Disney Princesses
| Disney Princess | |
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The 2013 line-up of the Disney Princess franchise. From left to right: Mulan, Snow White, Tiana, Cinderella, Belle, Merida, Rapunzel, Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine and Pocahontas
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| Creator | Andy Mooney |
| Original work | Animated films |
| Print publications | |
| Books | Disney Princess Chapter Books A Jewel Story |
| Novels | 7 May 2005 – present |
| Comics | Kilala Princess (Manga) |
| Magazines | Disney Princess |
| Films and television | |
| Films | Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams |
| Animated series | |
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| Original music | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Toys | Dolls Palace Pets |
| extension | Palace Pets |
| Fantasy Faire | |
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| Disneyland | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 12, 2013 |
| Replaced by | Carnation Plaza Gardens |
| Website | Fantasy Faire |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Name | Princess Fairytale Hall |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 2013 |
| Website | Princess Fairytale Hall |
| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Name | Once Upon a Time |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | meet-and-greet location |
| Theme | Gothic-inspired village & fair |
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Disney Princess, also called the Princess Line, is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney in the early 2000s, the franchise features a line-up of fictional female protagonists who have appeared in various Disney franchises.
The franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media, but rather refers to specific characters from the company's animated films. As of 2015[update], the eleven characters considered part of the franchise are Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel and Merida.
The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, home decor, toys, and a variety of other products featuring the Disney Princesses. Licensees for the franchise include Glidden (wall paint), Stride Rite (sparkly shoes), Hasbro (games and dolls), and plastic Fisher-Price figurines.
"Standing in line in the arena [of a Disney on Ice show], I was surrounded by little girls dressed head to toe as princesses...They weren’t even Disney products. They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume. And the light bulb went off. Clearly, there was latent demand here. So the next morning I said to my team, "'O.K., let’s establish standards and a color palette and talk to licensees and get as much product out there as we possibly can that allows these girls to do what they’re doing anyway: projecting themselves into the characters from the classic movies.'"
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