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Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney in the late 1. Watch One Way Online Freeform here. Disney animated feature films. The franchise currently comprises eleven female protagonists from ten different Walt Disney Animation Studios films and one Pixar film who are either royal by birth, royal by marriage, or considered a "princess" due to their significant portrayal of heroism in their film. Most of the unofficial Disney Princesses do not join the line- up either because marketing is not successful, their film's box office gross did not fare well, or they are too young. In the case of Anna and Elsa, they ended up getting their own franchise because of how successful their movie was and didn't need to join the line- up. The original Disney Princess line- up featured Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan.

It later expanded to include Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida after the successes of their respective films. The Disney Princesses are featured in various sing- a- long video series released through the Walt Disney Company.

In addition, the franchise includes dolls, miniature castles and other toys. The Princesses are also featured very prominently at the Disney theme parks.

Since 2. 01. 3, with the exception of those created after the Disney Renaissance, the Princesses are showcased in their enhanced and modified redesigned outfits (excluding Ariel) instead of the ones that they wear in their own movies. History. In early 2. Andy Mooney was hired by the Disney consumer- products division to help combat dropping sales, the idea for the Disney Princess franchise was born. Soon after joining Disney, Mooney attended his first Disney On Ice show.

While waiting in line, he found himself surrounded by young girls dressed as princesses. They weren't even Disney products.

They were generic princess products," he mused. Soon after realizing the demand, the Disney Princess line was formed. Despite limited advertising and no focus groups, the various Disney Princess items released became a huge success. Sales at Disney Consumer Products rose from $3. Today there are over 2. The Princesses to be featured in the line were chosen from classic Disney films.

The characters were not chosen specifically for their royal titles, but rather for how well they fit into what Disney executives deemed "the Princess mythology". Mulan is an example of this concept; she has no familial ties to royalty but is still included in the character list. Tinker Bell and Esmeralda were once included under the same principle before it was decided that they were not suited for the "mythology".[1] Recently, though, Tinker Bell has starred in her own Disney franchise, the Disney Fairies. Other fairies were created specifically for the franchise. The line began with a book series by Gail Carson Levine and has since spawned toys, direct- to- video movies and other products based on the characters. At one point, Jane Porter, Giselle, Anna, and Elsa were considered to be included in the line- up, but were never realized.

Requirements. Several apparent rules have been enforced as to separate who is an official Disney Princess, and who is not.[2] There are only four "official" rules, though there are also unofficial rules. The character must be human, or human- like in the case of Ariel and formerly Tinker Bell. The character must have a primary role in an animated Disney/Pixar film. The character must not have been introduced in a sequel. The character must have either been born royal, married royal, or have performed an act of heroism. In addition, the overall critical and box office success of the film can be seen as the deciding factor as to whether or not a character can join the franchise.

Character Background. The characters themselves, despite appearing in separate films, have distinct similarities.

The Princesses show good will towards all creatures, evidenced by the common ability to communicate with animals. The Princesses are known for their inner and outer beauty, as well as having beautiful singing voices, apart from Merida, who only sings a song with her mother when she is little in her film. Each Princess, excluding Merida, has a romance that is resolved by the end of her debut film; the male counterparts known as Disney Princes. These charismatic girls carry a similar personality in their eras, in the beginning with the first three (Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora), their characteristics were well known as classy, graceful and romantic daydreamers, who suffered from the actions caused by others. They held an inner strength through compassion, love, kindness and, particularly with Snow White, a strong sense of resilience. After the Renaissance Era, these popular heroines became more active than reactive with Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. Their characteristics were known to be strong- willed, adventurous, feisty, cunning, and determined.

As well their goals focused more on adventure and freedom than love, and these girls were more fighters for their dreams than the first three. They also existed in worlds which were more self- aware of the traditional and changing role of women; particularly Ariel, with her villainess assuring her that women on land should keep silent, Belle, with her villain assuring her that "it's not right for a woman to read", and Mulan, with her peers extolling masculine traits in addition to those of the ideal wife. The latest ones - Tiana and Rapunzel - are in the modern era; Tiana, an original character, is much more a realist than the others, she does not want magic to make a dream come true but with only hard work, whereas Rapunzel is much more like the idealistic ones than Tiana. Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Merida are born of royal heritage as daughters of kings and queens.

Pocahontas can be considered as being of royal heritage, as she is the daughter of a chief and considered Native American royalty by the English. Cinderella, Belle, and Tiana become royalty by marriage. Mulan was neither royal by birth or marriage, but is still included in the line- up due to her high status by saving China and receiving grace from the Emperor. Disney Princess. The character of Snow White first originated in 1.

Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Schneewittchen" about a beautiful German princess with a jealous stepmother. Walt Disney turned this classic fairy tale into his very first animated feature film.

Her true love is the Prince, who breaks her sleeping death 'slumber' (caused by the Evil Queen) with love's first kiss. She befriends the seven dwarfs during her stay at their cottage.

At 1. 4, she is the youngest of the Princesses. Disney Princess. The best- known version of Cinderella is the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault in 1. In 1. 95. 0, it was turned into an animated feature- length film by Walt Disney. Cinderella Tremaine is the eldest of all the Disney Princesses. She is 1. 9 years of age during the events of the film. Her stepmother turned her into the family's sole servant after the death of her father. With magical help from her Fairy Godmother, she attends a royal ball and meets Prince Charming, and eventually marries him, thus freeing her from her life of servitude.

Cinderella is often considered the leader of the Princesses; often being put in the center of the group shots. Disney Princess. Singing voice. Cassidy Ladden. Best known as the heroine of the 1. Sleeping Beauty, which is very loosely based on Charles Perrault's "La Belle au Bois Dormant". Although her dress changes from blue to pink thanks to a disagreement between two of her guardians, Merryweather and Flora, outside the film, she is most commonly seen wearing pink. She was cursed at birth to die before the sun sets on her 1. Maleficent by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel.