In a faraway land, a king and queen happily welcome the birth of their daughter, Princess Aurora. To celebrate her birth, they hold a grand christening ceremony, inviting all in the kingdom, including three kind-hearted good fairies named Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. Each fairy bestows a magical gift upon the young princess: beauty and song. However, the festivities are abruptly interrupted by the malevolent fairy Maleficent, who is outraged for not being invited to the ceremony. In an act of spite, she casts a curse upon Aurora, decreeing that on her sixteenth birthday, the princess will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a death-like sleep, only to be awakened by true love's kiss.

In an attempt to protect Aurora from the curse, the three good fairies decide to raise her in a secluded cottage in the woods, disguising themselves as mortals and renaming her Briar Rose. Aurora grows into a beautiful, kind, and spirited young woman, blissfully unaware of her royal heritage and the dangerous curse hanging over her. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, while singing in the forest, she encounters Prince Phillip, and the two feel an instant and deep connection. Unbeknownst to them, their meeting is part of their intertwined destiny, as Phillip is the son of a neighboring king and has been betrothed to Aurora since birth. Meanwhile, Maleficent continues her relentless search to find Aurora and ensure her curse is fulfilled.