Disney Princesses have this sparkling aura of pristine beauty around them, at least that’s what I see whenever I see their posters! Its bizarre to me that I can walk into the houses of people older than myself and see collections of dolls and prints all over their home. Granted, they’ll walk into my house and see my Monster High Doll collection, but that’s different!
Anyhow, I quite like that adults remain obsessed with something they loved as a child. The concept of having to “grow up” just because you’re growing up is ridiculous.
Disney has gotten a lot better in the past few years. Princesses like Anna or Elsa in Frozen and Rapunzel in Tangled have a lot more personality and are a lot more relatable. Brave and Moana got rid of the notion that a Disney Princess needs to have a Prince of a love interest, focusing on the Princesses themselves. But while I do give more credit to the later films, earlier ones such as Mulan or Pocahontas gave young girls fantastic role models.
However, these comics tend to focus on the funny little details in all the Disney Princess movies! Laughing at the small quirks the characters have or the ridiculous positions they put themselves in! I’m certainly not attempting to change your childhood or anything, but I would proceed forward with caution. You might find out that the Disney Princesses aren’t so pristine after all!
29 Gotta Have Legs!
Ariel is just an innocent young girl with a fascination for a world she can’t explore. This isn’t very peculiar, as most teenagers are caught with a wanderlust at some point or feel isolated in their environment. It is, however, strange that Ariel would declare her love for someone she’s known for little more than three days by the end of the film and run off (literally) with him into the sunset.
If, hypothetically, Eric had been a merman, I doubt very much that Ariel would have run off with him so quickly.
It was his legs that completely drew her in! There isn’t anything necessarily wrong with that. If they’re happy together then that’s all that matters, so long as he is fully aware of her slightly weird leg obsession.
Comic by Jeremy Kaye.
28 Running Free
It is something I quite like about the Disney Princess franchise, but something that says a lot about our perception of women. In posters, the Princesses are portrayed as sparkly, girly, and in big flowing dresses. When a lot of time, they’re quite free-spirited and unrestrained. Even Belle is considered odd and a different sort of person. But no, they can never be sold to children like this, they need to be made up and dolled up!
I didn’t notice before this how few of the Disney Princesses wear shoes. They don’t need shoes! Why would they? These three Princesses prefer to run wild and free. I can’t even imagine Belle being the one to complain about it really. But I suppose there is a hygiene issue involved.
Comic by Amy Mebberson.
27 Everyday Life
This is something I always think about when watching a film. Not necessarily a Disney film, but in general I wonder what characters do off-screen. How they behave and what they have to do in everyday life. We never see any of them in a film for good reason; it would be really boring. We don’t need to see or hear any of that because we have our own everyday lives to be getting on with. Any scene in a film deemed unnecessary is often cut.
But these scenarios make me wonder what the Disney Princesses did in between film scenes.
It’s likely the army traveled for days to reach the Hun invaders; how did Mulan and Mushu pass the time? It’s annoying enough for me to get the dog and rabbit hairs off everything, how does Jasmine manage it?!
26 New Princess
I’ve seen a lot of this about the last few years. I like it as a joke, it’s certainly funny, but if they officially declared Leia a Disney Princess and dressed her up in a frock for the posters, I’d be thoroughly peeved off! I don’t know what Carrie Fisher would have thought of this, but without her with us to give her consent, I don’t think it would be right.
If she were to become an official Disney Princess, she would certainly be up there with the most awesome ones! Her hair probably does meet the criteria to become an official Princess. One of the rules does seem to be that they have their own unique hairstyle that they keep at all times. Leia’s is certainly better than most.
Comic by Studio Bueno.
25 Morning Princesses
I love the thought of this, but I do think that Cinderella and Snow White are certainly morning people. In Cinderella II she gets up early, despite not having to, doesn’t she? And Snow White recovers from a yearlong snooze with a little stretching. Although it was very nice of the dwarves to keep doing her makeup for her while she was in her coma, along with keeping her hair brushed and neat.
Rapunzel is the one who makes us all feel ashamed of how long we take in the morning.
Her whole opening sequence is her achieving more in the first hour of her day than we do in a week. If I was trapped in a tower with nowhere to go or no job to do I can’t promise that I’d get out of bed!
24 Dance Like A Princess
This one makes me laugh, although I’m not sure what it’s based on. Just silliness, I suppose. It’s nice how people are just able to have some fun with these films, especially Tangled.
In most Disney Princess films, they took old fairy stores, Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen’s, taking away the twisted, gruesome endings and tacking on happy ones where the Princess lives happily ever after. I’m sure how the original Rapunzel goes, but in the one I read she just sat there waiting for the Prince to come get her. I liked that in the film, she was the one to leave and make her own destiny. And if she wanted to, along the way, she would have thrown down some awesome dance moves!
Comic by Adam Ellis.
23 Wonder Princess
Well, Disney got their hands on Star Wars and Fox. I’m sure DC isn’t that far into the future. If they ever did get their hands on DC, I’m sure people would demand that Wonder Woman become a Disney Princess. Even though she really doesn’t need to be one.
As I’ve said, there are now plenty of Princesses who make their own destiny and who become the heroes rather than letting themselves be saved.
Wonder Woman would be one of those Princesses! She wouldn’t be rude to those who offered to help, but she doesn’t need a fairy godmother or a handsome Prince to come to her aid. It’s not until you picture other heroines in the roles of Disney Princesses that you realize how much further the genre can go.
Comic by Bill Walko.
22 The Next Adventure
This again makes me think of what the Disney Princesses are like behind the film. They may have sailed off into the sunset with their Prince who they know is their true love despite only meeting them yesterday or at most a week ago. But next comes the difficult part: the actual marriage. How do the Princesses handle the lover’s spats? Sure, few of them probably argue about money or chores living in big castles, but what about those annoying habits that grate on your nerves as time goes on? What happens when you can’t agree on decorations?
And I’m sure none of their adventures prepared them to have children! I may not have kids, but I understand that it’s very hard, and one can’t look all sparkly and pretty with a screaming baby in their arms.
Comic by Collegehumor.
21 The Fish People
Aren’t mermaids just so much more magical the other way around? These guys are still half fish though, so they’re no less magical or mermaidy than Ariel. The film certainly would feature a bigger change than the original were this the case. If anything, it would prove Eric’s intentions were true!
I’m sure he loved Ariel when he got to know her, but you can’t deny that their initial attraction was purely physical.
If her top half was a fish, then he would have been a lot more reluctant to let her into his life, making his returning of her love all the more meaningful. But this also reminds us what we always ignore when watching the movie. Ariel is literally a fish! She just happens to look like a bit like a human.
20 How Is This Okay?
Apparently, the reason why Disney Princesses always have Dads, but no Mom in the earlier films is because they are primarily aimed at young girls and young girls are more likely to see their Dad as an antagonist than their Mom. I can’t say whether that’s true or not, but if it is true it’s really bizarre.
Mind you, I don’t know why Belle’s Dad doesn’t say something at this point! Why don’t her friends or literally anybody say something? So what if the beast is “gentle” and different from who we thought he was. How come Belle’s Dad, and everyone, is now fine with the fact that the man who imprisoned a man and then his daughter is now marrying the daughter? It does sound a lot like Stockholm Syndrome.
19 Very Brave Of Her
This is why Merida will always be my favorite Disney Princess. I don’t know what the standards of beauty are for a cartoon character, but I do know that Merida doesn’t care! I don’t think Pixar intended to make her look less attractive than other Disney Princesses. After all, Pixar people look a little similar (so do all people from animation studios, that’s not meant as an insult).
But a big deal was made in the film about Merida’s wild side and how she didn’t care about being beautiful.
She could also kick the behind of any Disney Prince! As much as I love Merida, I would next like to see an official Disney Princess who is a little chubby, since they all seem to conform to a perfect female figure.
Comic by John Kovalic.
18 That’s What She Meant…
Do you know what? Why can’t Snow White end up with one of the dwarves? She knows them all a heck of a lot better than she does the Prince, who scared the heck out of her on their first meeting before singing under her balcony, then just turns up out of the blue to carry her away! Literally the only thing he knows about her is what she looks like, possibly with an attraction to her singing voice.
Sure, the dwarves appreciate her beauty, but at least they know other things about her. At least they appreciate other qualities! Her generosity, her optimism, and her cleanliness. I don’t know which dwarf I’m shipping her with here, but I honestly think any of them would have been a better fit.
Comic by According to Devin.
17 Princess Morning Breath
This is something I’m curious about, not just with Sleeping Beauty but with Snow White. They both look pristine and perfect when their Prince comes to kiss them awake. How? Last time I checked, when people wake up in the morning they don’t look their best (as I mentioned earlier).
Even if Sleeping Beauty and Snow White are morning people.
Even if the dwarves and the fairies were kind enough the iron their dresses, style their hair and maintain their make-up whilst they were asleep, I doubt they could have brushed their Princesses teeth, or poured in some mouthwash! I know it’s taking fairy tales for too literally and thinking about details that don’t matter in the world of a cartoon, but it’s a fair point raised by this comic!
Comic by Smbc-Comics.
16 Pet Perils
This was annoying enough when my mother’s cats did it! I can’t imagine what would have happened if she’d had a tiger. I suppose, given how heavy tigers are, that would probably be the end of your laptop. Even if we do pretend that having a pet tiger would just be like having a pet cat but bigger (which I’m sure Siegfried and Roy will have something to say about). I’m sure biting the clothes of your rejected suitors is very annoying.
But it would be a great deal more annoying if they behaved like an actual tiger and ate the jerk.
Jasmine’s garden must smell constantly, as must all her furniture which should be covered in orange tiger fur! I just hope that tiger doesn’t come into her room at night to sleep on her face.
15 The More Fantastic Four
Even if the artist is taking some liberties with the Fantastic Four, here, I would also prefer to see this than another reboot of the franchise. Elsa is probably the most powerful of them all, what with being about to bring an entire Kingdom back into the ice age without even meaning to. For those particularly tough spots in battle, she could just summon that giant snow beast that lives in her castle. Or make an army of them. Merida would be the best warrior and Rapunzel’s hair could heal them of any injuries. I’m not sure what Ariel could bring to the team, unless we assume that she has Triton’s trident.
From what I’ve heard, fans theorize that these four are all in the same Universe anyway, Rapunzel and Elsa pretty much confirmed with the former turning up at the latter’s coronation, so this could well be possible.
14 Cinder Match
I’m not going to pretend there is any truth in this, it’s just funny. Although if Tinder had existed then the Prince wouldn’t have had to put up with the Ball at all, he’d just do some swiping until he found his ideal woman. Which, unfortunately, wouldn’t be Cinderella as I doubt her Stepmom would let her have a smartphone. Sorry, Cinders.
However, this idea is probably a lot more effective at finding the girl who wore the mysterious glass shoes, than his actual method.
Firstly, how could she run away in glass shoes, let alone lose one then carry on running in just one shoe? Secondly, she has a face, dude! But nope, all you need to know is who fits into the shoe. Kind of makes you question his relationship with feet.
Comic by Berkeleymews.
13 Desperate Princess Wives
You can make a joke of this and say that all women do is sit around all day talking about how terrible their husbands are, which last I checked wasn’t what the people on Desperate Housewives did. But I’ll honestly say that if anyone has reason to sit around talking to their husbands, it’s probably the Disney Princesses.
I know I’ve complained again and again about how they didn’t know their husbands for long enough before committing their lives to them, if I haven’t gotten that point across by now, then it probably isn’t coming across ever. But given that at least two of these guys picked their husbands over a worse situation, they probably have more right than anyone to complain about their habits or demands.
Comic by Joy Erickson.
12 Magical Make-Up
I don’t wear as much make-up as Mulan did during the first part of her film Mulan. But it doesn’t come off nearly as easily! I’m pretty sure that anybody who woke up with panda eyes the morning after a night out absolutely hates Mulan for being able to just wipe her makeup off so easily.
It didn’t smear over her face, it didn’t take more than one graceful wipe, it just all came off.
But surely it must have at least messed up her dress. Her sleeves look fine afterward, but we just weren’t seeing them from the right angle. At least that’s what I’ve been telling myself. Somebody, probably not her, has to now wash all that makeup off her robe. Nice going hero of China!
Comic by Emmy Cicierega.
11 Honesty Time
Firstly, being normal is just really boring. Who wants to be remembered for being normal? Wouldn’t you rather stand out and be remembered for being something extraordinary. But nope. People will always ask, “why can’t you be normal” or “why don’t you just act normally?” Society prefers to crush the spirits of the original and make them feel inferior.
It would have been better if Belle’s father had just said: “Yes Belle, your odd. But that’s just because you’re more interesting than anyone else here,” instead of telling his daughter that she totally fits in. After walking through a town doing a song and dance number about how “odd” or “funny” you are because you like to read and stuff, why would you care what whether you were really odd or not?
Comic by Nathan W Pyle
10 Princess At Last
It’s surprising how often people think Anastasia is a Disney film. It’s not an unreasonable assumption, given that the animation style is very Disney, as is the film. There is no reason why Anastasia wouldn’t fit the criteria of a Disney Princess. She had tragic beginnings but a happy ending. She has a Prince and an animal sidekick. Her original story is a lot more twisted and tragic, but writers found some way to make it kid friends and make everything turn out okay for everyone. Plus, she’s only eighteen!
Now that Fox will be owned by Disney, Anastasia could finally have her place amongst the Disney Princesses. It wouldn’t change that much since most people assume that she’s Disney anyway. The only real question is what color her official dress should be.
