Belle and the Beast whirl together in love on a flower-covered float during the Festival of Fantasy Parade. In the 1991 animated film, “Beauty and the Beast,” the romantic couple dance in a ballroom after a spell is broken and Adam is restored to a handsome prince. The story was drawn from folklore. Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, born in Paris in 1695, is considered to be the first author of the tale. Her 362 page book was published in 1740. It was later abridged and republished by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont in 1756.