Anyone notice what's missing?

rufio

rufio

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Saw these both at Target today and noticed immediately that there were only 7 of the 8. If Disney decided to make Pocahontas an "official princess," why is it that they never include her in their "official princess" merchandise?

**Edit - Mulan is also MIA**

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The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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The one at the top misses Aurora, Mulan, Pocahontas.

The bottom one misses Mulan, Pocahontas, Rapunzel.

I do agree that Pocahontas is a bit too low-profile. I enjoy her, both the movie and the M&G character. Shame about her little attraction being gone too!
 
rufio

rufio

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The Empress Lilly said:
The one at the top misses Aurora, Mulan, Pocahontas.

The bottom one misses Mulan, Pocahontas, Rapunzel.

I do agree that Pocahontas is a bit too low-profile. I enjoy her, both the movie and the M&G character. Shame about her little attraction being gone too!
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There are way too many of these girls! lol! I normally pick up on Pocahontas because she's one of my favorites. The others are all kind of a blur. :confused: In any case, Pocahontas and Mulan are always missing and are rarely included, so why did Disney include them at all?
 
HouCuseChickie

HouCuseChickie

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Yeah- it's very rare to find anything with all of the official princesses without buying a Disney Store special set. I was just looking at my girls' backpacks and lunch kits and no Pocohantas or Mulan on any of them. They are the two most common to be missing; however, a lot of our princess goods are also missing Ariel and Jasmine to make room for Rapunzel and Tiana. Can't wait to see the mess once Merida is made an official princess and added to all of the princess "stuff."
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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When I worked at the Disney Store doing stock it went (based just on my memory of restocking shelves) Cinderella by a wide margin, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Snow White, Aurora, Pocahontas and then Mulan. The European fairy tale princesses are definitely more represented, except poor Aurora and sometimes Snow White who I noticed sometimes didn't have her own version of a type of item even though the others did.
 
Powerline

Powerline

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Powerline said:
The Princess name is a marketing name.

Years ago Tinkerbell was rejected as a Disney princess because she was not affiliated with any sort of royalty. Now, Mulan sneaks her way into royalty by marrying a Captain of Guards for the Emperor. Now, I'm no expert on feudalism but I don't think marrying a knight makes you any closer to the throne, but that's not the point. Mulan did well in the box office and got tons of publicity to back it up. More publicity= more merchandise sales, the two work hand in hand.

That's why Elionwy will never be a princess... :(
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reposted from another topic because it'd practically be the same post.
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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vitani88 said:
In any case, Pocahontas and Mulan are always missing and are rarely included, so why did Disney include them at all?
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Mulan and Pocahontas serve the East Asian and Native American demography. Little girls need princesses that look like them - or so, at least it is thought. And if not for the little girls (and 43 year old girls *waves at Bethymouse*) themselves, then at least to project diversity and inclusiveness.

Disney does consider these things - Disney movies are subjected to rigorous marketing concerns.
Belle was created to coincide with the opening of DLP, a French princess for the French park. Mulan was chosen to open the Chinese/Asian market. Tiara was decided upon out of embarrassment that Disney had no Black princess. And if gypsies had a more outspoken profile in America, Esmeralda would be a princess too. (She's really the fairest of them all - well second after SW)

I do believe that, just like Barbies, the European princess stuff vastly outsells the others. Not just to European girls - Japanese and Hispanic girls commonly want to be Belle.
 
rufio

rufio

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The Empress Lilly said:
Mulan and Pocahontas serve the East Asian and Native American demography. Little girls need princesses that look like them - or so, at least it is thought. And if not for the little girls (and 43 year old girls *waves at Bethymouse*) themselves, then at least to project diversity and inclusiveness.

Disney does consider these things - Disney movies are subjected to rigorous marketing concerns.
Belle was created to coincide with the opening of DLP, a French princess for the French park. Mulan was chosen to open the Chinese/Asian market. Tiara was decided upon out of embarrassment that Disney had no Black princess. And if gypsies had a more outspoken profile in America, Esmeralda would be a princess too. (She's really the fairest of them all - well second after SW)

I do believe that, just like Barbies, the European princess stuff vastly outsells the others. Not just to European girls - Japanese and Hispanic girls commonly want to be Belle.
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This is a really good explanation. Thanks! :)
 

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