Disney Princess is a Walt Disney Company franchise, based on fictional characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. The main six are: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine, all of whom have royal title by marriage or birth. Recently, Mulan and Pocahontas have been included as princesses. Pocahontas is referred to as a princess in Pocahontas II, and could be considered a princess as the chieftain's daughter. She was also referred to as a princess during production of the first film by Glen Keane). In 2007, Disney announced that a new Princess would be added: Princess Tiana, from their 2009 animated feature The Princess and the Frog, will become the first African American princess to join the ranks of Disney Princesses.
The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, and a variety of other children's products, apparel and even band-aids featuring the Disney Princesses.
