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| creator = [[Andy Mooney]]
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| origin = Animated films<br>Animated series
| origin = Animated films<br />Animated series
| books = ''[[#Literature|Disney Princess Chapter Books]]<br>[[#Literature|A Jewel Story]]''
| books = ''[[#Literature|Disney Princess Chapter Books]]<br />[[#Literature|A Jewel Story]]''
| novels = May 7, 2005 – present
| novels = May 7, 2005 – present
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'''''Disney Princess''''', also called the '''''Princess Line''''',<ref name="lat1"/> is a [[multimedia franchise|media franchise]] and [[toy|toy-line]] owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Created by [[Disney Consumer Products]] chairman [[Andy Mooney]], the franchise features a line-up of [[List of Disney animated universe characters|female protagonists]] who have appeared in various Disney franchises.
'''''Disney Princess''''', also called the '''''Princess Line''''',<ref name="lat1"/> is a [[multimedia franchise|media franchise]] and [[toy|toy-line]] owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Created by [[Disney Consumer Products]] chairman [[Andy Mooney]], the franchise features a line-up of [[List of Disney animated universe characters|female protagonists]] who have appeared in various Disney franchises.


The franchise only includes protagonists of animated films from the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] [[List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films|films]], with the sole exception of [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]], originating from a [[Pixar]] film.
The franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media, but rather refers to select specific characters from the company's animated films, including in the franchise protagonists of animated films from [[Walt Disney Pictures]], with eleven characters from the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] [[List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films|films]], and one character from a [[Pixar]] [[List of Pixar films|film]]. The 12 characters in the franchise are [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)|Aurora]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]], [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]], [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]], [[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]], [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]], [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]], and [[Moana (character)|Moana]].
 
The franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media, but rather refers to select specific characters from the company's animated films and series. The 12 characters in the franchise are [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)|Aurora]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]], [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]], [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]], [[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]], [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]], [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]], and [[Moana (Disney character)|Moana]].


The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, beauty products, home decor, toys and a variety of other products featuring some of the Disney Princesses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fisher-Price Disney Princess Review|url=http://www.thehottoys.com/2013/03/fisher-price-disney-princess-review/|work=thehottoys.com|access-date=26 August 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002114103/http://www.thehottoys.com/2013/03/fisher-price-disney-princess-review/|archive-date=October 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Licensees for the franchise include [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]] (wall paint), [[Stride Rite Corporation|Stride Rite]] (sparkly shoes), [[Hasbro]] (games and dolls), [[Fisher-Price]] (plastic figurines), and [[Lego]] (Lego sets).<ref name=bbw/>
The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, beauty products, home decor, toys and a variety of other products featuring some of the Disney Princesses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fisher-Price Disney Princess Review|url=http://www.thehottoys.com/2013/03/fisher-price-disney-princess-review/|work=thehottoys.com|access-date=August 26, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002114103/http://www.thehottoys.com/2013/03/fisher-price-disney-princess-review/|archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> Licensees for the franchise include [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]] (wall paint), [[Stride Rite Corporation|Stride Rite]] (sparkly shoes), [[Hasbro]] (games and dolls), [[Fisher-Price]] (plastic figurines), and [[Lego]] (Lego sets).<ref name=bbw/>
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Former [[Nike, Inc.]] executive [[Andy Mooney]] was appointed president of [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s [[Disney Consumer Products]] division in December 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney Hires Away Nike Marketer For Consumer-Products Division |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB945128440385048945 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 14, 1999}}</ref><ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella">{{cite news|last=Orenstein|first=Peggy|title=What's Wrong With Cinderella?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&ei=5088&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ex=1324616400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 April 2013|date=December 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515211326/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&ei=5088&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ex=1324616400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|archive-date=May 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=mooneyhollywoodreporter>{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=Disney's Head of Consumer Products Resigns|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-head-consumer-products-resigns-231704|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=12 April 2013|date=September 6, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409175834/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-head-consumer-products-resigns-231704|archive-date=April 9, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> While attending his first [[Disney on Ice]] show, Mooney noticed that several young girls attending the show were dressed in princess attire—though not authentic Disney merchandise.<ref name=naturallifeprincess>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Matthew|title=The Little Princess Syndrome: When Our Daughters Act Out Fairytales|url=http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/1012/little_princess_syndrome.htm|work=Natural Life|publisher=Life Media|access-date=12 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708220541/http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/1012/little_princess_syndrome.htm|archive-date=July 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume," Mooney told ''[[The New York Times]]''. Concerned by this, Mooney addressed the company the following morning and encouraged them to commence work on a legitimate Disney Princess franchise in January 2000.<ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella"/> Walt's nephew, [[Roy E. Disney]], objected to the creation of the line, as the company has long "avoided mingling characters from its classic fairy tales in other narratives, worrying that it would weaken the individual mythologies."<ref name="lat1">{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|title=The Line Between Homage and Parody|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html?_r=0|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415065157/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html?_r=0|archive-date=April 15, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Former [[Nike, Inc.]] executive [[Andy Mooney]] was appointed president of [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s [[Disney Consumer Products]] division in December 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disney Hires Away Nike Marketer For Consumer-Products Division |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB945128440385048945 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 14, 1999}}</ref><ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella">{{cite news|last=Orenstein|first=Peggy|title=What's Wrong With Cinderella?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&ei=5088&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ex=1324616400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 12, 2013|date=December 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515211326/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&ei=5088&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ex=1324616400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|archive-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=mooneyhollywoodreporter>{{cite web|last=Bond|first=Paul|title=Disney's Head of Consumer Products Resigns|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-head-consumer-products-resigns-231704|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 12, 2013|date=September 6, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409175834/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disneys-head-consumer-products-resigns-231704|archive-date=April 9, 2014}}</ref> While attending his first [[Disney on Ice]] show, Mooney noticed that several young girls attending the show were dressed in princess attire—though not authentic Disney merchandise.<ref name=naturallifeprincess>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Matthew|title=The Little Princess Syndrome: When Our Daughters Act Out Fairytales|url=http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/1012/little_princess_syndrome.htm|work=Natural Life|publisher=Life Media|access-date=April 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708220541/http://www.naturallifemagazine.com/1012/little_princess_syndrome.htm|archive-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> "They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume," Mooney told ''[[The New York Times]]''. Concerned by this, Mooney addressed the company the following morning and encouraged them to commence work on a legitimate Disney Princess franchise in January 2000.<ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella"/> Walt's nephew, [[Roy E. Disney]], objected to the creation of the line, as the company has long "avoided mingling characters from its classic fairy tales in other narratives, worrying that it would weaken the individual mythologies."<ref name="lat1">{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|title=The Line Between Homage and Parody|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html?_r=0|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 25, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415065157/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/media/25steal.html?_r=0|archive-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>


The original line-up consisted of princesses [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)|Aurora]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]], [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]], and [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]]. [[Tinker Bell]] was once considered part of the line-up, but was removed soon after; she would go on to headline the sister franchise ''[[Disney Fairies]]''. This was the first time the characters would be marketed in a separate franchise to their original films. Mooney decided that, when featured on marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other in an attempt to keep their individual "mythologies" intact. "[Each] stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the others' presence."<ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella"/>
The original line-up consisted of princesses [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[Tinker Bell]], [[Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)|Aurora]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]], [[Pocahontas (character)|Pocahontas]], [[Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)|Esmeralda]], and [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]]. Tinker Bell was removed soon after; she would go on to headline the sister franchise ''[[Disney Fairies]]''. Esmeralda was also removed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PoodleLambAdmin|date=June 12, 2019|title=Disney Store Hunchback of Notre Dame Esmeralda|url=https://www.toysisters.com/disney-store-hunchback-of-notre-dame-esmeralda/|access-date=September 2, 2021|website=Toy Sisters|language=en-US}}</ref> This was the first time the characters would be marketed in a separate franchise to their original films. Mooney decided that, when featured on marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other in an attempt to keep their individual "mythologies" intact. "[Each] stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the others' presence."<ref name="what'swrongwithcinderella"/>


In an unconventional manner, Mooney and his team launched the Disney Princess line without utilizing any [[focus group]]s and with minimal marketing. By 2001, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) had generated about $300 million, but by 2012, the division had increased revenue to $3 billion, making it the top seller of consumer entertainment products globally.<ref>{{cite web|last1=NG|first1=Vincent|title=How Disney Princesses Became a Multibillion Dollar Brand|url=http://www.mcngmarketing.com/how-disney-princesses-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-brand/#.VzjXKKODGkq|website=MCNG Marketing|publisher=Word Press|access-date=15 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405052008/http://www.mcngmarketing.com/how-disney-princesses-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-brand/#.VzjXKKODGkq|archive-date=April 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> DCP issued princess product licenses to Hasbro for games, Mattel for dolls, and Fisher-Price for plastic figurines in 2000, allowing the franchise to meet the $1 billion mark in revenue in three years.<ref name=bbw>{{cite news |last1=Suddath |first1=Claire |title=The $500 Million Battle Over Disney's Princesses |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-disney-princess-hasbro/ |access-date=February 18, 2016 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=December 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208181738/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-disney-princess-hasbro/ |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In an unconventional manner, Mooney and his team launched the Disney Princess line without utilizing any [[focus group]]s and with minimal marketing. By 2001, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) had generated about $300 million, but by 2012, the division had increased revenue to $3 billion, making it the top seller of consumer entertainment products globally.<ref>{{cite web|last1=NG|first1=Vincent|title=How Disney Princesses Became a Multibillion Dollar Brand|url=http://www.mcngmarketing.com/how-disney-princesses-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-brand/#.VzjXKKODGkq|website=MCNG Marketing|publisher=Word Press|access-date=May 15, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405052008/http://www.mcngmarketing.com/how-disney-princesses-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-brand/#.VzjXKKODGkq|archive-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref> DCP issued princess product licenses to Hasbro for games, Mattel for dolls, and Fisher-Price for plastic figurines in 2000, allowing the franchise to meet the $1 billion mark in revenue in three years.<ref name=bbw>{{cite news |last1=Suddath |first1=Claire |title=The $500 Million Battle Over Disney's Princesses |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-disney-princess-hasbro/ |access-date=February 18, 2016 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=December 17, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208181738/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-disney-princess-hasbro/ |archive-date=February 8, 2017 }}</ref>


===Expansions===
===Expansions===
[[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]] became the first additional character to the Princess franchise officially on March 14, 2010, taking Tinker Bell's short-lived place as the ninth member. Her "coronation" took place at the [[Lotte New York Palace Hotel|New York Palace]].<ref name=cbs0>{{cite news|title=What you don't know about Disney princesses: Demoted princess|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/5/|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=CBS News|pages=5,6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190047/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/17/|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="tianacoronation">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Princess Tiana Officially Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court at Star-Studded Crowning Event in New York City  |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100314005046/en/Princess-Tiana-Officially-Joins-Disney-Princess-Royal |type=Press release |publisher=Disney Consumer Products  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214161040/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100314005046/en/Princess-Tiana-Officially-Joins-Disney-Princess-Royal |archive-date=December 14, 2014 |access-date=December 15, 2014 |via=Business Wire }}</ref> Tinker Bell was already heading up another franchise starting in 2005, ''Disney Fairies''.<ref name=cbs0/> [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]] was crowned and inducted into the Disney Princess franchise as the tenth member on October 2, 2011, at [[Kensington Palace]] in [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=rapunzelcoronation>{{cite news|title=Disney Throws a Party in London for Rapunzel|url=http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29/disney-throws-party-in-london-for-rapunzel/|access-date=March 6, 2014|newspaper=Fox News|date=September 29, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514160553/http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29/disney-throws-party-in-london-for-rapunzel/|archive-date=May 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On May 11, 2013, Disney added the first [[Pixar]] character [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]] as the eleventh member to the franchise in a coronation ceremony in front of [[Cinderella Castle]] at [[Magic Kingdom]] in [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Merida becomes Disney's 11th Princess in a ceremony at the Magic Kingdom|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/merida-becomes-disneys-11th-princess-in-a-ceremony-at-the-magic-kingdom-video-and-photos/|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Attractions Magazine|date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307095134/http://attractionsmagazine.com/merida-becomes-disneys-11th-princess-in-a-ceremony-at-the-magic-kingdom-video-and-photos/|archive-date=March 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>  By March 2019, [[Moana (Disney character)|Moana]] was added to the line-up as the twelfth member in the franchise without having a coronation ceremony, but rather being included in future merchandise.<ref name="atmag">{{cite news |last1=Tuttle |first1=Brittani |title=What makes a princess a Disney Princess? |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-princess-fox-lineup/ |access-date=October 29, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>
[[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]] became the first additional character to the Princess franchise officially on March 14, 2010, taking Tinker Bell's short-lived place as the ninth member. Her "coronation" took place at the [[Lotte New York Palace Hotel|New York Palace]].<ref name=cbs0>{{cite news|title=What you don't know about Disney princesses: Demoted princess|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/5/|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=CBS News|pages=5, 6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821190047/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/17/|archive-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name="tianacoronation">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Princess Tiana Officially Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court at Star-Studded Crowning Event in New York City  |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100314005046/en/Princess-Tiana-Officially-Joins-Disney-Princess-Royal |type=Press release |publisher=Disney Consumer Products  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214161040/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100314005046/en/Princess-Tiana-Officially-Joins-Disney-Princess-Royal |archive-date=December 14, 2014 |access-date=December 15, 2014 |via=Business Wire }}</ref> Tinker Bell was already heading up another franchise starting in 2005, ''Disney Fairies''.<ref name=cbs0/> [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]] was crowned and inducted into the Disney Princess franchise as the tenth member on October 2, 2011, at [[Kensington Palace]] in [[London]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=rapunzelcoronation>{{cite news|title=Disney Throws a Party in London for Rapunzel|url=http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29/disney-throws-party-in-london-for-rapunzel/|access-date=March 6, 2014|newspaper=Fox News|date=September 29, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514160553/http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/29/disney-throws-party-in-london-for-rapunzel/|archive-date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> On May 11, 2013, Disney added the first [[Pixar]] character [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]] as the eleventh member to the franchise in a coronation ceremony in front of [[Cinderella Castle]] at [[Magic Kingdom]] in [[Walt Disney World]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Merida becomes Disney's 11th Princess in a ceremony at the Magic Kingdom|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/merida-becomes-disneys-11th-princess-in-a-ceremony-at-the-magic-kingdom-video-and-photos/|access-date=March 7, 2014|newspaper=Orlando Attractions Magazine|date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307095134/http://attractionsmagazine.com/merida-becomes-disneys-11th-princess-in-a-ceremony-at-the-magic-kingdom-video-and-photos/|archive-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>  By March 2019, [[Moana (character)|Moana]] was added to the line-up as the twelfth member in the franchise without having a coronation ceremony, but rather being included in future merchandise.<ref name="atmag">{{cite news |last1=Tuttle |first1=Brittani |title=What makes a princess a Disney Princess? |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-princess-fox-lineup/ |access-date=October 29, 2019 |work=Attractions Magazine |date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>


A line of [[Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons#Dress line|Disney Fairy Tale Wedding]] gowns were designed by Kirstie Kelly, based on the Princesses and available in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sotonoff |first1=Jamie |title=New Disney dresses let brides be princesses -- Daily Herald |url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=111196 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |work=Daily Herald |publisher=Paddock Publications, Inc. |date=January 11, 2008}}</ref>
A line of [[Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons#Dress line|Disney Fairy Tale Wedding]] gowns were designed by Kirstie Kelly, based on the Princesses and available in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sotonoff |first1=Jamie |title=New Disney dresses let brides be princesses -- Daily Herald |url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=111196 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |work=Daily Herald |publisher=Paddock Publications, Inc. |date=January 11, 2008}}</ref>
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[[File:Disney Princesses at Merida's coronation.jpg|thumb|250px|The Disney Princesses gathered at the coronation of Merida in 2013.]]
[[File:Disney Princesses at Merida's coronation.jpg|thumb|250px|The Disney Princesses gathered at the coronation of Merida in 2013.]]
With [[Target Corporation]] as its marketing partner, Disney held the first National Princess Week the week of April 23, 2012. During the week, there was the release of ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' Blu-ray and ''The Very Fairy Princess'' book.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Judkis|first1=Maura|title=National Princess Week: 'Inner sparkle,' at a price|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/national-princess-week-inner-sparkle-at-a-price/2012/04/26/gIQAV3UgjT_blog.html|access-date=October 27, 2017|work=The Washington Post|date=April 26, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106132752/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/national-princess-week-inner-sparkle-at-a-price/2012/04/26/gIQAV3UgjT_blog.html|archive-date=November 6, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Harrods, already having a [[Disney Store#Disney at Harrods|Disney Store]] within, followed with their Christmas theme being Disney Princess by having Oscar de la Renta designed dress for the Princess on display.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mark J.|last1=Miller|title=It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Disney at Harrods|url=http://brandchannel.com/2012/06/11/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-disney-at-harrods/|access-date=27 October 2017|work=Brandchannel|date=11 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232251/http://brandchannel.com/2012/06/11/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-disney-at-harrods/|archive-date=October 27, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In August, the dress were on display at [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]] before being auctioned on November 13 to benefit [[Great Ormond Street Hospital#Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity|Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lidbury|first1=Olivia|title=Harrods' Disney-inspired dresses go up for auction - Telegraph|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10240354/Harrods-Disney-inspired-dresses-go-up-for-auction.html|work=Telegraph|date=14 August 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219064938/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10240354/Harrods-Disney-inspired-dresses-go-up-for-auction.html|archive-date=December 19, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
With [[Target Corporation]] as its marketing partner, Disney held the first National Princess Week the week of April 23, 2012. During the week, there was the release of ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' Blu-ray and ''The Very Fairy Princess'' book.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Judkis|first1=Maura|title=National Princess Week: 'Inner sparkle,' at a price|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/national-princess-week-inner-sparkle-at-a-price/2012/04/26/gIQAV3UgjT_blog.html|access-date=October 27, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 26, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106132752/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/national-princess-week-inner-sparkle-at-a-price/2012/04/26/gIQAV3UgjT_blog.html|archive-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> Harrods, already having a [[Disney Store#Disney at Harrods|Disney Store]] within, followed with their Christmas theme being Disney Princess by having Oscar de la Renta designed dress for the Princess on display.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Mark J.|last1=Miller|title=It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Disney at Harrods|url=http://brandchannel.com/2012/06/11/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-disney-at-harrods/|access-date=October 27, 2017|work=Brandchannel|date=June 11, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232251/http://brandchannel.com/2012/06/11/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-disney-at-harrods/|archive-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> In August, the dress were on display at [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]] before being auctioned on November 13 to benefit [[Great Ormond Street Hospital#Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity|Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lidbury|first1=Olivia|title=Harrods' Disney-inspired dresses go up for auction - Telegraph|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10240354/Harrods-Disney-inspired-dresses-go-up-for-auction.html|work=Telegraph|date=August 14, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219064938/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10240354/Harrods-Disney-inspired-dresses-go-up-for-auction.html|archive-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
 
 
[[Mattel]] added a Barbie princess-themed line in late 2010 then the fairy tale based ''[[Ever After High]]'' in 2013. With these competing lines and an expiration of the brand license at the end of 2015, Disney offered [[Hasbro]] a chance to gain the license given their work on Star Wars, which led to a ''[[Descendants (2015 film)|Descendants]]'' license. DCP was also attempting to evolve the brand by marketing them less as damsels and more as heroines. In September 2014, Disney announced that Hasbro would be the licensed doll maker for the Disney Princess line starting on January 1, 2016.<ref name=bbw/>
[[Mattel]] added a Barbie princess-themed line in late 2010 and the fairy tale based ''[[Ever After High]]'' in 2013. With these competing lines and an expiration of the brand license at the end of 2015, Disney offered [[Hasbro]] a chance to gain the license given their work on Star Wars, which led to a ''[[Descendants (2015 film)|Descendants]]'' license. DCP was also attempting to evolve the brand by marketing them less as damsels and more as heroines. In September 2014, Disney announced that Hasbro would be the licensed doll maker for the Disney Princess line starting on January 1, 2016.<ref name=bbw/>


The June 2013 release of the Disney Princess Palace Pets app from Disney Publishing, led DCP to turn Palace Pets into a Disney Princess franchise extension, with the release of the Palace Pets toy-line in August from licensee Blip Toys. The line was also selected by TimetoPlayMag.com for its Most Wanted List Holiday 2013.<ref name=ppets>{{cite news|last1=Goldman Getzler|first1=Wendy|title=Disney nurtures Palace Pet project, tablet usage|url=http://kidscreen.com/2013/10/02/disney-nurtures-palace-pet-project-tablet-usage/|access-date=July 1, 2014|work=Kidscreen/iKids|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd|date=October 2, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145943/http://kidscreen.com/2013/10/02/disney-nurtures-palace-pet-project-tablet-usage/|archive-date=July 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, Disney Publishing released animated shorts series ''[[Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets]]''. The shorts journey to a magical world of Whisker Haven, a secret realm deep in a fairy tale land between the Disney Princess kingdoms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Tradition Meets Innovation' at Disney Consumer Products Showcase at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015|url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tradition-meets-innovation-at-disney-consumer-products-showcase-at-disneys-d23-expo-2015-2015-06-18|access-date = 2015-09-22|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061902/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tradition-meets-innovation-at-disney-consumer-products-showcase-at-disneys-d23-expo-2015-2015-06-18|archive-date = September 23, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref>
The June 2013 release of the Disney Princess Palace Pets app from Disney Publishing, led DCP to turn Palace Pets into a Disney Princess franchise extension, with the release of the Palace Pets toy-line in August from licensee Blip Toys. The line was also selected by TimetoPlayMag.com for its Most Wanted List Holiday 2013.<ref name=ppets>{{cite news|last1=Goldman Getzler|first1=Wendy|title=Disney nurtures Palace Pet project, tablet usage|url=http://kidscreen.com/2013/10/02/disney-nurtures-palace-pet-project-tablet-usage/|access-date=July 1, 2014|work=Kidscreen/iKids|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd|date=October 2, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145943/http://kidscreen.com/2013/10/02/disney-nurtures-palace-pet-project-tablet-usage/|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Disney Publishing released animated shorts series ''[[Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets]]''. The shorts journey to a magical world of Whisker Haven, a secret realm deep in a fairy tale land between the Disney Princess kingdoms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'Tradition Meets Innovation' at Disney Consumer Products Showcase at Disney's D23 EXPO 2015|url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tradition-meets-innovation-at-disney-consumer-products-showcase-at-disneys-d23-expo-2015-2015-06-18|access-date = September 22, 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923061902/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tradition-meets-innovation-at-disney-consumer-products-showcase-at-disneys-d23-expo-2015-2015-06-18|archive-date = September 23, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref>


Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media launched the Princess Comics line, which was started with Princess Comics graphic novels by Joe Book, in August 2018 at Target with Hasbro figures and Hybrid Promotions apparel. This expansion featured Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Pocahontas.<ref name=icv>{{cite news |last1=Bunge |first1=Nicole |title=Target Gets Exclusive 'Disney Princess Comics' Collections |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41108/target-gets-exclusive-disney-princess-comics-collections |access-date=December 13, 2018 |work=ICv2.com |date=August 10, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media launched the Princess Comics line, which was started with Princess Comics graphic novels by Joe Book, in August 2018 at Target with Hasbro figures and Hybrid Promotions apparel. This expansion featured Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Pocahontas.<ref name=icv>{{cite news |last1=Bunge |first1=Nicole |title=Target Gets Exclusive 'Disney Princess Comics' Collections |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/41108/target-gets-exclusive-disney-princess-comics-collections |access-date=December 13, 2018 |work=ICv2.com |date=August 10, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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==Official canon of Disney Princesses==
==Official canon of Disney Princesses==
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The official canon of Disney Princesses consists of the female protagonists, most of whom have royal ties within their [[fictional universe]]s, from twelve selected Disney films. Princesses were given an official number in the franchise lineup based on the chronological order in which their films were released, starting with Snow White as the first and original Disney Princess, with Cinderella being the second, followed by Aurora and so on.<ref name=cbs>{{cite news|title=What you don't know about Disney princesses: Roll call|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/4/|access-date=August 14, 2016|work=CBS News|page=4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821235416/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/4/|archive-date=August 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The official canon of Disney Princesses consists of the female protagonists, most of whom have royal ties within their [[fictional universe]]s, from twelve selected Disney films. Princesses were given an official number in the franchise lineup based on the chronological order in which their films were released, starting with Snow White as the first and original Disney Princess, with Cinderella being the second, followed by Aurora and so on.<ref name=cbs>{{cite news |title=What you don't know about Disney princesses: Roll call |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/4/ |access-date=August 14, 2016 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |page=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821235416/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/what-you-dont-know-about-disney-princesses/4/ |archive-date=August 21, 2016 }}</ref>


#[[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] – ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937)
#[[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]] – ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937)
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#[[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]] – ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010)
#[[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]] – ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010)
#[[Merida (Brave)|Merida]] – ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012)
#[[Merida (Brave)|Merida]] – ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012)
#[[Moana (Disney character)|Moana]] – ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' (2016)
#[[Moana (character)|Moana]] – ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' (2016)
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Eleven out of twelve official Disney Princesses are, within their fictional universes, princesses or the cultural equivalent. Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Merida are daughters of kings and queens. Cinderella, Belle, and Tiana become princesses by marrying a prince. Pocahontas and Moana are daughters of tribal chiefs. The lone exception is Mulan, the daughter of an ordinary married couple, who becomes married to a soldier rather than a prince, in subsequent media.
With the exception of Jasmine, every princess is the main character of their respective films; nine out of twelve serve as titular characters.


==Meet-and-greets and live events==
==Meet-and-greets and live events==
=== Disneyland ===
=== Disneyland ===
[[File:Disneyland 2012-02-14 Princess and Princesses a.jpg|350px|thumb|right|From left to right: [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], the Prince; [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Prince Eric|Prince Eric]]; [[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]], Prince Naveen; [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]], [[Flynn Rider]]; [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[List of Disney's Cinderella characters#Prince Charming|Prince Charming]]; [[List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters#Prince Phillip|Prince Phillip]], [[Aurora (Disney)|Aurora]]; [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]] (as Prince Ali), [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]]; [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Beast (Beauty and the Beast)|the Beast]] (before returning to his human form) on February 14, 2012.]]
[[File:Disneyland 2012-02-14 Princess and Princesses a.jpg|350px|thumb|right|From left to right: [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], the Prince; [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Prince Eric|Prince Eric]]; [[Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)|Tiana]], Prince Naveen; [[Rapunzel (Tangled)|Rapunzel]], [[Flynn Rider]]; [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]], [[List of Disney's Cinderella characters#Prince Charming|Prince Charming]]; [[List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters#Prince Phillip|Prince Phillip]], [[Aurora (Disney)|Aurora]]; [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]] (as Prince Ali), [[Jasmine (Aladdin)|Jasmine]]; [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], [[Beast (Beauty and the Beast)|the Beast]] (before returning to his human form) on February 14, 2012.]]
Currently, all the princesses are available for meet-and-greets at [[Disneyland Resort]] in California. Additionally, In 2006, as part of the "Year of Million Dreams" celebration, the [[Fantasyland Theatre|Fantasyland Theater]] began hosting the ''Disneyland Princess Fantasy Faire,'' a show featuring Lords and Ladies that taught young boys and girls the proper etiquette to be a Prince or Princess and featured appearances from the Disney Princesses. In 2010, Rapunzel was given a ''Tangled'' meet-and-greet location. The Carnation Plaza Gardens bandstand, adjacent to [[Sleeping Beauty Castle]], was closed to be replaced by a new Fantasy Faire area in the Spring of 2013.<ref name=lat>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/23/news/la-trb-fantasy-faire-disneyland-princess-0820112 |title=Disneyland princesses moving into new Fantasy Faire village in 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2011-08-23 |access-date=2013-03-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301221019/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/23/news/la-trb-fantasy-faire-disneyland-princess-0820112 |archive-date=March 1, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Currently, all the princesses are available for meet-and-greets at [[Disneyland Resort]] in California. Additionally, In 2006, as part of the "Year of Million Dreams" celebration, the [[Fantasyland Theatre|Fantasyland Theater]] began hosting the ''Disneyland Princess Fantasy Faire'', a show featuring Lords and Ladies that taught young boys and girls the proper etiquette to be a Prince or Princess and featured appearances from the Disney Princesses. In 2010, Rapunzel was given a ''Tangled'' meet-and-greet location. The Carnation Plaza Gardens bandstand, adjacent to [[Sleeping Beauty Castle]], was closed to be replaced by a new Fantasy Faire area in the Spring of 2013.<ref name=lat>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/23/news/la-trb-fantasy-faire-disneyland-princess-0820112 |title=Disneyland princesses moving into new Fantasy Faire village in 2013 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=March 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301221019/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/23/news/la-trb-fantasy-faire-disneyland-princess-0820112 |archive-date=March 1, 2013 }}</ref>


==== Fantasy Faire ====
==== Fantasy Faire ====
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The Fantasy Faire area at Disneyland officially opened on March 12, 2013, as the permanent home for the Disney Princesses; consisting of a Royal Hall, a Royal Theatre, Maurice's Treats food cart, and a Fairytale Treasures gift shop.<ref name=lat0>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Review: Fantasy Faire a fitting new home for Disneyland princesses|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/06/news/la-trb-disneyland-princess-fantasy-faire-03201306|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828085227/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/06/news/la-trb-disneyland-princess-fantasy-faire-03201306|archive-date=August 28, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Disneyland princesses moving in together at Fantasy Faire|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/01/news/la-trb-disneyland-fantasy-faire-disney-princess-02201301|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 1, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828085254/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/01/news/la-trb-disneyland-fantasy-faire-disney-princess-02201301|archive-date=August 28, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The theater features two small shows based on ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''Tangled''. The hall is used for meet and greets with the princesses, which have a rotation schedule with three princesses scheduled to appear at a time.<ref name=lat0/>
The Fantasy Faire area at Disneyland officially opened on March 12, 2013, as the permanent home for the Disney Princesses; consisting of a Royal Hall, a Royal Theatre, Maurice's Treats food cart, and a Fairytale Treasures gift shop.<ref name=lat0>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Review: Fantasy Faire a fitting new home for Disneyland princesses|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/06/news/la-trb-disneyland-princess-fantasy-faire-03201306|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828085227/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/06/news/la-trb-disneyland-princess-fantasy-faire-03201306|archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Disneyland princesses moving in together at Fantasy Faire|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/01/news/la-trb-disneyland-fantasy-faire-disney-princess-02201301|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 1, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828085254/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/01/news/la-trb-disneyland-fantasy-faire-disney-princess-02201301|archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> The theater features two small shows based on ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''Tangled''. The hall is used for meet and greets with the princesses, which have a rotation schedule with three princesses scheduled to appear at a time.<ref name=lat0/>


=== Walt Disney World ===
=== Walt Disney World ===
At [[Walt Disney World]], the princesses are available for meet-and-greets in more specific locations. The Cinderella-based character dining and interaction, located at ''Cinderella's Royal Table'' in her [[Magic Kingdom]] [[Cinderella Castle|castle]], as well as "Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner" (formerly known as the "Cinderella's Gala Feast Dinner") at 1900 Park Fare in [[Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa]] are common places for Cinderella and other Disney characters to appear. The Princesses also can be found at the Princess Storybook meal at [[Epcot]]. On September 18, 2013, a new meet-and-greet attraction called ''Princess Fairytale Hall'' opened at the Magic Kingdom.<ref name=lat0/><ref>{{cite web |last=Brigante |first=Ricky |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/01/rumor-no-more-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-to-include-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-princess-fairytale-hall-the-great-goofini/ |title=Rumor no more: Magic Kingdom Fantasyland expansion to include Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Princess Fairytale Hall, The Great Goofini |publisher=Insidethemagic.net |access-date=2013-03-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208210854/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/01/rumor-no-more-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-to-include-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-princess-fairytale-hall-the-great-goofini/ |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/09/princess-fairytale-hall-to-make-royal-debut-on-sept-18-as-walt-disney-world-completes-new-home-for-cinderella-rapunzel/ Princess Fairytale Hall to make royal debut on September 18 as Walt Disney World completes new home for Cinderella, Rapunzel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908143339/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/09/princess-fairytale-hall-to-make-royal-debut-on-sept-18-as-walt-disney-world-completes-new-home-for-cinderella-rapunzel/ |date=September 8, 2013 }} Inside the Magic, Retrieved September 15, 2013</ref>
At [[Walt Disney World]], the princesses are available for meet-and-greets in more specific locations. The Cinderella-based character dining and interaction, located at ''Cinderella's Royal Table'' in her [[Magic Kingdom]] [[Cinderella Castle|castle]], as well as "Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner" (formerly known as the "Cinderella's Gala Feast Dinner") at 1900 Park Fare in [[Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa]] are common places for Cinderella and other Disney characters to appear. The Princesses also can be found at the Princess Storybook meal at [[Epcot]]. On September 18, 2013, a new meet-and-greet attraction called ''Princess Fairytale Hall'' opened at the Magic Kingdom.<ref name=lat0/><ref>{{cite web |last=Brigante |first=Ricky |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/01/rumor-no-more-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-to-include-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-princess-fairytale-hall-the-great-goofini/ |title=Rumor no more: Magic Kingdom Fantasyland expansion to include Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Princess Fairytale Hall, The Great Goofini |date=January 18, 2011 |publisher=Insidethemagic.net |access-date=March 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208210854/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/01/rumor-no-more-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-to-include-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-princess-fairytale-hall-the-great-goofini/ |archive-date=February 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/09/princess-fairytale-hall-to-make-royal-debut-on-sept-18-as-walt-disney-world-completes-new-home-for-cinderella-rapunzel/ Princess Fairytale Hall to make royal debut on September 18 as Walt Disney World completes new home for Cinderella, Rapunzel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908143339/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/09/princess-fairytale-hall-to-make-royal-debut-on-sept-18-as-walt-disney-world-completes-new-home-for-cinderella-rapunzel/ |date=September 8, 2013 }} Inside the Magic, Retrieved September 15, 2013</ref>


=== Shanghai Disneyland ===
=== Shanghai Disneyland ===
A Princess meet-and-greet location called ''Once Upon a Time'' was operational at [[Shanghai Disneyland]]'s opening and is located at Storybook Castle.<ref name="lat0" />
A Disney Princess meet-and-greet location called Storybook Court is operational and is located at Enchanted Storybook Castle.<ref name="lat0" />
 
=== Hong Kong Disneyland ===
Hong Kong Disneyland's Castle of Magical Dreams has a meet-and-greet location being The Royal Reception Hall for the Disney Princesses.


==Media==
==Media==
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''Princess Party Palace'' (formerly known as ''The Princess Power Hour'') was a programming block on [[Toon Disney]] from 2000 until 2007, where it used to air episodes of ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Aladdin''.
''Princess Party Palace'' (formerly known as ''The Princess Power Hour'') was a programming block on [[Toon Disney]] from 2000 until 2007, where it used to air episodes of ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Aladdin''.


The Disney Princesses' television appearances were compiled into the ''Disney Princess Collection'', a series of compilation VHSes containing episodes from ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'' as well as two ''Beauty and the Beast'' specials. A later DVD series was released, entitled ''Disney Princess Stories'', featuring content similar to the previous release.
The Disney Princesses' television appearances were compiled into the ''Disney Princess Collection'', a series of compilation VHS cassettes containing episodes from ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'' as well as two ''Beauty and the Beast'' specials. A later DVD series was released, entitled ''Disney Princess Stories'', featuring content similar to the previous release.


Belle had her own live-action television series titled ''[[Sing Me a Story with Belle]]''. The first eight Disney Princesses also made appearances on the animated TV series ''[[House of Mouse]]''. Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White also made cameo appearances in the TV animated series ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]''. The television special ''[[The Little Mermaid Live!]]'' starred [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] as Ariel.
Belle had her own live-action television series titled ''[[Sing Me a Story with Belle]]''. The first eight Disney Princesses also made appearances on the animated TV series ''[[House of Mouse]]''. Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White also made cameo appearances in the TV animated series ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]''. The television special ''[[The Little Mermaid Live!]]'' starred [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] as Ariel.
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In early 2007, Disney announced ''Disney Princess Enchanted Tales'', a new series of [[direct-to-video]] features that feature new stories for the Disney Princesses. The first film in the series entitled ''[[Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams]]'', was released on September 4, 2007. It is a musical film featuring a new tale about Princess Jasmine and the first new tale about Princess Aurora since the original ''Sleeping Beauty''.
In early 2007, Disney announced ''Disney Princess Enchanted Tales'', a new series of [[direct-to-video]] features that feature new stories for the Disney Princesses. The first film in the series entitled ''[[Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams]]'', was released on September 4, 2007. It is a musical film featuring a new tale about Princess Jasmine and the first new tale about Princess Aurora since the original ''Sleeping Beauty''.


Originally, ''Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: A Kingdom of Kindness'' was announced as the first film in the series, which contained a different Princess Aurora story, and had a Belle story rather than a Princess Jasmine story. Disney made this change without any sort of notice.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} The series was cancelled and only ''Follow Your Dreams'' exists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/06/20/say-so-long-to-direct-to-video-sequels-disneytoon-studios-tunes-out-sharon-morrill.aspx |title=Say "So Long !" to direct-to-video sequels : DisneyToon Studios tunes out Sharon Morrill |publisher=Jimhillmedia.com |access-date=2012-06-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214085017/http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/06/20/say-so-long-to-direct-to-video-sequels-disneytoon-studios-tunes-out-sharon-morrill.aspx |archive-date=February 14, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
Originally, ''Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: A Kingdom of Kindness'' was announced as the first film in the series, which contained a different Princess Aurora story, and had a Belle story rather than a Princess Jasmine story. Disney made this change without any sort of notice.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} The series was cancelled and only ''Follow Your Dreams'' exists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/06/20/say-so-long-to-direct-to-video-sequels-disneytoon-studios-tunes-out-sharon-morrill.aspx |title=Say "So Long !" to direct-to-video sequels : DisneyToon Studios tunes out Sharon Morrill |publisher=Jimhillmedia.com |access-date=June 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214085017/http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/06/20/say-so-long-to-direct-to-video-sequels-disneytoon-studios-tunes-out-sharon-morrill.aspx |archive-date=February 14, 2010 }}</ref>


The TV series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV Series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' that aired on the Disney-owned [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], featured live-action versions of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Mulan, Ariel, Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, and Tiana. Snow White and Belle were main characters, while the rest made recurring and/or guest appearances. Beginning in season 7, Cinderella, Tiana, and Rapunzel were main characters. Many of these characters are patterned after the Disney versions, but a few draw inspiration from older stories.
The TV series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV Series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' that aired on the Disney-owned [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], featured live-action versions of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Mulan, Ariel, Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, and Tiana. Snow White and Belle were main characters, while the rest made recurring and/or guest appearances. Beginning in season 7, Cinderella, Tiana, and Rapunzel were main characters. Many of these characters are patterned after the Disney versions, but a few draw inspiration from older stories.
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The TV series ''[[Sofia the First]]'' premiered on January 11, 2013, on [[Disney Junior]]. Cinderella appeared in the first film, ''Once Upon A Princess''. Jasmine, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida have appeared on the show, and Ariel and Rapunzel appeared in the TV specials ''The Floating Palace'' and ''The Curse of Princess Ivy'', respectively. However, Sofia is a minor princess and not in the royal court. She is voiced by ''[[Modern Family]]'' star [[Ariel Winter]]. In 2017, the TV series ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'' debuted with the made-for-television film ''[[Tangled: Before Ever After]]'' serving as the pilot. In December 2020, it was announced that Tiana and Moana would have spin-off TV shows debuting on [[Disney+]] in 2022 and 2023, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/moana-the-series-set-for-2023-on-disney-plus-1234851261/ |title='Moana,' 'Cars,' 'Princess and the Frog' Spinoff Series Set for Disney Plus |work=Variety |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref>
The TV series ''[[Sofia the First]]'' premiered on January 11, 2013, on [[Disney Junior]]. Cinderella appeared in the first film, ''Once Upon A Princess''. Jasmine, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida have appeared on the show, and Ariel and Rapunzel appeared in the TV specials ''The Floating Palace'' and ''The Curse of Princess Ivy'', respectively. However, Sofia is a minor princess and not in the royal court. She is voiced by ''[[Modern Family]]'' star [[Ariel Winter]]. In 2017, the TV series ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'' debuted with the made-for-television film ''[[Tangled: Before Ever After]]'' serving as the pilot. In December 2020, it was announced that Tiana and Moana would have spin-off TV shows debuting on [[Disney+]] in 2022 and 2023, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/moana-the-series-set-for-2023-on-disney-plus-1234851261/ |title='Moana,' 'Cars,' 'Princess and the Frog' Spinoff Series Set for Disney Plus |work=Variety |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2020}}</ref>


In the films ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' (2014) and ''[[Maleficent: Mistress of Evil]]'' (2019), [[Elle Fanning]] plays Aurora. [[Lily James]] portrays Cinderella in the [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|2015 film of the same name]]. [[Emma Watson]] is seen as Belle in the 2017 film ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. [[Naomi Scott]] stars as Jasmine in the 2019 film ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/15/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-stars/ |title=Disney's live-action Aladdin finally finds its stars |publisher=Ew.com |date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=2017-07-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716013150/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/15/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-stars/ |archive-date=July 16, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Liu Yifei]] appears as Mulan in the [[Mulan (2020 film)|2020 film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-mulan-finds-star-1061585 |title=Disney's 'Mulan' Finds Its Star (Exclusive) |first1=Rebecca |last1=Sun |first2=Rebecca |last2=Ford |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=2017-11-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044128/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-mulan-finds-star-1061585?utm_source=twitter |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Halle Bailey]] has been cast to play Ariel in a [[The Little Mermaid (upcoming film)|live-action adaptation]] of ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/03/little-mermaid-halle-bailey-ariel/ |title=Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid casts Halle Bailey as Ariel |first1=Snetiker |last1=Marc |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 3, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> [[Rachel Zegler]] has been cast to portray Snow White in a live-action retelling of ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/snow-white-rachel-zegler-disney-live-action/ |title=West Side Story breakout tapped to play Disney's live-action Snow White |first1=Romano |last1=Nick |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
In the films ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' (2014) and ''[[Maleficent: Mistress of Evil]]'' (2019), [[Elle Fanning]] plays Aurora. [[Lily James]] portrays Cinderella in the [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|2015 film of the same name]]. [[Emma Watson]] is seen as Belle in the 2017 film ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. [[Naomi Scott]] stars as Jasmine in the 2019 film ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/15/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-stars/ |title=Disney's live-action Aladdin finally finds its stars |publisher=Ew.com |date=July 15, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716013150/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/15/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-stars/ |archive-date=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> [[Liu Yifei]] appears as Mulan in the [[Mulan (2020 film)|2020 film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-mulan-finds-star-1061585 |title=Disney's 'Mulan' Finds Its Star (Exclusive) |first1=Rebecca |last1=Sun |first2=Rebecca |last2=Ford |publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com |date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=November 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044128/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-mulan-finds-star-1061585?utm_source=twitter |archive-date=December 1, 2017 }}</ref> [[Halle Bailey]] has been cast to play Ariel in the 2023 film ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/07/03/little-mermaid-halle-bailey-ariel/ |title=Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid casts Halle Bailey as Ariel |first1=Snetiker |last1=Marc |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 3, 2019 |access-date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> [[Rachel Zegler]] has been cast to portray the title character in the upcoming film ''[[Snow White (upcoming film)|Snow White]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/snow-white-rachel-zegler-disney-live-action/ |title=West Side Story breakout tapped to play Disney's live-action Snow White |first1=Romano |last1=Nick |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>


The Princesses make guest appearances in the 2018 film ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''. This film marks the first direct interaction between the characters in an animated Disney feature.<ref name="Princesses2">{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|title=Wreck-It Ralph sequel will unite the Disney princesses — and Star Wars!|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715013827/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|archive-date=July 15, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Rich Moore]] and [[Phil Johnston (filmmaker)|Phil Johnston]], the directors of ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'', said that a film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response and "if there's a good story to be told."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|title=Could The Disney Princesses Carry Their Own Film Together? Ralph Breaks The Internet's Directors Weigh In|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|publisher=CinemaBlend|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223418/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|archive-date=November 12, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
The Princesses, along with [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]] and [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]], make guest appearances in the 2018 film ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''. This film marks the first direct interaction between the characters in an animated Disney feature.<ref name="Princesses2">{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|title=Wreck-It Ralph sequel will unite the Disney princesses — and Star Wars!|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715013827/http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/14/wreck-it-ralph-sequel-star-wars-disney-princesses/|archive-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Rich Moore]] and [[Phil Johnston (filmmaker)|Phil Johnston]], the directors of ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'', said that a film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response and "if there's a good story to be told."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|title=Could The Disney Princesses Carry Their Own Film Together? Ralph Breaks The Internet's Directors Weigh In|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|publisher=CinemaBlend|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 25, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223418/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2460810/could-the-disney-princesses-carry-their-own-film-together-ralph-breaks-the-internets-directors-weigh-in|archive-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>
 
In 2021, [[Disney Channel]] began to air shorts in the ''Chibi Tiny Tales'' series, a loose follow up to ''[[List of Big Hero 6: The Series episodes#Big Chibi 6 The Shorts|Big Chibi 6 The Shorts]]'', based on the Disney Princess franchise. The first episode, "Moana As Told By Chibi", was released on August 27, 2021.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8pMeUiasbM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/L8pMeUiasbM |archive-date=December 19, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Moana {{!}} Chibi Tiny Tales {{!}} Disney Channel Animation|website=YouTube|publisher=Disney Channel|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


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===Video games===
===Video games===
Disney Princesses have appeared in various other media, such as video games, including ''[[Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey]]'', ''[[Disney Princess: Magical Jewels]]'', and ''[[Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Disney Announces Princess Brand Games | url=http://ds.ign.com/objects/943/943708.html | access-date=2007-12-05 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117203239/http://ds.ign.com/objects/943/943708.html | archive-date=November 17, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Rapunzel can be found as a character in the 2013 game ''[[Disney Infinity (video game)|Disney Infinity]]''. ''[[Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes|Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition]]'' has the addition of Merida and Jasmine. However, Merida is also included with [[Stitch (Disney)|Stitch]] in the Toy Box Starter Pack. ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'' has the addition of Mulan. Merida can be found as a character via Pixar Family Builds in the 2018 Lego game ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''. All Disney Princesses are also playable characters in the mobile game ''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]'', with Cinderella, Rapunzel, Aurora, and Pocahontas being part of the main storyline, while the rest are limited-time characters.  
Disney Princesses have appeared in various other media, such as video games, including ''[[Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey]]'', ''[[Disney Princess: Magical Jewels]]'', and ''[[Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Disney Announces Princess Brand Games | url=http://ds.ign.com/objects/943/943708.html | access-date=December 5, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117203239/http://ds.ign.com/objects/943/943708.html | archive-date=November 17, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Rapunzel can be found as a character in the 2013 game ''[[Disney Infinity (video game)|Disney Infinity]]''. ''[[Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes|Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition]]'' has the addition of Merida and Jasmine. However, Merida is also included with [[Stitch (Disney)|Stitch]] in the Toy Box Starter Pack. ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'' has the addition of Mulan. Merida can be found as a character via Pixar Family Builds in the 2018 Lego game ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]''. All Disney Princesses are also playable characters in the mobile game ''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]'', with Cinderella, Aurora, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel being part of the main storyline, while the rest are limited-time characters.


====''Kingdom Hearts''====
====''Kingdom Hearts''====
In the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' game series, the seven "[[Princesses of Heart]]," are young ladies with entirely pure hearts who would open the way to Kingdom Hearts if gathered together. Five of these maidens include the Disney Princesses Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, and Jasmine. The remaining Princesses of Heart are [[Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland|Alice]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and game series' heroine, [[Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)|Kairi]]. While both Ariel and Mulan are not Princesses of Heart, they are instead party members of their respective worlds. The Disney Princesses make various appearances throughout the series:
In the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' game series, the seven "[[Princesses of Heart]]," are young ladies with entirely pure hearts who would open the way to Kingdom Hearts if gathered together. Five of these maidens include the Disney Princesses being Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, and Jasmine. The remaining Princesses of Heart are [[Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland|Alice]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and game series' heroine, [[Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)|Kairi]]. While both Ariel and Mulan are not Princesses of Heart, they are instead party members of their respective worlds. The Disney Princesses make various appearances throughout the series:
*While Snow White, Cinderella, Alice, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Kairi all appear in the first game, only Belle, Ariel, and Jasmine reappeared in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' with Kairi, though the others are mentioned. Mulan, however, makes her first appearance as the player visits her world. She serves as a tradeable character in the party similarly to how Ariel was in the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.
*While Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi all appear in the first game, only Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine reappeared in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' with Kairi, though the others are mentioned. Mulan, however, makes her first appearance as the player visits her world. She serves as a tradeable character in the party similarly to how Ariel was in the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.
*Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Alice, and Kairi appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' as figments of [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] or [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Riku|Riku]]'s memory, but their roles as Princesses of Heart are not brought up.
*Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' as figments of [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] or [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Riku|Riku]]'s memory, but their roles as Princesses of Heart are not brought up.
*Belle and Jasmine reappear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' when they each meet [[Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)|Roxas]]. Wonderland reappears as well, but without Alice.
*Belle and Jasmine reappear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' when they each meet [[Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)|Roxas]]. Wonderland reappears as well, but without Alice.
*Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and a young Kairi appear in the prequel ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', as the game's playable characters [[Terra (Kingdom Hearts)|Terra]], [[Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)|Aqua]], and [[Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)|Ventus]] assume prominent positions in the princesses' original stories.
*Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and a young Kairi appear in the prequel ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', as the game's playable characters [[Terra (Kingdom Hearts)|Terra]], [[Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)|Aqua]], and [[Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)|Ventus]] assume prominent positions in the princesses' original stories.
*Digital versions of Alice and Jasmine appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Coded]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pollen |first1=Annebella |title=Performing Spectacular Girlhood: Mass-Produced Dressing-up Costumes and the Commodification of Imagination |journal=Textile History |date=2011 |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=162–180 |doi=10.1179/174329511X13123634653820|s2cid=190721208 |url=http://eprints.brighton.ac.uk/9512/1/Pollen%20Spectacular%20girlhood%20-%20for%20repository.pdf }}</ref>
*Digital versions of Alice and Jasmine appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Coded]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pollen |first1=Annebella |title=Performing Spectacular Girlhood: Mass-Produced Dressing-up Costumes and the Commodification of Imagination |journal=Textile History |date=2011 |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=162–180 |doi=10.1179/174329511X13123634653820|s2cid=190721208 |url=http://eprints.brighton.ac.uk/9512/1/Pollen%20Spectacular%20girlhood%20-%20for%20repository.pdf }}</ref>
*''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' introduces the "New Seven Hearts," which is a new set of princesses inheriting the roles from the previous princesses, with Kairi being the only princess from the original seven retaining her role. Rapunzel is the only Disney Princess currently known to be among the New Seven Hearts, while non-members [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]] and [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]] from ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' are also known to be members.  
*''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' introduces the "New Seven Hearts," which is a new set of princesses inheriting the roles from the previous princesses, with Kairi being the only princess from the original seven retaining her role. Rapunzel is the only Disney Princess currently known to be among the New Seven Hearts, while non-members [[Anna (Frozen)|Anna]] and [[Elsa (Frozen)|Elsa]] from ''[[Frozen (franchise)|Frozen]]'' are also known to be members.  
*As of present, Pocahontas, Tiana, Merida, and Moana are the only Disney Princesses who have yet to appear in the series.
*As of present, Pocahontas, Tiana, Merida, and Moana are the only Disney Princesses who have yet to appear in the series.
== Criticisms and the development in the image of a Disney Princess ==
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With such an impact on society, Disney often receives a lot of criticism for the potentially harmful effects of their content on cultures.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Forman-Brunell |first1=Miriam |url=https://www.peterlang.com/document/1118265 |title=Princess Cultures |last2=Hains |first2=Rebecca C. |date=August 15, 2013 |isbn=978-1-4539-1322-2 |language=en |doi=10.3726/978-1-4539-1322-2|hdl=2022/22845 }}</ref> However, the development in the image of the Disney Princesses shows that Disney company has tried to build their image consistent with the values of modern society. Maturity in the image of the Disney Princesses is clearly manifested in three aspects.
First, there is a remarkable improvement in gender roles in Disney Princess films. In early princess movies, the images of princesses were associated with jobs that were supposed to be for women.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=England |first1=Dawn Elizabeth |last2=Descartes |first2=Lara |last3=Collier-Meek |first3=Melissa A. |date=April 1, 2011 |title=Gender Role Portrayal and the Disney Princesses |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-011-9930-7 |journal=Sex Roles |language=en |volume=64 |issue=7 |pages=555–567 |doi=10.1007/s11199-011-9930-7 |s2cid=15991578 |issn=1573-2762}}</ref> There is Cinderella who was always cleaning to serve her stepmother and her two stepsisters, and even Snow White who cleaned the house while waiting for the dwarfs to come home from work. In the 1930s, Snow White - the first Disney Princess - appeared on screen, showing the measure of the society of a model woman at that time: worthy and dependent. This pattern has remained the same for almost 30 years while most of the following princesses still need a prince to help them. It was not until Pocahontas' time that the first signs of the influence of gender equality activities appeared. Pocahontas is considered the character with the biggest difference from previous princesses as she is less represented through romantic relationships, and she is the first princess who truly has a voice in the film. Mulan strongly followed this change. She is the first princess to truly escape the image of a sweet, feminine girl. Mulan was engaged in jobs that were supposed to be for men, she joined the army to defend the country. However, the film still received negative reviews from feminist critics. They consider the film to poke fun at gender roles when Mulan has to pretend to be a boy to get what she wants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2008 |title=PopPolitics.com - Who's Your Heroine? |url=http://www.poppolitics.com/articles/2001/01/05/Whos-Your-Heroine |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218080321/http://www.poppolitics.com/articles/2001/01/05/Whos-Your-Heroine |archive-date=18 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Until 2012, Disney released Merida, a completely independent and powerful princess. Merida was very fond of archery and horse riding, and she beat all the other princes in archery competitions. Merida is said to have more masculine traits (62%) than other Disney Princesses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hine |first1=Benjamin |last2=Ivanovic |first2=Katarina |last3=England |first3=Dawn |date=September 2018 |title=From the Sleeping Princess to the World-Saving Daughter of the Chief: Examining Young Children's Perceptions of 'Old' versus 'New' Disney Princess Characters |journal=Social Sciences |language=en |volume=7 |issue=9 |pages=161 |doi=10.3390/socsci7090161 |issn=2076-0760|doi-access=free }}</ref> Merida's image marked a milestone in the development of gender roles in Disney princess films. Princesses are no longer just weak women waiting for help from the prince, they have become strong, empowered girls.
Second, the evolution of Disney Princesses is also reflected in ethnic diversity. Most of the early princesses were depicted as white-skinned girls. It was not until 1992 that we saw racial diversity in ''Aladdin'', starring Jasmine. Although this is considered a turning point in the cultural diversity of Disney princess films, the image of this character has been criticized that the character's personality has been westernized.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hains |first=R. C. |title=The princess problem : guiding our girls through the princess-obsessed years |publisher=Sourcebooks |year=2014}}</ref> Disney continues to expand the promotion of ethnic diversity by releasing three consecutive films in its princess franchise featuring the princesses of color, ''Pocahontas'' (1995), ''Mulan'' (1998) and ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009).
Last, the princesses are gradually portrayed with their own personalities and ideals. Early princesses were depicted primarily in terms of beauty.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lasri |first=S. |date=2020 |title=Ce que Disney donne à voir du genre aux enfants. Dans : Florence Benoit-Moreau éd., Genre et marketing: L'influence des stratégies marketing sur les stéréotypes de genre (pp. 79-97) |url=https://www.cairn.info/genre-et-marketing--9782376873693-page-79.htm#:~:text=Jafar%20%C3%A0%20Jasmine%20dans%20l,leur%20physique%20vaut%20le%20d%C3%A9tour.}}</ref> The common strengths of these princesses are innocence, kindness, tenderness, selflessness and beauty. These are all traits that are hailed as female standards. It is only a problem when it lacks diversity, misleads that girls are only appreciated when they are beautiful, kind and sweet. Strong and personality princesses are equally worthy of honor just as much as charming and feminine girls. More interesting developments in personality can be seen in modern princesses. They have the opinions, the desires and the purpose of life. Belle in ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991) is an intellectual girl who loves to read and she is not content to just live a peaceful life in the boring countryside. Tiana in ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009) is a hardworking girl who dreams of opening her own restaurant. The princesses' ego is shown more clearly and vividly through each Disney Princess movie.
==Awards and recognition==
As of 2021, four ''Disney Princess'' films have been selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant":
* ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937; added in 1989)<ref>{{cite news|last=Molotsky|first=Irvin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/20/movies/25-films-chosen-for-the-national-registry.html|title=25 Films Chosen for the National Registry|page=C19|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 1989|access-date=January 24, 2022|url-access=limited}}</ref>
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991; added in 2002)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0301/films2.html|title=Films Selected for the National Film Registry in 2002 by the Library of Congress|agency=Library of Congress|date=January 2003|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' (1950; added in 2018)<ref>{{cite news|last=Itzoff|first=Dave|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/movies/jurassic-park-the-shining-and-cinderella-among-movies-chosen-for-national-film-registry.html|title='Jurassic Park,' 'The Shining' and 'Cinderella' Among Movies Chosen for National Film Registry|work=The New York Times|date=December 12, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2022|url-access=limited}}</ref>
* ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' (1959; added in 2019)<ref>{{cite news|last=Itzoff|first=Dave|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/movies/shes-gotta-have-it-and-purple-rain-national-film-registry.html|title='She's Gotta Have It' and 'Purple Rain' Join National Film Registry|work=The New York Times|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=January 24, 2022|url-access=limited}}</ref>


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This article is about the Disney Princess media franchise. For other uses, see List of Disney animated universe characters.


Disney Princess
Created byAndy Mooney
Original workAnimated films
Animated series
Print publications
Book(s)Disney Princess Chapter Books
A Jewel Story
Novel(s)May 7, 2005 – present
Comics
Magazine(s)Disney Princess
Films and television
Film(s)Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
Animated series
Games
Video game(s)
Audio
Original music
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)
  • Dolls
  • Palace Pets
  • Comics line figures
ExtensionPalace Pets[1]
ClothingDisney Fairy Tale Weddings collection
Official website
https://princess.disney.com/

Disney Princess, also called the Princess Line,[2] is a media franchise and toy-line owned by The Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney, the franchise features a line-up of female protagonists who have appeared in various Disney franchises.

The franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media, but rather refers to select specific characters from the company's animated films, including in the franchise protagonists of animated films from Walt Disney Pictures, with eleven characters from the Walt Disney Animation Studios films, and one character from a Pixar film. The 12 characters in the franchise are Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, and Moana.

The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, beauty products, home decor, toys and a variety of other products featuring some of the Disney Princesses.[3] Licensees for the franchise include Glidden (wall paint), Stride Rite (sparkly shoes), Hasbro (games and dolls), Fisher-Price (plastic figurines), and Lego (Lego sets).[4]

History[edit | edit source]

Conception[edit | edit source]

Standing in line in the arena [of a Disney on Ice show], I was surrounded by little girls dressed head to toe as princesses...They weren’t even Disney products. They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume. And the light bulb went off. Clearly, there was latent demand here. So the next morning I said to my team, "O.K., let's establish standards and a color palette and talk to licensees and get as much product out there as we possibly can that allows these girls to do what they're doing anyway: projecting themselves into the characters from the classic movies."

—Mooney, on his creation of the Disney Princess franchise as reported by The New York Times[5]

Former Nike, Inc. executive Andy Mooney was appointed president of The Walt Disney Company's Disney Consumer Products division in December 1999.[6][5][7] While attending his first Disney on Ice show, Mooney noticed that several young girls attending the show were dressed in princess attire—though not authentic Disney merchandise.[8] "They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume," Mooney told The New York Times. Concerned by this, Mooney addressed the company the following morning and encouraged them to commence work on a legitimate Disney Princess franchise in January 2000.[5] Walt's nephew, Roy E. Disney, objected to the creation of the line, as the company has long "avoided mingling characters from its classic fairy tales in other narratives, worrying that it would weaken the individual mythologies."[2]

The original line-up consisted of princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Tinker Bell, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Esmeralda, and Mulan. Tinker Bell was removed soon after; she would go on to headline the sister franchise Disney Fairies. Esmeralda was also removed.[9] This was the first time the characters would be marketed in a separate franchise to their original films. Mooney decided that, when featured on marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other in an attempt to keep their individual "mythologies" intact. "[Each] stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the others' presence."[5]

In an unconventional manner, Mooney and his team launched the Disney Princess line without utilizing any focus groups and with minimal marketing. By 2001, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) had generated about $300 million, but by 2012, the division had increased revenue to $3 billion, making it the top seller of consumer entertainment products globally.[10] DCP issued princess product licenses to Hasbro for games, Mattel for dolls, and Fisher-Price for plastic figurines in 2000, allowing the franchise to meet the $1 billion mark in revenue in three years.[4]

Expansions[edit | edit source]

Tiana became the first additional character to the Princess franchise officially on March 14, 2010, taking Tinker Bell's short-lived place as the ninth member. Her "coronation" took place at the New York Palace.[11][12] Tinker Bell was already heading up another franchise starting in 2005, Disney Fairies.[11] Rapunzel was crowned and inducted into the Disney Princess franchise as the tenth member on October 2, 2011, at Kensington Palace in London, England, United Kingdom.[13] On May 11, 2013, Disney added the first Pixar character Merida as the eleventh member to the franchise in a coronation ceremony in front of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.[14] By March 2019, Moana was added to the line-up as the twelfth member in the franchise without having a coronation ceremony, but rather being included in future merchandise.[15]

A line of Disney Fairy Tale Wedding gowns were designed by Kirstie Kelly, based on the Princesses and available in January 2008.[16]

In 2012, the princesses were given modern redesigns. While some like Tiana and Rapunzel just had added glitter on their outfits, others like Belle and Jasmine received new hairstyles and modified outfits. The most drastic of these was Cinderella, who was given side-swept bangs and an outfit with sheer sleeves.

The Disney Princesses gathered at the coronation of Merida in 2013.

With Target Corporation as its marketing partner, Disney held the first National Princess Week the week of April 23, 2012. During the week, there was the release of The Princess Diaries Blu-ray and The Very Fairy Princess book.[17] Harrods, already having a Disney Store within, followed with their Christmas theme being Disney Princess by having Oscar de la Renta designed dress for the Princess on display.[18] In August, the dress were on display at D23 Expo before being auctioned on November 13 to benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.[19]

Mattel added a Barbie princess-themed line in late 2010 and the fairy tale based Ever After High in 2013. With these competing lines and an expiration of the brand license at the end of 2015, Disney offered Hasbro a chance to gain the license given their work on Star Wars, which led to a Descendants license. DCP was also attempting to evolve the brand by marketing them less as damsels and more as heroines. In September 2014, Disney announced that Hasbro would be the licensed doll maker for the Disney Princess line starting on January 1, 2016.[4]

The June 2013 release of the Disney Princess Palace Pets app from Disney Publishing, led DCP to turn Palace Pets into a Disney Princess franchise extension, with the release of the Palace Pets toy-line in August from licensee Blip Toys. The line was also selected by TimetoPlayMag.com for its Most Wanted List Holiday 2013.[1] In 2015, Disney Publishing released animated shorts series Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets. The shorts journey to a magical world of Whisker Haven, a secret realm deep in a fairy tale land between the Disney Princess kingdoms.[20]

Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media launched the Princess Comics line, which was started with Princess Comics graphic novels by Joe Book, in August 2018 at Target with Hasbro figures and Hybrid Promotions apparel. This expansion featured Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Pocahontas.[21]

On April 27, 2021, Disney launched the Ultimate Princess Celebration. This year-long event brought back the princesses' classic designs and included many special events, products and performances. Despite not being official, Anna and Elsa were included in parts of the celebration, such as an ebook called Tales of Courage and Kindness.[22] When the celebration launched in South Africa on April 29, 2021, Sofia from Sofia the First and Elena from Elena of Avalor were also included for its territory, though in a lesser capacity than the other princesses.[23][24]

Official canon of Disney Princesses[edit | edit source]

The official canon of Disney Princesses consists of the female protagonists, most of whom have royal ties within their fictional universes, from twelve selected Disney films. Princesses were given an official number in the franchise lineup based on the chronological order in which their films were released, starting with Snow White as the first and original Disney Princess, with Cinderella being the second, followed by Aurora and so on.[25]

  1. Snow White – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
  2. Cinderella – Cinderella (1950)
  3. Aurora – Sleeping Beauty (1959)
  4. Ariel – The Little Mermaid (1989)
  5. Belle – Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  6. Jasmine – Aladdin (1992)
  7. Pocahontas – Pocahontas (1995)
  8. Mulan – Mulan (1998)
  9. Tiana – The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  10. Rapunzel – Tangled (2010)
  11. Merida – Brave (2012)
  12. Moana – Moana (2016)

Meet-and-greets and live events[edit | edit source]

Disneyland[edit | edit source]

From left to right: Snow White, the Prince; Ariel, Prince Eric; Tiana, Prince Naveen; Rapunzel, Flynn Rider; Cinderella, Prince Charming; Prince Phillip, Aurora; Aladdin (as Prince Ali), Jasmine; Belle, the Beast (before returning to his human form) on February 14, 2012.

Currently, all the princesses are available for meet-and-greets at Disneyland Resort in California. Additionally, In 2006, as part of the "Year of Million Dreams" celebration, the Fantasyland Theater began hosting the Disneyland Princess Fantasy Faire, a show featuring Lords and Ladies that taught young boys and girls the proper etiquette to be a Prince or Princess and featured appearances from the Disney Princesses. In 2010, Rapunzel was given a Tangled meet-and-greet location. The Carnation Plaza Gardens bandstand, adjacent to Sleeping Beauty Castle, was closed to be replaced by a new Fantasy Faire area in the Spring of 2013.[26]

Fantasy Faire[edit | edit source]

Template:Infobox attraction The Fantasy Faire area at Disneyland officially opened on March 12, 2013, as the permanent home for the Disney Princesses; consisting of a Royal Hall, a Royal Theatre, Maurice's Treats food cart, and a Fairytale Treasures gift shop.[27][28] The theater features two small shows based on Beauty and the Beast and Tangled. The hall is used for meet and greets with the princesses, which have a rotation schedule with three princesses scheduled to appear at a time.[27]

Walt Disney World[edit | edit source]

At Walt Disney World, the princesses are available for meet-and-greets in more specific locations. The Cinderella-based character dining and interaction, located at Cinderella's Royal Table in her Magic Kingdom castle, as well as "Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner" (formerly known as the "Cinderella's Gala Feast Dinner") at 1900 Park Fare in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa are common places for Cinderella and other Disney characters to appear. The Princesses also can be found at the Princess Storybook meal at Epcot. On September 18, 2013, a new meet-and-greet attraction called Princess Fairytale Hall opened at the Magic Kingdom.[27][29][30]

Shanghai Disneyland[edit | edit source]

A Disney Princess meet-and-greet location called Storybook Court is operational and is located at Enchanted Storybook Castle.[27]

Hong Kong Disneyland[edit | edit source]

Hong Kong Disneyland's Castle of Magical Dreams has a meet-and-greet location being The Royal Reception Hall for the Disney Princesses.

Media[edit | edit source]

Films and television[edit | edit source]

Princess Party Palace (formerly known as The Princess Power Hour) was a programming block on Toon Disney from 2000 until 2007, where it used to air episodes of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.

The Disney Princesses' television appearances were compiled into the Disney Princess Collection, a series of compilation VHS cassettes containing episodes from Aladdin and The Little Mermaid as well as two Beauty and the Beast specials. A later DVD series was released, entitled Disney Princess Stories, featuring content similar to the previous release.

Belle had her own live-action television series titled Sing Me a Story with Belle. The first eight Disney Princesses also made appearances on the animated TV series House of Mouse. Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White also made cameo appearances in the TV animated series Mickey Mouse. The television special The Little Mermaid Live! starred Auliʻi Cravalho as Ariel.

In early 2007, Disney announced Disney Princess Enchanted Tales, a new series of direct-to-video features that feature new stories for the Disney Princesses. The first film in the series entitled Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, was released on September 4, 2007. It is a musical film featuring a new tale about Princess Jasmine and the first new tale about Princess Aurora since the original Sleeping Beauty.

Originally, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: A Kingdom of Kindness was announced as the first film in the series, which contained a different Princess Aurora story, and had a Belle story rather than a Princess Jasmine story. Disney made this change without any sort of notice.[citation needed] The series was cancelled and only Follow Your Dreams exists.[31]

The TV series Once Upon a Time that aired on the Disney-owned ABC, featured live-action versions of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Mulan, Ariel, Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, and Tiana. Snow White and Belle were main characters, while the rest made recurring and/or guest appearances. Beginning in season 7, Cinderella, Tiana, and Rapunzel were main characters. Many of these characters are patterned after the Disney versions, but a few draw inspiration from older stories.

The TV series Sofia the First premiered on January 11, 2013, on Disney Junior. Cinderella appeared in the first film, Once Upon A Princess. Jasmine, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida have appeared on the show, and Ariel and Rapunzel appeared in the TV specials The Floating Palace and The Curse of Princess Ivy, respectively. However, Sofia is a minor princess and not in the royal court. She is voiced by Modern Family star Ariel Winter. In 2017, the TV series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure debuted with the made-for-television film Tangled: Before Ever After serving as the pilot. In December 2020, it was announced that Tiana and Moana would have spin-off TV shows debuting on Disney+ in 2022 and 2023, respectively.[32]

In the films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), Elle Fanning plays Aurora. Lily James portrays Cinderella in the 2015 film of the same name. Emma Watson is seen as Belle in the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast. Naomi Scott stars as Jasmine in the 2019 film Aladdin.[33] Liu Yifei appears as Mulan in the 2020 film of the same name.[34] Halle Bailey has been cast to play Ariel in the 2023 film The Little Mermaid.[35] Rachel Zegler has been cast to portray the title character in the upcoming film Snow White.[36]

The Princesses, along with Anna and Elsa, make guest appearances in the 2018 film Ralph Breaks the Internet. This film marks the first direct interaction between the characters in an animated Disney feature.[37] Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, the directors of Ralph Breaks the Internet, said that a film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response and "if there's a good story to be told."[38]

In 2021, Disney Channel began to air shorts in the Chibi Tiny Tales series, a loose follow up to Big Chibi 6 The Shorts, based on the Disney Princess franchise. The first episode, "Moana As Told By Chibi", was released on August 27, 2021.[39]

Literature[edit | edit source]

Comic adaptation[edit | edit source]

In Kilala Princess, a Japanese fantasy/romance manga produced by Kodansha that debuted on Nakayoshi in April 2005, a girl named Kilala and her adventures to find her kidnapped friend with the help of the first six Disney Princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine. However, Kilala herself is not considered part of the franchise.

On February 24, 2016, a Disney Princesses anthology on-going comic book's first issue hit the stands. The series is published by Joe Books.[40] Joe Books expanded Disney Princess to a graphic novel line as an exclusive for Target along with a Hasbro figure line and a Hybrid Promotions apparel line.[21]

Video games[edit | edit source]

Disney Princesses have appeared in various other media, such as video games, including Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, Disney Princess: Magical Jewels, and Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure.[41] Rapunzel can be found as a character in the 2013 game Disney Infinity. Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition has the addition of Merida and Jasmine. However, Merida is also included with Stitch in the Toy Box Starter Pack. Disney Infinity 3.0 has the addition of Mulan. Merida can be found as a character via Pixar Family Builds in the 2018 Lego game Lego The Incredibles. All Disney Princesses are also playable characters in the mobile game Disney Magic Kingdoms, with Cinderella, Aurora, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel being part of the main storyline, while the rest are limited-time characters.

Kingdom Hearts[edit | edit source]

In the Kingdom Hearts game series, the seven "Princesses of Heart," are young ladies with entirely pure hearts who would open the way to Kingdom Hearts if gathered together. Five of these maidens include the Disney Princesses being Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, and Jasmine. The remaining Princesses of Heart are Alice from Alice in Wonderland and game series' heroine, Kairi. While both Ariel and Mulan are not Princesses of Heart, they are instead party members of their respective worlds. The Disney Princesses make various appearances throughout the series:

  • While Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi all appear in the first game, only Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine reappeared in Kingdom Hearts II with Kairi, though the others are mentioned. Mulan, however, makes her first appearance as the player visits her world. She serves as a tradeable character in the party similarly to how Ariel was in the first Kingdom Hearts.
  • Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi appear in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories as figments of Sora or Riku's memory, but their roles as Princesses of Heart are not brought up.
  • Belle and Jasmine reappear in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days when they each meet Roxas. Wonderland reappears as well, but without Alice.
  • Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and a young Kairi appear in the prequel Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, as the game's playable characters Terra, Aqua, and Ventus assume prominent positions in the princesses' original stories.
  • Digital versions of Alice and Jasmine appear in Kingdom Hearts Coded.[42]
  • Kingdom Hearts III introduces the "New Seven Hearts," which is a new set of princesses inheriting the roles from the previous princesses, with Kairi being the only princess from the original seven retaining her role. Rapunzel is the only Disney Princess currently known to be among the New Seven Hearts, while non-members Anna and Elsa from Frozen are also known to be members.
  • As of present, Pocahontas, Tiana, Merida, and Moana are the only Disney Princesses who have yet to appear in the series.

Criticisms and the development in the image of a Disney Princess[edit | edit source]

With such an impact on society, Disney often receives a lot of criticism for the potentially harmful effects of their content on cultures.[43] However, the development in the image of the Disney Princesses shows that Disney company has tried to build their image consistent with the values of modern society. Maturity in the image of the Disney Princesses is clearly manifested in three aspects.

First, there is a remarkable improvement in gender roles in Disney Princess films. In early princess movies, the images of princesses were associated with jobs that were supposed to be for women.[44] There is Cinderella who was always cleaning to serve her stepmother and her two stepsisters, and even Snow White who cleaned the house while waiting for the dwarfs to come home from work. In the 1930s, Snow White - the first Disney Princess - appeared on screen, showing the measure of the society of a model woman at that time: worthy and dependent. This pattern has remained the same for almost 30 years while most of the following princesses still need a prince to help them. It was not until Pocahontas' time that the first signs of the influence of gender equality activities appeared. Pocahontas is considered the character with the biggest difference from previous princesses as she is less represented through romantic relationships, and she is the first princess who truly has a voice in the film. Mulan strongly followed this change. She is the first princess to truly escape the image of a sweet, feminine girl. Mulan was engaged in jobs that were supposed to be for men, she joined the army to defend the country. However, the film still received negative reviews from feminist critics. They consider the film to poke fun at gender roles when Mulan has to pretend to be a boy to get what she wants.[45] Until 2012, Disney released Merida, a completely independent and powerful princess. Merida was very fond of archery and horse riding, and she beat all the other princes in archery competitions. Merida is said to have more masculine traits (62%) than other Disney Princesses.[46] Merida's image marked a milestone in the development of gender roles in Disney princess films. Princesses are no longer just weak women waiting for help from the prince, they have become strong, empowered girls.

Second, the evolution of Disney Princesses is also reflected in ethnic diversity. Most of the early princesses were depicted as white-skinned girls. It was not until 1992 that we saw racial diversity in Aladdin, starring Jasmine. Although this is considered a turning point in the cultural diversity of Disney princess films, the image of this character has been criticized that the character's personality has been westernized.[47] Disney continues to expand the promotion of ethnic diversity by releasing three consecutive films in its princess franchise featuring the princesses of color, Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998) and The Princess and the Frog (2009).

Last, the princesses are gradually portrayed with their own personalities and ideals. Early princesses were depicted primarily in terms of beauty.[48] The common strengths of these princesses are innocence, kindness, tenderness, selflessness and beauty. These are all traits that are hailed as female standards. It is only a problem when it lacks diversity, misleads that girls are only appreciated when they are beautiful, kind and sweet. Strong and personality princesses are equally worthy of honor just as much as charming and feminine girls. More interesting developments in personality can be seen in modern princesses. They have the opinions, the desires and the purpose of life. Belle in Beauty and the Beast (1991) is an intellectual girl who loves to read and she is not content to just live a peaceful life in the boring countryside. Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009) is a hardworking girl who dreams of opening her own restaurant. The princesses' ego is shown more clearly and vividly through each Disney Princess movie.

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

As of 2021, four Disney Princess films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant":

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