The first official Disney Princess to not get married by the end of her film, and the first without a romantic interest, was Merida from Pixar's Brave (2012). She was followed by Moana and Raya, who also did not have romantic partners in their solo films, breaking from the traditional princess narrative.
No one ever points out that Pocahontas and Mulan. end up without someone, while Merida, Moana and Raya never had so much as a romantic partner. Now, while some princesses. like Jasmine, will, and Rapunzel.
Ariel: Unmarried (😭) Tiana: Born royal and married royal.
Esmeralda was removed in 2005. Tinker Bell was also removed in 2005, but she would go on to headline the sister franchise Disney Fairies (also created by Mooney).
However, the film's creators claimed that Young MacGuffin was going to be Merida's love interest (and Merida seemed to express an interest in him during the presentation of the suitors) before ultimately deciding that Merida should stay single.
No, there isn't an officially confirmed autistic Disney Princess, but many fans and theorists "autistic-code" characters like Belle, Rapunzel, Elsa, and Lilo, seeing autistic traits such as special interests (books, exploring), social isolation, and unique ways of processing the world in their stories, making them relatable for neurodivergent audiences. While Disney hasn't labeled a princess as autistic, the discussions highlight how characters often embody experiences common within the autistic community, like feeling like an outsider or finding comfort in specific activities.
They didn't get married until the end of the final movie, so it took about 4 whole years for them to finally get married.
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.
Princess Eilonwy has been nicknamed by fans as the "Forgotten Disney Princess" because of her little-known status and the fact she is not an "official" Disney Princess, despite being a princess by birth, like Kida Nedakh from Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Each year, 33 women are picked for the 500 Festival Princess Program — a select group who serve as ambassadors for the world-famous #Indy500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Pocahontas: For years Pocahontas has featured on the official Princess line-up, but just like Moana Pocahontas is the daughter of a village chief. Not a princess.
Moana does not have a love interest in either first or second movie. Disney wanted to tell a story about a strong. And independent heroine who is focused on people and her journey.. not romance.
The movie that almost ruined Disney was The Black Cauldron (1985), a dark fantasy animated film that was a massive box office bomb, nearly leading to the closure of Disney's animation division due to its huge budget, disappointing returns, and challenging themes that were too intense for its family audience. Its failure prompted major restructuring, eventually paving the way for the Disney Renaissance led by films like The Little Mermaid.
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.”
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.
Kida is over 8,800 years old. Fans have clamored for Kida to be included in the Disney Princess lineup for diversity purposes, but Disney executives had a feeling that Kida doesn't fit in, possibly because of the film's poor box office performance.
Back in the mid 2000s Disney decided that Esmeralda would no longer be a Disney Princess. Some claim that her merch sells were not really good and that her movie and story theme were too dark and not well fitting in the Disney Princess franchise.
Elsa is never properly identified as asexual or aromantic, something that would help immensely to increase visibility and awareness. Considering Disney's record with LGBT characters (remember the underwhelming 'gay moment' in Beauty and the Beast?)
Amity and Luz represent Disney's first animated LGBT+ female regular characters. The series also featured Raine Whispers, who goes by they/them pronouns and is voiced by transgender and non-binary actor Avi Roque, and is Disney's first non-binary character.
While some claim Jasmine is Arab because the movie opens with a song called Arabian Nights, others believe that the architecture in Agrabah is clearly based on the Taj Mahal, making Jasmine Indian. It's a debate that has fueled speculation that in Hollywood, Indians and Arabs are interchangeable.
In the Disney movie Aladdin (1992), Princess Jasmine was and still is the only Disney Princess to ever technically kiss a villain. Anna from Frozen almost kissed the villain Hans, but it was revealed he was a villain before the kiss could happen..
Sex & Nudity
Some kissing, and some cleavage shown. The Genie doesn't wear a shirt in some scenes. Suggestive dancing for the women of the palace as they move their hips and waists suggestively.