Disney Princesses are fictional characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. However, usually only one Disney Princess has appeared in each Disney animated film. The main six are: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine, all of whom have royal title by marriage or birth. Recently, Mulan and Pocahontas have been included as princesses, despite having neither character being a "real" princess (Pocahontas, however, could be considered to a princess, given that she is the chieftain's daughter). Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jane from Tarzan have also been included as Disney princesses.[1]
Despite each being from different films, all the Princesses have distinct similarities. All of them are leads in their respective movies (with the exception of Princess Jasmine), all have the ability to communicate with animals (displaying a sign of goodness towards all creatures), all have beautiful singing voices, and all have a love interest that is resolved at the end of their movies. The first three (Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora) are victims of misfortune until their happy endings; the others (whose movies were created in the late 20th century) have strong personas and seek adventure in the unknown world. Unsurprisingly, all of the Princesses are known for their beauty in both their movies and the real world.
The Walt Disney Company has released dolls, sing-a-long videos, and miniature doll castles featuring the Disney Princesses.
The Disney Princesses are also featured in the Fantasmic! Nighttime Show Spectacular in Disneyland and Disney-MGM Studios.
Apart from them but not featured in any books and videos, there are Disney Princes who are the husbands of most of the princesses.
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Contents
- 1 Character list
- 2 Controversy over the term
- 3 Kingdom Hearts
- 4 Notes
- 5 External link
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Character list
- Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- Cinderella (Cinderella)
- Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
- Princess Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
- Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
- Princess Jasmine (Aladdin)
- Pocahontas (Pocahontas)
- Mulan (Mulan)
On the Princess Collection 2 CD songs by Meg (Hercules), Maid Marian (Robin Hood) and Nala (The Lion King) are included as well.
Controversy over the term
One major criticism of the Disney Princess line is that although Mulan is not a princess and thus goes against the title of the line, she is included. Similarly, Princess Eilonwy (The Black Cauldron) and Princess Kida (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) (who are both real princesses) are excluded from the line; the main reason for this is the fact that both Atlantis: The Lost Empire and The Black Cauldron were critical failures and therefore not popular to both consumers' and Disney's eyes. Princess Tiger Lily (Peter Pan) is also excluded, possibly because she provides competition for Wendy. Lastly, Megara (Meg), the wife of Hercules, is not included. Though not portrayed as one in Disney’s Hercules, in mythology Megara is the princess of Thebes. In any case she is the wife of a demi-god, which would seem equal to the status of a princess
Kingdom Hearts
In the Kingdom Hearts video game, most of the main Disney Princesses are featured as the seven Princesses of Heart. The exception to this is Ariel, although she does aid Sora when he visits her world. The other two Princesses of Heart are Alice from Alice in Wonderland and the original character Kairi.
Notes
- ^ http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html
External link
- Official Disney Princess site
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