How many lanterns were used in the floating lantern scene in Tangled? More than 45,000 floating lanterns were used in the animated sequence. Trivia references commonly shorten that figure to 45,000.
The scene appears during “I See the Light,” when Rapunzel and Flynn Rider watch Corona's annual lantern ceremony from a boat. Rapunzel has spent her entire life seeing the distant lights from her tower, believing they are a mysterious phenomenon before learning that the kingdom releases them in memory of the lost princess.
The sequence was inspired in part by real lantern traditions, including Indonesian ceremonies in which rice-paper lanterns are released into the sky. The filmmakers treated the moment as a major visual centerpiece, with the warm lights reflecting across the water and surrounding the characters in a vast field of glowing points.
The number is sometimes reported as “over 45,000” rather than exactly 45,000. That wording explains why sources may differ slightly, but the quiz's stored answer identifies the accepted rounded count. It should not be confused with the number of hair strands simulated for Rapunzel.