RUMOR: Disney Princess branding being removed?

[The_Jobu]

And the vast majority who disagree with that assessment don't scream "misogyny!"

Yes, good thing I didn't say otherwise... ? I asked if YOU were one of them.

 

[brb1006]

Both of which they're desperately marketing towards girls now. Perhaps Disney Princes will become a thing...?

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That reminds me, didn't Disney use to have a similar brand called "Disney Villains" that was focused on the Disney Villains and antagonists? I remember it used to be marketed sometime close to Halloween or Fall. It was also marketed for the older demographic.

They even had a PC game called "Disney's Villains' Revenge"

 

[The_Jobu]

That reminds me, didn't Disney use to have a similar brand called "Disney Villains" that was focused on the Disney Villains and antagonists? I remember it used to be marketed sometime close to Halloween or Fall. It was also marketed for the older demographic.

They even had a PC game called "Disney's Villains' Revenge"

Interesting. I don't remember these but I would definitely want to play something with a villains focus.

 

[brb1006]

Interesting. I don't remember these but I would definitely want to play something with a villains focus.

I do remember seeing the brand being seasonal as a kid. Which might explain why this along with "Disney Heroes" are lesser-known. At least "Disney Villains" is easier to find.

 

[FettFan]

Some Disney princesses base their whole life around getting a man who can take care of them. Others are strong, independent women who don't need a man to come rescue them.

In the cases of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, that "kiss" was actually just the princes performing CPR.


Sorry, Snow, but between the doe eyes, mascara, blemish-free skin, and obvious lipstick, I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt that that you're anywhere near his "type", so to speak.

Call it a hunch.

A hunch so big that even Quasimodo would be like "holy mackerel, get thee to a surgeon".

 

[MisterPenguin]

A hunch so big that even Quasimodo would be like "holy mackerel, get thee to a surgeon".

 

[Animaniac93-98]

In the cases of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, that "kiss" was actually just the princes performing CPR.

The main difference between these two movies is that the Prince in Snow White did not know that his kiss would wake her. It was just a "good-bye" gesture, which is why he lowers his head afterwords and is just as surprised as the dwarfs to see her wake up.

Maleficent told Phillip true love's kiss would wake Aurora, but only because she had him captured with the intent of keeping him prisoner for 100 years (only to be broken out the first night).

 

[TeriofTerror]

I think it has more to do with an ease in marketing than anything else. Many female Disney characters can be loosely included as heroines that could never be princesses - Esmeralda being the first to pop into my brain. And I think they mean "heroine" more in the "female protagonist" sense than the "actually did something heroic" sense. And again, "heroine" is much better for marketing than "female protagonist."

 

[mdcpr]

It might be a way to get away from the very negative connotations associated with the early "princesses". The "one day my prince will come and save me" type of portrayal.

A lot of parents do not like the 'princess' theme. My own 8 year old took one of her dolls and painted her to look like a Storm Trooper. Things change, I keep saying this. Disney should do a focus group with kids to get more ideas on how to continue to grow as a company.

 

[unmitigated disaster]

A lot of parents do not like the 'princess' theme. My own 8 year old took one of her dolls and painted her to look like a Storm Trooper. Things change, I keep saying this. Disney should do a focus group with kids to get more ideas on how to continue to grow as a company.

Yeah, not all girls are into princesses and pretty gowns and pink. Never let us forget the horror of pink. Anyhow, as a kid I wanted to be doing stuff, having adventures! , not sitting around waiting for my prince.

 

[aladdin2007]

So if the name change is happening...Do we call this Heroine Hall now?

Sure guests reaction will vary...

how about turning it back into a ride like it was meant to be

 

[MisterPenguin]

I think it has more to do with an ease in marketing than anything else. Many female Disney characters can be loosely included as heroines that could never be princesses - Esmeralda being the first to pop into my brain. And I think they mean "heroine" more in the "female protagonist" sense than the "actually did something heroic" sense. And again, "heroine" is much better for marketing than "female protagonist."

If words meant anything to Disney marketing, Mulan would never have been inducted as a Disney Princess.

"Heroine," if it ever gets used as a marketing tool will mean "a female character whose merch we hope you buy."

That's not me being cynical... it's exactly why the Disney Princess brand was established. There's precedent here.

 

[FettFan]

A lot of parents do not like the 'princess' theme. My own 8 year old took one of her dolls and painted her to look like a Storm Trooper. Things change, I keep saying this. Disney should do a focus group with kids to get more ideas on how to continue to grow as a company.

I had an ex-girlfriend who at age 8 would rip off her Barbie doll's heads and feed them to her Lost World Bull T-Rex.

PS - that was the greatest Jurassic Park toy ever created.