Disney Fandom
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Fandoms for individual Disney films and television shows exist, but many people are fans of multiple works or of Disney films and television shows in general.
Princesses
Disney Princesses are one of the popular media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company that contains a large part of the Disney fandom behind it. It does not contain all Disney Princesses like it might suggest, but only certain members are commonly used mainly from animated films. However in fanworks, other Disney princesses and Disney female characters are often included by fans.
The thirteen current members of the franchise are:
- Snow White (Snow White)
- Cinderella (Cinderella)
- Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
- Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
- Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
- Jasmine (Aladdin)
- Pocahontas (Pocahontas)
- Mulan (Mulan)
- Tiana (The Princess and the Frog)
- Rapunzel (Tangled)
- Merida (Brave)
- Moana (Moana)
- Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon)
Contrary to popular belief, Anna and Elsa from Frozen are not officially members of the Disney Princess franchise, but are rather members of their own franchise called the "Frozen Queens." The two franchises are closely related and Anna and Elsa are often included among the Disney Princesses by fans.
Unofficial Disney Princesses
Some of the main female characters haven't been officially instated as Disney Princesses, due to scenarios such as a poor box office performance, or a lack of 'princess qualities'. This comes in spite of Mulan and Pocahontas being considered a Disney Princesses, yet having no connections to royalty by blood or marriage.
Unofficial Disney Princesses come in two categories:
Princess by title
These are Disney Princesses who were born into royalty, but due to their respective film's poor box office performance, they are often left out of the official line:
Princess by valour
This category considers Disney heroines not by royal status, but by their morals and choices. Some of the characters on the list, such as Tinker Bell and Esmeralda, have been included in the official list during its evolution, however were removed for varying reasons:
- Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
- Wendy Darling (Peter Pan)
- Tinker Bell (Peter Pan)
- Maid Marion (Robin Hood)
- Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- Jane Porter (Tarzan)
Other
- Kairi, from the Kingdom Hearts fandom, is technically considered a Disney Princess by some fans due to her becoming a Princess of Heart during the game's canon, along with Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Aurora, Cinderella, and Alice. The latter also has a claim as a Disney Princess for the same reason.
- Princess Anastasia, from the Don Bluth film of the same name, may be considered a Disney Princess due to the Walt Disney company having bought the rights to the film in 2015. Similarly, Princess Leia from Star Wars falls into the same category, with the rights to the franchise having been purchased by Disney.
Princes
Unlike the Disney Princesses, the Disney Princes are not an actual part of the official Disney franchise line. While the fandom isn't as large as Disney Princesses mainly due to the lack of development some of the Princes in canon have. However some fans love them anyway. While there is no official list for Disney Princes - other Disney Male characters are often included by fans.
- The Prince (Snow White and Seven Dwarfs)
- Prince Charming (Cinderella)
- Prince Philip (Sleeping Beauty)
- Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid)
- Prince Adam (Beauty and the Beast)
- Aladdin (Aladdin)
- John Smith (Pocahontas)
- Li Shang (Mulan)
- Prince Naveen (The Princess and the Frog)
- Eugene Fitzherbert (Tangled)
- Prince Hans (Frozen)
Other characters that may be considered Disney Princes, depending on who you ask: Peter Pan, Tarzan, Phoebus, Hercules, Kuzco, Milo Thatch, Jim Hawkins, Kenai, Prince Edward (Enchanted), and Kristoff (Frozen).
Fairies
- See the Disney Fairies article for more fandom information.
Alternate Universes
The Disney princess lineup, sometimes augmented with other characters from the Disney animated canon, are popular subjects for fashion art and alternate universe art. In particular, dark interpretations are popular as a form of fractured fairy tale retelling. Geek aggregator blogs like TheMarySue.com and io9 have been known to give certain artists wider exposure. The popularity of certain series may lead to them gaining a life of their own as breakaway fandoms, especially as Yuletide fandoms. For example, kruegan's Disney princess superhero art got nominated for Yuletide 2010 and has a canonical AO3 tag.[1]
Disney Crossovers
Disney films, especially animated ones, are often in crossovers either by another Disney fandom or by a Non/Disney fandom, such as DreamWorks films (see The Big Four for more information).
Some of the more Disney/Non-Disney common pairings are:
- Kuzco/Chel (The Emperor's New Groove/Road to El Dorado)
- Rapunzel/Jack Frost (Tangled/Rise of the Guardians)
- Elsa/Jack Frost (Frozen/Rise of the Guardians)
- Merida/Hiccup (Brave/How to Train Your Dragon)
- Hades/Eris (Hercules/Sinbad)
- Beast/Odette (Beauty and the Beast/Swan Princess)
Crossover pairings
Some popular crossover pairings:
Fanworks
Fanfics
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanart
- Disney Princesses by ultrastjarna
- Mermaid Princesses by ultrastjarna Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
- Battle of the Bands part 1 by selena-goulding (Kida, Rapunzel, Ariel, Jasmine)
- Battle of the Bands part 2 by selena-goulding (Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Aurora)
- Glamorous Fashion by selinmarsou
- Vintage Princesses by selinmarsou
- Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora
- Ariel and Aurora
- Mermaid Princesses
- Disney Princesses Stained Glass by kiasherria
- Disney Princess Lineup 2014 by tsubaki11
Fanvids
- Total Eclipse of the Heart (various crossovers)
- I'm in love with a Criminal {Heroine/Villain}
- Kiss Me (various crossovers)
- My First Love - Disney Crossover MEP
- I Love The Way You Lie (various Disney pairings)
- Gives You Hell (Desperately Disney MEP) (various crossovers)
- The Weight of Us (Tarzan/Ariel)
- Cinderella/Beast
- Waiting for da Tik Tok Chance (Hercules/Ariel)
- Hand Grenade (Ariel/Hades)
- Anywhere But Here (Anastasia/Jim)
- Fan.tasia (multifandom)
- Tragic Kingdom (crossover)
Podcasts
Communities and Archives
- Disney and Disney Animated Fandoms fanworks at the AO3
- Disney Kink link
Deviant Groups
Female Characters:
Male Characters:
Crossover Pairings:
- kenaiandpocahontas (Pocahontas/Kenai)
- beautyandthestag (Belle/Great Prince of the Forest)
- Heriel Fans (Hercules/Ariel)
- Engineers of Love (Audrey/Jim)
Media and Discussion
- Pride and Possession: Magic Flowers, Hair, and Women (and the Kidnappers Who “Love” Them), Archived version (2011)
- Shocker—the Outside World Still Doesn’t Understand Adult Disney Fandom Laughing Place. Published February 4, 2016 (Accessed 5 February 2016)