Yes, Ariel is the first and currently the only official Disney Princess to become a mother within her main film continuity, having a daughter named Melody in the sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. While other princesses appear in sequels or related media with children (like Gisele in Enchanted or descendants in Descendants), Melody is the only child born to an official Disney Princess within her own franchise storyline.
Ariel appears as an adult in Return to the Sea and gives birth to a daughter named Melody, becoming the first, and currently, only, Disney princess to become a mother. Ariel is protective of her daughter, as Triton was of Ariel in the first film.
The second Princess to be Asian, Raya is one of the few Disney Princesses not to be based on a preexisting character. Raya is also the only princess whose mother is unknown to be either alive or deceased, since her mother is not seen or mentioned throughout the film.
Mulan is the second Disney Princess to have both parents alive and present during the entire film, the first being Aurora in Sleeping Beauty (1959) and the third being Rapunzel in Tangled (2010), and Merida being the fourth in Brave (2012), with fifth being Moana (2016).
The original Disney Princess line-up was formalized in 2000, consisting of Snow White, Cinderella, Tinker Bell, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Esmeralda, and Mulan. Esmeralda was removed in 2005.
Elsa & Anna are not TECHNICALLY Disney Princess, because Disney said Frozen is its own separate franchise, and it does fine on its own, as evidenced by these statistics released for Frozen's 10th Anniversary last year.
Moana's parents are Chief Tui and Sina. Chief Tui is the protective leader of Motunui, while Sina plays a more nurturing and supportive role.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
She was a victim of the plague (The "Black Death") in Paris when Belle was only an infant. Before Belle's mother died, she told Maurice to get himself and their daughter away from the plague to safety.
The most prominent figure for queer representation in The Little Mermaid movies has always been Ursula, who was visually designed and inspired by the fiery personality of the legendary drag queen Divine. Divine was known for being bigger than life, confident, talented, and vulgar.
In the end, Tinker Bell didn't lose her status — she evolved beyond it. Rather than being one princess among many, she became a standalone icon, proving that you don't need a crown to be one of Disney's most magical and enduring characters.
Chicha from The Emperor's New Groove was the first pregnant character to appear in an animated Disney movie.
Out of the official Disney Princess line- up, there are a few who aren't actual princesses by either birth or marriage Mulan, Moana, Raya and technically Pocahontas (like Moana, she's the daughter of a chief, no one would really call her a 'princess' in her own culture I don't think?)
Snow White reappears as an older Queen in the fourth book of the Villains series. In the story, she is a queen, is still happily married to her Prince whom she has had children with.
Kida Nedakh, from 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire', is distinctive among Disney princesses. She is over 8,800 years old and was designed as a warrior woman, breaking the damsel in distress stereotype.
No, Moana 2 does not feature explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, though some viewers interpreted characters like Loto or Moni as queer-coded, and Moana's voice actress, Auli'i Cravalho, is bisexual, but representation isn't within the film itself. There was also a viral hoax about Moana being transgender, which was false.
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No, Elsa is not explicitly gay in Frozen 2; she doesn't have a romantic partner, but the film leaves her sexuality open, focusing on her self-discovery, though many fans interpret her journey and lack of romantic interest as a powerful metaphor for queer identity, with some hoping for a female love interest in the future, a possibility the creators haven't ruled out but haven't confirmed.
The crew that made both films have confirmed that Rapunzel is Elsa and Anna's cousin (many fans believe that their mothers are related, but this theory was debunked in Frozen 2 due to Queen Iduna being a Northuldra, but it is possible that King Agnarr may be the brother of either the King or Queen of Corona).
The longstanding trope of absent moms
Theories range from Walt Disney's own grief after his mother's death, to exploring the role of masculinity in a “post-feminist” world, to the lack of a nurturing mother character causing immense change and growth for the story's protagonist.
In the wake of her father's untimely demise, Cinderella is left in the care of her cruel stepmother and jealous stepsisters, who constantly mistreat her, forcing Cinderella to work as a scullery maid in her own home.
In a March 2024 interview with ComicBook.com, Disney actor Harvey Guillén said he was “optimistic” that we could soon see the first queer Disney princess. Guillén, known for roles in What We Do in the Shadows and Disney's Wish, thinks “we are in the life span of that potentially happening.”
Some of the most kind-hearted and innocent Disney princesses include Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Belle and Rapunzel.