Whenever people say "Ariel gave up her voice for a man!" I have to wonder if they even watched the movie. Like it was said in the video, she wanted to be human long before she saw Eric...He was just a bonus. Also the "Belle has Stockholm Syndrome" theory makes me roll my eyes
i completely agree. i’d say the worst offender when it comes to this is the blanket statement that people make on the princesses pre-disney renaissance, saying that those movies are “anti-feminist”. the only reason they say that is because the protagonist’s strengths are seen as feminine. which is another way of saying the only way a female protagonist can be feminist is if she has masculine traits… which simply isn’t true. snow white’s ability to nurture is her greatest strength. compassion is what got cinderella through difficult times. idk about you, but those are traits that i consider admirable. i think people also forget the time in which these movies were made… the 1950’s idea of a “strong woman” is very different today; but that doesn’t mean she’s not strong. women can be feminine, girly, soft-spoken and STILL be feminist. female protagonists don’t have to slay dragons and fight wars to be considered strong female leads.
This is my favorite video from your channel! I really love the Disney Princess brand, I enjoyed very much knowing the history of the franchise. Thanks for your great work 👑💖
I love Eilonwy and The Black Cauldron but that'll never happen Disney despises that film and wants to forget they ever made it (heck in the giant Blu-ray collection of all the Disney animated canon The Black Cauldron isn't even a Blu-ray it's a DVD😅)
Raya is still a brand new Disney princess and I think she’s going to have a Disney princess coronation pretty soon so we’ll see her more in the Disney princess line in the future
She's starting to pop up with the other princesses in the new Mattel dolls. I think she's gonna be added into the Disney Princess website sometime this year.
that’s actually pretty surprising considering the movie just barely made over their budget! it wasn’t a financial success but i’m glad they’re still making the dolls; we need all the representation we can get!
@@crab2195Personally I really love that movie and it's characters the biggest problem was that it came out during peak coof when most movie theaters were closed and it got dumped on streaming with an additional charge which pissed a lot of people off 😅.
I'm more a fan of the elegant feminine princesses personally. I love the fancy dresses and beautiful way they used to be made. My top three fav princesses are Aurora, Cinderella and Tiana. Great video :)
I love Ariel and rapunzel mainly Rapunzel because I just always loved the fantasy of having like 800 feet of hair ! You know what I mean. I mean outside my house I literally have a 10foot long hair extensions hanging from my upstairs window and that's only a decoration lol
I'll never understand why people use that as a gotcha? Like her I Want song is literally her talking about wanting to walk, learn about human things, and feel respected/independent in ways she doesn't under her protective father's thumb.
My issue is that she risked her life, her father, and the entire fate of the sea on the slight off chance that she could make the prince fall for her. It was a very risky and reckless move, and she gets rewarded for it, instead of learning her lesson to not throw caution to the wind to make her dreams come true. I never thought it makes girls think they need to change for a man, but I did think it could teach children to be reckless.
@@kittycheshire5099 She didn't know Ursula would try to take over the sea though. As far as she knew, Ursula was just going to take her voice and possibly turn her into a part of the living garden. And, again, Eric was more of a bonus to getting to be human, plus an extra "screw you" to her human-hating dad. Ariel thought she was risking only her own life, no one else's.
She literally brought up that she planned to swim up to his castle and have Flounder get his attention despite her being a mermaid. Her dad destorying everything she loves also didn't put her in the best mental space. On a side note, I find it so funny how Keira Knightly (and Idina Menzel) say this stuff about Ariel on a surface level when they both played messy Disney characters too (one trying to destroy an entire kingdom through militant force while ostracizing her good friend and the other almost freezing a whole kingdom to death because she doesn't know how to cope with her emotions nor give her sister the time of day).
This video is a treat for all of us Disney Princess fans. Lots of good information and history. I do like both aspects of the brand, for example, I do love the "princessy" side, but I also love how inclusive the brand has become. Princess Jasmine has been my favorite princess since Aladdin came out. I remember the first years of the Disney Princess brand that Jasmine was featured about half the time while Pocahontas and Mulan were almost always absent. Sometimes trying to find any Jasmine products was like a treasure hunt. If you found anything featuring Mulan or Pocahontas then it was like winning the lottery. 🙂👸👸🏼👸🏾
For real! Pocahontas was my favorite, and it was beyond rare finding anything Pocahontas related. I'm so glad she's much more equally featured as the others, and has her own stuff. Hope this continues.
I feel like Alice, Tinkerbell, Elsa, and Anna are the official "unofficial " Disney princesses. They have their own merch, but they still get included with the princesses from time to time. I would say Tink is the most frequently used.
I really like them interacting with each other, I think its really sweet. It encourages strong friendships i think because in a lot of these movies the girls don't have friends.
i was looking for this comment! i so agree! i think the action poses are great but the change with the biggest impact is most definitely the princesses interacting with one another. we don’t have any princess female friendship films! yes, we have a movie about two sisters but that’s not the same as a friend group/duo. i would say one of the most defining traits for women is their ability to create and maintain authentic friendships. i always loved Bratz as a young girl and now that i’m older i truly feel like it’s shaped my perception on women and friendships. the barbie brand did a good job portraying female friendships in their movies like Barbie & the Diamond Castle too. the disney company has been around for almost a century and we haven’t even gotten a disney princess movie based solely on friendship! i know they’ve made several movies focused on female empowerment but it’s time we give those movies the Frozen treatment and remind girls that strength comes in numbers💕
The colors of Snow White's dress were "wrong" in the early merchandise because Disney hadn't decide what colors her outfit would be until a couple of weeks before the movie went in premiere..Ofc all the merchandise and promo materials had to be made in advance and at that time they would go with the colors you can see on the original movie poster and in most of the merchandise released before the movie came out: yellow/white bow, red/brown bodice, yellow sleeves with white and yellow dress.😊
The Disney Princesses magazine really brought me back! I used to read the comics in them as a kid and I remember having a poster of Belle in her red winter dress on my wall... I had totally forgotten about them until now!
in France this magazine was only on sale in department stores (they have disappeared now) I remember having had as a gift super snowballs with miniature princesses inside 😍
To answer your question as to why they look like children: I'm pretty sure back in the day toddler dolls were very popular! Madam Alexander is a toddler doll brand as well (I also think Aurora might be based on an earlier design? As it took much longer to make dolls and movies back then). The fashion doll of Ariel also looks like a child because Ariel... Was a child 😅
Many dolls that came out pre-2000 looked like children. The reason why many toy manufacturers began making dolls that looked like teenagers, was that they figured out that many little girls liked playing with their older sister's dolls, which often looked like teenagers, so these companies figured that if they made the dolls look older, little girls would start playing with them sooner, and end up playing with them longer!
@@myra0224 i see what you mean! but there’s a few dolls that look like an aged-down version of ariel. they have completely different body types which was probably the most “mature” looking part about ariel. one of the dolls looks almost exactly like Kelly, Barbies little sister so it is a bit misleading imo.
I always loved Snow White! I was a little girl who didn’t like pink-but loved everything else feminine. Her short, jet black hair, blue yellow and white dress was everything to me! The red bow was the icing, sprinkles and candle on the cake 🎂 🧁 😊
When I young, I adored Aurora, as at the time, the idea of beauty was tied to being blond. While I still like Aurora, I realized hating myself for having dark hair was nonsense, society be damned. Now I love Snow White, on top of being attractive, she is incredible kind in her story. The idea of being kind even in stressful situations is something more people should strive for.
Hello! greetings from Mexico I understand your points, we are both the same, princesses are a good role to follow, not because they use glitter or are corny does it mean that they are bad teachings, each one has its purpose and it is not always to look for a man but for his freedom, but people insist on seeing the superficial! I loved your video, I hope to see more videos about disney doll stories
@@CaseyCartman Disney actually sold a golden princess doll set of Belle, Jasmin, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. They’re extremely rare and there’s only pictures of them. There is a eBay listing but it’s only the crowns…
I love these scripted deep dives, please definitely do more, diving into more doll histories. I agree I love the sparkly glamorous Disney Princess branding, I think Disney just has to do a better job of understanding that it fits some princesses and not others but still try to find a way that they can all still look cohesive and respectful. I feel as if Disney is ALWAYS reactionary with their branding and always decides to lean too far in any direction, instead of getting ahead of it the criticism and setting an example. Also please god, can they cut down on the number of lines they release so we can get more fabric in these skirts. These boxy dresses with barely any gather and molded-on painted tops are hurting my soul!! Also, I forgot how frickin BEAUTIFUL Jasmine dolls were in the 90's. I remember wanting them so badly as a kid.
I always loved Disney Princesses! I want more Disney Princesses. I think the new Mattel Disney dolls have cute faces, but I wish they gave them the made to move Barbie bodies. Also, Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess. ❤
Love these informative videos! The history of the franchise and progression of the branding are so fascinating since they reflect the culture of their time, especially that presented to children. And the MCU analogy is so fitting lol
My favorite Disney princesses are Ariel, Cinderella and Snow White My favorite era of the brand was the 2000s “the golden age” where the princesses were represented in their classic looks with a magical fairytale background My favorite dolls are the ones made by Simba, they are the best 2000s Disney dolls in my opinion, they were so beautiful, movie accurate and good quality, amazing playsets, far better than anything Mattel was making at the time Simba was inclusive, in 2006 they included Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan in the doll line while Mattel still focused on the 5 white princesses 90s Mattel dolls are beautiful but the classic white princesses weren’t very accurate to the movies, while Jasmine and the other heroines of the Disney Renaissance were very well made and accurate The Hasbro dolls are the worst, they are ugly, that disproportioned cartoonish look wasn’t good for the Princesses, the clothes were insanely cheap and NOT movie accurate at all! The new Mattel dolls for 2023 have very good face molds, yes they are equally cheap with molded on tops but i think that these are the dolls of the transitory fase, I hope that in the next years they will make them with removable clothes The Disney Store dolls are good, in general they are the best ones, but their design wasn’t great sometimes I hope that this year they will upgrade the classic dolls making them movie accurate
The whole Disney Princess brand thing is actually pretty interesting to think about as a Kingdom Hearts fan. The first game came out in 2002 and one of the plot points was that the villains needed "7 Princesses of Heart" (6 Disney Princesses, then Kairi, one of the original characters of the game). The 6 ended up being Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and, interestingly enough, Alice. Why they went with Alice instead of Ariel I don't know, but could be for two reasons; 1. When you went to a Disney world, a character from that world would be your ally in battle. In the first game, all of them were male except for Ariel so maybe they wanted her so they could have one female battle ally. 2. The Princesses of Heart are not supposed to have any "darkness" in their heart, so maybe lying to her dad and having ambition to go to another world was considered darkness? idk It's just interesting to think how much branding may have influenced certain aspects of the Disney Princesses in those games. You also mentioned how early on, the Disney Princesses could never interact with each other, and even though Kingdom Hearts was billed as a big "Disney Crossover" I noticed how the characters from each of the individual worlds never really interact with each other.
Such a great and informative video! Your videos have always been great, but the quality just keeps getting better and better! I also agree that the princesses can be both - both in poofy dresses sometimes and more flamboyant, and also be strong and intelligent. As for my favorite princess, I don't have one. I love them all so much, since they're all so diverse. However, the one I relate to the most is Rapunzel! I have a million hobbies, I'm fascinated by everything, and let's just leave the childhood out for another time. ;)
It’s not the nostalgia goggles, the 90’s princess dolls are the best of all the princess dolls and even the Disney store ones do not compare even with the extra articulation ❤❤❤
Tarzan did well enough at the Box Office...and that´s not counting VHS and DVD sales. If anything, it had to do with your second point regarding Jane looking too similar to Jane. In fact, for that same reason Aurora is much more known for her pink dress when she wore the blue color much more. Add to that the right issues with the property (I barely know about it but seems to be that Disney isn´t allowed to merch the movie and that´s why there´s nothing regarding it). As for Esmeralda it had more to do with how adult themed The Hunchback of Notre Dame is. The Disney Heroes line is a shame it never came to happen. There were some prototypes of action heroes for Hercules and Prince Phillip that were INCREDIBLE! The Disney Villains line is incredibly popular with adults. ...the Disney Pets line was just pushing it. That is, unless the marketed it at very young kids...but they had Winnie Pooh for that. PS Just came to mind that by own rules of Disney then Kida (Atlantis) should be in the line by being born royal and Megara by being married into royalty.
Raya was terrible and I hope she doesn't actually become part of the lineup. I haven't seen her marketed as one at all yet so I was kind of surprised you brought her up
Really enjoyed this video. I really loved the disney princess magazines. I actually had some shown. It's a shame they took esmarelda out but I feel she could be added on again. I can't actually remember them having meg in the line though. I agree with you that the 90s Mattel dolls were definitely the best they are fantastic. My favourite princess is Ariel as I've always identified with her since i was a kid. She always deemed of achieving her dreams and went out to achieve them. Snow white and Aurora are also my favourites as I just think they are so fabulous and Iconic. I love their films individually and they ate both sweet caring and kind. My other top favourite princesses is Anastasia I know she's not made by disney but now they own her I hope they make more merch for her.
I think that even though Disney's idea of changing movies names was to be more "gender neutral" it actually helps to put the focus on the whole history rather than only the princess. Also with the poster showing all the characters. The 3D era brought some interesting male characters.
Some Disney films with titles like "Frozen" or "Tangled," were named such because the producers felt that giving them the title of a feminine name, such as "Rapunzel" or "The Snow Queen," would only really be of interest to girls and women. But these other titles, on the other hand, also made men more likely to watch because the film didn't appear to be quite so feminine at first glance!
I love both versions of the marketing for the line, but I do kind of prefer the newer thing where they interact. From an artistic perspective, you can do so much more with this concept. I may be in the minority, but I actually like the new Mattel dolls. I may not care for the molded tops, but the face sculpts are pretty good, the colors are on point, and from what I can tell they have pretty good rooting for play line dolls. Not Disney Store quality, but better than Hasbro. Belle is probably my favorite princess. I wish that they would market her in the green dress she wore when Beast gave her the library at least once. It is always either the yellow iconic gown, her blue town dress, or the pink gown. Once or twice the Christmas dress (I love this one so much) but the green one has never turned up that I have seen. Keep being awesome and have a safe year.
Absolutely agree about them interacting! And also, I have mixed feelings for the new dolls as, I wouldn't say I like them due to the moulded tops and how that affects the designs but the face sculpts are the most accurate I think I've seen, especially for a character like Rapunzel who almost always has the complete wrong head shape.
A reasoning I’ve heard as to why Jane isn’t often incorporated is because of the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs who wrote Tarzan is very particular with how Tarzan is merchandised.
can u make a video listing all the disney princesses made by mattel ? and disney characters in general ? maybe separate videos for every disney film that had a barbie doll made for them
I personally would love to see a lgbt princess in the future. Also for the quality of the dolls to go back up because those original Mattel dolls you showed were so gorgeous. I love Mulan, Aurora and Tiana the best. I wish they'd include them a little bit more on merch they seem to tend to focus on Ariel, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Belle the most from what I've seen.
My favorite Disney Princesses are probably Elsa (I know Frozen is its own franchise though) and Belle. Ever since I was a kid, I liked Belle because she liked to read and had brown hair. Elsa later replaced her as my favorite though because I could relate to her on a more personal level and she is a comfort character for me. I literally have 6 Elsa dolls in my collection because she is just so special to me. I also find it really sad to see how much the quality has gone down on the Mattel Disney Princess dolls over the years. Its interesting how they used to have more high quality dresses back then and when I was a kid, but now they are more aimed at kids and have annoying things like molded on tops and limited articulation.
Okay with your last comment you won me over. I hate it when people talk about Ariel without even watching the movie, she's my favourite for sure. I have such a deep connection with that movie ❤️
Disney glittering princesses at 12:57 were my childhood! The cinderella was one of my very first dolls! I might have owned Belle as well, but she may have been from the similar era of my snow white (but she had red jewels on her dress)
I wanna see MGA make Disney dolls....I'm sure they'd make much better dolls since alot MORE of their products sell better than Mattel. I'd love to see the girls as better dolls again
Well I love all the Disney Princesses but my most number 1 favorite Disney Princess is Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, I love her pretty pink dress and I love her blonde hair, I really love pink so ya ❤
This was a great video. (Bonus history lesson!) I remember a lot of these doll lines. I still have the Belle Dancing Princess, and last I checked, the stand still played music. I had been getting my niece the Sparkling Princess line. I was disappointed with how hard it was to find Jasmine, let alone Pocahontas. I described it to someone as Snow White was easier to find as even she was a hard find on store shelves. I like how you brought up the change in artwork. This was something that I did not like, since that was where the change in Cinderella's hair style came from, among other things. I kept asking myself why the everyday dress a couple of the girls wore was all decked out like a ball gown. And completely agree with the decline in quality. It's sad that the only decent dolls are Disney Store dolls.
My favorite princess is Cinderella. She stayed kind and positive even when it was hard and escaped into her imagination, much like I did when I was young. Our upbringings were similar and I carried her spirit with me through all of my trauma. I still do to this day. I’m hoping to see better dolls from Mattel. The ones that we have are just not doing it for me.
I think it's a shame we couldn't retain the pink and purple sparkly branding while also highlighting the different talents and interests of the princesses, like Belle's reading and Merida's bow and arrow. I think it's important to embrace the fact that stereotypically feminine things aren't something to look down upon.
My favourite princess is Belle, but my favourite Disney character is definitely Giselle. Shame it's impossible to find any Enchanted doll at a reasonable price. I was hoping that with the release of Disenchanted there were going to be new dolls, but now that you explained what happened with copyrights my hopes are lost 😢
There's a loophole though, they can sell the animated version of Giselle because she isn't really Amy Adams. IDK what could be blocking Disney from selling Giselle dolls, when this loophole exists.
Anyone else missing all those big twirly (actual weighted fabric) ball gowns all of a sudden 🥲 Man the stale plastic tube skirts nowadays are *not* cutting it
Yess, the Disney Princess magazine! I loved that and the plastic jewellery it sometimes came with. Cinderella was my favourite and I honestly think she still is, especially since I think the 2015 Cinderella is the only good live action remake they've done so far. But at both of the character and parade auditions I've been to I went for the Anna or Rapunzel approach when asked to choose a princess to animate as, because their childlike exuberance comes more naturally to me.
The new ones for this is still cheapo crappy looking again..a repeat of lazy design molded clothing ,cheap fabric..But the heads are perfect yes yes ! Mattel is still not listening on details on clothing and articulation.... You forgot princess Elena of Avalor !!
The thing about Elena is that because she was not part of a movie, she will not be included. And I say this as a huge fan of her, so the rest of this will be about the marketing, NOT the show itself. Disney themselves don’t care about her because she’s “just a TV show" character and they doesn’t care about marketing their TV animation (TVA) unless it makes and maintains BIIIIIIIIG sales right out of the gate. The creator himself said as much. On top of that, a lot of people, even Disney fans, don’t know who she is due to the poor marketing. And even if they do, much of the Hispanic community sees her as a joke, one of my best friends included. They believe making a show instead of a movie is a joke and a cop out and mixing together cultures in a fantasy kingdom (as opposed to something like Encanto, which is set firmly in Colombia) is just plain lazy and poor representation. To many, she "doesn't count" because she's "not a movie" and "we need a movie on the BIG SCREEN." Additionally, The show came out at a weird time. In 2016 when it premiered, People were moving more towards steaming, but Disney+ wasn’t a thing yet, so the Disney properties were all over the place on different services and episodes were not added as they aired. And even if parts of the audience DID have cable, the way the show was scheduled and never kept the same time slot meant that people not involved in the fandom couldn’t keep up with it. THEN, due to demographics information, it got moved to Disney Junior to die in obscurity. Thing is, DJ is a premium channel that many people don't have even if they do have cable. And putting it on a premium channel in an mid-morning Saturday timeslot when the target audience probably isn't even home due to sports/activities/family obligations didn't help. Now, I think that Disney did want her to be successful. At least at first. But putting out all the merch before the premiere before people even knew if their kids would like it enough to want merch and the complaining when it didn't hit right away was stupid. So was pulling the plug on merchandise only a year or so AND making whatever merch they did have for toddlers only. It was only a few months before retailers other than Disney Store outright stopped making clothes past size 4/6, further alienating the older kid fans that the creator had wanted to appeal to. Lastly, while the show does have a small (now dying) fandom, the kids they were trying to market to DON'T KNOW WHAT A FANDOM IS. They're online, sure. But they don't interact with fandom space the way teens and adults to. You have to SHOVE IT IN THEIR FACES for them to know something exists, and then rely on them to tell their parents because non-fandom/geek parents aren't looking for it. They don't care. It's "kiddie stuff" to them. Just something their kid is into. So, overall, the marketing for the show was a mess. Because Disney didn't care to let people know she existed after the premiere, they didn't. She's barely recognizable (I cosplayed her before and most people thought I was Moana or Jasmine) even to the target audience and because she doesn't have a movie, she doesn't meet the requirements for being an "official" princess. HOWEVER, I also believe that, with Disney+ and people having found the show during the 2020-21 lockdowns, if they wanted to, Disney could try again with her. There were a lot of parents on social media wondering where all the merch was for this show their kid now loves. Their kid who was not even born yet or a literal baby when it first premiered who has just now found it. And it breaks my heart to have to tell them that Disney stopped caring before they even knew the show, so their only option is second hand. But I don't think Disney cares or will bother. The show is over and done with in their eyes.
Anyone annoyed with the Sleepying Princess line not being Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Belle, and the Dancing princesses be Ariel, Belle, and Cinderella? (Yes, I totally get that there was exclusivity around not having more POC within the line, but c’mon!!!). Sleeping Beauty and Snow White were asleep in their films and needed to be woken up! And Ariel gave up her voices for legs, so she should have been dancing! Someone at the branding department was not paying attention!
Omg I loved this video please make more Disney princess videos! 😊 I am a big Disney princess fan too thank god I found someone who loves them like I do! Ariel is my favorite princess!❤ Anyways I disagree with you on Disney should add more princesses honestly I don’t want it 🤭like I just love the old fashioned classic princesses with them being girly and dressed up… now we have Moana, Raya, they mess up the vibes when they’re put together idk I LOVE Mulan but her outfit also ruins the whole vibe lmfao 🤷🏻♀️ I know I’m weird but I’m just a girly girl 😅
Loved this video! I never realized Esmeralda was once part of the group. I am very glad Raya was chosen. I think I remember one time Elena being added to the group but then never seeing her again. 😢
22:44 I honestly think that Raya is not that popular because the film was released during Covid, and that is why in many cities/countries the film was not shown in theaters, only on Disney Plus.
Absolutely loved this video! Seriously, great job on it. I love Disney princesses, Ive been obsessed with them since I was a child, I never had an exact favorite growing up until Rapunzel came out, but I always had an attraction towards Cinderella, Aurora and Ariel (which funny enough we actually share a name, mines just spelled a little differently) I also have always loved Giselle since Enchanted happened, kind of sad Disney didnt want to incorporate her more just to give Amy some royalties >_> I also love seeing the very very old dolls of snow white, Cinderella and aurora; theyre very different but I barely even knew they existed. In recent years I have LOVED seeing the princesses interact more, I love it as an adult but as a child I wouldve been over the moon, kids today are lucky sometimes lolol. Very excited to see what Wish is like and I cant wait for Halle Bailey's little mermaid💜💜💜💜 Hoping we have a revival of more "girly" media again and can have the best of both worlds where they can be feminine and badass
Felt like déjà vu watching this! I could have sworn you did this video already and looked twice to see when it was uploaded. Now it clicked for me another popular creator made a video just like this! Yours is different of course! Loved your take on it and how you included the dolls to the Princess line up!
Finally I got to watch this video! I've been wanting to watch it since yesterday, but things kept getting in the way xD Your videos are a real treat - always! Need to give them my full focus!
I used to play princesses when I did a character breakfast and also kids princess parties and my favorite ones to play where Rapunzel and Anna. I liked wearing those outfits the best too but The only thing I did not like about the Rapunzel costume was the heavy long-haired wig lol
Why doesn't the Disney store just release their classic dolls in retail stores like Walmart and target they quality and faces are better than both Hasbro and Mattel I don't get why they use either still
I don't know if someone mentioned already, but I think the reason why Jane was removed from the line (as well the movie disappearing from merch) is because Disney's contract with the estate ended a few years later and thus they can't really use Tarzan anymore.
My Top 5 Disney Princesses Honorable Mentions: Cinderella (Kind, genuine, and sympathetic) and Jasmine (a smart and fun character. Nothing more. Nothing less) 5. Elsa (She's a misunderstood victim who many treat her as a villain but in reality she's a sympathetic person who was cursed with magical ice powers that's tormenting her making her an interesting character). 4. Belle (She's smart, independent, but kind and genuine and I understand why she's regarded as the best of the Disney princesses). 3. Tiana (This is a really cool character. She takes the infamous follow your dreams lesson and turns it upside down by aknowleding that getting what you want in life doesn't come from wishing on a star but from hard work making Tiana more down to earth). 2. Anna (She's the princess I connect and relate to the most. She's acts and thinks like me, she's funny, her relationship with Kristoff is alot of fun, and I dig her character growth in Frozen 2 because of how much I relate to her). #1. Ariel (She takes the classic princess trope and turns it on its head and doesn't come off as a weak, passive, and helpless girl, like Princess Peach, thanks to her proactivity and agency. She outswam a shark, destroyed Ursula's eels in the climax, and saved Eric 2 times. She's just as interesting, with a memorable story with obstacles she has to go through with high stakes, as she is adorable and lovable thanks to her bubbly, free spirited, playful persona and curiosity, and her looks and voice puts a smile on my face).
Two things: I had a sleepytime Aurora and she was my favorite doll. Would give so much money to have her again. Secondly, if you think trying to find a Pocahontas or Jasmine doll was hard, try being a Kida fan 😢 I asked for her for YEARS and only recieved one in high school via ebay. When they came out with the Disney Collectors Kida, it took all my willpower as an adult not to buy her.
I think 🤔 the Disney princess brand came a long way from being diverse and my favorite princesses are Aurora ( Sleeping Beauty) .Ariel .Belle.Snow White. the rest of the princesses
I'm looking at the Disney princesses and especially their recent rebrand for my art project! I'm personally a very big fan of it for a few reasons. Firstly, the art, whilst as a young child I had no issue with the way the princesses looked, I very quickly started to dislike it as they look very unnatural, often out of place with their backgrounds and too static and lifeless so the more dynamic art styles just look more alive and eye catching... most of the time at least. Not to mention the shift towards more dynamic and varied poses. I also love both sides of the princesses, feminine and ballgowns but also strong and adventurous, but I've got to say, I think the rebrand is doing a good job at showing this. The original marketing had all the princesses in their sparkly gowns and nicely posed and, whilst the rebrand is less sparkly, I still see that for most of the princesses. Characters like Mulan, Merida and Rapunzel are often more ready for action but they aren't forcing this 'girl power' via physical strength onto characters who didn't show it before. They're just adding more individual characterisation to the princesses in the brand. We see Belle with her books, Snow White and Pocahontas surrounded by animals and nature, Ariel curiously studying objects. Bringing me to my final point of how much I love the princesses interacting with each other. They really feel like role models when I see art of them supporting and uplifting each other! Plus, them not being allowed to directly interact makes no sense to me. The brand is mostly to appeal to young children. Put a bunch of characters next to each other on a backpack and is 6 year old me gonna look at it and think 'Ah, they're not looking at each other, they are clearly unaware of each other's presence. Phew, the continuity of the Disney movies is safe' No of course not, she's gonna pick up her Disney Princess dolls and tell herself a story about them all going to school together. All the rule means is you get the same copy pasted face staring blankly on almost every piece of merchandise. (okay, it seems in spite of the nostalgia I have for it, there's something about that old artstyle I really dislike, isn't there😭😭 ) Oh, and if you hadn't guessed from my profile picture (Cos let's be honest, if I do change it, it'll probably be another still from the same show for a while yet) my favourite princess is Rapunzel Although I'd say my favourite of the princess movies is Moana. Tangled is absolutely not far behind though
Raya is definitely gonna stay in the line-up because she adds diversity into the group. Also, yes financially her movie didn't earn that much money, but that was because of COVID. Despite that, her movie was still able to top the box office for 3 weeks straight! It's also a hit on Disney plus! I am really hoping and manifesting that Asha will make the number even again, and become the 14th Disney Princess.
I have to be honest, I did not like the first half an hour of the Raya movie. I felt super confused by the plot. Then it hit me - it felt more like a Marvel movie, and then I absolutely loved it! I think she really challenged what the viewers assume a princess movie should be. She's awesome!
i honestly hated the message behind this movie. i love the representation for southeast asians but they definitely deserved a movie with a better message behind it. the emphasis on trust and forgiveness was executed terribly. I think the movie would’ve been much better had they not tried to redeem Namaari and practically erase all the wrongs she did throughout the film. Raya had no reason to trust or forgive Namaari for what she did. it’s a disney movie after all, so i understand that they weren’t going to leave us with a “realistic” ending. but the most unrealistic part of the movie wasn’t even the fantasy aspect… it was the fact that Sisu would encourage Raya to trust the person who literally destroyed her life. a better ending would’ve been Raya not trusting Sisu, but choosing to let go of the grudge she holds against her. it would’ve been nice to see Raya forgive herself, which is something i’m sure we’ve all struggled with. we all blame ourselves for things that weren’t our fault, but most of us aren’t dumb enough to trust someone after they betrayed us time and time again. it was lazy writing imo. the writers did a phenomenal job with their message of inter-generational trauma in Encanto… i wish they did the same with this movie. i know you weren’t talking about the movie or writing itself but i thought i’d reply anyways!
Rapunzel is my favorite princess. Also, I have some of the older Disney princess dolls that included Esmeralda and Tinker Bell. I am sad that Esmeralda and Kida don't get more merchandise and that the Disney fairies brand has ended.
Whenever people say "Ariel gave up her voice for a man!" I have to wonder if they even watched the movie. Like it was said in the video, she wanted to be human long before she saw Eric...He was just a bonus. Also the "Belle has Stockholm Syndrome" theory makes me roll my eyes
Came around the late 2000’s attitude of “deconstructing”…. Very surface level to be honest
i completely agree. i’d say the worst offender when it comes to this is the blanket statement that people make on the princesses pre-disney renaissance, saying that those movies are “anti-feminist”. the only reason they say that is because the protagonist’s strengths are seen as feminine. which is another way of saying the only way a female protagonist can be feminist is if she has masculine traits… which simply isn’t true. snow white’s ability to nurture is her greatest strength. compassion is what got cinderella through difficult times. idk about you, but those are traits that i consider admirable. i think people also forget the time in which these movies were made… the 1950’s idea of a “strong woman” is very different today; but that doesn’t mean she’s not strong. women can be feminine, girly, soft-spoken and STILL be feminist. female protagonists don’t have to slay dragons and fight wars to be considered strong female leads.
Yes!!! I mean Part Of Your World -- the most pivotal part of the movie -- happened BEFORE Ariel even met Eric
Mainly she just wanted to go to other worlds.
Yeah really hate when people do that
I love the Disney Princeses they're great characters!
This is my favorite video from your channel! I really love the Disney Princess brand, I enjoyed very much knowing the history of the franchise. Thanks for your great work 👑💖
Jesus. I ve got all the 90s dolls when I was a kid. Miss those times and then comes Bratz and I was done with them 😭
Can Disney give us an Eilonwy doll? And maybe a few more Kida dolls (that I could actually afford)?
Yesssssssss
I love Eilonwy and The Black Cauldron but that'll never happen Disney despises that film and wants to forget they ever made it (heck in the giant Blu-ray collection of all the Disney animated canon The Black Cauldron isn't even a Blu-ray it's a DVD😅)
Our daughter Elizabeth wanted the riding moose it was high price so we didn't get it for her for Christmas ⛄
We got her some other toy
What a coincidence, this is exactly what this video is called on the title card.😂
Raya is still a brand new Disney princess and I think she’s going to have a Disney princess coronation pretty soon so we’ll see her more in the Disney princess line in the future
She's starting to pop up with the other princesses in the new Mattel dolls. I think she's gonna be added into the Disney Princess website sometime this year.
that’s actually pretty surprising considering the movie just barely made over their budget! it wasn’t a financial success but i’m glad they’re still making the dolls; we need all the representation we can get!
@@crab2195Personally I really love that movie and it's characters the biggest problem was that it came out during peak coof when most movie theaters were closed and it got dumped on streaming with an additional charge which pissed a lot of people off 😅.
great intro
I personally love enchanted and its sequel disenchanted. I'm very sad there's barely any Merch for the movie, disney's are cheap skates!
I'm more a fan of the elegant feminine princesses personally. I love the fancy dresses and beautiful way they used to be made. My top three fav princesses are Aurora, Cinderella and Tiana. Great video :)
my favorites are Anna, Rapunzel, Moana isnt a princess but i like her, and Belle
Edit: wait nvm Moana is a princess)
I love Ariel and rapunzel mainly Rapunzel because I just always loved the fantasy of having like 800 feet of hair ! You know what I mean. I mean outside my house I literally have a 10foot long hair extensions hanging from my upstairs window and that's only a decoration lol
Ok. I don't really understand what you are saying
Kairi deserves to be made an official Disney Princess and so should Alice.
@@mariamatoure2753 Thank you :) :)
I never once thought that Ariel gave up her voice for a man. She sacrificed her voice to walk on land and explore outside her world in the ocean.
I'll never understand why people use that as a gotcha? Like her I Want song is literally her talking about wanting to walk, learn about human things, and feel respected/independent in ways she doesn't under her protective father's thumb.
My issue is that she risked her life, her father, and the entire fate of the sea on the slight off chance that she could make the prince fall for her. It was a very risky and reckless move, and she gets rewarded for it, instead of learning her lesson to not throw caution to the wind to make her dreams come true. I never thought it makes girls think they need to change for a man, but I did think it could teach children to be reckless.
Her meeting Eric was a coincidence, and he was just kinda thrown in with the rest of the things she wanted-
@@kittycheshire5099 She didn't know Ursula would try to take over the sea though. As far as she knew, Ursula was just going to take her voice and possibly turn her into a part of the living garden. And, again, Eric was more of a bonus to getting to be human, plus an extra "screw you" to her human-hating dad. Ariel thought she was risking only her own life, no one else's.
She literally brought up that she planned to swim up to his castle and have Flounder get his attention despite her being a mermaid. Her dad destorying everything she loves also didn't put her in the best mental space.
On a side note, I find it so funny how Keira Knightly (and Idina Menzel) say this stuff about Ariel on a surface level when they both played messy Disney characters too (one trying to destroy an entire kingdom through militant force while ostracizing her good friend and the other almost freezing a whole kingdom to death because she doesn't know how to cope with her emotions nor give her sister the time of day).
I tend to refer to characters like Jane, Esmeralda, and Kida as “unofficial Disney Princesses”
I’d love for them to make a separate line for the girls who aren’t princesses but have heroine attributes just so we can get more dolls!
Kida should be part of the line up but sadly Atlantis just wasn’t a successful movie. I still consider her a Disney Princess though.
kida would've been such a cool doll omg
@@Theravingranter omg disney heroines!!!! yes I would love that
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This video is a treat for all of us Disney Princess fans. Lots of good information and history. I do like both aspects of the brand, for example, I do love the "princessy" side, but I also love how inclusive the brand has become. Princess Jasmine has been my favorite princess since Aladdin came out. I remember the first years of the Disney Princess brand that Jasmine was featured about half the time while Pocahontas and Mulan were almost always absent. Sometimes trying to find any Jasmine products was like a treasure hunt. If you found anything featuring Mulan or Pocahontas then it was like winning the lottery. 🙂👸👸🏼👸🏾
I remember feeling the same way hunting for mulan, Jasmine and Pocahontas. Glad you enjoyed the video
For real! Pocahontas was my favorite, and it was beyond rare finding anything Pocahontas related. I'm so glad she's much more equally featured as the others, and has her own stuff. Hope this continues.
@@BeautyInsideABox My Princess faves are Belle, Mulan and Tiana
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@@BeautyInsideABox But is Mirabel part of the princess franchise?
Awh I remember when Alice was included! I wish she was an official princess. ❤ I get why she isn’t but I just have a soft spot for her.
Me too.
Alice, Jane, and Esmeralda were all once on the list! I’m glad most of them have dolls now!
Alice has her own franchise though like Tinker Bell and Frozen
I feel like Alice, Tinkerbell, Elsa, and Anna are the official "unofficial " Disney princesses. They have their own merch, but they still get included with the princesses from time to time. I would say Tink is the most frequently used.
I really like them interacting with each other, I think its really sweet. It encourages strong friendships i think because in a lot of these movies the girls don't have friends.
i was looking for this comment! i so agree! i think the action poses are great but the change with the biggest impact is most definitely the princesses interacting with one another. we don’t have any princess female friendship films! yes, we have a movie about two sisters but that’s not the same as a friend group/duo. i would say one of the most defining traits for women is their ability to create and maintain authentic friendships. i always loved Bratz as a young girl and now that i’m older i truly feel like it’s shaped my perception on women and friendships. the barbie brand did a good job portraying female friendships in their movies like Barbie & the Diamond Castle too. the disney company has been around for almost a century and we haven’t even gotten a disney princess movie based solely on friendship! i know they’ve made several movies focused on female empowerment but it’s time we give those movies the Frozen treatment and remind girls that strength comes in numbers💕
The colors of Snow White's dress were "wrong" in the early merchandise because Disney hadn't decide what colors her outfit would be until a couple of weeks before the movie went in premiere..Ofc all the merchandise and promo materials had to be made in advance and at that time they would go with the colors you can see on the original movie poster and in most of the merchandise released before the movie came out: yellow/white bow, red/brown bodice, yellow sleeves with white and yellow dress.😊
The Disney Princesses magazine really brought me back! I used to read the comics in them as a kid and I remember having a poster of Belle in her red winter dress on my wall... I had totally forgotten about them until now!
in France this magazine was only on sale in department stores (they have disappeared now) I remember having had as a gift super snowballs with miniature princesses inside 😍
To answer your question as to why they look like children:
I'm pretty sure back in the day toddler dolls were very popular! Madam Alexander is a toddler doll brand as well (I also think Aurora might be based on an earlier design? As it took much longer to make dolls and movies back then).
The fashion doll of Ariel also looks like a child because Ariel... Was a child 😅
Many dolls that came out pre-2000 looked like children. The reason why many toy manufacturers began making dolls that looked like teenagers, was that they figured out that many little girls liked playing with their older sister's dolls, which often looked like teenagers, so these companies figured that if they made the dolls look older, little girls would start playing with them sooner, and end up playing with them longer!
we know ariel was a child but the dolls pre-Mattel looked like pre-pubescent children, not even teenagers.
@@crab2195 She just looks cute imo. I personally think she looked quite youthful in the animation as well, but that might just be me
@@myra0224 i see what you mean! but there’s a few dolls that look like an aged-down version of ariel. they have completely different body types which was probably the most “mature” looking part about ariel. one of the dolls looks almost exactly like Kelly, Barbies little sister so it is a bit misleading imo.
I always loved Snow White! I was a little girl who didn’t like pink-but loved everything else feminine. Her short, jet black hair, blue yellow and white dress was everything to me! The red bow was the icing, sprinkles and candle on the cake 🎂 🧁 😊
u dont see many people who like show white, she is my fave too, its the design and she is just cute
Today my sister and I were talking about how beautiful our childhood disney dolls were, you made my day
I’m so glad! Yeah the old Disney dolls are beautiful
When I young, I adored Aurora, as at the time, the idea of beauty was tied to being blond. While I still like Aurora, I realized hating myself for having dark hair was nonsense, society be damned. Now I love Snow White, on top of being attractive, she is incredible kind in her story. The idea of being kind even in stressful situations is something more people should strive for.
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I understand your points, we are both the same, princesses are a good role to follow, not because they use glitter or are corny does it mean that they are bad teachings, each one has its purpose and it is not always to look for a man but for his freedom, but people insist on seeing the superficial!
I loved your video, I hope to see more videos about disney doll stories
Trying new things is fine but I hope the brand doesn't completely drop sparkly dresses because that's mostly what I love it for XD
I really loved it when the Disney princesses were in golden dresses. They were so beautiful 💛
I agree, so sad we never had a doll line of them.
@@CaseyCartman Disney actually sold a golden princess doll set of Belle, Jasmin, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. They’re extremely rare and there’s only pictures of them.
There is a eBay listing but it’s only the crowns…
OMG YES I HOPE THEY BRING IT BACK❤
I love these scripted deep dives, please definitely do more, diving into more doll histories. I agree I love the sparkly glamorous Disney Princess branding, I think Disney just has to do a better job of understanding that it fits some princesses and not others but still try to find a way that they can all still look cohesive and respectful. I feel as if Disney is ALWAYS reactionary with their branding and always decides to lean too far in any direction, instead of getting ahead of it the criticism and setting an example. Also please god, can they cut down on the number of lines they release so we can get more fabric in these skirts. These boxy dresses with barely any gather and molded-on painted tops are hurting my soul!!
Also, I forgot how frickin BEAUTIFUL Jasmine dolls were in the 90's. I remember wanting them so badly as a kid.
I always loved Disney Princesses! I want more Disney Princesses. I think the new Mattel Disney dolls have cute faces, but I wish they gave them the made to move Barbie bodies. Also, Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess. ❤
Love these informative videos! The history of the franchise and progression of the branding are so fascinating since they reflect the culture of their time, especially that presented to children. And the MCU analogy is so fitting lol
My favorite Disney princesses are Ariel, Cinderella and Snow White
My favorite era of the brand was the 2000s “the golden age” where the princesses were represented in their classic looks with a magical fairytale background
My favorite dolls are the ones made by Simba, they are the best 2000s Disney dolls in my opinion, they were so beautiful, movie accurate and good quality, amazing playsets, far better than anything Mattel was making at the time
Simba was inclusive, in 2006 they included Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan in the doll line while Mattel still focused on the 5 white princesses
90s Mattel dolls are beautiful but the classic white princesses weren’t very accurate to the movies, while Jasmine and the other heroines of the Disney Renaissance were very well made and accurate
The Hasbro dolls are the worst, they are ugly, that disproportioned cartoonish look wasn’t good for the Princesses, the clothes were insanely cheap and NOT movie accurate at all!
The new Mattel dolls for 2023 have very good face molds, yes they are equally cheap with molded on tops but i think that these are the dolls of the transitory fase, I hope that in the next years they will make them with removable clothes
The Disney Store dolls are good, in general they are the best ones, but their design wasn’t great sometimes
I hope that this year they will upgrade the classic dolls making them movie accurate
The whole Disney Princess brand thing is actually pretty interesting to think about as a Kingdom Hearts fan. The first game came out in 2002 and one of the plot points was that the villains needed "7 Princesses of Heart" (6 Disney Princesses, then Kairi, one of the original characters of the game). The 6 ended up being Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and, interestingly enough, Alice.
Why they went with Alice instead of Ariel I don't know, but could be for two reasons; 1. When you went to a Disney world, a character from that world would be your ally in battle. In the first game, all of them were male except for Ariel so maybe they wanted her so they could have one female battle ally. 2. The Princesses of Heart are not supposed to have any "darkness" in their heart, so maybe lying to her dad and having ambition to go to another world was considered darkness? idk
It's just interesting to think how much branding may have influenced certain aspects of the Disney Princesses in those games. You also mentioned how early on, the Disney Princesses could never interact with each other, and even though Kingdom Hearts was billed as a big "Disney Crossover" I noticed how the characters from each of the individual worlds never really interact with each other.
Such a great and informative video! Your videos have always been great, but the quality just keeps getting better and better! I also agree that the princesses can be both - both in poofy dresses sometimes and more flamboyant, and also be strong and intelligent.
As for my favorite princess, I don't have one. I love them all so much, since they're all so diverse. However, the one I relate to the most is Rapunzel! I have a million hobbies, I'm fascinated by everything, and let's just leave the childhood out for another time. ;)
I’ve come to the conclusion that the Princesses are not actually princesses but a elite group of actresses who stared in incredibly successful movies.
So basically like Barbie in her iconic movies.
That’s actually hysterical and I 100% agree
It’s not the nostalgia goggles, the 90’s princess dolls are the best of all the princess dolls and even the Disney store ones do not compare even with the extra articulation ❤❤❤
something about that 90’s packaging is so comforting too🥲
Raya is officially part of the line up fully, she was crowned recently a few months back!
Interesting topic, much appreciate all the research you did for this! Keep it up!
Tarzan did well enough at the Box Office...and that´s not counting VHS and DVD sales. If anything, it had to do with your second point regarding Jane looking too similar to Jane. In fact, for that same reason Aurora is much more known for her pink dress when she wore the blue color much more. Add to that the right issues with the property (I barely know about it but seems to be that Disney isn´t allowed to merch the movie and that´s why there´s nothing regarding it).
As for Esmeralda it had more to do with how adult themed The Hunchback of Notre Dame is.
The Disney Heroes line is a shame it never came to happen. There were some prototypes of action heroes for Hercules and Prince Phillip that were INCREDIBLE!
The Disney Villains line is incredibly popular with adults.
...the Disney Pets line was just pushing it. That is, unless the marketed it at very young kids...but they had Winnie Pooh for that.
PS
Just came to mind that by own rules of Disney then Kida (Atlantis) should be in the line by being born royal and Megara by being married into royalty.
What the fuck are you talking about?….. Disney Heroes were sold on Disney Stores…… I got them all except the Maleficent Dragon….
Great video, Joey. You really prepared for this one. And it was thought provoking.
Raya was terrible and I hope she doesn't actually become part of the lineup. I haven't seen her marketed as one at all yet so I was kind of surprised you brought her up
I think you’re really going to love the new ILY Disney fashion dolls based on fans of Disney Princesses!
Really enjoyed this video. I really loved the disney princess magazines. I actually had some shown. It's a shame they took esmarelda out but I feel she could be added on again. I can't actually remember them having meg in the line though. I agree with you that the 90s Mattel dolls were definitely the best they are fantastic. My favourite princess is Ariel as I've always identified with her since i was a kid. She always deemed of achieving her dreams and went out to achieve them. Snow white and Aurora are also my favourites as I just think they are so fabulous and Iconic. I love their films individually and they ate both sweet caring and kind. My other top favourite princesses is Anastasia I know she's not made by disney but now they own her I hope they make more merch for her.
I think that even though Disney's idea of changing movies names was to be more "gender neutral" it actually helps to put the focus on the whole history rather than only the princess. Also with the poster showing all the characters. The 3D era brought some interesting male characters.
Some Disney films with titles like "Frozen" or "Tangled," were named such because the producers felt that giving them the title of a feminine name, such as "Rapunzel" or "The Snow Queen," would only really be of interest to girls and women. But these other titles, on the other hand, also made men more likely to watch because the film didn't appear to be quite so feminine at first glance!
I love both versions of the marketing for the line, but I do kind of prefer the newer thing where they interact. From an artistic perspective, you can do so much more with this concept. I may be in the minority, but I actually like the new Mattel dolls. I may not care for the molded tops, but the face sculpts are pretty good, the colors are on point, and from what I can tell they have pretty good rooting for play line dolls. Not Disney Store quality, but better than Hasbro.
Belle is probably my favorite princess. I wish that they would market her in the green dress she wore when Beast gave her the library at least once. It is always either the yellow iconic gown, her blue town dress, or the pink gown. Once or twice the Christmas dress (I love this one so much) but the green one has never turned up that I have seen. Keep being awesome and have a safe year.
Absolutely agree about them interacting! And also, I have mixed feelings for the new dolls as, I wouldn't say I like them due to the moulded tops and how that affects the designs but the face sculpts are the most accurate I think I've seen, especially for a character like Rapunzel who almost always has the complete wrong head shape.
A reasoning I’ve heard as to why Jane isn’t often incorporated is because of the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs who wrote Tarzan is very particular with how Tarzan is merchandised.
can u make a video listing all the disney princesses made by mattel ? and disney characters in general ? maybe separate videos for every disney film that had a barbie doll made for them
I personally would love to see a lgbt princess in the future. Also for the quality of the dolls to go back up because those original Mattel dolls you showed were so gorgeous. I love Mulan, Aurora and Tiana the best. I wish they'd include them a little bit more on merch they seem to tend to focus on Ariel, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Belle the most from what I've seen.
I love the way he says Pocahontas 😊
My favorite Disney Princesses are probably Elsa (I know Frozen is its own franchise though) and Belle. Ever since I was a kid, I liked Belle because she liked to read and had brown hair. Elsa later replaced her as my favorite though because I could relate to her on a more personal level and she is a comfort character for me. I literally have 6 Elsa dolls in my collection because she is just so special to me.
I also find it really sad to see how much the quality has gone down on the Mattel Disney Princess dolls over the years. Its interesting how they used to have more high quality dresses back then and when I was a kid, but now they are more aimed at kids and have annoying things like molded on tops and limited articulation.
Omg I have all of the Disney Princesses magazines!!! I still have it till this day!! So nostalgic!
Okay with your last comment you won me over. I hate it when people talk about Ariel without even watching the movie, she's my favourite for sure. I have such a deep connection with that movie ❤️
Disney glittering princesses at 12:57 were my childhood! The cinderella was one of my very first dolls! I might have owned Belle as well, but she may have been from the similar era of my snow white (but she had red jewels on her dress)
I loved those princess magazines. Still own a few of them from my childhood
I wanna see MGA make Disney dolls....I'm sure they'd make much better dolls since alot MORE of their products sell better than Mattel. I'd love to see the girls as better dolls again
I’m not a fan of painted on tops, but I’m a colourholic, as long as you release something of different colour, I can’t help myself
Although I do love the more adventurous poses… YOU CAN BE GLITTERY AND PIBK AND SUPER FEMININE AND BE BADASS!! 👏👏
Well I love all the Disney Princesses but my most number 1 favorite Disney Princess is Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, I love her pretty pink dress and I love her blonde hair, I really love pink so ya ❤
Meanwhile in the background, Cinderella is about to go “long live the queen” on Elsa
This was a great video. (Bonus history lesson!) I remember a lot of these doll lines. I still have the Belle Dancing Princess, and last I checked, the stand still played music. I had been getting my niece the Sparkling Princess line. I was disappointed with how hard it was to find Jasmine, let alone Pocahontas. I described it to someone as Snow White was easier to find as even she was a hard find on store shelves.
I like how you brought up the change in artwork. This was something that I did not like, since that was where the change in Cinderella's hair style came from, among other things. I kept asking myself why the everyday dress a couple of the girls wore was all decked out like a ball gown.
And completely agree with the decline in quality. It's sad that the only decent dolls are Disney Store dolls.
My favorite princess is Cinderella. She stayed kind and positive even when it was hard and escaped into her imagination, much like I did when I was young. Our upbringings were similar and I carried her spirit with me through all of my trauma. I still do to this day.
I’m hoping to see better dolls from Mattel. The ones that we have are just not doing it for me.
17:00 there’s a Jasmine listing on eBay in the UK right now!
I think it's a shame we couldn't retain the pink and purple sparkly branding while also highlighting the different talents and interests of the princesses, like Belle's reading and Merida's bow and arrow. I think it's important to embrace the fact that stereotypically feminine things aren't something to look down upon.
My favourite princess is Belle, but my favourite Disney character is definitely Giselle. Shame it's impossible to find any Enchanted doll at a reasonable price. I was hoping that with the release of Disenchanted there were going to be new dolls, but now that you explained what happened with copyrights my hopes are lost 😢
There's a loophole though, they can sell the animated version of Giselle because she isn't really Amy Adams. IDK what could be blocking Disney from selling Giselle dolls, when this loophole exists.
Anyone else missing all those big twirly (actual weighted fabric) ball gowns all of a sudden 🥲
Man the stale plastic tube skirts nowadays are *not* cutting it
Yess, the Disney Princess magazine! I loved that and the plastic jewellery it sometimes came with. Cinderella was my favourite and I honestly think she still is, especially since I think the 2015 Cinderella is the only good live action remake they've done so far. But at both of the character and parade auditions I've been to I went for the Anna or Rapunzel approach when asked to choose a princess to animate as, because their childlike exuberance comes more naturally to me.
The new ones for this is still cheapo crappy looking again..a repeat of lazy design molded clothing ,cheap fabric..But the heads are perfect yes yes ! Mattel is still not listening on details on clothing and articulation.... You forgot princess Elena of Avalor !!
The thing about Elena is that because she was not part of a movie, she will not be included. And I say this as a huge fan of her, so the rest of this will be about the marketing, NOT the show itself.
Disney themselves don’t care about her because she’s “just a TV show" character and they doesn’t care about marketing their TV animation (TVA) unless it makes and maintains BIIIIIIIIG sales right out of the gate. The creator himself said as much. On top of that, a lot of people, even Disney fans, don’t know who she is due to the poor marketing. And even if they do, much of the Hispanic community sees her as a joke, one of my best friends included. They believe making a show instead of a movie is a joke and a cop out and mixing together cultures in a fantasy kingdom (as opposed to something like Encanto, which is set firmly in Colombia) is just plain lazy and poor representation. To many, she "doesn't count" because she's "not a movie" and "we need a movie on the BIG SCREEN."
Additionally, The show came out at a weird time. In 2016 when it premiered, People were moving more towards steaming, but Disney+ wasn’t a thing yet, so the Disney properties were all over the place on different services and episodes were not added as they aired. And even if parts of the audience DID have cable, the way the show was scheduled and never kept the same time slot meant that people not involved in the fandom couldn’t keep up with it. THEN, due to demographics information, it got moved to Disney Junior to die in obscurity. Thing is, DJ is a premium channel that many people don't have even if they do have cable. And putting it on a premium channel in an mid-morning Saturday timeslot when the target audience probably isn't even home due to sports/activities/family obligations didn't help.
Now, I think that Disney did want her to be successful. At least at first. But putting out all the merch before the premiere before people even knew if their kids would like it enough to want merch and the complaining when it didn't hit right away was stupid. So was pulling the plug on merchandise only a year or so AND making whatever merch they did have for toddlers only. It was only a few months before retailers other than Disney Store outright stopped making clothes past size 4/6, further alienating the older kid fans that the creator had wanted to appeal to.
Lastly, while the show does have a small (now dying) fandom, the kids they were trying to market to DON'T KNOW WHAT A FANDOM IS. They're online, sure. But they don't interact with fandom space the way teens and adults to. You have to SHOVE IT IN THEIR FACES for them to know something exists, and then rely on them to tell their parents because non-fandom/geek parents aren't looking for it. They don't care. It's "kiddie stuff" to them. Just something their kid is into.
So, overall, the marketing for the show was a mess. Because Disney didn't care to let people know she existed after the premiere, they didn't. She's barely recognizable (I cosplayed her before and most people thought I was Moana or Jasmine) even to the target audience and because she doesn't have a movie, she doesn't meet the requirements for being an "official" princess.
HOWEVER, I also believe that, with Disney+ and people having found the show during the 2020-21 lockdowns, if they wanted to, Disney could try again with her. There were a lot of parents on social media wondering where all the merch was for this show their kid now loves. Their kid who was not even born yet or a literal baby when it first premiered who has just now found it. And it breaks my heart to have to tell them that Disney stopped caring before they even knew the show, so their only option is second hand. But I don't think Disney cares or will bother. The show is over and done with in their eyes.
The Disney Princess magazine is so nostalgic.
aww you signed off with see you real soon, like they do on the cruises, I loved that
This whole video unlocked some memories. The early 2000 dolls, the magazines wow
I really enjoyed this video :)
Anyone annoyed with the Sleepying Princess line not being Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Belle, and the Dancing princesses be Ariel, Belle, and Cinderella? (Yes, I totally get that there was exclusivity around not having more POC within the line, but c’mon!!!). Sleeping Beauty and Snow White were asleep in their films and needed to be woken up! And Ariel gave up her voices for legs, so she should have been dancing! Someone at the branding department was not paying attention!
This was a brilliant video thank you I learnt a lot from this. 💕
My favorite Disney Princess is Belle,my 2nd favorite princess is Cinderella. My 3rd favorite princess is Mulan. I love all of them.
Omg I loved this video please make more Disney princess videos! 😊 I am a big Disney princess fan too thank god I found someone who loves them like I do! Ariel is my favorite princess!❤ Anyways I disagree with you on Disney should add more princesses honestly I don’t want it 🤭like I just love the old fashioned classic princesses with them being girly and dressed up… now we have Moana, Raya, they mess up the vibes when they’re put together idk I LOVE Mulan but her outfit also ruins the whole vibe lmfao 🤷🏻♀️ I know I’m weird but I’m just a girly girl 😅
Loved this video! I never realized Esmeralda was once part of the group. I am very glad Raya was chosen. I think I remember one time Elena being added to the group but then never seeing her again. 😢
22:44 I honestly think that Raya is not that popular because the film was released during Covid, and that is why in many cities/countries the film was not shown in theaters, only on Disney Plus.
Absolutely loved this video! Seriously, great job on it. I love Disney princesses, Ive been obsessed with them since I was a child, I never had an exact favorite growing up until Rapunzel came out, but I always had an attraction towards Cinderella, Aurora and Ariel (which funny enough we actually share a name, mines just spelled a little differently) I also have always loved Giselle since Enchanted happened, kind of sad Disney didnt want to incorporate her more just to give Amy some royalties >_> I also love seeing the very very old dolls of snow white, Cinderella and aurora; theyre very different but I barely even knew they existed. In recent years I have LOVED seeing the princesses interact more, I love it as an adult but as a child I wouldve been over the moon, kids today are lucky sometimes lolol. Very excited to see what Wish is like and I cant wait for Halle Bailey's little mermaid💜💜💜💜 Hoping we have a revival of more "girly" media again and can have the best of both worlds where they can be feminine and badass
Felt like déjà vu watching this! I could have sworn you did this video already and looked twice to see when it was uploaded. Now it clicked for me another popular creator made a video just like this! Yours is different of course! Loved your take on it and how you included the dolls to the Princess line up!
This video was amazing!! Ariel is my favourite and I CANNOT wait for may for the live action!! Ive watched the trailer so many times
Finally I got to watch this video! I've been wanting to watch it since yesterday, but things kept getting in the way xD Your videos are a real treat - always! Need to give them my full focus!
What a great deep dive into the Disney princess line! Will you be covering the Elvira Mistress of the Dark Monster High Doll?
I love sleeping beauty but I am a hard-core diehard frozen fan
I love jasmine in her purple outfit omg i need her
I'm still sad that Kida wasn't included in the disney princess line. Atlantis was a great film but was overshadowed by Shrek during those years.
I used to play princesses when I did a character breakfast and also kids princess parties and my favorite ones to play where Rapunzel and Anna. I liked wearing those outfits the best too but The only thing I did not like about the Rapunzel costume was the heavy long-haired wig lol
This video is so relevant considering the new ILY forever dolls that are inspired by the Disney princesses!
Such an eye opening video. I love it.
Esmerald's my number one. I wish they gave her the respect she deserves still!!
Yes! She's so underrated
Why doesn't the Disney store just release their classic dolls in retail stores like Walmart and target they quality and faces are better than both Hasbro and Mattel I don't get why they use either still
I don't know if someone mentioned already, but I think the reason why Jane was removed from the line (as well the movie disappearing from merch) is because Disney's contract with the estate ended a few years later and thus they can't really use Tarzan anymore.
15:46 they would always be THE Disney’s princess.
I guess also Tiana. 2D animated films will always be superior.
My Top 5 Disney Princesses
Honorable Mentions: Cinderella (Kind, genuine, and sympathetic) and Jasmine (a smart and fun character. Nothing more. Nothing less)
5. Elsa (She's a misunderstood victim who many treat her as a villain but in reality she's a sympathetic person who was cursed with magical ice powers that's tormenting her making her an interesting character).
4. Belle (She's smart, independent, but kind and genuine and I understand why she's regarded as the best of the Disney princesses).
3. Tiana (This is a really cool character. She takes the infamous follow your dreams lesson and turns it upside down by aknowleding that getting what you want in life doesn't come from wishing on a star but from hard work making Tiana more down to earth).
2. Anna (She's the princess I connect and relate to the most. She's acts and thinks like me, she's funny, her relationship with Kristoff is alot of fun, and I dig her character growth in Frozen 2 because of how much I relate to her).
#1. Ariel (She takes the classic princess trope and turns it on its head and doesn't come off as a weak, passive, and helpless girl, like Princess Peach, thanks to her proactivity and agency. She outswam a shark, destroyed Ursula's eels in the climax, and saved Eric 2 times. She's just as interesting, with a memorable story with obstacles she has to go through with high stakes, as she is adorable and lovable thanks to her bubbly, free spirited, playful persona and curiosity, and her looks and voice puts a smile on my face).
14:00 OKAY BUUUUUT! The bottom middle doll of ESMERALDA IS SOOOOO FREAKING CUUUTE!!! I ACTUALLY NEED IT!! LIKE RIGHT NOW!?!?!😩😩😩💕💕
Two things:
I had a sleepytime Aurora and she was my favorite doll. Would give so much money to have her again.
Secondly, if you think trying to find a Pocahontas or Jasmine doll was hard, try being a Kida fan 😢 I asked for her for YEARS and only recieved one in high school via ebay. When they came out with the Disney Collectors Kida, it took all my willpower as an adult not to buy her.
I think 🤔 the Disney princess brand came a long way from being diverse and my favorite princesses are Aurora ( Sleeping Beauty) .Ariel .Belle.Snow White. the rest of the princesses
I'm looking at the Disney princesses and especially their recent rebrand for my art project! I'm personally a very big fan of it for a few reasons. Firstly, the art, whilst as a young child I had no issue with the way the princesses looked, I very quickly started to dislike it as they look very unnatural, often out of place with their backgrounds and too static and lifeless so the more dynamic art styles just look more alive and eye catching... most of the time at least. Not to mention the shift towards more dynamic and varied poses. I also love both sides of the princesses, feminine and ballgowns but also strong and adventurous, but I've got to say, I think the rebrand is doing a good job at showing this. The original marketing had all the princesses in their sparkly gowns and nicely posed and, whilst the rebrand is less sparkly, I still see that for most of the princesses. Characters like Mulan, Merida and Rapunzel are often more ready for action but they aren't forcing this 'girl power' via physical strength onto characters who didn't show it before. They're just adding more individual characterisation to the princesses in the brand. We see Belle with her books, Snow White and Pocahontas surrounded by animals and nature, Ariel curiously studying objects. Bringing me to my final point of how much I love the princesses interacting with each other. They really feel like role models when I see art of them supporting and uplifting each other! Plus, them not being allowed to directly interact makes no sense to me. The brand is mostly to appeal to young children. Put a bunch of characters next to each other on a backpack and is 6 year old me gonna look at it and think 'Ah, they're not looking at each other, they are clearly unaware of each other's presence. Phew, the continuity of the Disney movies is safe' No of course not, she's gonna pick up her Disney Princess dolls and tell herself a story about them all going to school together. All the rule means is you get the same copy pasted face staring blankly on almost every piece of merchandise. (okay, it seems in spite of the nostalgia I have for it, there's something about that old artstyle I really dislike, isn't there😭😭 )
Oh, and if you hadn't guessed from my profile picture (Cos let's be honest, if I do change it, it'll probably be another still from the same show for a while yet) my favourite princess is Rapunzel
Although I'd say my favourite of the princess movies is Moana. Tangled is absolutely not far behind though
Raya is definitely gonna stay in the line-up because she adds diversity into the group. Also, yes financially her movie didn't earn that much money, but that was because of COVID. Despite that, her movie was still able to top the box office for 3 weeks straight! It's also a hit on Disney plus!
I am really hoping and manifesting that Asha will make the number even again, and become the 14th Disney Princess.
I have to be honest, I did not like the first half an hour of the Raya movie. I felt super confused by the plot. Then it hit me - it felt more like a Marvel movie, and then I absolutely loved it! I think she really challenged what the viewers assume a princess movie should be. She's awesome!
i honestly hated the message behind this movie. i love the representation for southeast asians but they definitely deserved a movie with a better message behind it. the emphasis on trust and forgiveness was executed terribly. I think the movie would’ve been much better had they not tried to redeem Namaari and practically erase all the wrongs she did throughout the film. Raya had no reason to trust or forgive Namaari for what she did. it’s a disney movie after all, so i understand that they weren’t going to leave us with a “realistic” ending. but the most unrealistic part of the movie wasn’t even the fantasy aspect… it was the fact that Sisu would encourage Raya to trust the person who literally destroyed her life. a better ending would’ve been Raya not trusting Sisu, but choosing to let go of the grudge she holds against her. it would’ve been nice to see Raya forgive herself, which is something i’m sure we’ve all struggled with. we all blame ourselves for things that weren’t our fault, but most of us aren’t dumb enough to trust someone after they betrayed us time and time again. it was lazy writing imo. the writers did a phenomenal job with their message of inter-generational trauma in Encanto… i wish they did the same with this movie. i know you weren’t talking about the movie or writing itself but i thought i’d reply anyways!
my favorite princess (although she's not necessarily a princess) is elsa, because i see so much of myself in her. she is my representation :)
I love your videos! And I think you inspire people that your never too old for dolls.
Evolution of ever after high dolls please 😌
my moms boyfriend bought me and my sister a pack of all the Disney princess dolls when I was younger i remember being SO happy ❤ my favorite is Aurora
All the Princesses are my favorite , but Pocahontas and Merida and Rapunzel and Belle and princess and the Frog are my favorite
Rapunzel is my favorite princess. Also, I have some of the older Disney princess dolls that included Esmeralda and Tinker Bell. I am sad that Esmeralda and Kida don't get more merchandise and that the Disney fairies brand has ended.