20 facts about Disney princesses that will shock you

Do you like cartoons from the Disney studio? And how do you famous Disney princesses? Come on, you can not answer. On the stories of these kind, sincere and real girls grew up whole generations. And the new cartoons are in no way inferior to the "rarity" neither in the stories, nor even in the graphics.

Now tell me, are you sure that you know everything about your favorite heroines? We, for example, are ready to argue that princesses have some secrets that shock even the most dedicated fans. Will we check?

1. In 1989, the Little Mermaid Ariel became the first princess after a long 30-year hiatus. Before that, Disney represented the heroine Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) to the world in 1959.

2. As we all know, Belle from the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast" was the only child in the family, but in fact the girl had a sister named Clarissa. True, until the final version of this character did not "live", and it was decided to cut.

3. Linda Larkin - the actress who voiced Jasmine - was almost fired. To Director-General Jeffrey Katzenberg, her voice seemed not "grand". Fortunately, Linda managed to keep the place behind her.

4. In "Disney" they like to draw inspiration from fairy tales, legends and classical literature. But Meridu from "Braveheart" studio has created, as they say now, "from scratch."

5. Rapunzel has very long hair - everyone knows this. But did you know that the length of its braids reaches 21 meters ?! Just imagine how poor the poor man has to strain his neck, wearing such a shock!

6. Ariel - the most singing princess of Disney cartoons. And this is because she is a mermaid, living under water!

7. Anna from the "Cold Heart" sang with the villain. However, at that moment the princess did not know who actually got into her duet with her. And it seems, this is a worthy excuse.

8. Cinderella had 37.5 shoes. Besides, she was very slim. It's no wonder that her sisters did not fit into her shoe - she was designed for an elegant leg.

9. Cartoon about Snow White had a crazy success. After the release of his Walt Disney even thought about creating a sequel. But in the end, it was decided to abandon the "Return of Snow White".

10. Above the voice acting of Anna worked four different actresses: Livvai Stubenrauh, Cathy Lopez, Agatha Lee Monn and Kristen Bell.

11. Paige O'Hara got into the role so much when she voiced the scene in which Beauty is crying over the dead Beast, that the director could not even stand it and asked if everything was all right with her - it was simply impossible to listen quietly to those sobbing.

12. Initially, Jasmine wanted to call Badrulbadur - that's the name of the princess's prototype from the book "A Thousand and One Nights".

13. In "Disney" love to connect the characters of different cartoons with each other. Take, for example, Ariel and Hercules. Did you know that they are related? And so it is. Let's try to reconnect: The Little Mermaid is the daughter of Triton, Triton is the son of Poseidon, Poseidon is the brother of Zeus, Zeus is the father of Hercules. Bingo!

14. Beyonce refused to voice Tiana in the cartoon "The Princess and the Frog", and in her place came Anika Noni Rose. Other contenders were also Alisa Kiz, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Hudson.

15. Elsa is the only princess who eventually became the Queen ... Snowy.

16. In translation from Greek Tiana - "Princess".

17. Anna only sang with the villain, and Jasmine went on and kissed it!

18. The cartoon "Sleeping Beauty" has practically failed, because of which the princess Aurora is considered the most unlucky of all her "colleagues".

19. In general, the Disney princesses are very peaceful and do not kill anyone. Mulan was the exception. Many people died from her hand. 1995 people, to be precise.

20. Belle is the first Disney princess to receive an Oscar.

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