. As Abu grabs a nearby ruby which is dropped by accident when Aladdin finds the Lamp, Carpet reacts to the Cave rumbling due to Abu touching the forbidden treasure. As everything starts to crumble inside the Cave, Carpet helps Aladdin and Abu escape the collapsing cave to which the three encounter Jafar outside whom Aladdin asks for help. Jafar demands him to give him the Lamp to which upon handing him the Lamp, he uses his foot against Aladdin to make him fall to his death to which Carpet rescues him from falling to his demise while Abu tackles Jafar. However, the three become trapped inside the Cave of Wonders after it collapses while Jafar outside becomes enraged that he didn't obtain the Lamp. Still stuck inside the Cave of Wonders, Aladdin begins thinking of a plan to get out of the Cave to which Carpet tells Aladdin to rub the Lamp, which emits the Genie coming out of it just as he explains to Aladdin that he never had a friend like him. Carpet then watches Abu playing with cymbals and a drum and later a drum set just as Carpet is given maracas as he participates during the musical number "Friend Like Me" with the Genie. Later during the song, Genie then pulls Carpet from a magic hat while flying around with Abu hanging on him. After the song, Aladdin uses his first wish to escape the Cave of Wonders, just as Aladdin, Abu, and Carpet escape the cave via wish. Having escaped the Cave, Carpet soars around the desert landscape while the Genie is talking with Aladdin about his own wish to be human. Genie then talks to Carpet building a sandcastle explaining to him to set himself free to which Carpet leaps in agreement and it is found out that Aladdin has two wishes left. When Aladdin wishes to become a prince, the wish sends Aladdin and Carpet to another side of the desert where Genie gives Aladdin a prince outfit, which he dubs him "Prince Ali" as Carpet and Abu watch Genie preparing an outfit for Aladdin. Later that night, Aladdin introduces Jasmine to Carpet to which Aladdin takes her to ride on him just as Carpet shows Aladdin and Jasmine the world around them during the musical number "A Whole New World". Throughout the song, Carpet takes a Aladdin across a desert, an oasis, and an ocean, just as Carpet flies the couple back to Agrabah. Jasmine later finds out that "Prince Ali" is actually Aladdin. After conversation, Carpet flies Jasmine back to her home in Agrabah while Iago watches Carpet returning Aladdin to Genie who explains to Aladdin about telling the truth to Jasmine. The next day, Carpet and Abu plan to rescue Aladdin who is about to be thrown off the balcony where he would drown underwater after Jafar urges him to know where the Lamp is to which after Aladdin tells him that he doesn't know where he hid the Lamp, Jafar pushes him off the balcony as Aladdin falls underwater. Carpet and Abu then notice Aladdin who is about to have a watery death underwater as Aladdin finds himself at the bottom of the ocean to which Genie does to wish for him to save his life just as Carpet and Abu notice the Genie saving him. Later, Carpet and Abu listen to Aladdin who is discussing with the Genie about Aladdin being told to tell the truth about being a prince to which the Genie feels upset about what Aladdin said to him after it is found out that "Prince Ali" is actually Aladdin just before Aladdin returns home and feels upset about himself that he should stop pretending who he isn't supposed to be. Furthermore, Aladdin, Carpet, and Abu arrive at the Sultan's Palace in a plan to stop Jafar from ruling Agrabah to which upon approaching him, Jafar finds out that "Prince Ali" is actually Aladdin, just as Jafar banishes Aladdin to a frozen wasteland. With Aladdin banished to a frozen wasteland, Carpet tells Genie that Jafar banished him just as Genie sends him to the spot where Aladdin is at. Carpet arrives at the frozen wasteland and rescues Aladdin from having a frigid death, alongside Abu, bringing the two back to Agrabah to stop Jafar and rescue Jasmine before she marries Jafar. In a plan to rescue Jasmine and stop her from marrying Jafar, Jasmine boards on Carpet just as Jafar transforms Iago into a giant roc to chase the two riding on Carpet, much to the sorcerer's fury. While being chased by Iago, Abu finds the lamp as Iago chases him across the marketplace. Aladdin attempts to jump back on Carpet where Jasmine is at, only for him and Abu to be grabbed by Iago to which Aladdin falls back on Carpet again in a plan to retrieve the Lamp. In panic, Sultan bumps into Jafar to stop this madness to which Abu retrieves the Lamp from Iago as Carpet plans to take Aladdin, Jasmine, and Abu back to Agrabah. Later, Jafar becomes enraged and sends a powerful storm to destroy Agrabah to which Carpet ends up getting torn by the storm while Iago takes the Lamp back to his master as the four end up at the Palace. Carpet, torn and injured during the storm, is unable to attack, followed by Sultan, Jasmine, and Dahlia who are all trapped in bubbles, leaving Aladdin to deal with Jafar by himself; Jafar turns into a powerful genie to destroy Agrabah and the world as part of his final wish to become the most powerful being in the universe only for Jafar's attack to be stopped just as he is sent back to his lamp in defeat, alongside Iago. With Jafar defeated, Genie restores Carpet back to his normal shape just before Aladdin makes his final wish to free him. Carpet later attends Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding as a large crowd applauds in front of the couple just before Abu rides on Carpet, flying across the sky as fireworks are launched into the sky to celebrate the couple's wedding. Later during the credits, Carpet dances to "Friend Like Me" with everyone else inside the Palace.
The Magic Carpet's Secret
In this book, Carpet's origins are revealed after he is stolen by two unknown figures, forcing Aladdin on an adventure to find his friend and discover his past.
A Whole New World (A Twisted Tale)
In this novel, Carpet's initial meeting with Aladdin and Abu is the same as in canon, but when Jafar departs with the lamp and leaves Aladdin trapped in the cave, Aladdin, Abu, and Carpet must escape the cave on their own without the genie. However, when they attempt to rescue Jasmine from the palace, Carpet is trapped under a heavy pillar. Jafar cuts the Carpet into pieces in a scene that implies a torturous death, using his threads to make Jafar's key soldiers fly. As the book ends with the loss of all magic, the Carpet cannot be brought back.
Aladdin (SEGA Genesis)
Carpet first appears in the near end of The Cave of Wonders stage where it serves as a mount for Aladdin to fly around before he would get down to the surface. This also happens on the other stages where Aladdin would encountered it. It's notable playable appearance was the Rug Ride after it saved Aladdin from falling into the lava and based on the film where they are after by a lava wave to make their escape in the Cave of Wonders.
Kingdom Hearts series
Carpet appears in the Kingdom Hearts game series, although his role is limited to appearing only in Agrabah. He is found within Aladdin's house in Kingdom Hearts and serves as an ally to Sora and his friends in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. In his appearances in Kingdom Hearts I and II, he serves mainly as transportation in Agrabah. Carpet also makes an appearance in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days with Genie. A notable part about this appearance was how he was eerily able to see the connection between Sora and Roxas when he believes the latter to be Sora, although Genie dismisses it.
Disney Infinity
Carpet appears in Disney Infinity 2.0 as a rideable mount, being a rare Power Disc. He is also featured in Jasmine's special ability, "Windstorm", where he is summoned to defeat multiple enemies by creating a sandstorm.
Carpet only appears in the second act of the Broadway musical adaptation of the film, appearing in the musical number "A Whole New World" and its reprise during the end of the musical.
Unlike in the animated film and Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Carpet is not present in the scene where Aladdin enters the Cave of Wonders. Thus, he is portrayed as a lifeless prop in this particular adaptation of the film.
Disneyland Resort
In World of Color, Carpet appears in the "A Whole New World" musical sequence along with Aladdin and Jasmine. Carpet also played a significant role in the stage musical, Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular in Disney's California Adventure. Here, he was played by a female actress and acts alongside Genie as a comic relief. During the "A Whole New World" scene, she becomes a lifeless prop. In the Aladdin-themed Enchanted Window display along Main Street, U.S.A., Carpet is seen desperately trying to prevent Abu from touching the Cave of Wonders' treasure. Carpet also appears in "it's a small world" being ridden by Aladdin and Jasmine in the flying carpet area in the Asia section of the ride.
Walt Disney World
Carpet has an aerial-carousel ride named The Magic Carpets of Aladdin at the Magic Kingdom. Carpet appears in the computer-animated show, Mickey's PhilharMagic, during "A Whole New World".
Tokyo Disney Resort
In Tokyo DisneySea, Carpet's aerial-carousel attraction is known as Jasmine's Flying Carpets.
Jun 11, 2016 · Magic carpets are a form of transportation most notably found in oriental tales. These carpets are known also as flying carpets, as they transport their owners from one place to another through the air.
- Dhwty
From the vibrant narratives of India to the expansive landscapes of Western literature, magic carpets have transcended geographical boundaries and permeated our myths and legends. With their ability to defy gravity and carry riders through the sky, magic.
May 24, 2024 · Fly high over Adventureland on a magic carpet ride around a giant genie lamp in Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.
Magic Carpet is a 3D flying video game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1994 for MS-DOS, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn platforms. Its graphics and gameplay were considered innovative and technically impressive at the time of its release.
Images of Magic Carpet from Aladdin. Main article: Magic Carpet/Gallery/Screenshots.
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