Lauren Maier’s “The Evolution of the Disney Princess Franchise: Catching Up and Moving Forward” examines Disney princess culture and consumerism in conversation with Peggy Orenstein’s criticism, with an additional look to newer “princess” characters.
Fleischer studios does Snow White in a minstrel style, featuring Cab Calloway tunes and Betty Boop as Snow White.
In honor of our theme exploring the second Golden Age of Disney and the princess character culture emerging from it, we turn to Peggy Orenstein’s examination of princess consumer culture and feminism.
Ward Kimball was a prolific animator for Walt Disney, part of the earliest team of core animators known as “Disney’s Nine Old Men,” and was responsible for some of the studio’s most memorable film characters.