Disney Princess Facts

[pap64]

Since I am a bored geek right now, and like to compile facts I decided to compile facts about the Disney Princesses. Note that I am doing this with somewhat limited knowledge of the original production of the films as well as the original stories so if I miss a fact or put an incorrect one, let me know and I'll fix it.

OK, here we go!

Snow White
-The first Disney Princess ever created (Obviously...)
-The first Disney Princess with black hair
-The first princess born into royalty through parents
-The first princess we see with both parents deceased
-The first princess we see being raised by an evil step parent
-The first and ONLY princess to have received assistance from dwarfs (or I should say, she gave THEM assistance )
-The only princess with a voice so high only dogs could hear her
-The first princess to have ever graced the screen in song
-The first princess seen in a chambermaid/commoner's outfit
-The first princess to have been revived through love's first kiss
-The first princess whose villain changed forms in other to accomplish her goal
-The first princess to have a duet with her prince (though would later sing all of the film's songs by herself)
-The first princess to receive an Academy Award (though it was an honorary award)

Cinderella
-The first blond princess
-The first princess NOT born into royalty
-Though not royalty she is the first commoner born into wealth (though her story before the Tremaines stepped in is unknown it is implied that her original family was wealthy, and that Lady Tremaine married Cinderella's family for his wealth)
-The only princess with step sisters (or siblings for that matter)
-The first princess to have received magical assistance (thanks to the Fairy Godmother)
-The only princess to have revived her past thanks to Lady Tremaine changing the course of history in Cinderella III
-The first princess to have animal friends that talk to her (though only the mice talk to her)
-The first princess to have her dress destroyed on screen
-The first princess to have a pet (It is assumed that she had Bruno the dog long before the Tremaines and their cat Lucifer stepped in)
-The first princess with a horse (though she never rode it till the third film)

Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
-The first and only princess to have both parents living at the beginning and end of the story
-The second princess born into royalty
-The only princess with a death spell placed upon her at birth
-The only princess to have been raised by fairies
-The first princess to have remained silence throughout most of her picture (though she is the only princess to never say a line after her introduction and before the ending)
-The second blond princess
-The first princess whose prince fought the villain head on (neither did The Prince and Prince Charming face his princess's antagonist at the end of their respective film)
-The only princess whose villain turned into a dragon (though not the first villain to turn into an alternate form)
-The only princess whose main outfit has alternate colors
-The only princess born into royalty, but raised as a commoner
-The first princess to receive an attraction at one of the Disney theme parks (Sleeping Beauty's castle was created before the release of the film)

Ariel, The Little Mermaid
-The first red headed princess
-The first princess who is NOT a human
-The only princess whose fate at the end of the film is drastically different from the original story (in the original, the mermaid dies and turns into sea foam)
-The only princess to have become a mother
-The second princess to be mute throughout most of the movie (Aurora was the first, but Ariel's was due to a magic spell)
-We know how one of her relatives dies (her mother was crushed by a Pirate ship, as revealed in "Ariel's beginning")
-The first princess to receive a TV series
-The only princess to close Disney's DTV legacy (Ariel's Beginning is the last planned Disney DTV sequel)

Belle, Beauty and the Beast
-The first princess born a commoner
-The first princess whose living parent is not royalty or wealthy (her father is an inventor)
-The only princess whose only living relative is NOT evil
-The first princess to have a male antagonist (Gaston)
-The first brunette princess
-The first princess that doesn't sing her theme song (though she sings "Belle" and "Something there", the overall theme of the film is sung by Angela Landsbury)
-The first princess that becomes royalty through marriage
-The first princess whose story was turned into a Broadway play
-The only princess to have a Holiday themed special
-The first princess to have been romantically involved with a cursed prince
-The first princess considered an "outsider" by the village people

Jasmine, Aladdin
-The only princess who is not the focal point of the story (that honor belongs to Aladdin)
-The only princess to have tried to escape her royal duties
-The first non-Caucasian princess
-The only princess whose sole theme song is a duet with her prince (though Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora had duet songs, they also had their own songs. Jasmine didn't have a song in the original film)
-The first princess to have two actresses play her role (one talking, one singing. If I am not mistaken, all the actresses that played the princesses prior to Jasmine both sang and performed their roles)
-The only princess to have an exotic animal (a tiger) as a pet
-The second princess to receive a TV series
-The first princess to receive a DTV sequel
-The first princess romantically involved with a commoner (though Aladdin will become a prince, then a Sultan)
-The only princess to have crossed over to other Disney worlds (in the Hercules TV series she helps Aladdin and Hercules defeat a resurrected jafar)

Pocahontas
-The first American princess (Princess Maddy, from "The Princess and the Frog", will be the second)
-The first princess based on a real historical figure
-The first Native American Princess (though not a princess, but her position as the Chief's daughter puts her in a similar position)
-The only princess with two love interests (in the original film, she falls in love with John Smith, but in the second she marries John Rolfe. The second marriage is historically accurate)
-The first princess to have tried to prevent a war
-The first princess with a multiracial relationship

Mulan
-The first Asian princess
-The only princess who isn't really a princess (she was never a princess in the original story)
-The only princess to cross dress (she dressed as a man in order to prevent her father from going to war)
-The only princess to have brought disgrace to her kingdom (though her heroic efforts are celebrated in the end her acts are considered a crime)
-The second princess born into a commoner's life, BUT is the first commoner with both parents living when the story begins
-The only princess with a spiritual guardian (Mushu)
-The first princess to have done battle

Giselle
-The third princess born a commoner
-The ONLY princess to have crossed into the real world
-The ONLY princess to have 2D and live action counterparts
-The only princess who remained a commoner by the time the story ends (while Giselle was destined to marry Prince Edward, she goes with Robert instead)
-The only princess to decline a prince's marriage proposal (though she accepted at first, the events in the movie lead her to choose Robert)

That's all I can remember for all. If I missed something let me know.

I still have one fact missing; which the princesses has the oldest story (ie, which fairy tale has been around the longest).

If someone can answer that I'll greatly appreciate it.

[slave2moonlight]

So, basically, anything Snow White did, she was the first?

Nice list, but Giselle isn't actually a princess (I know, I hate that), and you skipped Eilonwy (unless you're going for the Disney Princess merchandising line or something, but I don't think that includes Giselle, however, why else would you include Mulan). And, of course, there's Princess Calla from the Gummi Bears, ha.

A couple of flubs:

Belle wasn't the only one whose sole living relative was not evil. Jasmine's father was not evil.

And...

Belle wasn't the first to become royalty by marriage. Cinderella did that.

Also, Belle wasn't the first to not sing her theme song. Cinderella had a theme song in the opening of the film. And, I'm not certain, but she might have been performed by a different speaking actress and singing actress.

And Princess Eilonwy from The Black Cauldron also was not the focal point of the film she was in, like Jasmine in Aladdin.

Hope you don't mind my pointing out some corrections.

One of the many things you could say about Eilonwy is that she's the only princess who doesn't sing in her film (unless I'm forgetting a moment where she hums or something...). And, wasn't her film PG? That'd be another good first...

[Escapay]

Snow White
-The first Disney Princess ever created (Obviously...)

If we wanna get technical and go beyond the Disney company, the first Disney-created princess was Cinderella in the 1922 Laugh-O-Gram.

Also, "Ye Olden Days" depicts Minnie Mouse as a princess, and that precedes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by 4 years.

But in the relative term of "Disney Princess", then yes, the Shrill is indeed the first.

-The first princess to receive an attraction at one of the Disney theme parks (Sleeping Beauty's castle was created before the release of the film)

"Snow White's Scary Adventures" was in Fantasyland when the park opened, so it shares that credit with Sleeping Beauty.

-The only princess with a spiritual guardian (Mushu)

A "fairy godmother" isn't spiritual?

I still have one fact missing; which the princesses has the oldest story (ie, which fairy tale has been around the longest).

If someone can answer that I'll greatly appreciate it.

The story of Cinderella can be traced back as far as the first century BC (at least according to wikipedia):

The Greek historian Strabo (Geographica Book 17, 1.33) recorded in the 1st century BC the tale of the Greco-Egyptian girl Rhodopis, which is considered the oldest known version of the story. Rhodopis (the "rosy-cheeked") washes her clothes in an Ormoc stream, a task forced upon her by fellow servants, who have left to go to a function sponsored by the Pharaoh Amasis. An eagle takes her rose-gilded sandal and drops it at the feet of the Pharaoh in the city of Memphis; he then asks the women of his kingdom to try on the sandal to see which one fits. Rhodopis succeeds. The Pharaoh falls in love with her, and she marries him.

Albert

[pap64]

Slavetomoonlight: Thanks for the corrections! Like I said, I did all of this from memory so I can't say the facts are 100% correct or even accurate.

About Jasmine's father: I actually meant to say that Belle was the FIRST to have a single living relative that wasn't evil. I'll correct that in a bit. And technically, that honor goes to Ariel (Triton wasn't evil, but was a tyrant).

About Giselle: I added her for the hell of it . I know she ain't an official princess, but considering that her story is unique I decided to include her with the other girls.

About Eillowny: Yeah, I'll add her as well.

Escapay: I was mainly thinking of the Princess merchandise lineup. Plus The Shrill is the first MOVIE Disney Princess.

Regarding the attraction, I actually got confused for a bit. I didn't know if Snow White's ride happened before or after the opening, so I put the castle as being the first.

HOWEVER, Aurora IS the first princess to receive a castle attraction at the theme parks, Cinderella then followed.

Thanks for the info about Cinderella! For some reason, I always thought Snow White was the oldest story...

[slave2moonlight]

That was fascinating info on Cinderella.

Yeah, as for the single living relative that isn't evil thing, I thought you meant when they only had one living relative, and Ariel had 6 sisters.

[Elladorine]

Er. . . would Nala be considered some kind of princess? I've always wondered.

[slave2moonlight]

Er. . . would Nala be considered some kind of princess? I've always wondered.

Don't know if she was a Princess, but she became a Queen for sure. Kiara would be considered a Princess.

[Cordy_Biddle]

Cinderella had a theme song in the opening of the film. And, I'm not certain, but she might have been performed by a different speaking actress and singing actress.

Actually, I believe Ilene Woods provided both singing/speaking voices for Cinderella.

[The Little Merboy]

Cinderella
-The only princess with step sisters (or siblings for that matter)

Ariel has six sisters

[Ariel'sprince]

Giselle is a Princess ,yeah,officialy.
Okay,let's see:
Giselle is the first Princess that her movie was released on Blu-Ray.
Giselle is the first Princess that her movie wasn't released on VHS.
Giselle is the first/only Princess that her film is based on an original idea by Disney (Not a fair tale or a story).
Giselle is the 4th Princess who was planned to be blonde but had a different hair color.
Jasmine is the only Princess without an I Want song (Unless you count To Be Free).
Jasmine is the first Princess who isn't white.
Mulan is the second Princess that Lia Slonga voiced.
Ariel is the first morden Princess.
Ariel the only Princess with sisters.
Ariel is the second Princess that has a Broadway musical based on her film.
Ariel is the first Princess who isn't from Walt's era.
Belle is the first Princess that didn't fall in love with a human .
Belle is the first Princess that had the same actor who voiced her and sang her.
Pocahontas is the first Princess that her movie isn't based on a fairy tale,does Aladdin count a fairy tale?.
Tiana will be the first black Princess.
Aurora is the first Princess that her film's PE was the first PE on Blu-Ray.
Aurora is the first Princess that her sidekicks aren't animales.

[Mooky]

You might want to include Kida too. I hate how people omit her from everything

[Ariel'sprince]

Kida,Elionwy,Meg,Alice and all of them aren't official (Maybe Alice a bit),but Giselle was in the wedding dress,Zazzle,Shopping website,Simba Toys and more (Like the new Giselle Halloween costume said that she's the lastest Disney Princess),they all count her as an official Princess,anyway I count her too,it's not like Meg or someone else that just appeared in a CD,You know,now they have more then 10 Princess they don't need to add Meg,Alice and etc.

[bruno_wbt]

Belle is the first Princess that had the same actor who voiced her and sang her.

Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella and Ariel have the same speaking and singing voice, too.

Aurora is the first Princess that her sidekicks aren't animals.

Aurora has all the animal friends from the forest. (like Snow White)

[Atlantica]

Prince, did you mean Belle was the LAST Princesses to be voiced and sung by the same person ?

[Elladorine]

I dunno, seems sad that the company handing out the "official" title of being a Disney princess has more to do with marketing than anything else. BTW, this is not at a jab at the list made here or on anyone's comments, just some general observations I have made.

I may be a bit rusty with this, but Eilonwy is *not* part of the official Disney princess canon, despite her having the title "princess" in her film and being born of royalty; this has always bothered me.

Kida also has the title of of "princess" within the film she appears for the same reasons as Eilonwy. This has always bothered me as well that she is not included in the canon.

The fact of the matter is that Disney probably doesn't feel either of the above characters are very marketable.

Technically speaking, Ariel's daughter Melody should be considered a princess as well.

Alice is not of royalty, nor does she "marry into it" like Cinderella or Belle, so why does she sometimes get lumped in with them (if only as a "guest") when none of the above are? [I do realize that she is considered a princess in Kingdom Hearts, but this feels far removed from the concept of the original film.] I'd say that Meg is more princess material than she is but isn't included either (after all, she ends up with someone that was born a god, that's a bigger title than any prince or king)!

I've heard that the main reason Giselle is not a part of the princess line is because she has a real-life likeness that would require life-long royalties (can anyone confirm this?)

Ok, I'm done rambling now.

[Ariel'sprince]

Prince, did you mean Belle was the LAST Princesses to be voiced and sung by the same person ?

Yeah,I didn't said that? .

Aurora has all the animal friends from the forest. (like Snow White)

I meant the fairies ,the animales aren't her sidekicks,Giselle's animales for exmaple aren't her sidekicks,only Pip,but acutally I realized it's wrong because has sidekicks who aren't animales (The dwarfs).

[bluemoon86]

-The first American princess (Princess Maddy, from "The Princess and the Frog", will be the second)

Just thought I'd note, the Princess from The Princess and the Frog's name is Tiana not Maddy.

[Disney Duster]

Giselle
-The ONLY princess to have crossed into the real world.

Nope. Snow White lived in Germany, Cinderella lived in France (debatable but ask me and I'll give you the evidence), Belle lived in France, and Jasmine lived in the Middle East. They all lived in real countries, though I suppose fictional kingdoms or cities of those real countries.

And that, my friends, is part of my hate for Enchanted. The princesses all already lived in the real world.

[Elladorine]

Giselle
-The ONLY princess to have crossed into the real world.

Nope. Snow White lived in Germany, Cinderella lived in France (debatable but ask me and I'll give you the evidence), Belle lived in France, and Jasmine lived in the Middle East. They all lived in real countries, though I suppose fictional kingdoms or cities of those real countries.

I think it's more that a character crossed the plane of an animated world to one of "real" live action; a storybook-type character leaving the context of her world and crossing into ours. It would be the equivalent of Snow White or Aurora stepping out of their worlds within their films into a live-action New York or Chicago.

Stating that she's the only princess to have crossed into the real world is not belittling the reality that the other princesses exist within.

[Escapay]

I dunno, seems sad that the company handing out the "official" title of being a Disney princess has more to do with marketing than anything else.

Definitely agree.

I've heard that the main reason Giselle is not a part of the princess line is because she has a real-life likeness that would require life-long royalties (can anyone confirm this?)

Disney didn't want to pay life-long royalties to Amy Adams, as the animated version was modeled after her. I assume, though, that a deal couldn't be worked out between them, since plenty of animated characters are modeled after real-life people and Disney doesn't have a problem using their likeness for years following the movie.

Albert