# Your Favourite Disney Princess **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794 "2010-03-25T20:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/21 "2010-03-26T02:56:14Z")
Wow…I figured “Ok, I’ll be one of the two or three that pick Mulan”, and here she is in a close second place. **Grumman** got it in one. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/22 "2010-03-26T03:00:52Z")
Mulan kicks ASS. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/23 "2010-03-26T03:05:57Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Wow…I figured “Ok, I’ll be one of the two or three that pick Mulan”, and here she is in a close second place. Currently first place, with Belle close behind. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/24 "2010-03-26T03:10:52Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I thought the Beast’s human name was Eric. Eric is Ariel’s prince. I always thought (and still do) that the Beast looked much better as a beast than a man. Maybe it’s because we see so little of him as a human and get used to him as the Beast. Hard to say which my fave is. I like Mulan, and Pocahontas. Belle always reminded me of me though, so I think I’d pick her, but when I was at Disneyworld I only got myself with Pocahontas (well, and others too, but we’re talking _Princesses_ and I have a son so he was more into Lightning McQueen and Buzz Lightyear than Ariel and Belle). I like the Beast as the best Prince (once he’s done being grumbly etc then he’s like a big teddy bear!) but for the handsomest it’s got to be Eric. Have yet to see The Frog Princess so I can’t say about her.. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/25 "2010-03-26T03:20:53Z")
The Small One loves princesses so I like the ones who show some spunk and grit and rise above traditional gender roles, like Tiana, and Mulan. I guess Lilo doesn’t count but I like her, too. Belle doesn’t really do anything to merit my admiration, but the model who played her at Disneyworld last month was amazingly kind to my daughter and really gave the Small One some memories to cherish, so Belle gets a vote just for that. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/26 "2010-03-26T04:24:45Z")
What, not even a nod for Princess Calla? For shame. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/27 "2010-03-26T04:25:40Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Apparently it’s Adam, but that’s only if you scour some of the supplementary materials where this fact is buried, apparently a CD-Rom game or something. Thank you! I knew it was a short name like that. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/28 "2010-03-26T05:26:06Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > Sorry in advance for the hijack, but it’s always kind of annoyed me that Mulan is classified as a “Disney Princess”. I’m not complaining about the OP here, but Disney itself. I understand that once they decided to do this whole princess rebranding thing then it was either call Mulan a princess or leave her out altogether, but it’s inaccurate (unlike the other Disney heroines, she is not any kind of princess by birth or marriage) and IMHO a little degrading. Like the character’s accomplishments and abilities aren’t enough, she’s only worthwhile if we pretend that either she or her love interest had a title. > > Back on topic, I like Mulan, but went with Jasmine because I always thought she was cool. She’s spunky and she has a pet tiger! IIRC she’s also the only one of the Disney princesses who ever expressed dissatisfaction with the [stereo]typical princess role, although as an adult I do find her attitude a bit bratty. I hate the whole “Disney Princess” concept, and it was one of the reasons that I couldn’t enjoy Kingdom Hearts (which I prefer to refer to as Final Fantasy: Disney) as much as I otherwise would have. I voted for Mulan, because she’s NOT a princess, and because she tries to be a dutiful daughter, but in the end she is valued for her abilities and actions. Belle was a very close second for me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/29 "2010-03-26T05:37:16Z")
I voted for Jasmine–I always wished that I could have a pet tiger, too. I even had a stuffed Rajah toy from Disney World. Plus I thought her outfit was cool and she was spunky. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/30 "2010-03-26T05:39:54Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > What, not even a nod for Princess Calla? For shame. Ooh. Good call. An oft overlooked Princess, and I thought she was great. Arguably my only cartoon crush. I wish they’d release the rest of the series on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/31 "2010-03-26T07:33:54Z")
Mulan! She’s badass. I love that scene where she cuts off her hair with a sword, puts on her father’s battle armor, and rides off to report to the army. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/32 "2010-03-26T07:59:22Z")
Belle. She’s smart, kind, brave, resourceful, imaginative, and loves to read. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/33 "2010-03-26T10:19:06Z")
Nala. Feminine, fierce, funny. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/34 "2010-03-26T10:33:59Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Ooh. Good call. An oft overlooked Princess, and I thought she was great. Arguably my only cartoon crush. I wish they’d release the rest of the series on DVD. Hear, hear. How many other Disney princesses ever ended up [wearing plate armor?](http://www.cubbi.org/gummi/images/calla_10.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/35 "2010-03-26T10:51:44Z")
I voted Cinderella, because I love the movie (and because my 3 year old invariably refers to her as “Bibbi-bobbi-boo”). But Belle is a VERY close second because she is a book lover like me! ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/36 "2010-03-26T11:48:08Z")
I based my choice on the sound track that I liked the best. Mulan is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/37 "2010-03-26T11:49:32Z")
Mulan, though there are many good choices. As the father of two young girls and a Disney-phile I have spent more than my fair share of time at Disney World and met young ladies portraying most of them. They are certainly well trained. Tinkerbell, while not a princess, will always be my favorite because, as I’ve detailed before, she’s the only one who has smacked my ass. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/38 "2010-03-26T11:59:14Z")
Aurora. Mainly because I liked the story better than the others. Now for villains, Malificent is in a class by herself. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/39 "2010-03-26T12:16:56Z")
I haven’t seen most of those movies so I’m not qualified to vote (though I did, for Tiana, because she’s the only one listed that I have seen), but one you missed was Gisele from Enchanted. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/40 "2010-03-26T12:36:11Z")
I haven’t seen Mulan or The Frog Princess, but of the others, I have to give it to Ariel for the stupendous pompadour. Jasmine is a close second. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794.md?page=3)