Disney Princesses

The Disney Princess franchise is a franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company made up of eleven female protagonists from feature-length films produced by The Walt Disney Company.

How to become a Disney Princess
Being a princess in a Disney film does not mean the princess is a Disney Princess. Before being awarded this title, there is process that each Disney Princess must go through before she is confirmed.

1. She must first meet all of these criteria:
 * She must be human.
 * She must have a primary role in a The Walt Disney Company film.
 * She must not be introduced in a sequel.

2. She must then meet on of these three criteria:
 * She must be born royal.
 * She must marry royalty.
 * She must commit an act of heroism and bravery.

In addition, to these criteria, if a princess featured in a Disney film has major box office success, she will be given her own franchise instead of being crowned a Disney Princess.

Official Princesses

 * Snow White
 * Cinderella
 * Aurora
 * Ariel
 * Belle
 * Jasmine
 * Pocahontas
 * Mulan
 * Tiana
 * Rapunzel
 * Merida

Former Princesses

 * Tinkerbell was an official Disney Princess, however, her membership was revoked.

Organization
Based on their personalities, Disney Princesses can be organized into three separate groups: Classic, Renaissance, and Modern. In addition, there are some princesses who are not official Disney Princesses but should be recognized.

Classic Era Princesses
The Classic Era princesses are composed of Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora. These princesses' main goal is to end up with a prince. These princesses are the archetype "damsel-in-distress" and suffer the consequences of others' actions.

Renaissance Era Princesses
The Classic Era princesses are composed of Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. The princesses are free-willed and adventurous. They might not set out to find love, but they all have a love interest. This group of princesses feature the first non-white princesses.

Modern Era Princesses
The Modern Era princesses consist of Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida. These princesses are hard-working, curious, and independent. Their romantic relationships are not centered around "love-at-first-sight." Instead, their relationships are built on getting to know somebody first. This group features the first princess who does not have a love interest in their film.

Honorary Princesses
Even though these princesses are not official Disney Princesses, they should at least be recognized. Due to its major box office success, Frozen and its two main heroines, Anna and Elsa have been given their own franchise. In addition, the titular character from the film, Moana, is a fairly new princess and still could be crowned a Disney Princess at a later date. However, Moana did have box office success, so she might be given her own franchise.