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[[Image:Disney Princess Logo.jpg|right|200px|The official Disney Princess logo]]
'''Disney Princess''' is a [[Walt Disney Company]] [[Media franchise|franchise]], based on [[fictional characters]] who have been featured as part of the [[List of Disney characters|Disney character line-up]]. The main six are: [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]], [[Cinderella]], [[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Aurora]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|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.<ref name="pocahontas">Pocahontas is referred to as a princess in ''[[Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World|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]]).</ref><ref name="disney">{{cite web | last = | first = | title =Official Disney Princesses website  | work =disney.go.com | date = | url =http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref> In 2007, Disney announced that a new Princess would be added: Princess Tiana, from their 2009 animated feature ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'', will become the first [[African American]] princess to join the ranks of Disney Princesses.<ref name="frog">{{cite web | last =Chavez | first =Kellvin | title =Disney To Release The Frog Princess In 2009 | work =www.latinoreview.com | date = 2007-03-08 | url =http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=1581 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref>

The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, and a variety of other children's products, apparel and even [[adhesive bandage|band-aids]] featuring the Disney Princesses.
[[Image:Ifyoucandreamlogo.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Eight Disney Princesses]]

[[Image:Disney_princess_pez.jpg|250px|thumb|right|New ''Enchanted Tales'' [[PEZ]] set featuring the eight Disney Princesses]]

==History==(of what the losers)
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 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.

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">{{cite web | last =Orenstein | first =Peggy | title =What’s Wrong With Cinderella?  | work =www.nytimes.com | publisher =The New York Times Magazine | date =2006-12-24 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?ex=1324616400&en=8e5a1ac1332a802c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
  | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref> She now stars in her own Disney franchise, the [[Disney Fairies]].

==Character list==
===Disney Princesses===
[[Image:Disney princess Figurine Set.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Disney Princess Figurine Set with the Eight Princesses]]

# [[Snow White (Disney)|Princess Snow White]] - [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937)]]
# [[Cinderella]] - [[Cinderella (1950 film)|''Cinderella'' (1950)]]
# [[Princess Aurora]] - [[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959)]]
# [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Princess Ariel]] - [[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|''The Little Mermaid'' (1989)]]
# [[Belle (Disney)| Belle]] - [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991)]]
# [[Princess Jasmine]] - [[Aladdin (film)|''Aladdin'' (1992)]]
# [[Pocahontas (Disney character)|Pocahontas]] - [[Pocahontas (1995 film)|''Pocahontas'' (1995)]]<ref name="disney"/><ref name="pocahontas" />
# [[Fa Mulan| Mulan]] - [[Mulan|''Mulan'' (1998)]]<ref name="disney"/>
# [[Princess Tiana|Princess Tiana]] - [[The Princess and the Frog|''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009)]]<ref name="frog" />
# Rapunzel - [[Rapunzel (2010 film)|''Rapunzel'' (2010)]]<ref name="marr" />
# unnamed Scottish princess<ref name="marr" />

===Guest Disney princesses===
[[Image:Disney princess alice.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Official Disney Princess art with Alice accompanied by the eight princesses]]
Various other Disney princesses have guest starred alongside the nine above princesses in franchise merchandise.

*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 (''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'') 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 [[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]]). Ariel, who's one of the (''Disney'')'s "official princesses", however, is not one of them.  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.

*Giselle from Disney's film ''[[Enchanted (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 <ref name="marr">{{cite web |url=http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119543097711697381.html |title=Disney Reaches to the Crib To Extend Princess Magic |last=Marr |first=Merissa |date=2007-11-19 |accessdate=2007-11-25]}}</ref>.

*The title character from Disney's upcoming [[Rapunzel (2010 film)|Rapunzel]] and a Scottish princess from an upcoming [[Pixar]] film will be added to the line in the future.<ref name="marr" />

==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 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 by Disney 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 (song)|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==
===[[Disneyland Resort]]===
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, [[Minnie Mouse|Princess Minnie]] and Ariel.

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 ''[[Main Street Electrical Parade|Disney's Electrical Parade]]''.

===[[Walt Disney World]]===
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 (Epcot)|Norway Pavilion]] at [[Epcot]].  This particular meal is known to feature many guest Disney Princesses, including (but not limited to) [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]], [[Megara]], [[Esmeralda (Disney)|Esmeralda]], [[Minnie Mouse|Princess Minnie]], [[Wendy Darling]] and [[Jane Porter (Tarzan)|Jane]].

Many shows and parades across the property feature the princesses, including ''[[Fantasmic]]'', the ''[[Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade]]'', ''[[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<br />
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  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 September 10, 2007.  Prices range from $45 to $280.
[http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/moreMagic/shoppingDetail?id=BibbidiBobbidiBoutiquePage]

===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 ticket event|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.

Due to the immense popularity of this event, Disney is offering the ''Pirate and Princess Party'' again in 2008 on select nights between mid-January and mid-March.

===[[Disneyland Resort Paris]]===
{{see also|Disney's Fantillusion}}
Disneyland Paris features the special nightime show [[Disney's Fantillusion]] which involves the princesses as the finale.  The four princesses that appear are Snow White, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine.

===[[Disney Cruise Line]]===
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 (TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|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]]'', 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 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 in film|2008]].<ref>{{cite web | last =Wilensky | first =Dawn | title =Putting Its Princesses to Work | work =www.licensemag.com | date =[[June 15]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.licensemag.com/licensemag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=432739&sk=&date=&%0A%09%09%09&pageID=2
  | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref>

==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 (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 [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Kairi|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 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]]/[[Romantic love|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)
*2008 ''Disney Princess 3 (working title)'' (PS3/X360/Wii/DS/PSP)

==Comparisons==
{{Original research|date=November 2007}}
Despite each being from different films, all the Princesses have distinct similarities. All of them are the protagonists of 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. Most of them have an older women as an enemy. The first three (Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora) are victims of misfortune until their happy endings; the others seek adventure in the unknown world. Most of the Disney Princesses are motherless, often when the Princess was a baby or small child.

==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.<ref name="orenstein" />

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.<ref>{{cite web  | last = | first = | title =What's Wrong With Being a Princess? | work =abcnews.go.com | date =[[April 22]], [[2007]] | url =http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Health/story?id=3065469&page=1 | accessdate = 2007-09-04 }}</ref>

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

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

==External links==
*[http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html Official Disney Princess site]

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[[Category:Disney franchises|Princesses]]
[[Category:Fictional princesses|Disney]]

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