In Disney’s “Cinderella,” a pumpkin is transformed into a carriage.
The transformation occurs when Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother uses magic to prepare her for the royal ball. She turns a pumpkin into a carriage and transforms several animals as well: Jaq, Gus, and two other mice become horses, while Cinderella’s horse Major becomes a coachman and her bloodhound Bruno becomes a footman.
The magical carriage is part of the 1950 Walt Disney animated film, which was based chiefly on Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale “Cendrillon.” The Fairy Godmother warns Cinderella that the enchantments will end at midnight, creating the time limit that drives the story’s hurried escape from the ball.
Squash is a plausible visual mix-up because pumpkins belong to the same broad gourd family, but the film specifically uses a pumpkin. The carriage transformation is also distinct from the glass slippers, which the Fairy Godmother creates separately.