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[[Image:Disney Princess Logo.jpg|right|200px|The official Disney Princess logo]]
The '''Disney Princesses''' are [[fictional characters]] who have been featured as part of the [[List of Disney characters|Disney character line-up]].   However, usually only one Disney Princess has appeared in each [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[animated film]]. The main six are: [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella]], [[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Aurora]], [[Princess Ariel|Ariel]], [[Belle (Beauty and the Beast)|Belle]], and [[Princess Jasmine|Jasmine]], all of whom have royal title by marriage or birth. Recently, [[Fa Mulan|Mulan]] and [[Pocahontas (Disney character)|Pocahontas]] have been included as princesses, despite having neither character being a "real" princess (Pocahontas, however, is referred to as a princess in ''[[Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World|Pocahontas II]]'', and could be considered a princess given that she is the chieftain's daughter).<ref name="disney">http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html</ref>  Also, Disney announced that their 2009  animated feature ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'' will feature Princess Tiana, the first [[Black people|black]] princess to join the ranks of Disney Princesses.<ref>http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=1581</ref>

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-along videos, and miniature doll castles featuring the Disney Princesses.
[[Image:Ifyoucandreamalternatelogo.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Eight Official 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. 

''Princess Party Palace'' (formerly known  as ''The Princess Power Hour'') is the name of an ended block on [[Toon Disney]]. It aired episodes of ''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''. It started in 2000 under its original name, and underwent the name change in 2004. It ended in 2007. 

==History==
In early 2000, when Andy Mooney was hired by the Disney consumer- products division to help combat dropping sales, the idea for the Disney Princess franchise was born. Soon after joining Disney, Mooney attended his first “Disney on Ice” show. While waiting in line, he found himself surrounded by young girls dressed as princesses. “They weren’t even Disney products. They were generic princess products,” he mused. Soon after realizing the demand, the Disney Princess line was formed.

Despite limited [[advertising]] and no [[focus group]]s, 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.
[[Image:Disney princess Figurine Set.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Disney Princess Figurine Set with the Eight Official Princesses]]

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". <ref name="orenstein">[[Peggy Orenstein]], [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?ex=1324616400&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "What's Wrong With Cinderella?"] ''[[New York Times Magazine]]'', 24 Dec 2006.</ref> She now stars in her own Disney franchise, the [[Disney Fairies]].

==Character list==
===Disney Princesses===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Princess
!Image
!Animated Film
|-
!'''[[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]] '''
|[[Image:Snowwhite1.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'']]
|-
!'''[[Cinderella]]'''
|[[Image:Cinderelladisney.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|''Cinderella'']]'''
|-
!'''[[Princess Aurora]]'''
|[[Image:PrincessAuroraSleeps.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|''Sleeping Beauty'']]'''
|-
!'''[[Princess Ariel]]'''
|[[Image:Ar-iel.JPG|100px]]
|'''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid'']]'''
|-
!'''[[Belle (Disney)|Belle]] '''
|[[Image: Belle_gold_dress.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast'']]'''
|-
!'''[[Princess Jasmine]]'''
|[[Image:Lindalarkin aladdin.JPG|100px]]
|'''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|''Aladdin'']]
|-
!'''[[Pocahontas (Disney character)|Pocahontas]] '''
|[[image:Pocahontas_dis_1.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|''Pocahontas'']]<ref name="disney"/>'''
|-
!'''[[Fa Mulan|Mulan]]'''
|[[Image:Moolawn1.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Mulan|''Mulan'']]<ref name="disney"/>'''
|-
!'''[[The Frog Princess (film)#Characters|Princess Tiana]] '''
|[[Image:Frog_princess_maddy.jpg|100px]]
|'''''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'''''<ref name="comm1" />
|}

===Guest Disney Princesses===
Various other Disney princesses have gueststarred alongside the eight above princesses in franchise merchandise.
[[Image:Disney princess alice.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Official Disney Princess art with Alice accompanied by the eight official princesses]]
*On the ''Princess Collection 2'' CD, songs by [[Maid Marian]] (''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''), [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] (''[[The Lion King]]'') and [[Megara (mythology)|Megara]] (''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'') are included.

*On the ''Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream'' DVD, sing along segments with [[Megara (mythology)|Megara]] (''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]''), [[Minnie Mouse|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 (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''), Maid Marian (''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'') and Princess Melody (''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]'') are included.

* Considered by some a Disney Princess is Esmeralda from [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]] because she weds a captain of war, Phoebus as does an official disney princess, Mulan.

*On the ''Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Perfectly Princess'' DVD sing along segments with Alice (''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'') and Princess Melody (''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]'') are included.

*It should also be noted that Alice was included in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' as one of the [[Disney Princess#Kingdom Hearts|Princesses of Heart]], all of whom were official Disney Princesses besides her (and the game's original princess [[Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)|Kairi]]).  Alice has recently appeared in official Disney Princess art, and is included in the Disney Princess music video ''[[Ella Enchanted (album)|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.

==Original songs==
Aside of the pre-existing princess songs from the films, there have been original songs produced for the Disney Princess franchise. All of the songs are sang by the princesses, with the exception of "Where Dreams Begin" which is sang from the perspective of the eight princesses, but not by the princesses themselves, and is merely credited by Disney as being sang 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)
*"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)
*"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 (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" (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)

==''Kingdom Hearts''==
In the [[Kingdom Hearts|''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 (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] in battle when he visits her world, is not one of the Princesses of Heart. The other two Princesses of Heart are [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 Film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and the original character [[Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)|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).

As of now, Pocahontas is the only official Disney Princess that does not appear whatsoever 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''==
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''[[Kilala Princess]]'' is a [[Japan]]ese [[fantasy]]/[[romance]] [[manga]] produced by [[Tokyopop]] that debuted in January of 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'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 featured a new “Enchanted Adventures Parade" and a specially themed fireworks spectacular called "Magic, Music and Mayhem."  The parade featured the six main Princesses attended by knights and dancers.

Each land was themed accordingly to a pirate or princess. Among the themed areas included Jasmine's Court in [[Adventureland]], Ariel's Court in [[Fantasyland]], and the Princess Pavilion in Mickey's Toon Town Fair. The princesses available for meet-n-greets were Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, and Pocahontas.

==''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]]'', is scheduled for release on [[September 4]], [[2007]]. It will be 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 featured the same Princess Aurora story, but had a [[Belle (Disney)|Belle]] story rather than Jasmine.

==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. Orenstein referenced how “dirty kneed” [[Dora the Explorer]] became a princess in 2004, with merchandise released to commemorate the event.

[[Princess Clara]] from the animated television series ''[[Drawn Together]]'' is a crude parody of the Disney Princesses.

==Notes==
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==See also==
*[[List of Disney princes|Disney Princes]]

==External links==
*[http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html Official Disney Princess site]
[[Category:Disney characters|Princesses]]
[[Category:Disney franchises|Princesses]]
[[Category:Fictional princesses|Disney]]

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