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In Disney's nearly 100-year history, there has been only one Black Disney princess — Princess Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog,” a 2009 animated feature starring Anika Noni Rose.
Disney has announced that Princess Raya of “Raya and the Last Dragon” is officially joining the Disney Princess lineup for World Princess Week 2022. “Raya and the Last Dragon” was released in March 2021 after a delay due to COVID-19.
Princess Ariel will be the sixth live-action Disney Princess, when her movie releases on May 26, 2023.
The second Black Disney princess is speaking out. In a new interview with Variety, Halle Bailey opened up about her reaction to the racist backlash over her being cast as Disney's Princess Ariel, and how she coped with receiving hate.
Wish will debut Disney's first Afro-Latina heroine
Afro-Latina actress, Ariana DeBose, will star as Asha in Wish. Asha is a “17-year-old heroine who's driven, incredibly smart and an optimist, a sharp-witted leader in the making who sees darkness that others do not.
Sadé is an upcoming live-action fairy tale film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of an African princess, based on an original idea by Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer. Rick Famuyiwa is attached to produce the film, while Scott Falconer will serve as executive producer.
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Elena de Avalor is Disney's first Latina princess.
In August 2022, Raya from the film “Raya and the Last Dragon” was announced as the 13th official Disney Princess.
1. Ariel - The Little Mermaid.
That's right! Kumandran warrior, Raya, from Raya and the Last Dragon will be making her official debut as a Disney Princess during this year's celebration. During 2022 World Princess Week, guests can enjoy four exclusive Magic Shots at Disneyland Paris including one with Princess Raya.
Raya. The most recent addition to the Disney princess family is Raya.
After making history as the first Black Disney princess in an animated movie, Tiana will be honored with a new “The Princess and the Frog” inspired-attraction that's coming to Disney World and Disneyland Resort.
Disney Princesses is the fastest-growing brand for the company's Consumer Products division. Disney introduced its first non-white animated heroine in 1992's “Aladdin”: a Middle Eastern character named Jasmine.
The film, the latest in an ever-growing number of live action remakes of Disney's animated hits, has upset online critics because the titular mermaid, Ariel, is played by a black actress, Halle Bailey (22).
Disney set to launch an Indian princess for the first time ever. Princess Ananya, has been confirmed by the team, but they have also added that it's quite in the early stages and the team isn't even close to launching her.
Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
Elena of Avalor is Disney's first Latina princess. Her show features music drawn from all over Central and South America.
Tiana is notable for being Disney's first black princess.
Snow White (1937)
The first of all Disney princesses, Snow White appeared in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. The actions of her jealous stepmother cause her to run away, but her good nature and ability to make new friends is what ultimately saved her.
Mirabel Madrigal is the protagonist of Disney's 2021 animated feature film, Encanto. She is the youngest daughter of Julieta and Agustín Madrigal, who has the distinction of being the only Madrigal without a magical gift.
The movie's Prince Naveen character has also drawn criticism. His skin is brown, but he isn't African-American. "A lot of moms had issues with that," Coleman said. "It felt like it was a slap in the face to black men."
Famously, Jasmine was Disney's first princess of color; her unprecedented ethnicity is credited with ultimately inspiring the studio to become more ethnically diverse, as evidenced by the subsequent introduction of their non-white princesses Pocahontas and Mulan.
In order to contextualize Elsa's appearance as Disney's first disabled princess, I am going to begin with a brief chronology of disability representation in film. As numerous disability theorists have argued, television and film are awash in images of disability, yet viewers rarely notice or acknowledge their presence.