5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Disney Princesses
There are now officially 13 Disney Princesses – Jasmine, Ariel, Rapunzel, Tiana, Belle, Merida, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Aurora, Mulan, Snow White, Elsa, and Anna. This list makes up a lot of ladies with their own rich stories and histories. Even if you’re a big Disney fan, there might be some things about these princesses you didn’t know.
Let’s explore:
1. Ariel is the only Disney princess who was not born a human. Her name means “lion of God” in Hebrew.
2. Walt Disney once told Ilene Woods (who played Cinderella), that Cinderella was his favourite heroine.
3. Rapunzel and Snow White are both from Bavaria.
4. Reese Witherspoon was also originally cast as the voice of Merida, but it was Kelly MacDonald who ended up taking the job.
5. Disney shot all of Cinderella in live-action, using it as a guide for animation.
There are even more facts we can add to the list. For example, do you know the ages of all the princesses? Did you know that Snow White is the youngest at only 14? Pocahontas was the only one based on a real person. Tiana and Mulan are both left-handed. These little tidbits will make you want to watch all the movies again, with these new facts in your mind.
So, did you learn anything new from this list? Are there other facts about the Disney Princesses that we missed? Who is your favourite princess?
*Image courtesy of Disney Clips.com
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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
Great list especially for those little girls that love Disney. My daughter used to dress up in all the different costumes. The new princesses are the ones I need t learn about.
That is so cool! I never knew any of these. Thank you so much for sharing these. It was a ton of fun to learn about this stuff.
These are such fun facts. I love that Cinderella was Disney's favorite princess. She's mine, too!
These are some interesting tid bits. I will have to see if my Disney obsessed husband knows them.
Good idea. I will test my hubby on them too!
I had no idea that Tiana and Mulan were both left-handed. I am left handed so that is pretty cool!
Yes that is an interesting fact!
I didn't know ANY of those 5 facts! That's the cool thing about Disney - there are always so many new things to learn.
Yes there is so much to learn ha ha!
I didn't realize that Snow White is only 14! Or that some of them are left handed - it's those little things that keep me coming back and watching Disney movies to pick up on those things...
yes there is so much to learn!
I had no idea they used live-action footage as a guide when animating Cinderella. These are some really interesting facts!
Disney facts are fun
You are right - that was all new to me. But I am an all boy mom, so there are no princesses around my house.
Ha ha. I have no idea what it's like to be a mum to boys! Would love to have one one day!
I love to learn new fun facts about anything Disney related! I love that Cinderella was shot in live action first. Fascinating.
It's so cool learning about the well-loved princesses! I love the definition of Ariel's name it's just so beautiful!
Amazing and really interesting! I love that each princesses have their own characteristics! Great details for each characters, too!
Thanks. I find these facts really interesting.
These are fun facts. I'm 47 and still love the princesses. Rapunzel is my fave. That show makes me laugh every single time I watch it. I think it's the horse that makes the movie. 😉
I love the music in the Rapunzel movie.
Very interesting! I didn't realize that Cinderella was shot in live action. That is so cool. I loved Disney princesses growing up.
Yes it's an interesting fact.
I had no idea these were facts about the Disney Princesses. I love these! Thanks for sharing.
your welcome. Glad you enjoyed the post.
I honestly have to say I only knew one of those! I thought I was going to be reading something I already knew. You learn something new everyday!
I had fun researching this.
Wow. I did not know about any of these until now. Mulan was left handed? I got to watch that movie again.
Yep. She sure is!
I'm a huge Disney fan but I have to admit, I didn't know about Snow White being the youngest. This was so much fun to read!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a fun read! I knew about Pocahontas and even read about th e real person after I saw the movie. I did not know that Snow White was the youngest at 14. Wow. Mulan and Tiana, being left handed is something I never noticed when I watched the film.