The Disney version of Pocahontas is based on the real-life Native American "princess" of the Powhatan tribe (a name also borne by her father, the chief). Her real name was Matoaka since Pocahontas was her nickname and meant 'Playful One'. She is a free spirit, which she gets from her...
A Real-Life Disney Princess My sister Meghan’s always been obsessed with Disney princesses. Every Halloween she dressed up as a different Disney princess. For Christmas, she asked for limited edition Disney princess dolls. Once, she even asked our parents to legally change her name to Aurora....
12 real-life royals and their Disney prince and princess doppelgängersJoanna Fantozzi
In case you didn't know, Moana is Disney's most unapologetically feminist princess yet, passing the Bechdel test several times over. The first of her kind, this trail-blazing Polynesian princess doesn't need a love interest to save the day – Moana's an independent powerful young woman with...
Princess Ariel is the titular protagonist of Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid. She is the seventh and youngest daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena, rulers of the undersea kingdom of Atlantica. Ariel lived through much of her young life with a passionate - yet ...
on The Best Disney Princess Movies Of All Time COLLECTION20 LISTSWhat the Kids Are WatchingLists of movies to turn on for the whole family on sick days, snow days, bad days, and good days—because a little screentime never hurt anybody. Greatest Disney Animated Movies The Best PG-13 Famil...
“Gosh, Minnie, you've always been a princess to me.” ―Mickey Mouse[src]Minnie Mouse is an animated cartoon character created by Walt Disney. She is the longtime girlfriend of Mickey Mouse, known for her sweet disposition, large head bows and polka-dotted dresses. Inspired by flapper ...
Queen Elena Castillo Flores of Avalor is the titular protagonist of the Disney Channel/Disney Jr. animated series Elena of Avalor. She is the oldest daughter of King Raul and Queen Lucia, the older sister of Princess Isabel, and the current ruler of Aval
Palace Pets is a spin-off franchise to the Disney Princess franchise. The franchise is comprised of a group of royal pets who live with the Disney Princesses. The Palace Pets also have their own world called Whisker Haven, where they go on adventures and befriend other Palace Pets from all...
Moana that are not princess movies. With the growth of Disney+, more of those movies are accessible and can bring with them other patterns in representation and how they embrace or reject the tropes that are associated with Disney movies, which may be invisible under the veil of the ...