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Disney Princess is a Walt Disney Company franchise, based on fictional characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. 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 as well.[1][2] Disney recently announced that new Princesses would be added: Princess Tiana, from their 2009 animated feature The Princess and the Frog, will become the first black princess to join the ranks of Disney Princesses and also Rapunzel and Princess Merida from the pixar film The Bear and the Bow[3].[4] The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, and a variety of other children's products, apparel, and even band-aids featuring the Disney Princesses.
History
In early 2000, when Andy Mooney was hired by Disney's Consumer Products division to help combat dropping sales, the idea for the Disney Princess franchise was born. Soon after joining Disney, Mooney attended his first Disney on Ice show. While waiting in line, he found himself surrounded by young girls dressed as princesses. “They weren’t even Disney products. They were generic princess products,” he mused. Soon after realizing the demand, the Disney Princess line was formed.
Despite limited advertising and no focus groups, the various Disney Princess items released became a huge success. Sales at Disney Consumer Products rose from $300 million in 2001 to $3 billion in 2006. Today there are over 25,000 products based on the franchise.
The princesses to be featured in the line were chosen from classic Disney films. The characters were not chosen specifically for their royal titles, but rather for how well they fit into what Disney executives deemed “the Princess mythology”. Mulan is an example of this concept; she has no familial ties to royalty, but is still included in the character list. Tinker Bell was once included under the same principle before it was decided she was not suited for the "mythology".[5] She now stars in her own Disney franchise, the Disney Fairies.
Character list
Disney Princesses
- Princess Snow White - voiced by Adriana Caselotti - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Cinderella - voiced by Ilene Woods - Cinderella (1950) / Jennifer Hale - Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
- Princess Aurora - voiced by Mary Costa - Sleeping Beauty (1959) / Erin Torpey - Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
- Princess Ariel - voiced by Jodi Benson - The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Belle - voiced by Paige O'Hara - Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Princess Jasmine - voiced by Linda Larkin - Aladdin (1992)
- Pocahontas - voiced by Irene Bedard - Pocahontas (1995)
- Mulan - voiced by Ming-Na - Mulan (1998)
Announced Disney Princesses
- Tiana - will be voiced by Anika Noni Rose - The Princess and the Frog (2009)[4]
- Rapunzel - will be voiced by Kristin Chenoweth - Rapunzel (2010)[6]
- Princess Merida - will be voiced by Reese Witherspoon[7]
Guest Disney princesses
Various other Disney princesses have guest starred alongside the eight above princesses in franchise merchandise.
- On the Princess Collection 2 CD, songs by Maid Marian (Robin Hood), Nala (The Lion King) and Megara (Hercules) are included.
- On the Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream DVD, sing along segments with Megara (Hercules), Princess Minnie (Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers) and Princesses Mei, Ting-Ting, and Su (Mulan II) are included.
- On the Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Enchanted Tea Party DVD sing along segments with Alice (Alice in Wonderland), Maid Marian (Robin Hood) and Princess Melody (The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea) are included. Sing-along segments with both Alice and Princess Melody are also included in the Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Perfectly Princess DVD as well.
- It should also be noted that Alice was included in Kingdom Hearts as one of the Princesses of Heart, all of whom were official Disney Princesses besides her (and the game's original princess Kairi). Alice has recently appeared in official Disney Princess art, and is included in the Disney Princess music video It's Not Just Make Believe and The Perfect Princess Tea with the eight official princesses, though she still remains excluded from the line up.
- Giselle from Disney's film Enchanted was originally going to be added to the line until the company realized it would have to pay the actress, Amy Adams, royalties.[6]
Original songs
Aside from the pre-existing princess songs from the films, there have been original songs produced for the Disney Princess franchise. All of the songs are sung by the princesses, with the exception of "Where Dreams Begin," which is sung from the perspective of the eight princesses, but not by the princesses themselves, and is merely credited as being sung by "Disney Princess".
- "Where Dreams Begin"
- "The Way To Bake (A Delicious Cake)" (sung by Snow White)
- "A Holly Jolly Christmas Snow" (sung by Snow White, Grumpy, Bashful and Doc)
- "The Night Before Christmas" (sung by Snow White, Grumpy, Bashful and Doc)
- "Every Girl Can Be a Princess" (sung by Cinderella)
- "I’m Giving Love for Christmas" (sung by Cinderella)
- "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (sung by Cinderella)
- "Waiting For My Prince" (sung by Princess Aurora)
- "Christmas With My Prince" (sung by Princess Aurora)
- "Keys to the Kingdom" (sung by Princess Aurora)
- "Happy Birthday, Princess!" (sung by Princess Ariel)
- "Manners And Etiquette" (sung by Princess Ariel)
- "I Just Love Getting Dressed For Tea" (sung by Princess Ariel)
- "Christmas in the Ocean" (sung by Princess Ariel and Sebastian)
- "Ariel's Christmas Island" (sung by Princess Ariel and Sebastian)
- "There's Only One Ariel" (sung by Princess Ariel and her sisters)
- "The Perfect Princess Tea" (sung by Belle)
- "The Princess Dance" (sung by Belle)
- "So Very Glad You're Here" (sung by Belle)
- "Holidays at Home" (sung by Belle)
- "The Christmas Waltz" (sung by Belle)
- "Musical Chairs" (sung by Princess Jasmine)
- "I've Got My Eyes On You" (sung by Princess Jasmine)
- "Peacock Princess" (sung by Princess Jasmine)
- "These Moments We Share" (sung by Pocahontas)
- "Silver and Gold" (sung by Pocahontas)
- "Cups and Saucers" (sung by Mulan)
- "The Holly and the Ivy" (sung by Mulan)
- "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (sung by Snow White, Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Princess Ariel, Belle and Princess Jasmine)
- "The Beauty of the Season" (sung by Snow White, Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Princess Ariel, Belle and Princess Jasmine)
- "Christmas Is Coming!" (sung by Snow White, Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Princess Ariel, Belle, Princess Jasmine and Pocahontas)
- "If You Can Dream" (sung by Cinderella, Princess Aurora, Princess Ariel, Belle, Princess Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan)
Live events
All the princesses are available for meet-n-greets in the Disneyland Resort in CA. Additionally, Snow White has her own ride known as Snow White's Scary Adventures. In 2006, as part of the Year of Million Dreams celebration, the Fantasyland Theater began hosting the Disneyland Princess Fantasy Faire. The show has Lords and Ladies teaching young girls the proper ettiquete for a princess and features appearances by the Disney Princesses themselves. Princesses that have appeared include Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Princess Minnie, and Ariel.
Young girls will have the opportunity to meet their favorite Disney Princess as they dine in at Ariel's Grotto Character Dining in Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort.
The princesses are also featured in parades and shows throughout the resort, including Fantasmic!, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams, A Christmas Fantasy Parade, and Disney's Electrical Parade.
The princesses are also available for meet-n-greets in Florida, but in more specific locations. Cinderella and her friends appear 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 the Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The other princesses are showcased at the Princess Storybook meal - breakfast, lunch, and dinner - at Akershus Castle in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot. This particular meal is known to feature many guest Disney Princesses, including (but not limited to) Alice, Megara, Esmeralda, Princess Minnie, Wendy Darling, and Jane.
Many shows and parades across the property feature the princesses, including Fantasmic, SpectroMagic, Dream Along with Mickey, the Disney Dreams Come True Parade, Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade, and Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade.
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
This store opened April 5, 2006 at the World of Disney store in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World. The salon allows little girls 3 and up to being transformed into Disney princesses with hairstyling, make-up, and manicures, dresses, wands, crowns, etc. A second salon opened in Cinderella’s Castle in the Magic Kingdom on September 10, 2007. Prices range from $45 to $280.[8]
Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party
On January 22, 2007, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World began its first Pirate and Princess Party. This hard ticketed event features “Disney's Enchanted Adventures Parade" and a specially themed fireworks spectacular called "Magic, Music and Mayhem." The parade features the six main Princesses attended by knights and dancers.
Each land is themed accordingly to a pirate or princess. Among the themed areas are Jasmine's Court in Adventureland, Ariel's Court in Fantasyland and the Princess Pavilion in Mickey's Toontown Fair. The princesses available for meet-n-greets include Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Snow White, and Belle.
Disneyland Paris features the special nighttime show Disney's Fantillusion which involves the princesses as the finale. The four princesses that appear are Snow White, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine.
The Disney Cruise Line ships features musical stage shows which feature the Princesses. Pocahontas, Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan, Belle, Cinderella, Aurora and Snow White also appear for meet-and-greets on the boat. Other popular Disney girls appear for meet and greets as well such as Meg, Alice, Jane, Wendy, Esmeralda, and Nala.
Television and video
Princess Party Palace (formerly known as The Princess Power Hour) was a television series on Toon Disney from 2000 until 2007. It aired episodes of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
Enchanted Tales
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 movie in the series, entitled Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, was released on September 4, 2007. It is a musical film featuring new tales 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, and it remains unclear what the current status of A Kingdom of Kindness is.
The second installment in the series (that has yet to receive a title) is to feature a new Mulan story and a new Cinderella story, and will center around the theme of honesty. It is set to be released sometime in 2008.[9]
Video games
Kingdom Hearts
In the Kingdom Hearts video game for Playstation 2, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, and Jasmine are featured as five of the seven "Princesses of Heart", a term for young ladies with entirely pure hearts. Ariel, while featured in the game as an aid to Sora in battle when he visits her world, is not one of the Princesses of Heart. The other two Princesses of Heart are Alice from Alice in Wonderland and the original character Kairi.
In the first sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the princesses reprise the same roles, but this time as figments of Sora's memory.
In the second sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, Mulan is also a character in the game, as an aid in battle when Sora visits her world (like Ariel in the previous game). Ariel, Jasmine and Belle also make a return, though this time around Ariel is a plot object rather than an aid in battle, and Belle plays a much bigger and more prominent role in the story (unlike last time, she has her own world, and voice acting rather than just speaking through text).
In the upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the Playstation Portable, Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora have been confirmed through recent screenshots to feature along with their homeworlds. It is currently unknown whether or not Belle, Jasmine, Alice and Kairi will appear.
As of now, Pocahontas is the only official Disney Princess that does not appear in any of the Kingdom Hearts games, though future installments to the series are currently planned and it is unknown whether she or her world will be included in them.
Kilala Princess
Kilala Princess is a Japanese fantasy/romance manga produced by Tokyopop that debuted in January 2007, which revolves around a girl named Kilala and her adventures to find her kidnapped friend with the help of the six Disney Princesses, who are Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle. The storyline and overall makeup of the manga bears much resemblance to the Kingdom Hearts video game series.
Disney Princess video games
- 2003: Disney Princess (GBA)
- 2007 Disney Princess: Magical Jewels (DS/N-Gage)
- 2007 Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey (PS2/Wii/PC)
Criticism
On December 24, 2006, Peggy Orenstein published, “What’s Wrong With Cinderella?” in the New York Times. In her article, Orenstein discussed her concerns about the effects of princess figures on young girls. Orenstein used the Disney Princesses specifically to present many of her points. Orenstein also noted the pervasive nature of Princess merchandise and that every facet of play has its princess equivalent.[5]
Other sources have also voiced concern that the franchise could give young girls the wrong message. However, other parents say that young girls would eventually grow out of this phase.[10]
Notes
- ^ Pocahontas is referred to as a princess in Pocahontas II, and could be considered a princess as the chieftain's daughter. She was also referred to as a princess during production of the first film by Glen Keane).
- ^ "Official Disney Princesses website". disney.go.com. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-08-2008/0004789174&EDATE=
- ^ a b Chavez, Kellvin (2007-03-08). "Disney To Release The Frog Princess In 2009". www.latinoreview.com. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ a b Orenstein, Peggy (2006-12-24). "What's Wrong With Cinderella?". www.nytimes.com. The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
- ^ a b Marr, Merissa (2007-11-19). "Disney Reaches to the Crib To Extend Princess Magic". Retrieved 2007-11-25].
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- ^ Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique | Downtown Disney | Walt Disney World Resort
- ^ Wilensky, Dawn (June 15, 2007). "Putting Its Princesses to Work". www.licensemag.com. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
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