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1. The current official lineup of Дисней Princesses includes Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, Tiana, Belle, Merida, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Aurora, Mulan, and Snow White.

2. Snow White is supposed to be 14 years old. She remains the youngest Дисней Princess.

3. Belle is the only Дисней Princess to have hazel eyes.

4. Mulan’s story is based on an ancient Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, a female warrior famously described in the poem “The Ballad of Mulan.”

5. Мулан is also the first Дисней Princess to not actually be a princess. All the others are either royal by birth, или marry into royalty.

6. Золушка was originally intended by Дисней to be produced as one of the Silly Symphony series.

7. Ariel is the only Дисней Princess who was not born a human.

8. Pocahontas is the only princess based on a real person. (Mulan is legend, and impossible to know whether she was real или not.)

9. Tiana is the only Дисней Princess with dimples.

10. Princess Aurora had only 18 минуты of screen time and 18 lines of dialogue in the film, making her the most quiet Дисней Princess.

11. After auditioning еще than 150 girls for the voice of Snow White, the part serendipitously went to 20-year-old Adriana Caselotti, whose father, a Пение coach, was helping Дисней find a fit. Adriana overheard her father’s phone conversation and began talking in the background to prove she had the right voice. She got the part.

12. Belle and Ariel share the same live-action reference model, Sherri Stoner.

13. Pocahontas is the only Дисней Princess with a tattoo.

14. жасмин actually helped influence the Дизайн of Aladdin. Earlier sketches showed him seeming much younger. But once жасмин was designed, animators thought she wouldn’t go for someone who looked like a scruffy kid.

15. When Дисней first announced The Princess and the Frog, the principal character was named Madeline или Maddy for short. This upset critics, who called it a “slave name.” Дисней then changed it to Tiana.

16. Merida is the only princess with brothers.

17. In earlier drafts of the film, Золушка has a pet черепаха named Clarissa.

18. Mary Pickford and Betty Boop helped inspire Snow White’s look.

19. Дисней shot the entirety of Золушка in live-action, using it as a guide for animation.

20. In 2012 and 2013, the Дисней Princesses were redesigned.

21. Mulan’s redesign caused a significant upset because she appeared to have her skin lightened. Similar claims were made for Pocahontas and Jasmine.

22. “Merida has еще than 1,500 individually sculpted, red strands that generate about 111,700 total hairs.” Also: “If Merida’s curls were straightened, her hair would be four feet long and reach the middle of her calf.”

23. Tiana’s redesign was extremely minimal. Illustrators added two new strands of curls, and a print of reeds went onto her dress.

24. Belle’s physical appearance was inspired by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, and Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.

25. Мулан and Merida are the only two Дисней Princesses trained in archery.

26. Belle is the only person in her town to be seen wearing blue, symbolizing her position as an outsider. Later, Ты see the Beast wearing blue as well.