Disney Princess

Disney Princess
Created by	Andy Mooney
Original work	Animated films
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	2000–present
Print publications
Book(s)	Disney Princess Chapter Books A Jewel Story
Comics	Kilala Princess Disney Princessesseries Disney Princess Comics
Magazine(s)	Disney Princess
Films and television
Film(s)	Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
Animated series	The Princess Power Hour(block) Sofia the First Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets
Games
Video game(s)	Enchanted Journey My Fairytale Adventure
Audio
Original music	Disney's Princess Favorites Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection Disney Princess Tea Party Ultimate Disney Princess
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	Dolls Palace Pets Comics line figures
Extension	Palace Pets
Clothing	Disney Fairy Tale Weddings collection
Official website
https://princess.disney /

Disney Princess,also called thePrincess Line,is amedia franchiseandtoy lineowned bythe Walt Disney Company.Created byDisney Consumer ProductschairmanAndy Mooney,the franchise features a lineup of female protagonists who have appeared in various Disney franchises.

The franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media but rather refers to select specific female lead characters from the company's animated films, including only protagonists of animated films fromWalt Disney Pictures,with twelve characters from theWalt Disney Animation Studiosfilms and one character from aPixarfilm, with the term "Princess" for the franchise being used as a title in a way unrelated to theroyal title,being used as a term for specific heroines who have shown notable inspiring qualities.The thirteen characters in the franchise consist ofSnow White,Cinderella,Aurora,Ariel,Belle,Jasmine,Pocahontas,Mulan,Tiana,Rapunzel,Merida,Moana,andRaya.

The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, beauty products, home decor, toys, and various other products featuring some of the Disney Princesses.Licensees for the franchise includeGlidden(wall paint),Stride Rite(sparkly shoes),Fisher-Price(plastic figurines),Lego(Lego sets),HasbroandMattel(games and dolls).

History

Conception

Standing in line in the arena [of aDisney on Iceshow], I was surrounded by little girls dressed head to toe as princesses...They weren't even Disney products. They were generic princess products they'd appended to a Halloween costume. And the light bulb went off. Clearly, there was latent demand here. So the next morning I said to my team, "O.K., let's establish standards and a color palette and talk to licensees and get as much product out there as we possibly can that allows these girls to do what they're doing anyway: projecting themselves into the characters from the classic movies."

—Mooney, on his creation of the Disney Princess franchise as reported byThe New York Times

FormerNike, Inc.executiveAndy Mooneywas appointed president ofThe Walt Disney Company'sDisney Consumer Productsdivision in December 1999.While attending his firstDisney on Iceshow, Mooney noticed that several young girls attending the show were dressed in princess attire—though not authentic Disney merchandise."They were generic princess products they'd appended to a Halloween costume", Mooney toldThe New York Times.Concerned by this, Mooney addressed the company the following morning and encouraged them to commence work on a legitimate Disney Princess franchise in January 2000.Walt's nephew,Roy E. Disney,objected to the creation of the line, as the company has long "avoided mingling characters from its classic fairy tales in other narratives, worrying that it would weaken the individual mythologies."

The originalDisney Princessline-up consisted ofSnow White,Cinderella,Tinker Bell,Aurora,Ariel,Belle,Jasmine,Pocahontas,Esmeralda,andMulan.Esmeralda was removed soon after.Tinker Bell was also removed; she would go on to headline the sister franchise seriesDisney Fairies.This was the first time the characters would be marketed in a separate franchise from their original films. Mooney decided that, when featured in marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other to keep their individual "mythologies" intact. "[Each] stares off in a slightly different direction as if unaware of the other's presence."

In an unconventional manner, Mooney and his team launched theDisney Princessline without utilizing anyfocus groupsand with minimal marketing. By 2001, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) had generated about $300 million, but by 2012, the division had increased revenue to $3 billion, making it the top seller of consumer entertainment products globally.DCP issued princess product licenses to Hasbro for games, Mattel for dolls, and Fisher-Price for plastic figurines in 2000, allowing the franchise to meet the $1 billion mark in revenue in three years.

Expansions

Inductions and coronations

The Princesses at Merida's coronation on Cinderella Castle's forecourt stage at theMagic Kingdom ParkatWalt Disney Worldon May 11th, 2013.

Tianabecame the first additional character to theDisney Princessfranchise officially on March 14, 2010, taking Tinker Bell's short-lived place as the ninth member. Her "coronation" took place at theLotte New York Palace HotelinMidtown Manhattan.Tinker Bell was already heading up another franchise,Disney Fairies,starting in 2005.

Rapunzelwas crowned and inducted into the franchise as the tenth member on October 2, 2011, during "Rapunzel's Royal Celebration", a special event inLondon,England,United Kingdom.Also attended by the other Princesses plus the Fairy Godmother and Flynn Rider, it included a procession throughHyde Parkconcluding with a ceremony atKensington Palacein theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,a residence used bythe Royal Familysince the 17th century and whose residents includedDiana, Princess of WalesandPrincess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.Disney hosted the event in cooperation withHistoric Royal Palaces,a British nonprofit organization that maintains the State Rooms.

On May 11, 2013,Meridabecame the firstPixarcharacter as well as the eleventh member of the franchise series in a coronation ceremony in front ofCinderella Castleat theMagic Kingdom ParkatWalt Disney WorldinOrlando,Florida,United States of America.

In May 2019,Moanawas added to the line-up as the twelfth member of the franchise without having a coronation ceremony, but rather being included in new future merchandise.

In August 2022, it was announced thatRayafromRaya and the Last Dragonwould be inducted as the thirteenth member in the franchise during World Princess Week atDisneyland Paris.In January 2023, she was included in some Disney Princess products and has been later added in August that year among the other princesses on their official website.

Redesigns, merchandise and other events

A line ofDisney Fairy Tale Weddinggowns were designed by Kirstie Kelly, based on the Princesses, and were available in January 2008.

In 2012, the Princesses were given modern redesigns. While some like Tiana and Rapunzel just had added glitter on their outfits, others like Belle, Ariel, and Jasmine received new hairstyles or modified outfits. The most drastic of these was Cinderella, who was given side-swept bangs and an outfit with sheer sleeves.

WithTarget Corporationas its marketing partner, Disney held the first National Princess Week on April 23, 2012. During the week, there was the release ofThe Princess Diarieson Blu-ray andThe Very Fairy Princessbook.Harrods already has aDisney Storewithin, followed by their Christmas theme, Disney Princess, by having Oscar de la Renta designed dress for the Princess on display.In August, the dress was on display at theD23 Expobefore being auctioned on November 13 to benefitGreat Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.

Matteladded a Barbie princess-themed line in late 2010 and the fairy tale-basedEver After Highin 2013. With these competing lines and an expiration of the brand license at the end of 2015, Disney offeredHasbroa chance to gain the license, given their work onStar Wars,which led to aDescendantslicense. DCP was also attempting to evolve the brand by marketing them less as damsels and more as heroines. In September 2014, Disney announced that Hasbro would be the licensed doll maker for the Disney Princess line starting on January 1, 2016.

The June 2013 release of the Disney Princess Palace Pets app from Disney Publishing led DCP to turn Palace Pets into a Disney Princess franchise extension, with the release of the Palace Pets toy line in August from licensee Blip Toys. The line was also selected by TimetoPlayMag for its Most Wanted List Holiday 2013.In 2015, Disney Publishing released the animated short seriesWhisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets.The short journey to the magical world of Whisker Haven, a secret realm deep in a fairy tale land between the Disney Princess kingdoms.

Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media launched the Princess Comics line, which was started with Princess Comics graphic novels by Joe Book, in August 2018 at Target with Hasbro figures and Hybrid Promotions apparel. This expansion featured Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, and Pocahontas.

On April 27, 2021, Disney launched the Ultimate Princess Celebration. This year-long event brought back the princesses' classic designs and included many special events, products, and performances. Despite not being official,AnnaandElsafrom theFrozenfranchisewere included in parts of the celebration;they were removed from their temporary inclusion in the collection at the end of August 2022.When the celebration launched in South Africa on April 29, 2021, Sofia fromSofia the Firstand Elena fromElena of Avalorwere also included in its territory, though in a lesser capacity than the other princesses.

In January 2022, Mattel regained the license to produce lines of toys and dolls for the brand.

Official canon of Disney Princesses

The official canon of Disney Princesses consists of the female protagonists from thirteen selected Disney films, most of whom have royal ties within theirfictional universes.They were given an official number in the franchise line-up based on the chronological order in which their films were released, starting with Snow White as the first and original Disney Princess and Cinderella as the second, followed by Aurora and so on.

Current Official Princesses

No.	Name	Film	Year
1	Snow White	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937
2	Cinderella	Cinderella	1950
3	Aurora	Sleeping Beauty	1959
4	Ariel	The Little Mermaid	1989
5	Belle	Beauty and the Beast	1991
6	Jasmine	Aladdin	1992
7	Pocahontas	Pocahontas	1995
8	Mulan	Mulan	1998
9	Tiana	The Princess and the Frog	2009
10	Rapunzel	Tangled	2010
11	Merida	Brave	2012
12	Moana	Moana	2016
13	Raya	Raya and the Last Dragon	2021

Former Official Princesses

Name	Film	Year
Tinker Bell	Peter Pan	1953
Esmeralda	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	1996

Disney Parks & Resorts live experiences

Collapsible Summary Table¹

Area	Park/Resort	Location		Featured Princess(es)
		Name	Type
Disneyland Resort Anaheim Resort, Anaheim, CA, US	Disneyland	Royal Hall	Greeting	Multiple
		Snow White Grotto		Snow White + Multiple
		Frontierland		Pocahontas
		New Orleans Square		Tiana
		It's a Small WorldMall		Ariel(2023 live-action version)
	Disney California Adventure	Napa Rose (Breakfast only)	Dining/Greeting	Multiple
	Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa	Grizzly Peak	Greeting	Raya
Walt Disney World Bay Lake, Orlando, FL, US	Magic Kingdom	Princess Fairytale Hall		Multiple
		Cinderella's Royal Table	Dining/Greeting	Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel
		Enchanted Tales with Belle	Show/Greeting	Belle
		Ariel's Grotto	Greeting	Ariel
		Town Square		Snow White
		Liberty SquareGazebo		Merida
		Agrabah Bazaar		Jasmine
	Epcot	Akershus Royal Banquet Hall	Dining/Greeting	Multiple
		France Pavilion	Greeting	Aurora, Belle
		Germany Pavilion		Snow White
		Morocco Pavilion		Jasmine
		China Pavilion		Mulan
		Journey of Water	Experience/Greeting	Moana
	Disney's Hollywood Studios	Beauty and the BeastLive on Stage	Show	Belle
		Walt Disney Presents	Greeting	Ariel(2023 live-action version)
	Disney's Animal Kingdom	Discovery Island		Pocahontas, Moana
	Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa	1900 Park Fare	Dining/Greeting	Cinderella, Tiana
		Garden View Tea Room2 (Breakfast only)		Aurora
	Disney's Wilderness Lodge	Artist Point		Snow White
	Disney's BoardWalk Resort	Trattoria al Forno2 (Breakfast only)		Ariel, Rapunzel
Tokyo Disney Resort Urayasu, Chiba, Japan	Tokyo Disneyland	World Bazaar	Greeting	Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Rapunzel
		Fantasyland		Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Rapunzel
		Critter Country		Pocahontas
	Tokyo DisneySea	Arabian Coast		Jasmine
		Mermaid Lagoon		Ariel
Disneyland Paris Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy, Paris, Île-de-France, France	Disneyland Park (Paris)	Princess Pavilion		Single random
		L'Auberge de Cendrillon	Dining/Greeting	Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Merida
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China	Hong Kong Disneyland	Royal Reception Hall	Greeting	Random
		Adventureland		Jasmine, Mulan, Moana
		Frontierland		Pocahontas, Tiana
Shanghai Disney Resort Pudong, Shanghai, China	Shanghai Disneyland	Adventure Isle		Raya
		Storybook Court		Random
Aulani Ko Olina Resort,Kapolei, Oahu, HI, US		Aunty's Beach House	Experience/Greeting	Moana

¹Current as of April 14, 2024.

²Denotes an experience yet to resume following theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Does not include shows or parades featuring characters across the Disney franchises/IPs.

Disneyland

From left to right:Snow White,the Prince;Ariel,Prince Eric;Tiana,Prince Naveen;Rapunzel,Flynn Rider;Cinderella,Prince Charming;Prince Phillip,Aurora;Aladdin(as Prince Ali),Jasmine;Belle,the Beast(before returning to his human form) on February 14, 2012.

All the princesses are available for meet-and-greets atDisneyland Resortin California. Additionally, in 2006, as part of the "Year of Million Dreams" celebration, theFantasyland Theaterbegan hosting theDisneyland Princess Fantasy Faire,a show featuring "Lords" and "Ladies" who taught young boys and girls the proper etiquette to be a Prince or Princess and featured appearances from the Disney Princesses. In 2010, Rapunzel was given aTangledmeet-and-greet location. The Carnation Plaza Gardens bandstand, adjacent toSleeping Beauty Castle,was closed to replace a new Fantasy Faire area in the Spring of 2013.

Fantasy Faire

Fantasy Faire
Disneyland
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Opening date	March 3, 2013
Replaced	Carnation Plaza Gardens
Website	Fantasy Faire
Magic Kingdom
Name	Princess Fairytale Hall
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Opening date	September 18, 2013
Replaced	Snow White's Scary Adventures
Website	Princess Fairytale Hall
Shanghai Disneyland
Name	Storybook Court
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	May 7, 2016
Opening date	June 16, 2016
Website	Storybook Court
Hong Kong Disneyland
Name	The Royal Reception Hall
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	December 13, 2017 (temporary)
Opening date	December 14, 2017 (temporary) November 21, 2020 (reopened)
Website	The Royal Reception Hall
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Name	Princess Pavilion
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Website	Princess Pavilion
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Meet-and-greet location
Theme	Gothic-inspired village & fair
source

The Fantasy Faire area at Disneyland officially opened on March 12, 2013, as the permanent home for the Disney Princesses, consisting of a Royal Hall, a Royal Theatre, Maurice's Treats food cart, and a Fairytale Treasures gift shop.The theater features two small shows based onBeauty and the BeastandTangled.The hall is used for meet and greets with the princesses, which have a rotation schedule with three princesses scheduled to appear at a time.

Character Dining

The current Princess character dining offering at Disneyland is the "Disney Princess Breakfast Adventure" at Napa Rose atDisney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa.

Walt Disney World

AtWalt Disney World,the Princesses are available for meet-and-greets in more specific locations. Character dining for multiple Princesses is located at Cinderella's Royal Table atCinderella Castleat theMagic Kingdomand at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, which is named afterAkershus Fortressin Oslo and is set inside a partial recreation of the fortress/castle at the Norway Pavilion atEpcot.Snow White, Dopey, Grumpy, and the Queen can also be met at "Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White" at Artist Point atDisney's Wilderness Lodge.Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ariel and Rapunzel, along with Prince Eric and Flynn Rider, could also be met at the "Bon VoyageAdventure Breakfast "at Trattoria al Forno atDisney's BoardWalk Resort,but it is yet to resume.Similarly, the Perfectly Princess Tea party at the Garden View Tea Room atDisney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spafeaturing Aurora is also yet to resume following the pandemic.In April 2024, 1900 Park Fare at the same resort reopened with "Wish Makers Enchanted Dining" featuring Cinderella and Tiana, among others, including Aladdin and Mirabel fromEncantoafter having previously hosted "Cinderella's Happily Ever After Dinner" (formerly known as the "Cinderella's Gala Feast Dinner" ) featuring Cinderella, Prince Charming, Anastasia and Drizella before the pandemic.

Several Princesses are also found in their respective pavilions around the Epcot World Showcase, such as Snow White in Germany, Mulan in China, and Belle and Aurora in France. On September 18, 2013, a new meet-and-greet attraction calledPrincess Fairytale Hallopened in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom behind Cinderella Castle.

Disneyland Paris

A meet-and-greet location for a single Disney Princess is located at the Princess Pavilion near It's a Small World. In addition, Paris' Disneyland Park also hosts a Disney Princess character restaurant,L'Auberge de Cendrillon(Cinderella's Inn), besideLe Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant(Sleeping Beauty's Castle) in a building similar to a classic French inn and resembling Cinderella's Castle from the film.

Shanghai Disneyland

A Disney Princess meet-and-greet location called Storybook Court is operational and is located at Enchanted Storybook Castle.

Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland's Castle of Magical Dreams has a meet-and-greet location being The Royal Reception Hall for the Disney Princesses.

Aulani

The AulaniDisney Vacation Clubresort at theKo Olina Resortin Hawaii also hosts Kakamora Chaos with Moana at Aunty's Beach House, its kids club. The experience includes traditional Hawaiian children's games as well as the Kakamora Relay from her homeland of Motunui.

Media

Films and television

Princess Party Palace(formerly known asThe Princess Power Hour) was a programming block onToon Disneyfrom 2000 until 2007. It used to air episodes ofThe Little MermaidandAladdin.

The Disney Princesses' television appearances were compiled into theDisney Princess Collection,a series of compilation VHS cassettes containing episodes fromAladdinandThe Little Mermaid,as well as twoBeauty and the Beastspecials. A later DVD series,Disney Princess Stories,featured content similar to the previous release.

Belle had her live-action television seriesSing Me a Story with Belle.The first eight Disney Princesses also appeared on the animated TV seriesHouse of Mouse.Cinderella, Belle, and Snow White also made cameo appearances in the TV animated seriesMickey Mouse.The television specialThe Little Mermaid Live!starredAuliʻi Cravalhoas Ariel.The 2022 TV specialBeauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationstarredH.E.R.as Belle.

In early 2007, Disney announcedDisney Princess Enchanted Tales,a new series ofdirect-to-videofeatures that feature new stories for the Disney Princesses. The first film in the series,Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams,was released on September 4, 2007. It is a musical film featuring a new tale about Princess Jasmine and the first new tale about Princess Aurora since the originalSleeping Beauty.Originally,Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: A Kingdom of Kindnesswas 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.The series was cancelled, and onlyFollow Your Dreamsexists.

The TV seriesOnce Upon a Time,which aired on Disney-ownedABC,featured live-action versions of Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Mulan, Ariel, Rapunzel, Merida, Jasmine, and Tiana. Snow White and Belle are the main characters, while the rest make recurring and/or guest appearances. Beginning in season 7, Cinderella, Tiana, and Rapunzel are the main characters. Many of these characters are patterned after the Disney versions, but a few draw inspiration from older stories.

The TV seriesSofia the Firstpremiered on January 11, 2013, onDisney Junior.Cinderella appeared in the first film,Once Upon A Princess.Jasmine, Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Mulan, Tiana, and Merida appeared on the show. Ariel and Rapunzel appeared in the TV specialsThe Floating PalaceandThe Curse of Princess Ivy,respectively. However, Sofia is a minor princess and not in the royal court. She is voiced byModern FamilystarAriel Winter.In 2017, the TV seriesRapunzel's Tangled Adventuredebuted with the television filmTangled: Before Ever Afterserving as the pilot. In December 2020, it was originally announced that Tiana and Moana would have spin-off TV shows, both airing onDisney+,withMoana: The Seriesdebuting in 2024 andTianaset for a later date. However, in February 2024,Moana: The Serieswas transformed intoMoana 2,which is set for release on November 27, 2024, whileTianawill still be airing on Disney+ at a later date.

In the filmsMaleficent(2014) andMaleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019),Elle Fanningplays Aurora.Lily Jamesportrays Cinderella in theeponymous 2015 film.Emma Watsonis seen as Belle in the 2017 filmBeauty and the Beast.Naomi Scottstars as Jasmine in the 2019 filmAladdin.Liu Yifeiappears as Mulan in theeponymous 2020 film.Halle Baileyplays Ariel in the 2023 filmThe Little Mermaid.Rachel Zeglerhas been cast to portray the title character in the upcoming 2025 filmSnow White.Catherine Laga'aiahas been announced to play Moana in the upcoming2026 film of the same name.

The Princesses, along withAnnaandElsa(and Moana, who was not included in the franchise until the following year), make guest appearances in the 2018 filmRalph Breaks the Internet.This film marks the first direct interaction between the characters in an animated Disney feature.Rich MooreandPhil Johnston,the directors ofRalph Breaks the Internet,said that a film focusing on the Disney Princesses could be made depending on the audience's response and "if there's a good story to be told."

In 2021,Disney Channelbegan to air shorts in theChibi Tiny Talesseries, a loose follow-up toBig Chibi 6 The Shorts,based on the Disney Princess franchise. The first episode, "Moana As Told By Chibi", was released on August 27, 2021.

An animatedLegospecial,Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest,was released onDisney+on August 18, 2023. The special stars Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Moana, in an adventure to stop the evil plans ofGaston(the main antagonist ofBeauty and the Beast).

The Princesses, excludingMerida,appeared in the short filmOnce Upon a Studio(2023) in celebration of Disney's 100 anniversary.

Literature

Disney PrincessChapter Books

• Ariel: The Birthday Surprise
• Belle: The Mysterious Message
• Cinderella: The Great Mouse Mistake
• Tiana: The Grand Opening
• Jasmine: The Missing Coin
• Aurora: The Perfect Party
• Rapunzel: A Day to Remember

A Jewel Story

• Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace
• Cinderella: The Lost Tiara
• Belle: The Charming Gift
• Jasmine: The Jewel Orchard
• Tiana: The Stolen Jewel
• Merida: Legend of the Emeralds

Comic adaptation

InKilala Princess,a Japanese fantasy/romancemangaproduced byKodanshathat debuted onNakayoshiin April 2005, a girl named Kilala and her adventures to find her kidnapped friend with the help of the first six Disney Princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine). However, Kilala herself is not considered part of the franchise.

On February 24, 2016, aDisney Princessesanthology ongoing comic book's first issue hit the stands. The series is published by Joe Books.Joe Books expanded Disney Princess to a graphic novel line as an exclusive for Target along with a Hasbro figure line and a Hybrid Promotions apparel line.

Video games

Disney Princesses have appeared in various other media, such as video games, includingDisney Princess: Enchanted Journey,Disney Princess: Magical Jewels,andDisney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure.

Rapunzel can be found as a playable character in the 2013 gameDisney Infinity.Disney Infinity 2.0has the addition of Merida and Jasmine. However, Merida is also included withStitchin the Toy Box Starter Pack.Disney Infinity 3.0has the addition of Mulan.

All Disney Princesses are also playable characters in the mobile gameDisney Magic Kingdoms,with Cinderella, Aurora, Pocahontas, and Rapunzel being part of the main storyline, while the rest are limited time characters.

Almost all the Disney Princesses, with the exception of Cinderella and Pocahontas, are playable characters in the role-playing gameDisney Mirrorverse.

Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Moana, and Mulan appear as villagers inDisney Dreamlight Valley,with Cinderella and Tiana set for future updates.

Jasmine, Belle, Ariel and Mulan are all playable characters in the kart racing gameDisney Speedstorm.

Kingdom Hearts

In theKingdom Heartsgame series, the seven "Princesses of Heart",are young ladies with entirely pure hearts who would open the way to Kingdom Hearts if gathered together. Five of these maidens include the Disney Princesses being Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, and Jasmine. The remaining Princesses of Heart areAlicefromAlice in Wonderlandand game series' heroine,Kairi.While both Ariel and Mulan are not Princesses of Heart, they are instead party members of their respective worlds. The Disney Princesses make various appearances throughout the series:

• While Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi all appear in the first game, only Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine reappeared inKingdom Hearts IIwith Kairi, though the others are mentioned. Mulan, however, makes her first appearance as the player visits her world. She serves as a party member similarly to how Ariel was in the firstKingdom Hearts.
• Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi appear inKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoriesas figments ofSoraorRiku's memory, but their roles as Princesses of Heart are not brought up.
• Belle and Jasmine reappear inKingdom Hearts 358/2 Dayswhen they each meetRoxas.Wonderland reappears as well, but without Alice.
• Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and a young Kairi appear in the prequelKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep,as the game's playable charactersTerra,Aqua,andVentusassume prominent positions in the princesses' original stories.
• Digital versions of Alice and Jasmine appear inKingdom Hearts Coded.
• Kingdom Hearts IIIintroduces the "New Seven Hearts", which is a new set of princesses inheriting the roles from the previous princesses, with Kairi being the only princess from the original seven retaining her role. Rapunzel is the only Disney Princess currently known to be among the New Seven Hearts, while non-members Anna and Elsa fromFrozenare also known to be members. Ariel also appears in a minor role, as one of the characters that can be summoned by Sora in battle.
• As of present, Pocahontas, Tiana, Merida, Moana and Raya all have yet to appear in the series.

Awards and recognition

As of 2024, fiveDisney Princessfilms have been selected for preservation in theNational Film Registryby theLibrary of Congressfor being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant":

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937; added in 1989)
• Beauty and the Beast(1991; added in 2002)
• Cinderella(1950; added in 2018)
• Sleeping Beauty(1959; added in 2019)
• The Little Mermaid(1989; added in 2022)

External links

• Official website