I love the three good fairies from Sleeping Beauty.

therealrose wrote:

I love Mulan, she's alredy there. Though I do think that maybe instead of a princess they could add a minnie mouse outfit.

Oh that be cute! I'd love to have mouse ears!

Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is my favourite... she's in the magic cupboards I think.
One of the films has a really pretty evil-witch lady, too. It's either Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. She has this elegant dress... It would be nice to have that as an option maybe.
And I second the having Minnie Mouse outfits! And Daisy Duck. That would be so cute!

auroria wrote:

I don't know if they already have her, but I think Anastasia would make a great appearance here.

They might not put her in because she isn't a 'Disney' princess.  (I forget what company did that cartoon.)

Although it would be nice to have a Russian Princess.

Interesting question here,

I mean I certainly wouldn't consider the Three Fairies to have been heroines, but really they are.

But then, I have a hard time picking a favorite anything.

I have to stop and remember, it is not my favorite singer (or songs) -> Mulan, Ariel, Pocahontas and Tia. It's not how much I identify with a character -> Belle. It's not who I watched the most -> Cinderella.

It's who I think is my favorite heroine. it's which ladies do I think do the best to overcome their circumstances.

Too my surprise, they(a tie) aren't princess.
Or even human.

My favorite heroines are Lady and Miss Bianca, from Lady and the Tramp and The Rescuers(plus sequels) respectively.

Actually my first thought was just Lady, which considering I'm generally afraid of dogs is an odd exception. And it isn't like she is heroic in the traditional sense, and a lot of her character is natural for her species, so I had to ask myself 'why'. And while I quickly ran through the list of princesses, none of them stood above Lady, so I tried to remember other female leads, but couldn't remember any distinct leads from AristoCats, 101 Dalmatians or Bambi off the top of my head, there was also Dumbo's mother but again a small role; but Rescuers... Oh how I wanted to be like Miss Bianca as a kid, even if the Rescuers wasn't an absolute favorite.

Perhaps some of my choices are old fashioned, but I think modern society disregards how strong some women can be in more passive roles. But both of my choices demonstrate a level of refinement that I can respect about their characters.

A lot of modern storytelling relies on the 'overcoming our flaws' as a driving part of a tale. I'm pretty sure it is done so the watchers can 'identify' with the characters. I'm sorry but to me a heroine should be a role model, someone I look up to, want to be like, etc. Yes real people have flaws, we can't match the ideals, but as long as a person understands that, there is nothing wrong with striving towards an ideal as something we can forever keep working towards.

But as for those identifiable character flaws, I found it to be incredibly obvious in The Princess and the Frog(why do I think I have that title wrong??).Among the other more 'recent' animations: Ariel just rushed right in to the contract with Ursula, Jasmine ran away from the palace, Belle wouldn't let herself understand the villagers and looked down on them a bit. I can't say I remember Pocahontas well, though I loved the songs, but the movie was highly inaccurate historically I believe. Mulan was also really inaccurate, but her character growth wasn't so much character flaws as self-confidence (and physical coordination). Jane from Tarzan would almost be a favorite I think,


Umm... Do they have to be animated heroines???

Because I now want to add Mary Poppins from of course Mary Poppins and Mrs. Robinson and Roberta from Swiss Family Robinson.

At least I've noted a trend in my own favorites, their personalities match the time periods (which might be why Jane doesn't quite make favorite). But all the ladies I've mentioned are of strong character, who find ways to thrive in uncertain situations (as much as that can apply to Mary Poppins),  gracious, poised, open-minded, etc.

So- Lady, Miss Bianca, Mary Poppins, Mrs. Robinson and Roberta.

Now, just who am I forgetting...


PS. Miss Bianca might count as Russian, but probably not. Her hat and muffler however were of similar style.

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historygeek wrote:

They might not put her in because she isn't a 'Disney' princess.  (I forget what company did that cartoon.)

Although it would be nice to have a Russian Princess.

The wardrobe's name is actually "The Princesses". So i'm assuming that its not only the Disney princesses  because they added the princess from the Mario game (i think she's from Mario). So I actually do think that they would put  a Russian Princess (Anastasia)

rarity wrote:

I think they should add Megara from Hercules.

Out of curiosity, is that just for the fashion or because you think she is a heroine?

If you think she is a heroine, why do you think so? What makes you respect her as a hero?

Technically, going by archetypes, I think Megara qualifies as an anti-hero(ine). That however is completely different than respecting someone as a personal hero/role-model, so I'm not trying to knock anyone's choice.

But Also... the topic was "favorite Disney heroines", not who should be in the Princess Wardrobe. Of course nothing says it can't be both   It wasn't my original topic, but I always like to know why people select their answers.

rarity wrote:

orangemaid wrote:

rarity wrote:

I think they should add Megara from Hercules.

Out of curiosity, is that just for the fashion or because you think she is a heroine?

If you think she is a heroine, why do you think so? What makes you respect her as a hero?

Technically, going by archetypes, I think Megara qualifies as an anti-hero(ine). That however is completely different than respecting someone as a personal hero/role-model, so I'm not trying to knock anyone's choice.

But Also... the topic was "favorite Disney heroines", not who should be in the Princess Wardrobe. Of course nothing says it can't be both   It wasn't my original topic, but I always like to know why people select their answers.

I think she should be a heroine. Although she made bad choices, she did eventually make the right ones in the end. Not everyone is perfect and makes the right decisions first up, you need to make mistakes to learn to make the right ones.

I personally respect Megara because she didn't go all gooey-eyed at Hercules when she first met him. (I know this isn't the case with some of the princesses) It's just something about Meg that I like... She just seems a bit more intelligent and independent than other female protagonists.

And the first post did state whether they should be added to the magic cupboards.

asder7887 wrote:

who is your favourite disney heroine,do you think they should be added to the magic cupboards?

Personally I respect Meg as heroine. Ok, at first she was anti-heroine but at the end she saved (weak) Hercules life so he can get his power back.