Disney Princess/Trivia

• Creator Backlash: Despite Tiana merchandise flying off the shelves, The Princess and the Frog was a (relative) failure for Disney, which caused them completely change their marketing strategy for Tangled. Their reasoning: the movies only appeal to little girls. Despite Rapunzel being an official Disney Princess, this was completely downplayed and her movie was made out to be a Shrek-like 3D animation romp. Since then, Tangled has done great at the box office, and Disney has said that they will not stop doing fairy tale movies.
• Newer Than They Think: Despite the fact that Disney has been making movies featuring princesses since 1937, the Disney Princess franchise itself was only introduced in 2000; that makes it younger than other Disney franchises such as Baby Einstein and Toy Story.
• Singing to Herself: Lea Salonga as the singing voices of Jasmine and Mulan.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Swan Lake, Bluebeard, Rumpelstiltskin, Aida, and The Love For Three Oranges were each going to be made into a film at some point by Disney (although the first was eventually made into a non-Disney animated film, The Swan Princess). Maybe their heroines would have been in this franchise.
  • Giselle from Enchanted was going to be given Disney Princess status as well, but Disney abandoned the idea when they realized they would have to secure life-long rights to the image of Amy Adams, Giselle's actress. Not to mention Aida got a Disney-supported stage musical.