Disney Princess is a media franchise owned by the Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney in the late 1990s, the franchise spotlights a line-up of fictional female heroines who have appeared in various Disney animated feature films.
The franchise currently comprises eleven female protagonists from ten different Walt Disney Animation Studios films and one Pixar film who are either royal by birth, royal by marriage, or considered a "princess" due to their significant portrayal of heroism in their film. Most of the unofficial Disney Princesses do not join the line-up either because marketing is not successful, their film's box office gross did not fare well, or they are too young. In the case of Anna and Elsa, they ended up getting their own franchise because of how successful their movie was and therefore didn't need to join the line-up.
The original Disney Princess line-up featured Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. It later expanded to include Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida after the successes of their respective films.
The Disney Princesses are featured in various sing-a-long video series released through the Walt Disney Company. In addition, the franchise includes dolls, miniature castles, and other toys. The Princesses are also featured very prominently at the Disney theme parks.
Since 2013, with the exception of those created after the Disney Renaissance, the Princesses are showcased in their enhanced and modified redesigned outfits (excluding Ariel) instead of the ones that they wear in their own movies.
History
In early 2000, when Andy Mooney was hired by the Disney consumer-products division to help combat dropping sales, the idea for the Disney Princess franchise was born. Soon after joining Disney, Mooney attended his first Disney On Ice show. While waiting in line, he found himself surrounded by young girls dressed as princesses. "They weren't even Disney products. They were generic princess products," he mused. Soon after realizing the demand, the Disney Princess line was formed.
Despite limited advertising and no focus groups, the various Disney Princess items released became a huge success. Sales at Disney Consumer Products rose from $300 million in 2001 to $3 billion in 2006. Today there are over 25,000 products based on the franchise.
The Princesses to be featured in the line were chosen from classic Disney films. The characters were not chosen specifically for their royal titles, but rather for how well they fit into what Disney executives deemed "the Princess mythology". Mulan is an example of this concept; she has no familial ties to royalty but is still included in the character list. Tinker Bell and Esmeralda were once included under the same principle before it was decided that they were not suited for the "mythology".[1] Recently, though, Tinker Bell has starred in her own Disney franchise, the Disney Fairies. Other fairies were created specifically for the franchise. The line began with a book series by Gail Carson Levine and has since spawned toys, direct-to-video movies and other products based on the characters. At one point, Jane Porter, Giselle, Anna, and Elsa were considered to be included in the line-up, but were never realized.
Characteristics
The official Disney Princesses have a number of things in common. Sometimes, they are described as the "rules" to become a Disney Princess.[2]
- The character is human, or human-like in the case of Ariel and formerly Tinker Bell.
- The character has a primary role in an animated Disney/Pixar film.
- The character has not been introduced in a sequel.
- The character has either been born royal, married royal, or has performed an act of heroism.
- The overall critical and box office success of the film can be seen as the deciding factor as to whether or not a character can join the franchise. This explains the absence of Eilonwy and Kida.
In the 2016 film Moana, Maui states that princesses have animal sidekicks. This has been evidently shown to be a common characteristic among the official members.
Character Background
The characters themselves, despite appearing in separate films, have distinct similarities. The Princesses show good will towards all creatures, evidenced by the common ability to communicate with animals. The Princesses are known for their inner and outer beauty, as well as having beautiful singing voices, apart from Merida, who only sings a song with her mother when she is little in her film.
Each Princess, excluding Merida, has a romance that is resolved by the end of her debut film; the male counterparts known as Disney Princes. These charismatic girls carry a similar personality in their eras, in the beginning with the first three (Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora), their characteristics were well known as classy, graceful and romantic daydreamers, who suffered from the actions caused by others. They held an inner strength through compassion, love, kindness and, particularly with Snow White, a strong sense of resilience.
After the Renaissance Era, these popular heroines became more active than reactive with Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. Their characteristics were known to be strong-willed, adventurous, feisty, cunning, and determined. As well their goals focused more on adventure and freedom than love, and these girls were more fighters for their dreams than the first three. They also existed in worlds which were more self-aware of the traditional and changing role of women; particularly Ariel, with her villainess assuring her that women on land should keep silent, Belle, with her villain assuring her that "it's not right for a woman to read", and Mulan, with her peers extolling masculine traits in addition to those of the ideal wife. The latest ones - Tiana and Rapunzel - are in the modern era; Tiana, an original character, is much more a realist than the others, she does not want magic to make a dream come true but with only hard work, whereas Rapunzel is much more like the idealistic ones than Tiana.
Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Merida are born of royal heritage as daughters of kings and queens. Pocahontas can be considered as being of royal heritage, as she is the daughter of a chief and considered Native American royalty by the English. Cinderella, Belle, and Tiana become royalty by marriage. Mulan was neither royal by birth or marriage, but is still included in the line-up due to her high status by saving China and receiving grace from the Emperor.
Snow White
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe character of Snow White first originated in 1937 from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Schneewittchen" about a beautiful German princess with a jealous stepmother. Walt Disney turned this classic fairy tale into his very first animated feature film. Her true love is the Prince, who breaks her sleeping death 'slumber' (caused by the Evil Queen) with love's first kiss. She befriends the seven dwarfs during her stay at their cottage. At 14, she is the youngest of the Princesses.
Cinderella
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe best-known version of Cinderella is the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault in 1697. In 1950, it was turned into an animated feature-length film by Walt Disney. Cinderella Tremaine is the eldest of all the Disney Princesses. She is 19 years of age during the events of the film. Her stepmother turned her into the family's sole servant after the death of her father. With magical help from her Fairy Godmother, she attends a royal ball and meets Prince Charming, and eventually marries him, thus freeing her from her life of servitude. Cinderella is often considered the leader of the Princesses; often being put in the center of the group shots.
Aurora
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesBest known as the heroine of the 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty, which is very loosely based on Charles Perrault's "La Belle au Bois Dormant". Although her dress changes from blue to pink thanks to a disagreement between two of her guardians, Merryweather and Flora, outside the film, she is most commonly seen wearing pink. She was cursed at birth to die before the sun sets on her 16th birthday by the evil fairy Maleficent by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. One of the three good fairies, Merryweather, was able to weaken the curse by changing death to a deep slumber that could only be awakened by true love's kiss. By falling in love with Prince Phillip, the prince of a neighboring kingdom (and unknown to either of them, her betrothed), she was freed from the curse. Aurora is shown to be one of the taller princesses in the franchise.
Ariel
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe heroine of the 1989 film, loosely based on the Danish fairy tale "Den Lille Havfrue" by Hans Christian Andersen, and the daughter of King Triton, ruler of the sea. Ariel is a 16-year-old mermaid who falls in love with a dashing human prince named Eric, an extension of her fascination with all things from the surface world. Her dream is to live a life on land. So it comes as no surprise when her dream causes her to fall victim to accepting a shady offer from Ursula the Sea Witch promising her a lifetime of happiness with Prince Eric as long as she carries out the rules outlined in the signed binding contract. Ursula persuades her to trade her beautiful voice, in exchange for becoming a human for three days. During these three days, Ariel must not only make Prince Eric fall in love with her, but the two must seal their love with a kiss. If Ariel is unable to uphold her end of the agreement, she must return to the sea to live out her days in Ursula's lair as a prisoner, joining the many other "lost souls" that have fallen victim to Ursula's "wish granting" over the years. However, Ariel is able to defeat Ursula with Eric's help and thanks to her father, she becomes human permanently and marries Eric at the end of the film.
Hans Christian Andersen's original character dissolves into foam on the sea after the prince marries someone else, but through an act of compassion is transformed into a spirit of the air. Co-director Ron Clements felt the story was too tragic, and changed the original character from the tragic but hopeful heroine to the brave and resourceful Ariel.
Belle
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe young 17-year old French commoner who is the heroine of the 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast, is loosely based on the French fairy tale "La Belle et la Bête" abridged from the version by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. The name Belle translates from the French word for "beauty". In the film, she selflessly trades in her freedom, for that of her father's, in a bargain with the Beast, thus becoming his prisoner/guest. She soon learns to see the good hidden behind his hideous appearance and rough manner and eventually, over time, falling in love with him. By confessing her love at the end of the movie, she breaks the curse placed on him by the enchantress. The Beast and his staff are then restored to their human forms and Belle became his princess.
Jasmine
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe spunky, independent Arabian Princess of Agrabah, who dreams of seeing what's beyond her palace and be freed from her father's constant pestering of arranged royal marriage. She falls in love with the title character in 1992's Aladdin, whom she eventually marries.
She is loosely based on Princess Badroulbadour (Arabic بدر البدور, badru l-budūr, "full moon of full moons") featured in the story of "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" from "One Thousand and One Nights" of Scheherazade. Interestingly, the original story took place in China and not the Middle East.
Pocahontas
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesDisney's Pocahontas is loosely based on the real-life Native American "princess" of the Powhatan tribe (a name also borne by her father, the chief). Her real name was Matoaka since Pocahontas was her nickname and meant 'Playful One'. She falls in love with a man named John Smith, who helps her prevent a war from commencing between their people. At the end of the film, John is wounded and sent back to London for treatment.
Mulan
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesFa Mulan (or simply Mulan) is a brave heroine who impersonates a male soldier to fight for the Chinese Imperial Army in order to protect her ailing father who would have been required to go if she had not gone in his place. Mulan pretends to be her father's son, Ping, risking death, and dishonor if she is discovered. Joining a struggling troop of rookies led by Captain Li Shang (or simply Shang), "Ping" is the driving force behind the troop's dramatic change into respectable soldiers. "Ping" is admired by everyone until "he" is injured during the battle and requires medical care, resulting in the outing of "his" secret. Since "Ping" had saved Shang's life, Shang repays his debt and spares Mulan's life. No longer allowed in the Imperial Army, Mulan goes rogue and defeats the leader of the Hun army Shan Yu. The Chinese Emperor praises Mulan, recognizing her as a hero for saving China and for bringing honor to her family. Mulan is welcomed back into her home with loving, open arms. Shang arrives at Mulan's home shortly after her return, and the two's feelings for each other are made known.
The character of Mulan is loosely based on the heroine from the well-known ancient Chinese poem "The Ballad of Mulan" (木蘭詩). She is the only Disney Princess who is not royal by blood or marriage. However, she has been bestowed the honor of a being an official Disney Princess because of her popularity as well as what she represents. The film is praised for its cultural authenticity and prevailing messages including family, love, courage, and most notably, the empowerment and equal rights of women.
Tiana
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesPartly inspired from E.D. Baker's 2002 novel The Frog Princess, and the original fairy tale "The Frog Prince", Tiana is the heroine of the 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, and is the first African-American princess. She dreams of opening her own restaurant through hard work. By kissing Prince Naveen in frog form, she is turned into a frog because she kissed him for material gain, not love, and the magic can only be broken by a princess, so they are forced to set on a journey to find a way to undo the magic. Eventually, she finds herself falling for the handsome, but spoiled prince, and willingly gives up her personal wants to be with him. By marrying the prince, Tiana becomes a real princess, and with her love, breaks the spell with a kiss. They finally open their own restaurant at the end of the film.
Tiana officially became a member of the Disney Princess line-up on March 14, 2010, at the New York Palace Hotel in Manhattan, New York. She is the only Princess whose story was inspired by an original fairy tale, a novel, and a real life person.
Rapunzel
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesThe heroine from the animated feature Tangled is loosely based on the German title character from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel". Her long hair, which is said to measure 70 feet in length, not only has magical healing powers but can be used as a weapon. Given the power by a magic golden flower, Mother Gothel kidnaps her as an infant to use her power to keep herself young. 18 years later, Rapunzel sneaks away from her tower with a thief, Flynn Rider, and sets on her own journey to find the flying lanterns that float into the sky every year on her birthday. To free her from Gothel's clutches, Flynn cuts her hair, thus destroying her power, and she is returned to her family. Rapunzel was "officially welcomed into the Disney Princess Royal Court" during a promotional event at Kensington Palace in London on October 2, 2011. Interestingly, even though Rapunzel's long golden hair is cut off in the movie, changing it from blonde to brown, her redesigned image shows it fully restored back to blonde, although somewhat shorter than its original 70-foot length.
Merida
Template:Infobox Disney PrincessesMerida is the 16-year old daughter of Queen Elinor, who rules the kingdom alongside her husband, King Fergus. Queen Elinor's expectations and demands of her daughter make Merida see Elinor as being cold, unfeeling, and distant, causing friction between the two. Despite Elinor's desire to see Merida as a proper royal lady, Merida is an impetuous girl with wild, unruly ginger hair and a passionate desire to take control of her own destiny. Merida has honed her skill with the bow and is the most skilled archers in her kingdom. She is also well trained in sword-fighting and an expert horsewoman, riding wildly across the countryside on her horse, Angus.
She is the second princess from a Pixar film (the first is Princess Atta from A Bug's Life), the first original princess in the line-up that is not inspired by either literature (Snow White, Cinderella, etc.) or real-life (Pocahontas, Mulan) works, and the first without a love interest. She also never sings a major song, thus breaking away the traditional line-up, though as a child, she sang a small verse of a song in Gaelic with her mother, and Merida's rich Scottish brogue makes her the second Disney Princess with an accent other than Standard American. Merida officially joined the Disney Princess court on May 11, 2013, at Walt Disney World's Cinderella Castle.
Guest Characters
Other Disney characters have guest starred alongside the eleven above princesses in various Disney Princess products.
- Disney Princess Dolls:
- Disney Store Classic Dolls: Tinker Bell and Esmeralda are included.
- Assorted Dolls: Alice, Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell, and Melody are included.
- Disney Princess Fashion Figures: Minnie Mouse, Tinker Bell, Anna, and Elsa are included.
- Disney Princess Lego Sets: Anna and Elsa are included.
- Princess Collection 2: Songs by Maid Marian, Nala, and Megara are included.
- Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs - Once Upon a Dream: Sing along segments by Minnie Mouse, Megara, and Ting-Ting, Su, and Mei are included.
- Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party: Sing along segments by Alice, Maid Marian, and Melody are included.
- Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess: Sing along segments by Alice and Melody are included.
- Disney Princess: "It's Not Just Make Believe" Music Video: Alice and Melody are included.
- The Glow (Sarah Geronimo): Anna and Elsa are included.
- Disney Princess Magazines: Alice, Esmeralda, Jane Porter, Anna, and Elsa appeared in magazines, and in the cases of Jane, Anna, and Elsa, they came to be presented as new princesses for the franchise.
- Once Upon a Princess: Volume 1: A storybook segment by Esmeralda is included.
- My Princess Collection (books collection): Alice, Dot, Jessie, and Kida are included.[3]
- Disney Princess Puzzle: Minnie Mouse is included.
- Disney Princess: Journey to London: Megara and Esmeralda are included.
- Disney Junior's Once Upon a Princess (video series): Anna and Elsa are included.
- Dream Big, Princess (commercial series): Anna, Elsa, Moana, and Elena are featured in occasional commercials alongside the official line-up.
Unofficial Princesses
Disney heroines and actual princesses that are not part of the official line-up but are princesses/heroines in their respective films. These characters have appeared in some official Disney Princess products or promotions.
- Minnie Mouse
- Alice from Alice in Wonderland.
- Wendy Darling from Peter Pan.
- Tinker Bell from Peter Pan.
- Maid Marian from Robin Hood.
- Princess Leia from the Star Wars series.
- Princesses Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista, and Andrina from The Little Mermaid.
- Queen Nala from The Lion King.
- Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Megara from Hercules.
- Queen Atta from A Bug's Life.
- Princess Dot from A Bug's Life.
- Jane Porter from Tarzan.
- Jessie from Toy Story 2
- Princess Melody from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
- Empress Kida from Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
- Kairi from the Kingdom Hearts series.
- Ting-Ting, Su, and Mei from Mulan II.
- Kilala Reno from Kilala Princess.
- Giselle from Enchanted.
- President Vanellope von Schweetz from Wreck-It Ralph.
- Sofia from Sofia the First.
- Princess Anna from Frozen.
- Queen Elsa from Frozen.
- Princess Elena from Elena of Avalor.
- Chief Moana from Moana.
Other Versions
Kingdom Hearts series
In the games, five of the official princesses are part of the Seven Princesses of Heart (セブンプリンセス Sebun Purinsesu), a group of maidens with hearts of pure Light, devoid of Darkness, and were created when the X-blade was split into seven pieces of light and thirteen of darkness. They are referred to this name because they allow access to the Door to Darkness when gathered together, and whoever gathers them will gain the power to rule over the worlds. The members in this incarnation are:
Notably, two other Disney Princesses, Ariel and Mulan, appear as well but are not Princesses of Heart. Instead, they serve as party members that fight alongside Sora in their journey to save the worlds.
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, it was revealed that another generation of the Princesses of Heart exists, and will be elaborated upon in Kingdom Hearts III. Referred to as the "New Seven Hearts of Light", these pure-hearted maidens consist of the more recent members from the Disney Princess franchise.[4] Kairi is the only member from the original group that will be part of the new seven lights. Anna, Elsa, and Rapunzel will also be potential candidates; unfortunately they will become targets to Organization XIII in the process.[5]
Kilala Princess series
In the manga series, six of the official princesses appear, each having the power to bring peace to the world. After her best friend Erica is kidnapped, Kilala uses the power of the Magic Tiara to open the Gate of Dreams in order to find her, interacting with each of the princesses and receiving a gem from each of them to power the Tiara during this time. Using the six gems she'd collected, Kilala manages to free the citizens of Paradiso from Valdou's control - gaining the final gem when she accepts that she is the seventh princess and chooses to become one in her own way. The seven princesses appear as follows:
- Snow White
- Ariel
- Aurora
- Cinderella
- Jasmine
- Belle
- Kilala Reno
Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party
Beginning on January 22, 2007, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World hosted their newest hard ticket (separate admission) event, "Disney's Pirate and Princess Party", renamed "Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party" in 2008. The event combines the "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction and movie series and the Disney Princess line, and cosplaying as both pirates and royalty is encouraged. Visitors can have meet and greets with characters from both franchises, as well as the other classic characters dressed as buccaneers and royals, and take part in various activities. Other features include the "Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade" and the "Magic, Music and Mayhem" fireworks spectacular. Because the event has become so popular, Pirate and Princess events have become an annual hard-ticket staple with dates into August and September of 2007 and January through June of 2008.
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Younger versions
Palace Pets
Currently, 10 of the 11 Princesses have more than 2 Palace Pets.
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Trivia
- As of 2016, there are a total of eleven Princess films featuring nine Princesses (six by birth, three by marriage), one heroine and one is a daughter of a chief, who form together the Official Disney Royal Court.
- One of the unspoken rules of the franchise is that none of the Princesses ever make eye contact in any official merchandise, keeping their "mythologies" separate.
- Going against the marketing strategy of the franchise, the princesses, along with Vanellope, Moana, and the Arendelle sisters, will interact with each other for the first time in the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph sequel.
- Alternatively, the Princesses may fall into three categories based on their eras:
- Roy E. Disney was against the creation of the Disney Princess franchise, as he said, "Cinderella and Snow White could never be seen together because their stories take place in different times and places."
- Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are currently the only Princesses to not be voiced by the respective actresses from their original films.
- Mulan and Tiana are the only Princesses to kill the main antagonist in their films. Mulan has actually killed more people than any other Disney character, having buried an entire Hun army in an avalanche from which few escaped.
- Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Pocahontas, Mulan and Rapunzel's names are from their original stories.
- Out of the 11 Princesses in the franchise, half of them don't have full-length sequel films: Snow White, Aurora, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida.
- Rapunzel, however, has a short film that serves as a sequel, and a television series set after her film.
- Aurora also has a short film set after her film.
- Rapunzel is the only Princess to star in a short film (Tangled Ever After). The short films premiered before another Disney Princess film. (Tangled Ever After premiered before Beauty and the Beast 3D, and was later added as a bonus feature to the Diamond Edition of Cinderella).
- Cinderella and Jasmine have both had their Disney Prince's (Aladdin and Charming) memory erased by an antagonist (Lady Tremaine and Sadira) hoping to make them lose their fortune and their love.
- Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel are the only Princesses to have their antagonists posing as maternal figures.
- Merida is the only official Princess to be from a Pixar film.
- Aurora, Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Merida all celebrate their birthdays in their respective films.
- The Princesses made their LEGO Duplo debut in 2012, and appear in 2013 sets. In 2014, Cinderella, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Merida went into the LEGO System style, with parts coming from the Friends line, another theme aimed at girls.
- In Japan, only seven of the dozen Princesses are considered as official (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Rapunzel) with the excluded Princesses rarely featured in local merchandise and promotional material.
- Interestingly, Jasmine is the only non-European Princess that is marketed. However, she is featured with skin drawn much lighter than in her film possibly to "fit in" with the other Princesses and follow Japanese standards of beauty in real life that sell successfully (See promotional image from Japan against a navy background in the gallery).
- Cinderella, Jasmine, and Pocahontas are the only Princesses whose antagonists weren't killed in their feature films, although Jafar does die in The Return of Jafar.
- All of the Disney Princesses from non-European countries have male villains, while Belle is the only 2D Caucasian Princess to have a male villain (all others are female) and Rapunzel is the only CGI Princess to have a female villain (all others are male).
- Cinderella, Belle, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Rapunzel are the only Princesses who have antagonists that don't possess any supernatural ability.
- The Disney Princesses created after Mulan did not appear in House of Mouse, since the show ended in 2003.
- Only six Disney Princesses have danced with their respective love interests: Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Tiana, and Rapunzel.
- The first eight Princesses were once represented as elements on a periodic table at a candy store at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL.
- Snow White: S - sulfur
- Cinderella: C - carbon
- Aurora: Au - gold
- Ariel: Ai - fictional
- Belle: B - boron
- Jasmine: J - jodium, former name of iodine
- Pocahontas: P - phosphorous
- Mulan: Ml - fictional
- Jasmine is the only Princess to be a deuteragonist, as all the others are protagonists.
- Jasmine is also the only Disney Princess to have a less significant role than her prince, since her original movie focuses more on Aladdin, who's the protagonist.
- Aurora is the only Princess to be a false protagonist, as most of the film revolves around the fairies, who are the true protagonists.
- The Disney Princess logo is a sparkly pink oval containing the brand name with a tiara on it. Most non-Princess Disney franchises use a blue oval with the word "Disney" on it.
- The logo of Aladdin, therefore, is a purple oval.
- However, the logo will be redesigned to look more like a pink banner like the Palace Pets logo.
- The book The Art of the Disney Princess features the Princesses being drawn using different art styles.
- Four of the Disney Princesses have run from their respective love interests upon first meeting (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and Pocahontas). Rapunzel knocked out her love interest, believing him a home invader. Ariel fled from the scene of her love interest, but she doesn't count as she had no legs at the time.
- Except for Ariel and Pocahontas, each Princess is seen doing chores or servant work at some point.
- Rapunzel was the first princess in the franchise to be computer-animated, rather than traditionally hand-drawn. However, she (as well as the other computer-animated Princess, Merida) has a hand-drawn redesign when appearing with the other Princesses in merchandise or pictures.
- Most of the Disney Princesses who had a female villain in their original film never had an experience with a male villain in any of their sequels, the same applies to all the Disney Princesses who only had a male villain in their original film.
- Several of the Disney Princesses are animated by the same person. Marc Davis animated Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora, Glen Keane animated Ariel, Pocahontas and Rapunzel, and Mark Henn animated Belle, Jasmine, Mulan and Tiana.
- The music for five of the Disney Princess films was composed by Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Tangled respectively).
- The two CGI Princesses' films are all rated PG, while all of the cel-animated Princesses up to Tiana were rated G.
- All the pre-1999 Disney Princesses' films have been released on VHS. The first film to be released on VHS was Sleeping Beauty (in 1986 from Walt Disney Classics), while the last to be released on VHS is Cinderella (in 2005 from Walt Disney Platinum Editions).
- All Disney Princesses' films have been released on Blu-ray: Sleeping Beauty was released in 2008. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released 2009. Beauty and the Beast and The Princess and the Frog were released in 2010. Tangled was released in 2011. Cinderella, Pocahontas, and Brave were released in in 2012. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Mulan were released in 2013.
- All Disney Princesses' films have made their DVD debut. Sleeping Beauty was first released on DVD in 2003 (as Special Edition). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was first released on DVD 2001 (as Platinum Edition). Beauty and the Beast first released on DVD in 2002 (as Platinum Edition). The Princess and the Frog was first released on DVD in 2010. Tangled was first released on DVD in 2011. Cinderella was first released on DVD in 2005 (as Platinum Edition). Pocahontas was first released on DVD in 2000 (as Gold Classic Collection). Brave was first released on DVD in 2012. The Little Mermaid and Mulan were first released on DVD in 1999 (as Limited Issues). Aladdin was first released on DVD in 2004 (as Platinum Edition).
- Each Princess has had a near-death experience.
- The Huntsman almost killed Snow White, but couldn't bring himself to do it and spared her life as a result.
- Cinderella almost fell off a cliff due to the rough motion of the carriage she was riding.
- Maleficent placed a death curse upon Aurora, until Merryweather converted it into a deep sleep.
- Ariel almost drowned after she was turned into a human by Ursula's magic, and was later nearly blasted by a giant Ursula wielding the trident.
- Belle was almost killed by wolves, and later nearly drowned in a melted ice ground, until she was saved by the Beast both times.
- Jasmine nearly suffocated to death from the sand in a giant hourglass until she was saved by Aladdin.
- Pocahontas was almost killed by her father's staff when he attempted to execute John Smith because she stepped in the way to try to save him.
- Mulan fell off a cliff, but managed to get herself pulled to safety.
- Tiana was almost captured and eaten by Cajun swamp-men who thought she and Prince Naveen were actual frogs.
- Rapunzel almost drowned when she and Eugene were trapped in a cave.
- Merida was almost eaten by Mor'du, but was saved by Queen Elinor.
- Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas and Rapunzel all thought that their love interest had been killed at one point.
- Only four Princesses were present in the Fairy Tale Princess Collector from Barbie dolls, released in the 1990s. They were Snow White (1999), Cinderella (1997), Aurora (1998), and Belle (2000).
- All 11 Disney Princesses have twirled around in a full circle either during a song, or at a relatively happy moment. The majority of the Princesses' happy moments become sour for they generally receive bad news.
- Aurora spins around, and is then told she needs to leave the forest, and can never see the man she met again.
- Ariel spins around, then her father destroys her entire collection of human objects.
- Jasmine spins around telling her father she is so happy, then he tells her she must wed Jafar.
- Cinderella spins around, and is then locked in her room by Lady Tremaine. Cinderella has nine twirls in her movie.
- With the exceptions of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Pocahontas, and Tiana, all the Disney Princesses had either uncomfortable adolescent conversations or arguments with their parental authority figures which led to turning points in their lives.
- Triton, whose argument with Ariel and eventual destruction of her collection drove her to Ursula and becoming human.
- Aurora learning about her princesshood and betrothal led her to falling under Maleficent's spell, which led her to the spinning wheel.
- Jasmine's conversation with the Sultan about getting married led her to run away.
- Mulan had an argument with her father causing her to take his place as a soldier.
- Rapunzel's belittling and orders not to leave the tower by Gothel leading her to leave the tower with Flynn and to her ensuing adventures.
- Merida and her mother's heated argument resulting in near tragedy.
- Cinderella Tremaine and Fa Mulan are the only Disney Princesses to have a known last name.
- All the Disney Princesses are the main characters of at least one book or short story.
- There are no Princesses created during the end of World War II and a while after (1942-1949), Disney's Dark Age (1967-1988) or even the Post-Renaissance (2000-2008) period, excluding Eilonwy or Kida.
- Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida are the only Princesses to have a change of title in their film from their intended titles. Tiana's was originally The Frog Princess, Rapunzel's was simply called Rapunzel, and Merida's was The Bear and the Bow.
- Disney Princess made a commercial as a tribute to young girls around the world. The video can be seen here.
- The first six Princesses have home releases in the form of "Disney Vault" limited time only editions.
- Except for Ariel, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida, each Princess has a movie narration at the beginning of their film. In Tiana's case, the story based on her film was read to her in a situational manner.
- There are currently only four non-Caucasian Disney Princesses: Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Tiana.
- Jasmine is Arabian.
- Pocahontas is Native American.
- Mulan is Chinese.
- Tiana is African American.
- Tiana is the first Disney Princess to have a public coronation as all of the Princesses up to Mulan were already in the line-up when the franchise first launched in the early 2000s.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the only film in the franchise which won an honorary Oscar. Brave won an Oscar as Best Animated Feature Film of the Year. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas won two Oscars (Best Soundtrack, Best Original Song). Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, The Princess and the Frog and Tangled were just nominated for an award.
- To date, Jasmine and Merida are the only Princesses who have not earned a doll dressed as a ballerina. Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Pocahontas, and Mulan were part of the collection "Disney Princess Ballerina". Tiana was part of the collection "Ballerina Princesses", and Rapunzel was part of the line "Disney Princess Bath Magic". However, there was a photo of the popular eight Disney Princesses depicted as ballerinas.
- Only Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Merida were raised as royalty. However, Cinderella grew up knowing she was the daughter of a nobleman.
- Pocahontas and Merida are the only Princesses who do not have a playset for their movies with the franchise brand.
- To date, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled and Brave are the only Princess movies that were shown in 3D during their theatrical run. Beauty and the Beast was the only one of the three to have the 3D effects added later upon a re-release. The Little Mermaid was converted to 3D but the theatrical re-release was canceled, but it did play a limited engagement at the El Capitan Theatre. The 3D version of The Little Mermaid was also released on Blu-ray.
- To date, all the pre-1992 Disney Princesses have their films theatrically re-released (including 3D-rereleases during the 21st century).
- The first three Princesses' films (Snow White's, Cinderella's, and Aurora's) were reissued multiple times, albeit Aurora's film was never reissued during Walt Disney's lifetime. Many of their final theatrical reissues were during the 1985-1995 season; Cinderella in 1987, Snow White in 1993, and Aurora in 1995.
- Ariel and Belle are the only two post-Walt era Disney Princesses to have their films theatrically reissued; Ariel's film reissue was in 1997 (in 2D), while Belle's film reissues were in 2002 (in IMAX) and 2012 (in 3D). In 2013, Ariel's film was slated for a 3D theatrical reissue, but was cancelled.
- Merida and Mulan are the only Princesses to wield a real weapon in her merchandising form. Rapunzel's frying pan is also shown in merchandise but doesn't count as a 'real' weapon.
- During events in Disney Parks, the Princesses are voiced by their respective voice actors.
- Cinderella, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida are shown as children in their original films. Ariel is shown as a child in her prequel movie, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.
- With the exception of Pocahontas, all classic Princesses made an appearance in the line of pins Disney Princess Premiere Birthstone of the Disney parks. Tinker Bell, Alice, Esmeralda, Megara, and Jane Porter also made appearances, despite not being official Princesses.
- The Princesses received a spin-off franchise in July 2013 called Palace Pets.
- Merida doesn't have a Palace Pet yet.
- Out of the eleven Princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Tiana, and Merida all speak/sing the last line in their respective movie.
- Six Disney Princesses had the famous Disney Choir sing reprises of their respective film's theme song at their films conclusion (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine). Actually, the first six Princess films end this way.
- Ariel is the only Disney Princess who isn't born a human, but she eventually becomes a human.
- Disney Princesses had been one of the biggest pop culture inspirations for fashion designers, musicians and artists such as Lady Gaga.
- All princesses sing their film's theme songs except for Belle and Merida.
- Pocahontas is the only Princess whose official artwork remained unchanged. However, at one point, she was shown wearing her London dress from Journey to a New World.
- Merida is the only Disney Princess who doesn't have a love interest.
- However, it should be noted that Young MacGuffin was intended to be Merida's Prince during production, before it was ultimately decided she would remain single.
- Merida is the only Princess in the line-up that hasn't been inspired by either literature or real life.
- Merida is the only Princess whose movie is not a musical.
- Merida and Pocahontas are the only Princesses to not be seen married, or have wedding dresses in the franchise. Belle and a few others were featured in Disney's Beautiful Brides book.
- In the Disney Princess official page, Merida is the only Princess to have her original look from the movie, while every other Princesses are in their new redesigned looks.
- Disney Princess were designed to have all the Princesses unaware of each other's presence. This strategy would be dismissed by the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, wherein all the princesses will interact with each other for the first time.
- Pocahontas is the first Disney Princess with two love interests with John Smith and John Rolfe.
- Cinderella, Ariel, and Mulan are the only Princesses who are shown naked at some point in their movies.
- Aurora and Mulan are the only Disney Princesses to go by aliases (Aurora as "Briar Rose" and Mulan as "Ping"). Although in Aurora's case, she thought Briar Rose was her real name until she was informed of her true identity.
- Cinderella, Aurora, Jasmine and Rapunzel are the only four Princesses to sing in a duet with their Princes.
- Pocahontas, Mulan, and Tiana are the only Princesses who do not live in palaces.
- A survey of all 11 Disney Princesses and several unofficial members like Alice, Wendy, Eilonwy, Esmeralda, Megara, Jane Porter, Kida, and Giselle was posted online in late 2014 showing different statistics of the Princesses; however there are some errors like Megara being a redhead when her hair is really auburn-colored and Kida being Caucasian when she is really dark-skinned despite her unusual (blue) eye color.
- Out of the 11 Princesses in the line-up, only five are actually seen getting married on screen: Cinderella, Ariel, Jasmine, Tiana, and Rapunzel. Jasmine got married in the sequel Aladdin and the King of Thieves, and Rapunzel is the only princess who got married in the short Tangled Ever After. Mulan almost gets married in the sequel Mulan II to a prince of a neighboring kingdom for political reasons, but Mushu interferes and stops the marriage.
- Aurora is the only Disney Princess to have an arranged marriage, from birth.
- Jasmine and Merida are shown to have several men try to impress them, in hopes of becoming their husband. However, the choice of who became sultan was mainly up to Jasmine, and the choice of who would marry Merida and become prince of DunBroch was decided by whoever won an archery contest, rather than being set up when Jasmine and Merida were born.
- Pocahontas appeared to have an arranged marriage with Kocoum. However, it is stated in the film that he came to Chief Powhatan, asking to marry Pocahontas, rather than the two of them being engaged at birth.
- Pocahontas is the only Disney Princess to not end up with her original prince. In her debut film, she was in love with John Smith, but by the sequel, she no longer has feelings for him (but admits that she still cares about him as a friend) and falls in love with John Rolfe (who she married in real life).
- Despite that, she's commonly marketed with John Smith.
- Pocahontas and Merida are the only Disney Princesses to retire in the Disney on Ice shows. Pocahontas appeared in three shows, Forever Love, Happily Ever After, and 100 Years of Magic until 2015. Merida only appeared in Rockin' Ever After, but was dropped when Frozen replaced Brave as the show was renamed to Magical Ice Festival but will return in the new show, Follow Your Heart making Pocahontas the only princess to retire.
- Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine are the only ones who have two sequels from their original movies.
- Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are so far the only Princesses to have a live-action reimagining of their original films, though Aurora's film was reimagined to focus on Maleficent's point of view instead of the original story. Other Princesses who are confirmed to have a live-action remake of their respective movies in progress are Mulan, Ariel, and Jasmine.
- Tiana is the first Princess to have a job. (Second if you count Mulan's service in the Chinese army.)
- Mulan and Merida are the only Princesses to be visibly wounded in their films.
- Pocahontas and Mulan are the only Princesses who are rarely shown on any Disney Princess merchandise.
Physical Appearances
- Snow White is the only Princess with naturally short hair. Mulan cut hers and Eugene cut Rapunzel's hair.
- Merida is the only Disney Princess with curly hair.
- Ariel, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel are the only Disney Princesses with side parted hair.
- Hair and eye colors of the Disney Princesses:
- Snow White is the only Caucasian Disney Princess to have black hair and brown eyes.
- Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Tiana all have black hair.
- Belle and Rapunzel have brown hair.
- Ariel and Merida have red hair.
- Cinderella has strawberry-blonde hair.
- Aurora has blonde hair.
- All of the blue-eyed Disney Princesses have red or reddish hair.
- Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Tiana all have brown eyes.
- Cinderella, Ariel, and Merida have blue eyes.
- Aurora has violet eyes.
- Belle has hazel eyes.
- Rapunzel has green eyes.
- Rapunzel is the first among the Disney Princesses to have green eyes, but she's the second Disney Heroine after Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame to have green eyes.
- Aurora is the only true blonde Princess. Rapunzel's a blonde by way of the sun's magic, but is a natural brunette by genetics, while Cinderella is a strawberry-blonde.
- Belle and Rapunzel are the only brunettes and both are the only ones to have eye colors that are shades of green — Belle has hazel eyes and Rapunzel has green eyes.
- Snow White, Belle, Pocahontas, and Tiana all have darker hair than their princes.
- Snow White is the only Caucasian Disney Princess to have black hair and brown eyes.
- Tiana is the only Princess whose hair is never seen loose throughout her film.
- None of the traditionally animated Disney Princesses have freckles.
- Most of the Princesses have received their facial characteristics from their mothers:
- Snow White: Hair (Father), Eyes (Father), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Cinderella: Hair (Neither), Eyes (Father), Facial Structure (Mother & Father).
- Aurora: Hair (The Gift of Beauty), Eyes (The Gift of Beauty), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Ariel: Hair (Mother & Father), Eyes (Father), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Belle: Hair (Father), Eyes (Neither), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Jasmine: Hair (Mother), Eyes (Mother & Father), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Pocahontas: Hair (Mother & Father), Eyes (Mother & Father), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Mulan: Hair (Mother & Father), Eyes (Mother & Father), Facial Structure (Neither).
- Tiana: Hair (Mother & Father), Eyes (Mother & Father), Facial Structure (Mother & Father).
- Rapunzel: Hair (The sun's magic, but naturally Mother & Father), Eyes (Mother), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Merida: Hair (Father), Eyes (Father), Facial Structure (Mother).
- Mulan and Tiana are the only left-handed Disney Princesses.
Family
- Out of all eleven Princesses, only Aurora, Mulan, Rapunzel, and Merida have both their parents alive in their respective films.
- Snow White and Cinderella are the only orphaned Princesses.
- Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Pocahontas are the only ones who have only their fathers alive.
- Tiana is the only one who has only her mother alive and the first to have only her father die.
- Six of the fathers of Disney Princesses were widowers: the fathers of Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Pocahontas.
- Ariel and Merida are the only Princesses to have siblings ― all the others are presumably only children.
- Cinderella's unique in that she's an only child, but she has two stepsisters through her father's marriage to Lady Tremaine.
- Jasmine, Mulan and Rapunzel are the only Princesses to be seen with extended family: Jasmine with her cousin, Mulan with her grandmother, and Rapunzel with her aunt.
- Snow White is the only Princess whose father is never shown.
- Ariel is the only Disney Princess to become a mother. Other Princesses have had children in Once Upon a Time and Descendants, but neither of these are viewed as official Disney canon.
- Out of all the Princesses, Pocahontas is the only one not to have her mother seen in any human form, though her spirit manifests as leaves.
- Snow White's mother – rare stories have an image of her.
- Cinderella's mother – in art with Cinderella as a child. She was also featured in her daughter's live-action remake.
- Aurora's mother – seen in the feature film, short features, and a few stories.
- Ariel's mother – seen in the Little Mermaid prequel.
- Belle's mother – seen in Once upon a Princess Vol. 2 and in a painting image that is featured in Maurice's Cottage at the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World. She was also featured in her daughter's live-action remake.
- Jasmine's mother – seen in Once upon a Princess Vol. 1.
- Mulan's mother – seen in the feature film and the sequel.
- Tiana's mother – seen in the feature film and short stories.
- Rapunzel's mother – seen in the feature film and short.
- Merida's mother – seen in the feature film
Companions
- Snow White, Pocahontas, and Tiana are the only Princesses who have human best friends: Doc, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Happy for Snow White; Nakoma for Pocahontas; and Charlotte La Bouff for Tiana.
- All of the Princesses have at least one animal or non-humanoid sidekick:
- Snow White has various forest animals as well as seven dwarves.
- Cinderella has various mice (including Jaq and Gus) and birds, as well as Major the horse and Bruno the bloodhound.
- Aurora has the birds, squirrels, and other forest animals.
- Ariel has Flounder the fish, Sebastian the crab, and Scuttle the seagull.
- Belle has Philippe the horse and the Enchanted Objects (Lumière, Cogsworth, etc).
- Jasmine has Rajah the tiger (who she said was her only real friend until she met Aladdin).
- Pocahontas has Meeko the raccoon, Flit the hummingbird, and eventually Percy the pug (originally owned by Governor Ratcliffe).
- Mulan has Mushu the dragon (who would turn Hayabusa to their side later in the film), Cri-Kee the cricket, Khan the horse, and Little Brother the dog.
- Tiana has Louis the alligator and Ray the firefly (in all appearances after the film's events, she now only has the former, as the latter is now dead).
- Rapunzel has Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse.
- Merida has her pet horse Angus and her triplet brothers in the form of bear cubs.
- At least one horse has appeared in each one of their films. But only nine of them have actually ridden on horses.
- Snow White: She rides the Prince's horse when she is traveling to his castle.
- Cinderella: She rides her horse along with Prince Charming in the third movie, as well as Major.
- Ariel: She asks to ride the carriage with Eric.
- In the book Royal Champions, Ariel has a foal named Beau.
- Belle: Rides her father's horse Phillipe to and from the Beast's castle.
- Jasmine: She rides and tames Sahara, her mother's favorite horse.
- Mulan: She rides her family's horse, Khan.
- Rapunzel: She is able to tame Maximus, assuming she also rides him.
- Merida: Rides her horse Angus several times in her film.
Clothing
- In the franchise: Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle wear ball gowns. Ariel wears a bouffant gown. Snow White and Merida wear their court dresses. Jasmine wears casual attire. Tiana is shown in her wedding gown. Rapunzel wears her peasant dress. Pocahontas and Mulan are seen in the ethnic clothing of their respective countries.
- Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, and Merida wear their iconic dresses for a long time in their film.
- Cinderella wore her light silvery-blue dress only at the ball.
- Aurora used the pink version of her dress during the dance with Phillip.
- Ariel wore the pink dress for dinner with Eric (Ariel's new sea green dress was designed for the redesign. She never actually wore the dress in the movie).
- Belle wore her golden yellow dress twice when she danced with her love interest.
- Mulan used her two iconic dresses only at the beginning of the movie.
- Tiana wore her green dress for her first wedding with Naveen.
- Only six Princesses are actually seen wearing tiaras/royal crowns in their films (Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida).
- Although every Princess has worn a hair accessory of some kind.
- Ariel and Jasmine are the only two Princesses to wear midriff-baring outfits (Ariel's case is her seashell bikini top, and Jasmine's case is her iconic cropped off-shoulder top).
- Eight Princesses wear outfits with their shoulders visible (Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana, and Merida).
- Interestingly, the three Disney Princesses that became royalty by marriage (Cinderella, Belle, and Tiana) all wore opera gloves and are the only Princesses to have done so.
- Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan as Middle Eastern, Native American, and Chinese ethnicities respectively, wear clothing and underpinnings appropriate to their time and place.
- Cinderella, Ariel, Mulan, and Merida are shown in their undergarments at one point in their films (Cinderella in the 2002 sequel).
- Cinderella, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, Tiana, and Rapunzel are the only Princesses to be seen wearing a wedding dress in their films.
- Mulan and Tiana are the only Princesses to not wear the usual white wedding dress (Mulan's is red and Tiana's is green).
- Cinderella, Jasmine, and Mulan are the only Princesses that are seen wearing wedding dresses in their respective sequels.
- Tiana is the only Princess to have two wedding dresses.
- The Princesses' designs have changed over the years. Originally they simply wore their plain outfits, then were redesigned with a new pose, and a tiara. Notably, Aurora, Tiana, and Rapunzel's tiaras remain the same with the addition of more jewels. Later the crowns were modified to match the dresses with capes and jewels added. As time passed the gowns grew gaudier, recolored gold (Ariel was sometimes shown with a gold tail), and drawn with sparkles, metallic finishes, and now with more modernized fashions. During holidays, their dresses change into the holiday's theme.
- Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine are the only Princesses to be featured in the Golden Disney Princess franchise.
- All Princesses were featured in the Jeweled Disney Princess franchise, except for Pocahontas, Rapunzel, and Merida.
- Jasmine, Mulan, and Tiana are the only Princesses who sleep in two-piece separate pajama tops and pants. All others wear nightgowns to bed.
- All Princesses wore an accessory or outfit in the color blue or in a shade of bluish color.
- With the exception of Snow White, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana, and Merida, all Princesses wore an outfit of the color pink.
Redesign
- In their redesigns, they're made to look roughly the same age and height.
- Pocahontas is the only Disney Princess to have no glitter on her redesign since it is replaced by jewels.
- Due to controversy, Merida's redesign received a second version without sparkles. She is alternately shown in her version with glitter and without.
- Ariel and Mulan are the only Princesses to have their own dresses in their redesigns. The others wore redesigned versions of the iconic dresses from their respective films.
- Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida are the only Princesses with the least redesign updates, having only sparkles on their gowns.
- In early promotions of the redesigns, Ariel's dress was pink instead of green and Mulan's dress was more reddish with sparkles. Snow White's sleeves were transparent. Cinderella was the only Princess with more than one photo of her in her redesign. Jasmine's top is ripped instead of the redesigned top. Aurora had a long sash on her hips instead of the triangular cutouts. Belle had sleeves that were covering her shoulders instead of revealing them.
Relating to Magic
- Out of all the 11 Princesses, seven of them have used magic actively on others or their surroundings.
- Cinderella used the Fairy Godmother's wand.
- Aurora used Merryweather's wand.
- Ariel used her father's trident.
- Belle has used the Magic Mirror.
- Jasmine rode the magic carpet.
- Rapunzel, whose magic came from her hair before it was cut.
- Merida had used a magic cake.
- Each of the Princesses have experienced magic in their life:
- Snow White was poisoned by the Queen's dark magic by eating an apple and falling asleep.
- Cinderella was able to go to the ball thanks to her Fairy Godmother.
- Maleficent condemned Aurora to die from pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle but Merryweather softened the blow so Aurora would sleep instead; Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather used magic on her outfit (tiara and ball gown).
- Ariel was changed into a human, both using Ursula's temporary dark magic and King Triton's radiant magic.
- Belle broke the spell upon the Beast by saying that she loves him, and discovered the enchanted objects and the rose.
- Jasmine has ridden the magic carpet and Jafar casts a magic spell on her and the Sultan.
- Pocahontas can talk to Grandmother Willow and has the power to command the winds.
- Mushu being assigned by Mulan's ghost ancestors as her guardian.
- Tiana being changed into a frog by Doctor Facilier.
- Rapunzel's hair and its ability to heal sicknesses and injuries and bring back youth.
- Merida went to a witch's house to get a potion in order for her to "change her fate" and her mom and three brothers turn into bears.
- Several Princesses have had their dresses changed using magic:
- Cinderella had her Fairy Godmother create her ball gown.
- Aurora's dress was made with magic, and changed color various times throughout the movie by Flora and Merryweather, due to their disagreement on color.
- Triton gave Ariel a sparkly dress when he turned her into a human.
- Jasmine had her clothes changed into red slave clothing by Jafar.
- Tiana gained a magical green wedding dress upon becoming a princess (and upon becoming human again).
Personal Signature
- Each of the Princesses has a signature color based on their outfits:
- Snow White: red (due to her blood-red lips, red cape, red bow, and red poison apple, despite her blue-and-yellow dress)
- Cinderella: blue (despite her dress being silvery in the film)
- Aurora: deep pink (although her dress is blue throughout most of the time it is seen)
- Ariel: green (in the redesign and as a mermaid) (occasionally pink)
- Belle: yellow
- Jasmine: turquoise (occasionally purple)
- Pocahontas: tan (although her dress is yellow)
- Mulan: rose pink (occasionally chartreuse)
- Tiana: light green (occasionally blue)
- Rapunzel: purple
- Merida: teal
- Each of the Princesses' original movies is set in each one season:
- Snow White: Summer.
- Cinderella: Possibly summer.
- Aurora: Spring.
- Ariel: Summer.
- Belle: Winter.
- Jasmine: Dry season (since her kingdom had only two seasons).
- Pocahontas: Summer.
- Mulan: Spring (though the movie takes place over eight months).
- Tiana: Late winter (due to the fact that most of the movie's setting takes place around Mardi Gras).
- Rapunzel: Summer.
- Merida: Summer.
- Each Princess is represented by one or more objects:
- Snow White – red apple
- Cinderella – glass slipper, pumpkin
- Aurora – golden tiara, spindle, spinning wheel, pink rose
- Ariel – dinglehopper, seashell, trident
- Belle – book, red rose, mirror
- Jasmine – the magic lamp, flying carpet
- Pocahontas – her mother's necklace, feather, compass
- Mulan – peach blossom, fan, sword
- Tiana – lily pad flower, gumbo pot
- Rapunzel – sun, lantern, paintbrush, the golden flower
- Merida – bow/arrow, will-o-wisp, bear pendant
Damsel in Distress
- Seven of the Princesses have at least one scene where they are actually portraying the role of the damsel in distress, while their love interest is their hero.
- The Poisoned Apple put Snow White to sleep, and the Prince arrived with his horse to break the curse by Love's First Kiss.
- In her second sequel, Cinderella was going to be sent away from the kingdom by ship, while Prince Charming rode his horse to rescue her.
- Aurora was put into a deep sleep after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle, and Prince Phillip rode his horse and stabbed Maleficent in her dragon form, and broke the sleeping curse by True Love's Kiss.
- Ariel was turned into a mermaid again as the sun set, and she was grabbed by Ursula underwater, while Eric jumped to the sea to save her and killed Ursula.
- Belle was cornered by a pack of wolves who were about to attack her until the Beast arrived and fought the wolves and saved her life. Later in the first midquel, she fell into the icy water and had to be hauled out by the Beast.
- Jasmine was magically trapped in an hourglass but was saved from being suffocated to death by the falling sand thanks to Aladdin breaking the glass.
- Rapunzel was going to be taken to an unknown place by Mother Gothel, while Flynn rode Maximus to save Rapunzel, and yelled the original story's famous line "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."
From Princess to Queen
- Only some of 11 Princesses will be crowned as Queen in the future, either a Queen Regnant, who is ruling by her own right, or a Queen Consort, who is the wife of a ruling King.
- Snow White: As the only daughter of the late King, she inherits the throne upon her stepmother's death, becoming Queen Regnant of the Kingdom. Her husband, the Prince, then stays as a prince, until he becomes King of his own land. It is possible that his father is the Sovereign Prince of a Principality (not a King), or that the Prince is not even the firstborn, and might never inherit the throne. If the prince is the heir to the throne and his father dies or abdicates, then Snow White and the prince will become co-rulers.
- Cinderella will only be Queen Consort following the death or abdication of Prince Charming's father, the King.
- Aurora: Upon the death of her father, King Stefan, Aurora will become Queen Regnant of her Kingdom and place Phillip as the Prince Consort, a similar position to modern day HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Upon the death of King Hubert, Prince Phillip will become King of his Kingdom, while Aurora becomes his Queen Consort. When both King Stefan and King Hubert are dead, Aurora will become Co-Queen, and Phillip will become Co-King, jointly ruling the two realms. Their heir will inherit both crowns upon their deaths, creating a personal union. If Phillip dies before Aurora, then Aurora stays Queen Regnant of her own realm, and will also be Queen Dowager (widow of a king). If her heir is not yet of age, a Queen Regent (acting Queen until the heir's age of majority/coronation). If she chooses to abdicate upon her heir's coronation, the heir will become the King/Queen of a personal union and Aurora will then be a Queen Mother (mother to the reigning Monarch). A personal union is a union of two or more realms that shared the same monarch, like modern day Commonwealth.
- Ariel is the Princess Consort of Eric's Sovereign Principality in her movie's sequel, and since she is seventh in line to the Throne of Atlantica and now lives on land (and will be placed lower in line of succession if her sisters have children of their own), she won't be Queen Regnant of Atlantica.
- Belle will not be Queen since the Beast is only a Sovereign Prince of his Principality, not of a Kingdom.
- Jasmine will only be considered as the Sultan's wife as Aladdin will rise to the Sultan's throne due to the Arabic traditions of male leaders.
- Pocahontas' father, Powhatan, is elected as chief, not crowned through inheritance, and Pocahontas cannot be elected chief due to tribal traditions of male leaders.
- Mulan will not become queen at all since she has no royal ties.
- Tiana won't be Queen Consort since Naveen is cut off from the Maldonian line of succession by his parents.
- Rapunzel will be Queen of Corona when her parents die/abdicate, and Eugene will be her Consort.
- Merida either will be or not be Queen of DunBroch, since she has brothers, in which usually younger brothers surpass their older sisters in line of successions, but it depends on DunBroch's law.
Songs
- Each Disney Princess has a "I Want" song, where they sing about their hopes and dreams.
- Snow White: "I'm Wishing", where Snow White sings about her true love finding her.
- Cinderella: "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", where Cinderella vaguely sings about dreams.
- Aurora: "I Wonder", where Aurora wishes to have someone to call her own.
- Ariel: "Part of Your World", where Ariel wishes to be part of the human world.
- Belle: "Belle (reprise)", where Belle wishes for something in her life to be more spectacular or grand.
- Jasmine: Notably, Jasmine does not have a song to herself in her film, though she does get one in the musical, These Palace Walls, where she sings about wanting a life outside of being a princess.
- Pocahontas: "Just Around the Riverbend", where Pocahontas wishes for something unexpected and new to happen.
- Mulan: "Reflection", where Mulan wishes to be accepted by her family.
- Tiana: "Almost There", where Tiana sings about being close to her goal of owning a restaurant.
- Rapunzel: "When Will My Life Begin", where Rapunzel wishes for a life outside her tower.
- Merida: "Touch the Sky", where Merida wishes to be free.
- Additionally, several Princesses have a love song.
- Snow White: "One Song", sung by the Prince to Snow White.
- Cinderella: "So This is Love", a duet by Cinderella and Price Charming.
- Aurora: "Once Upon a Dream", a duet by Aurora and Phillip.
- Ariel: "Kiss the Girl", sung by Sebastian as he tries to get Ariel and Eric to kiss.
- Belle: "Beauty and the Beast", sung by Mrs. Potts while Belle and Beast dance.
- Jasmine: "A Whole New World", a duet by Jasmine and Aladdin.
- Pocahontas: "If I Never Knew You", a cut duet by Pocahontas and John Smith.
- Tiana: "Ma Belle Evangeline", sung by Ray while Tiana and Naveen dance.
- Rapunzel: "I See the Light", a duet by Rapunzel and Flynn.
Once Upon a Time
- Some of the Disney Princesses have appeared in the ABC series Once Upon a Time, with the series centering on Emma Swan, the daughter of Snow White who has to break a curse. The ABC Studios is owned by Disney, and therefore they have rights to the Princesses. Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida have all appeared on the show. The series has also featured two different versions of Cinderella and Rapunzel. Pocahontas is the only Princess not to be featured in the series. Six of the Princesses (Snow White, the Enchanted Forest Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Mulan, and Merida) are all associated with Red Riding Hood in Storybrooke with their Storybrooke counterparts, respectively and ten (Snow White, the Magical Forest Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, Tiana, and the Magical Forest Rapunzel) are associated with the Evil Queen in Storybrooke, Hyperion Heights or in the flashbacks.
- Some of the Princesses meet each other in Once Upon a Time:
- Snow White met the Enchanted Forest Cinderella, Aurora, Mulan, Belle, Ariel, the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, the Magical Forest Cinderella, and Tiana.
- The Enchanted Forest Cinderella met Snow White and Aurora.
- The Magical Forest Cinderella met the Magical Forest Rapunzel, Tiana, and Snow White.
- Aurora met Mulan, Snow White, Belle, and the Enchanted Forest Cinderella.
- Ariel met Snow White, Belle, and Jasmine.
- Belle met Snow White, Mulan, Ariel, Aurora, the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel, Merida, and Jasmine.
- Jasmine met Snow White, Belle, and Ariel.
- Mulan met Aurora, Snow White, Belle, and Merida.
- Tiana met the Magical Forest Cinderella, the Magical Forest Rapunzel, and Snow White.
- The Enchanted Forest Rapunzel met Snow White and Belle.
- The Magical Forest Rapunzel met the Magical Forest Cinderella and Tiana.
- Merida met Snow White, Belle, and Mulan.
- Snow White, Belle, the Magical Forest Cinderella, the Magical Forest Rapunzel, and Tiana are main characters in at least one season. Aurora, Mulan, Ariel, Merida, and Jasmine are secondary, recurring characters while the Enchanted Forest Cinderella and the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel are small, rather unimportant characters in the series, who have appeared in just a couple of episodes.
- Snow White and Belle are the only Princess to appear in all seven seasons.
- Snow White, the Enchanted Forest Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Merida are the only Princesses who appear in Storybrooke.
- Under the first Curse, the Princesses had different names in Storybrooke. Snow White was called Mary Margaret Blanchard (which remained her name), the Enchanted Forest Cinderella was known as Ashley Boyd and Belle was named Lacey. At her arrival from the Land of Untold Stories, Jasmine went by the name Shirin.
- Snow White, Aurora, Merida and Tiana are the only Princesses to become queens on the show.
- Snow White, the Enchanted Forest and Magical Forest Cinderellas, Aurora, Belle, and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses to become mothers on the show.
- Merida is the only Princess to have her story in the show taking place after her respective film (Brave).
- Belle and both the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses whom their Prince is a different character (Rumplestiltskin for Belle, the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel doesn't end up with a prince, but the latter nevertheless was saved from her tower by Prince Charming, the Magical Forest Rapunzel's husband is a peasant man named Marcus Tremaine).
- The Magical Forest Cinderella, Mulan, Tiana, and both the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses who don't appear in Storybrooke.
- Mulan, and both the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are also the only Princesses whom their respective Princes (Li Shang and Flynn Ryder) don't appear on the show.
- Mulan is the only Princess to not have her antagonist, Shan Yu, appear in the series.
- Both the Enchanted Forest Rapunzel and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses who are not associated with Emma Swan.
- Pocahontas is the only Princess who did not appear on the show, nor did she appear in its spin-off.
- Alice, Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell, Maid Marian, Anna, Elsa, and Megara are the only unofficial Princesses who appear on the show.
- Ariel is the only Princess who never met with her villains, despite her villains appearing on the show. However, she knows Ursula by reputation.
- The Enchanted Forest Cinderella is the only Princess who appeared in the spin-off series, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
- The Magical Forest Cinderella, Tiana, and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses associated with the Hyperion Heights neighborhood.
- Belle and the Magical Forest Rapunzel are the only Princesses to die (not including the Wish Realm Snow White who was killed by the Evil Queen).
- Since the Magical Forest Rapunzel is also Lady Tremaine, this makes Rapunzel the only Princess to play an antagonist.
Kingdom Hearts
- Aurora and Cinderella's dresses in the Kingdom Hearts series use the colors they are shown being in their movies, rather than how they are depicted in the Disney Princess franchise. Cinderella's dress being silver, instead of light blue, and Aurora's dress being blue, instead of pink.
- However, it is interesting to note that in their stations in Dive to the Heart, Cinderella's dress is depicted as light blue, like her Disney Princess franchise dress, but Aurora's dress is shown being purple, a shade she never wore in the films.
- With the exception of Rapunzel, who is set to appear in Kingdom Hearts III, Pocahontas, Tiana, and Merida are the only princesses who are yet to be featured in Kingdom Hearts.
Disney INFINITY
- Only four of the eleven princesses have appeared as playable characters in the game series. These Princesses are Jasmine, Mulan, Rapunzel, and Merida.
- Anna and Elsa are also playable characters, but they are not viewed as official members of the Disney Princesses.
Sofia the First
- Pocahontas is the only Princess who hasn't appeared in the series so far.
- Ariel, Mulan, and Merida are the only Princesses to not be shown in their redesign form. Ariel is shown as a mermaid, Mulan is shown in her army outfit and Merida is shown in her iconic dress.
- Aurora and Tiana are the only Princesses to wear a winter outfit.
- Snow White, Aurora, and Merida are the only Princesses who don't sing in the series.
- Jasmine, Mulan, and Rapunzel are the only Princesses that Princess Amber has met, though Amber doesn't remember meeting Rapunzel after risking her life to save Sofia.
- Jasmine, Mulan, and Merida are the only Princesses that don't disappear in the same way the other Princesses did (by leaving a golden glow trail after disappearing).
Television Shows
- Ariel, Jasmine, and Rapunzel are the only Princesses who have animated television series.
- However, Belle is the only Princess who has a live-action television series.
Disney Crossy Road
- Rapunzel, Jasmine, Fa Mulan, and Belle are currently the only Princesses to appear as playable characters in the mobile app.
Disney Emoji Blitz
- Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Rapunzel, Pocahontas, Tiana, and Merida are all playable characters in Disney Emoji Blitz.
See also
- Disney Prince
- Disney Fairies
- Palace Pets
References
- ↑ What’s Wrong With Cinderella?
- ↑ http://diply.com/rules-to-become-an-official-disney-princess/2?publisher=darkness
- ↑ Disney's Princess Storybook Collection: Love and Friendship Stories
- ↑ "Nomura talks about "Let It Go", the gameplay of Arendelle and The Carribean, the new Princesses of Heart and Situation Commands in Kingdom Hearts III". KH13 (June 17, 2018).
- ↑ "Famitsu: Frozen, New Seven Hearts, summary video, no public demo". Khinsider (June 15, 2018).
External links
- Disney Princess
- Disney Princess Wiki
- Disney Princess Brazilian Wiki
- Disney Princess at Disney Me
- Palace Pets
- Disney Princess UK
- Disney Princess Australian Website
- Disney Prinzessinnen
- Disney Princess Japan Website
- Disney Princess on Facebook
