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Diversifying the Disney Princess
Many young visitors at Disney Parks want to meet a princess from a Disney film. Until the 1990s, all the Disney princesses were white. They didn’t reflect all the different kinds of park visitors and fans.
When Disneyland opened in 1955, Latinx people made up five percent of the U.S. population. In 2021, Latinx people made up 18 percent of the U.S. population.
The character Princess Elena of Avalor first came to the parks in 2016. She is the first Disney princess based on Latino history and culture.
Princess Tiana was Disney's first African American princess. Her film was released in 2009. Several months before that, she began appearing at the parks.
Most of Disney’s princesses come from fantasy kingdoms. Tiana’s story takes place in a real American city—New Orleans in the 1920s. |