Disney Princesses are the common name for the cartoon characters of Walt Disney Studios , whose images form the basis of the product line for children. Initially, the term "Disney princesses" refers to the six heroines of the Disney adaptations of classic fairy tales: Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty ), Snow White , Belle (The Beauty and the Beast ), Jasmine ( Aladdin ), Ariel (The Little Mermaid ), and Cinderella . Disney princesses also include Mulan , Tiana (The Princess and the Frog ), and Pocahontas [1] . On October 2, 2011, the Princesses joined Rapunzel (“ Rapunzel: A Tangled Story ”) [2] , and on May 11, 2013 - Merida (“ Brave ”) [3] . In 2019, through the official website and goods, Moana joined becoming the 12th official princess, since it took her more than a year to enter the lineup she would not have a coronation.
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Story
When Andy Mooney was hired by Disney Consumer Products in early 2000 to help tackle falling sales, the idea of a Disney Princess franchise was born. Shortly after joining the company, Mooney participated in his first Disney on Ice show. While waiting in line, he was surrounded by young girls dressed like princesses. “They were not even Disney products. They were born princesses, he thought. Soon after the realization of this, a line of Disney princesses was formed [4] .
Despite limited advertising, the release of Disney Princesses was a huge success. [4] Sales at Disney Consumer Products grew from $ 300 million in 2001 to $ 3 billion in 2006.
In 2009, expected sales totaled $ 4 billion.
Today there are over 25,000 franchise-based products.
Characters
Official princesses
| Princess Name | Scoring in the original | Films featuring | Songs | Description |
| Snow White | Adriana Caselotti (1937) Mary Kay Bergman (1989-1999) Caroline Gardner (2000-2010) Katherine Van Till (2011 - present) | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, cameo) Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowcovered in the Mouse House (2001) House of villains. The Mouse House (2001) Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004, cameo) | “I Want” ( English “I'm Wishing” ) “Smile and sing” ( Eng. “With a Smile and a Song” ) "Work and Hum" ( Eng. "Whistle While You Work" ) “ My Prince Will Come to Me ” | The daughter of the king and stepdaughter of the evil queen. She was euthanized by a poisonous apple. To break the evil spell and bring the princess back to life was able to kiss the loving prince. |
| Cinderella | Eileen Woods | Cinderella (1950) | " A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes " “True Sisters” “More Than a Dream” | A simple hardworking girl who, having married a prince, became a princess. |
| Jennifer hale Tami Tappan ( Cinderella III Songs : Evil Spell ) | Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True (2002) Cinderella 3: Evil Enchantment (2007) Sofia is beautiful. Princess Story (2012, cameo) | |||
| Aurora [5] | Mary costa | Sleeping Beauty (1959) Follow the dream (2007) | " Once Upon A Dream " | Princess from birth, daughter of a king and queen. Awakened by the kiss of Prince Philip after a sleepy spell cast on her, she later became his wife. |
| Erin Torpei Cassidy Laiden (Songs) | ||||
| Ariel | Jody benson | The Little Mermaid (1989) The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000) The Little Mermaid: The Beginning of Ariel's Story (2008) | " Part of Your World " | The youngest of the seven daughters of the sea king of Triton. Married the human prince Eric. |
| Belle | Paige O'Hara | Beauty and the Beast (1991) Beauty and the Beast: A Wonderful Christmas (1997) The magical world of Belle (1998) | " Beauty and the Beast " | The curious daughter of a simple inventor living in the village. Enchanted the prince, turned into a monster. She became a princess by marrying him. |
| Jasmine | Linda Larkin Lea Salonga ( Alladin and Enchanted Tales songs) Liz Callaway (Songs of Return of Jafar and King of Thieves ) | Aladdin (1992) The Return of Jafar (1994) Aladdin and the king of robbers (1996) Follow the dream (2007) | " A Whole New World " | Daughter of the sultan. A real oriental beauty who married a simple beggar. |
| Pocahontas | Irene Bedard Judy Coon (songs) | Pocahontas (1995) Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World (1998) | " Colors of the Wind " | The daughter of an Indian leader. Her image is based on a real historical figure - Matoaka , daughter of the leader of the tribe of Povaten nicknamed "Pocahontas" ("prankster"). |
| Mulan | Minna Lea Salonga (songs) | Mulan (1998) Mulan 2 (2004) | " Reflection " | A Chinese national heroine who almost alone saved China from the Hun conquerors. The image is based on Hua Mulan , the heroine of the poem. It is not a real princess, she was born in a simple family and (according to the plot of the cartoon) accepted the marriage proposal from the hereditary military Lee Sang. I almost married the king of Kigon, sacrificing herself for the freedom of choice of the daughters of the emperor of China, but eventually reunited with Li Shang. |
| Tiana | Anika Noni Rose | Princess and the Frog (2009) | " Almost There " | A black-skinned waitress living in the United States in Louisiana in New Orleans became a princess by marrying the prince of Maldonia. |
| Rapunzel | Mandy moore | Tangled History (2010) Rapunzel: Happy Forever (2012) | " When Will My Life Begin " | Unusual princess with magic golden hair 21 meters long. She entered into an agreement with the kingdom's main thief in order to free herself from the tower into which the evil witch concluded her. |
| Merida | Kelly mcdonald | Brave (2012) | " Touch the Sky " | Daughter of the Scottish king Fergus; she fed her mother an enchanted cake in order to change her fate, but she corrects the situation during the cartoon. |
| Moana | Aulia Cravalho | Moana (2016) | "How Far I'll Go" | 16-year-old daughter of the leader Tui. Since childhood, he loves the ocean and everything related to it. She was chosen by him in order to find Maui and force him to return the heart of the goddess. |
Unofficial princesses
Other Disney characters have also appeared in the product line, but are not considered part of the Disney Princess franchise.
| Princess Name | Original voice acting | Films featuring | Description |
| Alice | Katherine Beaumont | " Alice in Wonderland " | Along with other official Disney princesses, she was named the “Princess of the Heart” in the game for PlayStation 2 Kingdom Hearts . She also appeared in the music videos “It's Not Just Make Believe” and “The Perfect Princess Tea” with the other eight official princesses, but still Alice is excluded from the official lineup. |
| Ding Ding | May whitman | Peter Pan | For some time she was among the number, despite the fact that she was not a princess. However, it was later decided that it was not suitable for the "mythology" of the series [4] . |
| Esmeralda | Demi Moore ; sings Heidi Mollenhauer | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | It was noted on some franchise products, but is not included in the official line. |
| Giselle | Amy adams | Enchanted | It was planned to be added to the list of Disney princesses until the company realized that in this case it would have to pay the actress who played it, Amy Adams , royalties for using her likeness [6] . |
| Kida | Cree Summer | Atlantis: The Lost World | Also not included in the official lineup. |
| Lady Marian | Monica Evans | Robin Hood | Not part of the official lineup, but her songs were added to the princesses music album. |
| Nala | Moira Kelly | The Lion King , The Lion King 2: The Pride of Simba | Her song is also included in the collection. |
| Megara (Meg) | Susan Egan | Hercules | Meg also appears on some franchise merchandise. |
| Elsa | Idina Menzel | " Frozen " | Princess (Queen) of Arendelle, from birth possessing the gift of creating snow and ice. One day she accidentally touches her younger sister Anna with magic and puts her in danger. Since then, Elsa has been forced to hide from the outside world, keeping at a distance all who are dear to her, including her sister. At the ball after her coronation, Elsa, angry over the statement about the wedding of Anna and Hans, again does not cope with her magical gift and immerses Arendall in the power of eternal winter. Fearing that she might do even more harm, the newly made queen escapes from her castle and hides high in the mountains, convinced that no one can help her. |
| Anna | Kristen bell | Princess of the fictional kingdom of Arendelle. Queen Elsa 's sister. Goes on a dangerous journey to save his kingdom and sister. | |
| Sofia the Beautiful | Ariel Winter | “ The story of the princess ” | Not an official Disney princess, but has been featured on some franchise merchandise. Also in the cartoon and series there are original princesses like Belle , Cinderella and Aurora , helping her in the role of a princess. |
| Vanillope | Sarah Silverman | Ralph Ralph Against the Internet | The glitch girl from the game "Sweet Fast and the Furious", later turning out to be a princess. |
On the DVD with songs from the Disney cartoons Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Once Upon a Dream , in addition to the songs of the official princesses, the musical numbers of Megara (Hercules), Princess Minnie ( Three Musketeers: Mickey, Donald and Goofy ) and Princess May , Tinh Tinh and Su (" Mulan 2 "). Disney Princess Sing Along Songs: Enchanted Tea Party includes songs by girls Marian and Princess Melody (“The Little Mermaid 2: Return to Sea ”).
The “enchanted” (in the modern sense) princess is Vanillopa von Keks from the cartoon “Ralph”. Also does not correspond to the image of a Disney princess, since she is not an adult.
Disney Princess Parodies
One of the most striking parodies of such Disney princesses as Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and Belle is Princess Clara from the animated series " Multreality ".
Criticism
On December 24, 2006, Peggy Orenstein, in the New York Times , published an article “What happened to Cinderella?” In which she noted her concerns about the effects of princesses on girls [4] . Tamara Weston from Time criticized the franchise, referring to the princesses as " girls in trouble " and a bad role model for little girls [7] .
Other sources also expressed concern that the franchise could give young girls the wrong signal. At the same time, other parents believe that girls eventually grow out of this phase [8] .
In 2016, a group of psychologists led by Professor Sarah Coyne of Brigham Young University published an article stating that Disney princesses make children susceptible to gender stereotypes [9] .
Notes
- ↑ Official Disney Princess site . disney.go.com. Date of treatment September 17, 2011. Archived March 11, 2012.
- ↑ Rapunzel to Receive Coronation Ceremony October 2 at Kensington Palace . Stitch Kingdom (June 14, 2011). Date of treatment September 17, 2011. Archived March 11, 2012.
- ↑ Brigante, Ricky. Merida becomes 11th Disney Princess in coronation ceremony with first-ever Queen Elinore appearance at Walt Disney World . Inside the Magic (May 11, 2013). Date of treatment May 13, 2013. Archived May 13, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Orenstein, Peggy . What's Wrong With Cinderella? (English) , www.nytimes.com , The New York Times Magazine (December 24, 2006). Date of appeal September 17, 2011.
- ↑ In Disney products, Aurora is indicated only as Sleeping Beauty.
- ↑ Marr, Merissa . Disney Reaches to the Crib To Extend Princess Magic (English) , The Wall Street Journal (November 19, 2007). Date of appeal September 17, 2011.
- ↑ Weston, Tamara . The Problem with Princesses (English) , Time (December 9, 2009). Date of appeal September 17, 2011.
- ↑ What's Wrong With Being a Princess? (eng.) . abcnews.go.com (April 22, 2007). Date of treatment September 17, 2011. Archived March 11, 2012.
- ↑ Disney princesses found harmful to the psyche: Science: Science and technology: Lenta.ru
References
- Official Russian site (inaccessible link)
- Disney Princess Online (inaccessible link)
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