Favorite Disney Princess

[CruceSignati]

Alright, I know that not too many people on here are fond of Disney due to their lack of good moral values in many of their films. However, I am curious to know if anyone on here has a favorite Disney princess and for what reasons.

Let the games begin!

 

[steido01]

Cinderella. Gotta go with the classic.

And my wife says I’m supposed to be excited for “Frozen.”

 

[saintalphonsus]

Sleeping Beauty!

 

[MaryT777]

Snow White; love the dwarfs!

 

[dshix]

n/a

 

[Least]

ABC - cause their fruity

Not “princess” like Cinderella, princess like property of the hell’s angels.

 

[KendraDZ1902]

I love Belle and Snow White. Belle because I want the library in the movie. I also love Cogsworth and Lumiere. Snow, because she is blacked headed, as I am. Most black headed people are the villain in the movies.

 

[Brigid34]

Sleeping Beauty for me too! So graceful!

 

[marymary1975]

I would go with a modern one: I like Merida! She is a very well depiction of the typical teenager with the difference that she learns that bad behavior brings bad consequences and tries to fix the mistakes she did

 

[jediliz]

when I was younger, much younger…I loved Sleeping Beauty…then Beauty and the Beast came out…and I fell in love with the character (and I mean I liked her character) of Belle because she loves to read like I do. For my last trip to Disney World, I even got someone on a Disney forum to make an picture that I could print out on iron on paper and I had a shirt with Belle on it for my trip - and at the Princess Lunch my sister, niece and I went to - Belle was the hostess (made my day). I still love Auorora (Sleeping Beauty) but Belle has a special place in my heart.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

Merida.

 

[Cartesian]

Mulan!

Due to her emancipation. And her story reminds me Jeanne d’Arc.

 

[thequietsinger]

I was always fond of Belle. She and I are very similar, at least in one sense: Bookwormdom

 

[tabycat]

Mulan! Not a princess in the beginning, but in the end she was one through her own actions.

 

[CruceSignati]

Great answers so far!

As for my own…

Snow White; love the dwarfs!

I love Belle and Snow White. Belle because I want the library in the movie. I also love Cogsworth and Lumiere. Snow, because she is blacked headed, as I am. Most black headed people are the villain in the movies.

I also pick Snow White. I am not really fond of the strange, high-pitched voice, but as a role model for girls today, she shows that not all the princesses need to be particularly curvy or thin. Just my humble opinion.

 

[AlTheCollegeGal]

Definitely Belle or Mulan, though honestly the modern ones, Rapunzel and Tiana were not bad either.

 

[jilly4ski]

If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have said Belle, she still is one of my favorites and I love the movie. Now Rapunzel is great. I am also a fan of Aurora (her voice), and I have really come to appreciate the movie and the art in it. I recently rewatched Cinderella, and realized that she is a very strong character as well.

Some runners up:
Mulan
Jane
Esmeralda
Nala
Jasmine

Ones I don’t really make my list would be Snow White, Ariel, Meg, Kida, and I have mixed feelings about Pocahontas.

Really I enjoy Disney in general, and while I am not a fan of Alice or Snow White and their movies, I still think they are worth watching. (I noticed that Maid Marian and Wendy didn’t make it on the Disney Princess list.

(I would say that some of my favorite Disney movies are not princess movies at all, but rather “The Great Mouse Detective” and “Sword in the Stone” especially now that I have read the books).

 

[TigerKitty]

I detested just about every Disney princess story out there until Brave. Having grown up without a mom, I just didn’t buy into the “glamor” of the mom-less, dad-less, or orphaned life. And I found that the whole being saved by a handsome prince thing was too wishy-washy.

Merida has 2 parents and she is fierce and fearless. She reminds me a bit of Katniss from the Hunger Games, and I had just finished reading the book series before seeing Brave for the 1st time. Merida is self-reliant and she doesn’t wait around for anyone to come to her aid. It’s refreshing that she has 2 parents and exists in a traditional family. Our familys’ roots are Irish (mine) and Scottish (DH).

My little girl and little niece are total Merida fans, and I’m comfortable with my daughter taking Merida as a “role model” because Merida’s character has so many strong points. My daughter has promised never to turn me into a bear.

The only thing I don’t like about the story is the witchcraft angle.

 

[Kamaduck]

I detested just about every Disney princess story out there until Brave. Having grown up without a mom, I just didn’t buy into the “glamor” of the mom-less, dad-less, or orphaned life. And I found that the whole being saved by a handsome prince thing was too wishy-washy.

Merida has 2 parents and she is fierce and fearless. She reminds me a bit of Katniss from the Hunger Games, and I had just finished reading the book series before seeing Brave for the 1st time. Merida is self-reliant and she doesn’t wait around for anyone to come to her aid. It’s refreshing that she has 2 parents and exists in a traditional family. Our familys’ roots are Irish (mine) and Scottish (DH).

My little girl and little niece are total Merida fans, and I’m comfortable with my daughter taking Merida as a “role model” because Merida’s character has so many strong points. My daughter has promised never to turn me into a bear.

The only thing I don’t like about the story is the witchcraft angle.

Mulan has 2 parents and saves all of China of her own power, with a rather small bit of help from her “prince” (who isn’t really a prince) and the other soldiers. Not saying there’s anything wrong with Media, but Mulan met your qualifications first.

Mulan is my favorite, if you can’t tell.

 

[Cat]

Tiana, from The Princess and the Frog.

A hard-working waitress from a hard-working family. Her values are my values. Her character is an example for us all.

The music in this movie is brilliant. These are not just pretty “princess songs” that someone created to please little girls. A lot of research into history and Louisiana culture went into each complex song. I’m glad that Cajun music was well-represented in the movie. My special favorite piece is Ma Belle Evangeline, since it’s my daughter’s name. But I love all of the music in the movie.

My husband is an Ariel fanatic. His office is filled with Ariel stuff, including a wall-sized applique.