Whenever people say "Ariel gave up her voice for a man!" I have to wonder if they even watched the movie. Like it was said in the video, she wanted to be human long before she saw Eric...He was just a bonus. Also the "Belle has Stockholm Syndrome" theory makes me roll my eyes
i completely agree. i’d say the worst offender when it comes to this is the blanket statement that people make on the princesses pre-disney renaissance, saying that those movies are “anti-feminist”. the only reason they say that is because the protagonist’s strengths are seen as feminine. which is another way of saying the only way a female protagonist can be feminist is if she has masculine traits… which simply isn’t true. snow white’s ability to nurture is her greatest strength. compassion is what got cinderella through difficult times. idk about you, but those are traits that i consider admirable. i think people also forget the time in which these movies were made… the 1950’s idea of a “strong woman” is very different today; but that doesn’t mean she’s not strong. women can be feminine, girly, soft-spoken and STILL be feminist. female protagonists don’t have to slay dragons and fight wars to be considered strong female leads.
I'm more a fan of the elegant feminine princesses personally. I love the fancy dresses and beautiful way they used to be made. My top three fav princesses are Aurora, Cinderella and Tiana. Great video :)
I love Ariel and rapunzel mainly Rapunzel because I just always loved the fantasy of having like 800 feet of hair ! You know what I mean. I mean outside my house I literally have a 10foot long hair extensions hanging from my upstairs window and that's only a decoration lol
It’s not the nostalgia goggles, the 90’s princess dolls are the best of all the princess dolls and even the Disney store ones do not compare even with the extra articulation ❤❤❤
Such a great and informative video! Your videos have always been great, but the quality just keeps getting better and better! I also agree that the princesses can be both - both in poofy dresses sometimes and more flamboyant, and also be strong and intelligent. As for my favorite princess, I don't have one. I love them all so much, since they're all so diverse. However, the one I relate to the most is Rapunzel! I have a million hobbies, I'm fascinated by everything, and let's just leave the childhood out for another time. ;)
Really enjoyed this video. I really loved the disney princess magazines. I actually had some shown. It's a shame they took esmarelda out but I feel she could be added on again. I can't actually remember them having meg in the line though. I agree with you that the 90s Mattel dolls were definitely the best they are fantastic. My favourite princess is Ariel as I've always identified with her since i was a kid. She always deemed of achieving her dreams and went out to achieve them. Snow white and Aurora are also my favourites as I just think they are so fabulous and Iconic. I love their films individually and they ate both sweet caring and kind. My other top favourite princesses is Anastasia I know she's not made by disney but now they own her I hope they make more merch for her.
This was a great video. (Bonus history lesson!) I remember a lot of these doll lines. I still have the Belle Dancing Princess, and last I checked, the stand still played music. I had been getting my niece the Sparkling Princess line. I was disappointed with how hard it was to find Jasmine, let alone Pocahontas. I described it to someone as Snow White was easier to find as even she was a hard find on store shelves. I like how you brought up the change in artwork. This was something that I did not like, since that was where the change in Cinderella's hair style came from, among other things. I kept asking myself why the everyday dress a couple of the girls wore was all decked out like a ball gown. And completely agree with the decline in quality. It's sad that the only decent dolls are Disney Store dolls.
Loved this video! I never realized Esmeralda was once part of the group. I am very glad Raya was chosen. I think I remember one time Elena being added to the group but then never seeing her again. 😢
I used to play princesses when I did a character breakfast and also kids princess parties and my favorite ones to play where Rapunzel and Anna. I liked wearing those outfits the best too but The only thing I did not like about the Rapunzel costume was the heavy long-haired wig lol
Rapunzel is my favorite princess. Also, I have some of the older Disney princess dolls that included Esmeralda and Tinker Bell. I am sad that Esmeralda and Kida don't get more merchandise and that the Disney fairies brand has ended.
I’m so happy that out of the millions of Disney princess dolls out there you showed the ones I had! Dazzling Princess Cinderella and Dream Time Snow White and Aurora!!! I have stories about both! My aunt gave me Dazzling Princess Cinderella and her feet have tiny bulbs that light up to make her feet glow. She plays music too! One day my mom vacuumed one of her COVETED glass slippers… and I tried to tell myself she just lost it at the ball. As an adult collector I had to get a new pair! And when I was a kid, my baby sister chewed up the arm of my Dream Time Snow White, so that night my mom took me to Walmart to get a replacement Aurora! I loved their nightgowns, ballgowns, soft bodies, and beautiful vanity accessories!❤❤❤❤❤
I remember during Frozen mania, someone on Tumblr posted a picture of the sign for the frozen food section in Target captioned "alright Disney I think the marketing has gone far enough" or something. I don't remember the exact details, but that still make me chuckle when I think about it.
My Top 5 Disney Princesses Honorable Mentions: Cinderella (Kind, genuine, and sympathetic) and Jasmine (a smart and fun character. Nothing more. Nothing less) 5. Elsa (She's a misunderstood victim who many treat her as a villain but in reality she's a sympathetic person who was cursed with magical ice powers that's tormenting her making her an interesting character). 4. Belle (She's smart, independent, but kind and genuine and I understand why she's regarded as the best of the Disney princesses). 3. Tiana (This is a really cool character. She takes the infamous follow your dreams lesson and turns it upside down by aknowleding that getting what you want in life doesn't come from wishing on a star but from hard work making Tiana more down to earth). 2. Anna (She's the princess I connect and relate to the most. She's acts and thinks like me, she's funny, her relationship with Kristoff is alot of fun, and I dig her character growth in Frozen 2 because of how much I relate to her). #1. Ariel (She takes the classic princess trope and turns it on its head and doesn't come off as a weak, passive, and helpless girl, like Princess Peach, thanks to her proactivity and agency. She outswam a shark, destroyed Ursula's eels in the climax, and saved Eric 2 times. She's just as interesting, with a memorable story with obstacles she has to go through with high stakes, as she is adorable and lovable thanks to her bubbly, free spirited, playful persona and curiosity, and her looks and voice puts a smile on my face).
I wanna see MGA make Disney dolls....I'm sure they'd make much better dolls since alot MORE of their products sell better than Mattel. I'd love to see the girls as better dolls again
I always thought it would be interesting if Disney did a line with their Disney Princes. Theres already a lack of male dolls when it comes to certain brands so I think something with the Princes would be kinda interesting.
When I was little I had Tarzan and Jane dolls and they were my favourite for such a long time. When we moved to Australia we had to sell basically all of our stuff so I didn't get to keep them. And not Disney, but I had 2 Anastasia dolls, 1 in her coat outfit and 1 in her ball gown and I loved them so so much. Took a bunch of my dolls into school once to play with my 'friends' and so.eone stole Anastasia's ball gown and I've never gotten over it. Mum warned me not to take them in and I should've listened. 😢
I saw an old 90s Aurora doll at Goodwill once (might still be there actually). Her original dress was long gone, and she instead had a busted water balloon posing as a skirt which barely cleared her hips 🤣 The worst part was that the balloon appeared to have bled onto her, leaving me confused as to what was and wasn't the balloon skirt! Possibly the most hilarious disaster I had ever seen for a doll at a secondhand store.
This is my favorite video from your channel! I really love the Disney Princess brand, I enjoyed very much knowing the history of the franchise. Thanks for your great work 👑💖
I love the Disney Princess line up. I promised myself as a kid that I would get all of them and I’m halfway there 🤩 My favorite Disney princess is Ariel. I love mermaids. Jasmine is a close second because I love Aladdin. It was always tied with The Little Mermaid movie as my favorite. Then Tiana and Moana I have to mention. I love them so much too.
What do you think of the animator’s collection dolls where they are more like children again? I think that is a beautiful doll line! The face molds are really nice.
Raya was terrible and I hope she doesn't actually become part of the lineup. I haven't seen her marketed as one at all yet so I was kind of surprised you brought her up
Ooooh, Tinkerbell looks very pretty as a Disney Fairy Princess. I have a Tinkerbell doll but as a Skydancer. I love Disney Princesses and I have two ( Ariel and Elena). I can't pick just one disney princess to like, so, I go with all of them. Beauty In A Box, can you please review Princess Wishing Star? My cousin got her at my grandparents' Christmas party in 1995 and I only got to play with her maybe 5 to 10 minutes. I never saw that pretty princess again after that 😢.
27:07 i don't think there's any problem with these dolls, they're just as pretty, but the thing is that they look a little too "modern" and it's so hard to find the old ones now..
Curiosity: Sleeping Beauty made 51.6 million dollars in the US and Canada and the reason why it didn't make more money was that this movie was only put in selected theaters specially equipped to project the film on Technirama 70 widescreen and six-channel stereo sound
I love Eilonwy and The Black Cauldron but that'll never happen Disney despises that film and wants to forget they ever made it (heck in the giant Blu-ray collection of all the Disney animated canon The Black Cauldron isn't even a Blu-ray it's a DVD😅)
I actualy have 2 Jane doll one is from Mattell from around when the movie was released greatsculptthous 90s Mattell Disney dolls released in 90s with movie were amazing the best is Megara, and Kida, Pocahontas, Esmeralda OMG. Second Jane doll is made by Disney and i bought her when i was on The Disney on Ice spectacl.
Mulan is easily my favourite I'm a huuuuuuge Mulan stan btw any other Mulan stans get the 25th anniversary doll? It's absolutely stunning ^__^. Also ADD KAIRI TO THE LINE YOU COWARDS!!! 😅
I really hope Raya will stay as a Disney princess. I know it's kinda biassed because I'm a south east asian, but somehow I feel like kinda represented (?)
The problem I have with Ariel’s story is that she basically switches races lmao like not really but she’s like oh I can’t do all the things I want as who and what I am so I guess I’ll just change my entire species and leave my entire culture behind so I’ll be excepted
Raya is still a brand new Disney princess and I think she’s going to have a Disney princess coronation pretty soon so we’ll see her more in the Disney princess line in the future
She's starting to pop up with the other princesses in the new Mattel dolls. I think she's gonna be added into the Disney Princess website sometime this year.
that’s actually pretty surprising considering the movie just barely made over their budget! it wasn’t a financial success but i’m glad they’re still making the dolls; we need all the representation we can get!
@@crab2195Personally I really love that movie and it's characters the biggest problem was that it came out during peak coof when most movie theaters were closed and it got dumped on streaming with an additional charge which pissed a lot of people off 😅.
There was also the rule of that a Disney princess had to be human which is why Ariel is a Disney princess even though she’s a mermaid she’s still human like whereas nala from the lion king and lady Marian from Robin Hood are princesses but are not human.
I'll never understand why people use that as a gotcha? Like her I Want song is literally her talking about wanting to walk, learn about human things, and feel respected/independent in ways she doesn't under her protective father's thumb.
My issue is that she risked her life, her father, and the entire fate of the sea on the slight off chance that she could make the prince fall for her. It was a very risky and reckless move, and she gets rewarded for it, instead of learning her lesson to not throw caution to the wind to make her dreams come true. I never thought it makes girls think they need to change for a man, but I did think it could teach children to be reckless.
@@kittycheshire5099 She didn't know Ursula would try to take over the sea though. As far as she knew, Ursula was just going to take her voice and possibly turn her into a part of the living garden. And, again, Eric was more of a bonus to getting to be human, plus an extra "screw you" to her human-hating dad. Ariel thought she was risking only her own life, no one else's.
She literally brought up that she planned to swim up to his castle and have Flounder get his attention despite her being a mermaid. Her dad destorying everything she loves also didn't put her in the best mental space. On a side note, I find it so funny how Keira Knightly (and Idina Menzel) say this stuff about Ariel on a surface level when they both played messy Disney characters too (one trying to destroy an entire kingdom through militant force while ostracizing her good friend and the other almost freezing a whole kingdom to death because she doesn't know how to cope with her emotions nor give her sister the time of day).
This video is a treat for all of us Disney Princess fans. Lots of good information and history. I do like both aspects of the brand, for example, I do love the "princessy" side, but I also love how inclusive the brand has become. Princess Jasmine has been my favorite princess since Aladdin came out. I remember the first years of the Disney Princess brand that Jasmine was featured about half the time while Pocahontas and Mulan were almost always absent. Sometimes trying to find any Jasmine products was like a treasure hunt. If you found anything featuring Mulan or Pocahontas then it was like winning the lottery. 🙂👸👸🏼👸🏾
For real! Pocahontas was my favorite, and it was beyond rare finding anything Pocahontas related. I'm so glad she's much more equally featured as the others, and has her own stuff. Hope this continues.
I feel like Alice, Tinkerbell, Elsa, and Anna are the official "unofficial " Disney princesses. They have their own merch, but they still get included with the princesses from time to time. I would say Tink is the most frequently used.
I really like them interacting with each other, I think its really sweet. It encourages strong friendships i think because in a lot of these movies the girls don't have friends.
i was looking for this comment! i so agree! i think the action poses are great but the change with the biggest impact is most definitely the princesses interacting with one another. we don’t have any princess female friendship films! yes, we have a movie about two sisters but that’s not the same as a friend group/duo. i would say one of the most defining traits for women is their ability to create and maintain authentic friendships. i always loved Bratz as a young girl and now that i’m older i truly feel like it’s shaped my perception on women and friendships. the barbie brand did a good job portraying female friendships in their movies like Barbie & the Diamond Castle too. the disney company has been around for almost a century and we haven’t even gotten a disney princess movie based solely on friendship! i know they’ve made several movies focused on female empowerment but it’s time we give those movies the Frozen treatment and remind girls that strength comes in numbers💕
The colors of Snow White's dress were "wrong" in the early merchandise because Disney hadn't decide what colors her outfit would be until a couple of weeks before the movie went in premiere..Ofc all the merchandise and promo materials had to be made in advance and at that time they would go with the colors you can see on the original movie poster and in most of the merchandise released before the movie came out: yellow/white bow, red/brown bodice, yellow sleeves with white and yellow dress.😊
The Disney Princesses magazine really brought me back! I used to read the comics in them as a kid and I remember having a poster of Belle in her red winter dress on my wall... I had totally forgotten about them until now!
in France this magazine was only on sale in department stores (they have disappeared now) I remember having had as a gift super snowballs with miniature princesses inside 😍
To answer your question as to why they look like children: I'm pretty sure back in the day toddler dolls were very popular! Madam Alexander is a toddler doll brand as well (I also think Aurora might be based on an earlier design? As it took much longer to make dolls and movies back then). The fashion doll of Ariel also looks like a child because Ariel... Was a child 😅
Many dolls that came out pre-2000 looked like children. The reason why many toy manufacturers began making dolls that looked like teenagers, was that they figured out that many little girls liked playing with their older sister's dolls, which often looked like teenagers, so these companies figured that if they made the dolls look older, little girls would start playing with them sooner, and end up playing with them longer!
@@myra0224 i see what you mean! but there’s a few dolls that look like an aged-down version of ariel. they have completely different body types which was probably the most “mature” looking part about ariel. one of the dolls looks almost exactly like Kelly, Barbies little sister so it is a bit misleading imo.
I always loved Snow White! I was a little girl who didn’t like pink-but loved everything else feminine. Her short, jet black hair, blue yellow and white dress was everything to me! The red bow was the icing, sprinkles and candle on the cake 🎂 🧁 😊
When I young, I adored Aurora, as at the time, the idea of beauty was tied to being blond. While I still like Aurora, I realized hating myself for having dark hair was nonsense, society be damned. Now I love Snow White, on top of being attractive, she is incredible kind in her story. The idea of being kind even in stressful situations is something more people should strive for.
Hello! greetings from Mexico I understand your points, we are both the same, princesses are a good role to follow, not because they use glitter or are corny does it mean that they are bad teachings, each one has its purpose and it is not always to look for a man but for his freedom, but people insist on seeing the superficial! I loved your video, I hope to see more videos about disney doll stories
@@CaseyCartman Disney actually sold a golden princess doll set of Belle, Jasmin, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. They’re extremely rare and there’s only pictures of them. There is a eBay listing but it’s only the crowns…
I love these scripted deep dives, please definitely do more, diving into more doll histories. I agree I love the sparkly glamorous Disney Princess branding, I think Disney just has to do a better job of understanding that it fits some princesses and not others but still try to find a way that they can all still look cohesive and respectful. I feel as if Disney is ALWAYS reactionary with their branding and always decides to lean too far in any direction, instead of getting ahead of it the criticism and setting an example. Also please god, can they cut down on the number of lines they release so we can get more fabric in these skirts. These boxy dresses with barely any gather and molded-on painted tops are hurting my soul!! Also, I forgot how frickin BEAUTIFUL Jasmine dolls were in the 90's. I remember wanting them so badly as a kid.
I always loved Disney Princesses! I want more Disney Princesses. I think the new Mattel Disney dolls have cute faces, but I wish they gave them the made to move Barbie bodies. Also, Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess. ❤
Love these informative videos! The history of the franchise and progression of the branding are so fascinating since they reflect the culture of their time, especially that presented to children. And the MCU analogy is so fitting lol
My favorite Disney princesses are Ariel, Cinderella and Snow White My favorite era of the brand was the 2000s “the golden age” where the princesses were represented in their classic looks with a magical fairytale background My favorite dolls are the ones made by Simba, they are the best 2000s Disney dolls in my opinion, they were so beautiful, movie accurate and good quality, amazing playsets, far better than anything Mattel was making at the time Simba was inclusive, in 2006 they included Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan in the doll line while Mattel still focused on the 5 white princesses 90s Mattel dolls are beautiful but the classic white princesses weren’t very accurate to the movies, while Jasmine and the other heroines of the Disney Renaissance were very well made and accurate The Hasbro dolls are the worst, they are ugly, that disproportioned cartoonish look wasn’t good for the Princesses, the clothes were insanely cheap and NOT movie accurate at all! The new Mattel dolls for 2023 have very good face molds, yes they are equally cheap with molded on tops but i think that these are the dolls of the transitory fase, I hope that in the next years they will make them with removable clothes The Disney Store dolls are good, in general they are the best ones, but their design wasn’t great sometimes I hope that this year they will upgrade the classic dolls making them movie accurate
The whole Disney Princess brand thing is actually pretty interesting to think about as a Kingdom Hearts fan. The first game came out in 2002 and one of the plot points was that the villains needed "7 Princesses of Heart" (6 Disney Princesses, then Kairi, one of the original characters of the game). The 6 ended up being Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and, interestingly enough, Alice. Why they went with Alice instead of Ariel I don't know, but could be for two reasons; 1. When you went to a Disney world, a character from that world would be your ally in battle. In the first game, all of them were male except for Ariel so maybe they wanted her so they could have one female battle ally. 2. The Princesses of Heart are not supposed to have any "darkness" in their heart, so maybe lying to her dad and having ambition to go to another world was considered darkness? idk It's just interesting to think how much branding may have influenced certain aspects of the Disney Princesses in those games. You also mentioned how early on, the Disney Princesses could never interact with each other, and even though Kingdom Hearts was billed as a big "Disney Crossover" I noticed how the characters from each of the individual worlds never really interact with each other.
Tarzan did well enough at the Box Office...and that´s not counting VHS and DVD sales. If anything, it had to do with your second point regarding Jane looking too similar to Jane. In fact, for that same reason Aurora is much more known for her pink dress when she wore the blue color much more. Add to that the right issues with the property (I barely know about it but seems to be that Disney isn´t allowed to merch the movie and that´s why there´s nothing regarding it). As for Esmeralda it had more to do with how adult themed The Hunchback of Notre Dame is. The Disney Heroes line is a shame it never came to happen. There were some prototypes of action heroes for Hercules and Prince Phillip that were INCREDIBLE! The Disney Villains line is incredibly popular with adults. ...the Disney Pets line was just pushing it. That is, unless the marketed it at very young kids...but they had Winnie Pooh for that. PS Just came to mind that by own rules of Disney then Kida (Atlantis) should be in the line by being born royal and Megara by being married into royalty.
I think that even though Disney's idea of changing movies names was to be more "gender neutral" it actually helps to put the focus on the whole history rather than only the princess. Also with the poster showing all the characters. The 3D era brought some interesting male characters.
Some Disney films with titles like "Frozen" or "Tangled," were named such because the producers felt that giving them the title of a feminine name, such as "Rapunzel" or "The Snow Queen," would only really be of interest to girls and women. But these other titles, on the other hand, also made men more likely to watch because the film didn't appear to be quite so feminine at first glance!
I love both versions of the marketing for the line, but I do kind of prefer the newer thing where they interact. From an artistic perspective, you can do so much more with this concept. I may be in the minority, but I actually like the new Mattel dolls. I may not care for the molded tops, but the face sculpts are pretty good, the colors are on point, and from what I can tell they have pretty good rooting for play line dolls. Not Disney Store quality, but better than Hasbro. Belle is probably my favorite princess. I wish that they would market her in the green dress she wore when Beast gave her the library at least once. It is always either the yellow iconic gown, her blue town dress, or the pink gown. Once or twice the Christmas dress (I love this one so much) but the green one has never turned up that I have seen. Keep being awesome and have a safe year.
Absolutely agree about them interacting! And also, I have mixed feelings for the new dolls as, I wouldn't say I like them due to the moulded tops and how that affects the designs but the face sculpts are the most accurate I think I've seen, especially for a character like Rapunzel who almost always has the complete wrong head shape.
A reasoning I’ve heard as to why Jane isn’t often incorporated is because of the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs who wrote Tarzan is very particular with how Tarzan is merchandised.
can u make a video listing all the disney princesses made by mattel ? and disney characters in general ? maybe separate videos for every disney film that had a barbie doll made for them
Whenever people say "Ariel gave up her voice for a man!" I have to wonder if they even watched the movie. Like it was said in the video, she wanted to be human long before she saw Eric...He was just a bonus. Also the "Belle has Stockholm Syndrome" theory makes me roll my eyes
Came around the late 2000’s attitude of “deconstructing”…. Very surface level to be honest
i completely agree. i’d say the worst offender when it comes to this is the blanket statement that people make on the princesses pre-disney renaissance, saying that those movies are “anti-feminist”. the only reason they say that is because the protagonist’s strengths are seen as feminine. which is another way of saying the only way a female protagonist can be feminist is if she has masculine traits… which simply isn’t true. snow white’s ability to nurture is her greatest strength. compassion is what got cinderella through difficult times. idk about you, but those are traits that i consider admirable. i think people also forget the time in which these movies were made… the 1950’s idea of a “strong woman” is very different today; but that doesn’t mean she’s not strong. women can be feminine, girly, soft-spoken and STILL be feminist. female protagonists don’t have to slay dragons and fight wars to be considered strong female leads.
Yes!!! I mean Part Of Your World -- the most pivotal part of the movie -- happened BEFORE Ariel even met Eric
Mainly she just wanted to go to other worlds.
Yeah really hate when people do that
I'm more a fan of the elegant feminine princesses personally. I love the fancy dresses and beautiful way they used to be made. My top three fav princesses are Aurora, Cinderella and Tiana. Great video :)
my favorites are Anna, Rapunzel, Moana isnt a princess but i like her, and Belle
Edit: wait nvm Moana is a princess)
I love Ariel and rapunzel mainly Rapunzel because I just always loved the fantasy of having like 800 feet of hair ! You know what I mean. I mean outside my house I literally have a 10foot long hair extensions hanging from my upstairs window and that's only a decoration lol
Ok. I don't really understand what you are saying
Kairi deserves to be made an official Disney Princess and so should Alice.
@@mariamatoure2753 Thank you :) :)
Omg I have all of the Disney Princesses magazines!!! I still have it till this day!! So nostalgic!
It’s not the nostalgia goggles, the 90’s princess dolls are the best of all the princess dolls and even the Disney store ones do not compare even with the extra articulation ❤❤❤
something about that 90’s packaging is so comforting too🥲
I love the way he says Pocahontas 😊
Such a great and informative video! Your videos have always been great, but the quality just keeps getting better and better! I also agree that the princesses can be both - both in poofy dresses sometimes and more flamboyant, and also be strong and intelligent.
As for my favorite princess, I don't have one. I love them all so much, since they're all so diverse. However, the one I relate to the most is Rapunzel! I have a million hobbies, I'm fascinated by everything, and let's just leave the childhood out for another time. ;)
Really enjoyed this video. I really loved the disney princess magazines. I actually had some shown. It's a shame they took esmarelda out but I feel she could be added on again. I can't actually remember them having meg in the line though. I agree with you that the 90s Mattel dolls were definitely the best they are fantastic. My favourite princess is Ariel as I've always identified with her since i was a kid. She always deemed of achieving her dreams and went out to achieve them. Snow white and Aurora are also my favourites as I just think they are so fabulous and Iconic. I love their films individually and they ate both sweet caring and kind. My other top favourite princesses is Anastasia I know she's not made by disney but now they own her I hope they make more merch for her.
This was a great video. (Bonus history lesson!) I remember a lot of these doll lines. I still have the Belle Dancing Princess, and last I checked, the stand still played music. I had been getting my niece the Sparkling Princess line. I was disappointed with how hard it was to find Jasmine, let alone Pocahontas. I described it to someone as Snow White was easier to find as even she was a hard find on store shelves.
I like how you brought up the change in artwork. This was something that I did not like, since that was where the change in Cinderella's hair style came from, among other things. I kept asking myself why the everyday dress a couple of the girls wore was all decked out like a ball gown.
And completely agree with the decline in quality. It's sad that the only decent dolls are Disney Store dolls.
Interesting topic, much appreciate all the research you did for this! Keep it up!
Loved this video! I never realized Esmeralda was once part of the group. I am very glad Raya was chosen. I think I remember one time Elena being added to the group but then never seeing her again. 😢
My favorite Disney Princess is Anna from Frozen. I love how she is kinda awkward at moments but is so excited about most things.
I’m not a fan of painted on tops, but I’m a colourholic, as long as you release something of different colour, I can’t help myself
I used to play princesses when I did a character breakfast and also kids princess parties and my favorite ones to play where Rapunzel and Anna. I liked wearing those outfits the best too but The only thing I did not like about the Rapunzel costume was the heavy long-haired wig lol
I love the Disney Princeses they're great characters!
Rapunzel is my favorite princess. Also, I have some of the older Disney princess dolls that included Esmeralda and Tinker Bell. I am sad that Esmeralda and Kida don't get more merchandise and that the Disney fairies brand has ended.
my favorite princess is ariel. she has always been my favorite and i had a lot of ariel dolls :)
15:46 they would always be THE Disney’s princess.
I guess also Tiana. 2D animated films will always be superior.
I’m so happy that out of the millions of Disney princess dolls out there you showed the ones I had! Dazzling Princess Cinderella and Dream Time Snow White and Aurora!!! I have stories about both! My aunt gave me Dazzling Princess Cinderella and her feet have tiny bulbs that light up to make her feet glow. She plays music too! One day my mom vacuumed one of her COVETED glass slippers… and I tried to tell myself she just lost it at the ball. As an adult collector I had to get a new pair! And when I was a kid, my baby sister chewed up the arm of my Dream Time Snow White, so that night my mom took me to Walmart to get a replacement Aurora! I loved their nightgowns, ballgowns, soft bodies, and beautiful vanity accessories!❤❤❤❤❤
Nostalgia! The Disney Princess Glitter Princess collection had a variety of face molds and they are my favourite!
Will always love Aurora, the most "queenly" of all princesses. Gives up her future for her ppl, in a nutshell
I love your videos! And I think you inspire people that your never too old for dolls.
I remember during Frozen mania, someone on Tumblr posted a picture of the sign for the frozen food section in Target captioned "alright Disney I think the marketing has gone far enough" or something. I don't remember the exact details, but that still make me chuckle when I think about it.
My Top 5 Disney Princesses
Honorable Mentions: Cinderella (Kind, genuine, and sympathetic) and Jasmine (a smart and fun character. Nothing more. Nothing less)
5. Elsa (She's a misunderstood victim who many treat her as a villain but in reality she's a sympathetic person who was cursed with magical ice powers that's tormenting her making her an interesting character).
4. Belle (She's smart, independent, but kind and genuine and I understand why she's regarded as the best of the Disney princesses).
3. Tiana (This is a really cool character. She takes the infamous follow your dreams lesson and turns it upside down by aknowleding that getting what you want in life doesn't come from wishing on a star but from hard work making Tiana more down to earth).
2. Anna (She's the princess I connect and relate to the most. She's acts and thinks like me, she's funny, her relationship with Kristoff is alot of fun, and I dig her character growth in Frozen 2 because of how much I relate to her).
#1. Ariel (She takes the classic princess trope and turns it on its head and doesn't come off as a weak, passive, and helpless girl, like Princess Peach, thanks to her proactivity and agency. She outswam a shark, destroyed Ursula's eels in the climax, and saved Eric 2 times. She's just as interesting, with a memorable story with obstacles she has to go through with high stakes, as she is adorable and lovable thanks to her bubbly, free spirited, playful persona and curiosity, and her looks and voice puts a smile on my face).
I wanna see MGA make Disney dolls....I'm sure they'd make much better dolls since alot MORE of their products sell better than Mattel. I'd love to see the girls as better dolls again
I always thought it would be interesting if Disney did a line with their Disney Princes. Theres already a lack of male dolls when it comes to certain brands so I think something with the Princes would be kinda interesting.
When I was little I had Tarzan and Jane dolls and they were my favourite for such a long time. When we moved to Australia we had to sell basically all of our stuff so I didn't get to keep them. And not Disney, but I had 2 Anastasia dolls, 1 in her coat outfit and 1 in her ball gown and I loved them so so much.
Took a bunch of my dolls into school once to play with my 'friends' and so.eone stole Anastasia's ball gown and I've never gotten over it. Mum warned me not to take them in and I should've listened. 😢
I saw an old 90s Aurora doll at Goodwill once (might still be there actually). Her original dress was long gone, and she instead had a busted water balloon posing as a skirt which barely cleared her hips 🤣 The worst part was that the balloon appeared to have bled onto her, leaving me confused as to what was and wasn't the balloon skirt! Possibly the most hilarious disaster I had ever seen for a doll at a secondhand store.
3rd Mulan, Moana , and Ryha
This is my favorite video from your channel! I really love the Disney Princess brand, I enjoyed very much knowing the history of the franchise. Thanks for your great work 👑💖
my favorite princess (although she's not necessarily a princess) is elsa, because i see so much of myself in her. she is my representation :)
My favorite Disney princess right now I think is Merida! But I have had a Briar Rose/Aurora obsession for about a year now!
My Favorit are Ariel, Tiana, Mulian and Merida.
I love the Disney Princess line up. I promised myself as a kid that I would get all of them and I’m halfway there 🤩 My favorite Disney princess is Ariel. I love mermaids. Jasmine is a close second because I love Aladdin. It was always tied with The Little Mermaid movie as my favorite. Then Tiana and Moana I have to mention. I love them so much too.
The Mattel dolls were really special
My favorite Disney princess is Merida. I like her because I have curly hair like she does.
Love that the Villain characters get more attention and merch now, Love Professor Ratigan [Basil the great mouse detective] and Scar [Lion King]
Now I know rya our daughter Elizabeth loves the movie
What do you think of the animator’s collection dolls where they are more like children again? I think that is a beautiful doll line! The face molds are really nice.
My favourite Disney princess is Rapunzel,Tiana , Merida, Anna and Elsa and raya plus moana
Raya was terrible and I hope she doesn't actually become part of the lineup. I haven't seen her marketed as one at all yet so I was kind of surprised you brought her up
Ooooh, Tinkerbell looks very pretty as a Disney Fairy Princess. I have a Tinkerbell doll but as a Skydancer. I love Disney Princesses and I have two ( Ariel and Elena). I can't pick just one disney princess to like, so, I go with all of them.
Beauty In A Box, can you please review Princess Wishing Star? My cousin got her at my grandparents' Christmas party in 1995 and I only got to play with her maybe 5 to 10 minutes. I never saw that pretty princess again after that 😢.
Our daughter Elizabeth wants the monster high collection dolls
Jesus. I ve got all the 90s dolls when I was a kid. Miss those times and then comes Bratz and I was done with them 😭
27:07 i don't think there's any problem with these dolls, they're just as pretty, but the thing is that they look a little too "modern" and it's so hard to find the old ones now..
Curiosity: Sleeping Beauty made 51.6 million dollars in the US and Canada and the reason why it didn't make more money was that this movie was only put in selected theaters specially equipped to project the film on Technirama 70 widescreen and six-channel stereo sound
Great video! Hope you do a review on the new Disney ily fashion dolls!
I loved this video!
Love this video you did a great job!
Thank you so much. Glad you appreciate mywork hehe
Can Disney give us an Eilonwy doll? And maybe a few more Kida dolls (that I could actually afford)?
Yesssssssss
I love Eilonwy and The Black Cauldron but that'll never happen Disney despises that film and wants to forget they ever made it (heck in the giant Blu-ray collection of all the Disney animated canon The Black Cauldron isn't even a Blu-ray it's a DVD😅)
Ariel all the way
Sirens going off as you bring up WISH! Too good. Lol.
Ilove you Disney Princess ⭐🌟✨⭐🌟👸👸👸👸👸
Our daughter Elizabeth wanted the riding moose it was high price so we didn't get it for her for Christmas ⛄
We got her some other toy
I actualy have 2 Jane doll one is from Mattell from around when the movie was released greatsculptthous 90s Mattell Disney dolls released in 90s with movie were amazing the best is Megara, and Kida, Pocahontas, Esmeralda OMG. Second Jane doll is made by Disney and i bought her when i was on The Disney on Ice spectacl.
I love all of Them
What a coincidence, this is exactly what this video is called on the title card.😂
Mulan is easily my favourite I'm a huuuuuuge Mulan stan btw any other Mulan stans get the 25th anniversary doll? It's absolutely stunning ^__^. Also ADD KAIRI TO THE LINE YOU COWARDS!!! 😅
I love Raya, I hope she stays for much longer.
Ditto I loved that movie so much and Raya as a character she was awesome ^__^ (I also absolutely adore the design of Sisu's human form)
I had a Jane doll!! I still have her and her dress at my parents house. I think it was a stand-alone.
Merida all the way!! Followed closely by Belle.
Also, great job in this video!
10:49 What's this playset is called?
I really hope Raya will stay as a Disney princess. I know it's kinda biassed because I'm a south east asian, but somehow I feel like kinda represented (?)
I think she might stay for that reason. Disney will want everyone to feel represented in the Disney princess brand
Nice 👍
trivia, ancient Roman dolls were mature women and had more articulation than Barbie Fashionistas
The problem I have with Ariel’s story is that she basically switches races lmao like not really but she’s like oh I can’t do all the things I want as who and what I am so I guess I’ll just change my entire species and leave my entire culture behind so I’ll be excepted
Raya is still a brand new Disney princess and I think she’s going to have a Disney princess coronation pretty soon so we’ll see her more in the Disney princess line in the future
She's starting to pop up with the other princesses in the new Mattel dolls. I think she's gonna be added into the Disney Princess website sometime this year.
that’s actually pretty surprising considering the movie just barely made over their budget! it wasn’t a financial success but i’m glad they’re still making the dolls; we need all the representation we can get!
@@crab2195Personally I really love that movie and it's characters the biggest problem was that it came out during peak coof when most movie theaters were closed and it got dumped on streaming with an additional charge which pissed a lot of people off 😅.
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great intro
I personally love enchanted and its sequel disenchanted. I'm very sad there's barely any Merch for the movie, disney's are cheap skates!
Cinderella came before Sleeping beauty. And you can see the quality we t down hill so bad
There was also the rule of that a Disney princess had to be human which is why Ariel is a Disney princess even though she’s a mermaid she’s still human like whereas nala from the lion king and lady Marian from Robin Hood are princesses but are not human.
I never once thought that Ariel gave up her voice for a man. She sacrificed her voice to walk on land and explore outside her world in the ocean.
I'll never understand why people use that as a gotcha? Like her I Want song is literally her talking about wanting to walk, learn about human things, and feel respected/independent in ways she doesn't under her protective father's thumb.
My issue is that she risked her life, her father, and the entire fate of the sea on the slight off chance that she could make the prince fall for her. It was a very risky and reckless move, and she gets rewarded for it, instead of learning her lesson to not throw caution to the wind to make her dreams come true. I never thought it makes girls think they need to change for a man, but I did think it could teach children to be reckless.
Her meeting Eric was a coincidence, and he was just kinda thrown in with the rest of the things she wanted-
@@kittycheshire5099 She didn't know Ursula would try to take over the sea though. As far as she knew, Ursula was just going to take her voice and possibly turn her into a part of the living garden. And, again, Eric was more of a bonus to getting to be human, plus an extra "screw you" to her human-hating dad. Ariel thought she was risking only her own life, no one else's.
She literally brought up that she planned to swim up to his castle and have Flounder get his attention despite her being a mermaid. Her dad destorying everything she loves also didn't put her in the best mental space.
On a side note, I find it so funny how Keira Knightly (and Idina Menzel) say this stuff about Ariel on a surface level when they both played messy Disney characters too (one trying to destroy an entire kingdom through militant force while ostracizing her good friend and the other almost freezing a whole kingdom to death because she doesn't know how to cope with her emotions nor give her sister the time of day).
I tend to refer to characters like Jane, Esmeralda, and Kida as “unofficial Disney Princesses”
I’d love for them to make a separate line for the girls who aren’t princesses but have heroine attributes just so we can get more dolls!
Kida should be part of the line up but sadly Atlantis just wasn’t a successful movie. I still consider her a Disney Princess though.
kida would've been such a cool doll omg
@@Theravingranter omg disney heroines!!!! yes I would love that
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This video is a treat for all of us Disney Princess fans. Lots of good information and history. I do like both aspects of the brand, for example, I do love the "princessy" side, but I also love how inclusive the brand has become. Princess Jasmine has been my favorite princess since Aladdin came out. I remember the first years of the Disney Princess brand that Jasmine was featured about half the time while Pocahontas and Mulan were almost always absent. Sometimes trying to find any Jasmine products was like a treasure hunt. If you found anything featuring Mulan or Pocahontas then it was like winning the lottery. 🙂👸👸🏼👸🏾
I remember feeling the same way hunting for mulan, Jasmine and Pocahontas. Glad you enjoyed the video
For real! Pocahontas was my favorite, and it was beyond rare finding anything Pocahontas related. I'm so glad she's much more equally featured as the others, and has her own stuff. Hope this continues.
@@BeautyInsideABox My Princess faves are Belle, Mulan and Tiana
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@@BeautyInsideABox But is Mirabel part of the princess franchise?
Awh I remember when Alice was included! I wish she was an official princess. ❤ I get why she isn’t but I just have a soft spot for her.
Me too.
Alice, Jane, and Esmeralda were all once on the list! I’m glad most of them have dolls now!
Alice has her own franchise though like Tinker Bell and Frozen
I feel like Alice, Tinkerbell, Elsa, and Anna are the official "unofficial " Disney princesses. They have their own merch, but they still get included with the princesses from time to time. I would say Tink is the most frequently used.
I really like them interacting with each other, I think its really sweet. It encourages strong friendships i think because in a lot of these movies the girls don't have friends.
i was looking for this comment! i so agree! i think the action poses are great but the change with the biggest impact is most definitely the princesses interacting with one another. we don’t have any princess female friendship films! yes, we have a movie about two sisters but that’s not the same as a friend group/duo. i would say one of the most defining traits for women is their ability to create and maintain authentic friendships. i always loved Bratz as a young girl and now that i’m older i truly feel like it’s shaped my perception on women and friendships. the barbie brand did a good job portraying female friendships in their movies like Barbie & the Diamond Castle too. the disney company has been around for almost a century and we haven’t even gotten a disney princess movie based solely on friendship! i know they’ve made several movies focused on female empowerment but it’s time we give those movies the Frozen treatment and remind girls that strength comes in numbers💕
The colors of Snow White's dress were "wrong" in the early merchandise because Disney hadn't decide what colors her outfit would be until a couple of weeks before the movie went in premiere..Ofc all the merchandise and promo materials had to be made in advance and at that time they would go with the colors you can see on the original movie poster and in most of the merchandise released before the movie came out: yellow/white bow, red/brown bodice, yellow sleeves with white and yellow dress.😊
The Disney Princesses magazine really brought me back! I used to read the comics in them as a kid and I remember having a poster of Belle in her red winter dress on my wall... I had totally forgotten about them until now!
in France this magazine was only on sale in department stores (they have disappeared now) I remember having had as a gift super snowballs with miniature princesses inside 😍
To answer your question as to why they look like children:
I'm pretty sure back in the day toddler dolls were very popular! Madam Alexander is a toddler doll brand as well (I also think Aurora might be based on an earlier design? As it took much longer to make dolls and movies back then).
The fashion doll of Ariel also looks like a child because Ariel... Was a child 😅
Many dolls that came out pre-2000 looked like children. The reason why many toy manufacturers began making dolls that looked like teenagers, was that they figured out that many little girls liked playing with their older sister's dolls, which often looked like teenagers, so these companies figured that if they made the dolls look older, little girls would start playing with them sooner, and end up playing with them longer!
we know ariel was a child but the dolls pre-Mattel looked like pre-pubescent children, not even teenagers.
@@crab2195 She just looks cute imo. I personally think she looked quite youthful in the animation as well, but that might just be me
@@myra0224 i see what you mean! but there’s a few dolls that look like an aged-down version of ariel. they have completely different body types which was probably the most “mature” looking part about ariel. one of the dolls looks almost exactly like Kelly, Barbies little sister so it is a bit misleading imo.
I always loved Snow White! I was a little girl who didn’t like pink-but loved everything else feminine. Her short, jet black hair, blue yellow and white dress was everything to me! The red bow was the icing, sprinkles and candle on the cake 🎂 🧁 😊
u dont see many people who like show white, she is my fave too, its the design and she is just cute
Today my sister and I were talking about how beautiful our childhood disney dolls were, you made my day
I’m so glad! Yeah the old Disney dolls are beautiful
When I young, I adored Aurora, as at the time, the idea of beauty was tied to being blond. While I still like Aurora, I realized hating myself for having dark hair was nonsense, society be damned. Now I love Snow White, on top of being attractive, she is incredible kind in her story. The idea of being kind even in stressful situations is something more people should strive for.
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I understand your points, we are both the same, princesses are a good role to follow, not because they use glitter or are corny does it mean that they are bad teachings, each one has its purpose and it is not always to look for a man but for his freedom, but people insist on seeing the superficial!
I loved your video, I hope to see more videos about disney doll stories
Trying new things is fine but I hope the brand doesn't completely drop sparkly dresses because that's mostly what I love it for XD
I really loved it when the Disney princesses were in golden dresses. They were so beautiful 💛
I agree, so sad we never had a doll line of them.
@@CaseyCartman Disney actually sold a golden princess doll set of Belle, Jasmin, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. They’re extremely rare and there’s only pictures of them.
There is a eBay listing but it’s only the crowns…
OMG YES I HOPE THEY BRING IT BACK❤
I love these scripted deep dives, please definitely do more, diving into more doll histories. I agree I love the sparkly glamorous Disney Princess branding, I think Disney just has to do a better job of understanding that it fits some princesses and not others but still try to find a way that they can all still look cohesive and respectful. I feel as if Disney is ALWAYS reactionary with their branding and always decides to lean too far in any direction, instead of getting ahead of it the criticism and setting an example. Also please god, can they cut down on the number of lines they release so we can get more fabric in these skirts. These boxy dresses with barely any gather and molded-on painted tops are hurting my soul!!
Also, I forgot how frickin BEAUTIFUL Jasmine dolls were in the 90's. I remember wanting them so badly as a kid.
I always loved Disney Princesses! I want more Disney Princesses. I think the new Mattel Disney dolls have cute faces, but I wish they gave them the made to move Barbie bodies. Also, Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess. ❤
Love these informative videos! The history of the franchise and progression of the branding are so fascinating since they reflect the culture of their time, especially that presented to children. And the MCU analogy is so fitting lol
My favorite Disney princesses are Ariel, Cinderella and Snow White
My favorite era of the brand was the 2000s “the golden age” where the princesses were represented in their classic looks with a magical fairytale background
My favorite dolls are the ones made by Simba, they are the best 2000s Disney dolls in my opinion, they were so beautiful, movie accurate and good quality, amazing playsets, far better than anything Mattel was making at the time
Simba was inclusive, in 2006 they included Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan in the doll line while Mattel still focused on the 5 white princesses
90s Mattel dolls are beautiful but the classic white princesses weren’t very accurate to the movies, while Jasmine and the other heroines of the Disney Renaissance were very well made and accurate
The Hasbro dolls are the worst, they are ugly, that disproportioned cartoonish look wasn’t good for the Princesses, the clothes were insanely cheap and NOT movie accurate at all!
The new Mattel dolls for 2023 have very good face molds, yes they are equally cheap with molded on tops but i think that these are the dolls of the transitory fase, I hope that in the next years they will make them with removable clothes
The Disney Store dolls are good, in general they are the best ones, but their design wasn’t great sometimes
I hope that this year they will upgrade the classic dolls making them movie accurate
The whole Disney Princess brand thing is actually pretty interesting to think about as a Kingdom Hearts fan. The first game came out in 2002 and one of the plot points was that the villains needed "7 Princesses of Heart" (6 Disney Princesses, then Kairi, one of the original characters of the game). The 6 ended up being Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and, interestingly enough, Alice.
Why they went with Alice instead of Ariel I don't know, but could be for two reasons; 1. When you went to a Disney world, a character from that world would be your ally in battle. In the first game, all of them were male except for Ariel so maybe they wanted her so they could have one female battle ally. 2. The Princesses of Heart are not supposed to have any "darkness" in their heart, so maybe lying to her dad and having ambition to go to another world was considered darkness? idk
It's just interesting to think how much branding may have influenced certain aspects of the Disney Princesses in those games. You also mentioned how early on, the Disney Princesses could never interact with each other, and even though Kingdom Hearts was billed as a big "Disney Crossover" I noticed how the characters from each of the individual worlds never really interact with each other.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the Princesses are not actually princesses but a elite group of actresses who stared in incredibly successful movies.
So basically like Barbie in her iconic movies.
That’s actually hysterical and I 100% agree
Raya is officially part of the line up fully, she was crowned recently a few months back!
Tarzan did well enough at the Box Office...and that´s not counting VHS and DVD sales. If anything, it had to do with your second point regarding Jane looking too similar to Jane. In fact, for that same reason Aurora is much more known for her pink dress when she wore the blue color much more. Add to that the right issues with the property (I barely know about it but seems to be that Disney isn´t allowed to merch the movie and that´s why there´s nothing regarding it).
As for Esmeralda it had more to do with how adult themed The Hunchback of Notre Dame is.
The Disney Heroes line is a shame it never came to happen. There were some prototypes of action heroes for Hercules and Prince Phillip that were INCREDIBLE!
The Disney Villains line is incredibly popular with adults.
...the Disney Pets line was just pushing it. That is, unless the marketed it at very young kids...but they had Winnie Pooh for that.
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Just came to mind that by own rules of Disney then Kida (Atlantis) should be in the line by being born royal and Megara by being married into royalty.
What the fuck are you talking about?….. Disney Heroes were sold on Disney Stores…… I got them all except the Maleficent Dragon….
Great video, Joey. You really prepared for this one. And it was thought provoking.
I think you’re really going to love the new ILY Disney fashion dolls based on fans of Disney Princesses!
I think that even though Disney's idea of changing movies names was to be more "gender neutral" it actually helps to put the focus on the whole history rather than only the princess. Also with the poster showing all the characters. The 3D era brought some interesting male characters.
Some Disney films with titles like "Frozen" or "Tangled," were named such because the producers felt that giving them the title of a feminine name, such as "Rapunzel" or "The Snow Queen," would only really be of interest to girls and women. But these other titles, on the other hand, also made men more likely to watch because the film didn't appear to be quite so feminine at first glance!
I love both versions of the marketing for the line, but I do kind of prefer the newer thing where they interact. From an artistic perspective, you can do so much more with this concept. I may be in the minority, but I actually like the new Mattel dolls. I may not care for the molded tops, but the face sculpts are pretty good, the colors are on point, and from what I can tell they have pretty good rooting for play line dolls. Not Disney Store quality, but better than Hasbro.
Belle is probably my favorite princess. I wish that they would market her in the green dress she wore when Beast gave her the library at least once. It is always either the yellow iconic gown, her blue town dress, or the pink gown. Once or twice the Christmas dress (I love this one so much) but the green one has never turned up that I have seen. Keep being awesome and have a safe year.
Absolutely agree about them interacting! And also, I have mixed feelings for the new dolls as, I wouldn't say I like them due to the moulded tops and how that affects the designs but the face sculpts are the most accurate I think I've seen, especially for a character like Rapunzel who almost always has the complete wrong head shape.
A reasoning I’ve heard as to why Jane isn’t often incorporated is because of the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs who wrote Tarzan is very particular with how Tarzan is merchandised.
can u make a video listing all the disney princesses made by mattel ? and disney characters in general ? maybe separate videos for every disney film that had a barbie doll made for them