How are Disney Princesses chosen/ranked?

[buckmana]

Since I was wondering what the priorities are when it comes to choosing a "Disney Princess" for the franchise, I thought some study and investigation is required.

Here is the list of "official" Disney Princesses:

Ariel
Merida
Rapunzel
Jasmine
Snow White
Aurora

Tiana
Cinderella

Mulan
Belle
Pocahontas

I've separated them into 3 groups, those who are Princesses, those who became Princesses and those who aren't Princesses.
In that specific order.


I assume there will be a lot of info to assess, but basically, we need to look at which Princesses are shown the most/recieves the most focus in promotions and any other data to give us perspective.

[merprincess]

This video offers an interesting theory (based on facts) about the Disney Princess list, and who may have gotten snubbed and should be included in the list. He's got kind of a running joke against Ariel, but doesn't really "hate" her as much as the video may suggest haha!:

[yougottaloveariel]

Yeah I've seen this vid Also here's a search for you

Little Mermaid the most overatted Disney film /princess

Unfortunatly video's like this are hard to judge for it is not always easy to tell if it's sadistic or serious on ANY subject

Another one worth looking for (and this will take time) The Purple Mermaid Ariel singing different songs frpm other Disney films That only proves the films signifigance and YET Still ignored

And the theories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ariel searching Elsa ad Anna's parents sunken ship Cinderella'a Prince Charming is Eric and Ariel's son
The genie is the story teller in Aladdin

[buckmana]

Wow, that guy was so energetic, I got a sugar high from just watching the video!
It was interesting to see him doing the math on the subject, as I'd never seen those figures before.

I think he should have checked his facts more, Ariel is never shown in her mermaid form when in this franchise, but always as human.
But I think he was doing that more for comedy then anything else.

Nala, well, that part put me off, mostly because Lion King is the only Disney animated movie I can say I truly hate.
Not because I believe it's bad, but because the company never stops referencing it.
If they weren't mentioning it so often, I might not find it so infuriating.
Also, I have a suspicion it was made specifically for kids, that it has no appeal to adults or possibly even teenagers.
And the final straw was they kept playing that theme song on the radio so much when it was released, I can't stand to hear it ever again!
I haven't seen the movie and I do not wish to.

I will agree about Kida, I adore her and wish they'd done more with her.
She wasn't like anyone else at that point, probably the first of the more independent style "Princesses".
I also liked the movie, it's got a permanent place on my list of Disney favorites/timeless classics.
I know they were working on an Atlantis tv series and a few episodes were made, but for some reason the series was dropped and they retooled the existing episodes into a direct2video movie.
I did enjoy these episodes and it's a shame this series never took off properly, I'd have loved to have more of them to watch.
Also wondering if it's the fact she wasn't into pretty dresses and gowns much that got her excluded.
When she goes to the "world above", this is how she dresses.
Practical, not feminine.

I think he may be right though, that no matter how strong the character is or how appealing they may be, Disney isn't looking at any criteria besides $$$ when it comes to making their selection.
Possibly another reason Kida was excluded, Atlantis didn't perform well in that aspect.

Anastasia is also one I have wondered about.
But according to the comments in the video, it was never a Disney film.
Oddly, I thought it was!