- Cinderella was supposed to be harsh nickname, but Disney made it her birth name.
- In the original story, the ball extends over several days in which Cinderella and Prince Charming fall in love.
- Cinderella is the only Disney princess with step-siblings as well as a step-mother.
- Cinderella is the only princess that was seen wearing "servants clothes" in her castle.
- Cinderella is the only princess that is considered to be of the "noble" class.
- Cinderella is among the two princesses who are orphans.
- The origin of the name "Cinderella" came from her ash-covered face from being near cinders of fire.
- Cinderella's dress transformation is Walt Disney's favorite Disney movie scene.
- Snow White is the shortest Disney princess.
- Snow White is referred to as "Snowball" or "Snowdrop" in other translations.
- In the original story, the bite of apple gets lodged in her throat, not eaten.
- Snow White was only seven in the original story.
- Snow White is the only princess seen praying.
- Snow White is among the two princesses who are orphans.
- Snow White is the only princess with black hair and brown eyes.
- In the movie Snow White, 25 songs were written but only 8 were used.
- Snow White did not have any animal friends in the original story.
- Stemming from about 1500 molds, Merida has over 100,000 strands of hair on her head.
- Merida is the first ever Pixar princess to be human.
- Merida is among the only three princesses that uses weapons.
- Merida is the only princess without an American accent.
- Brave is the only princess movie where the mother kills the villain.
- Merida is the only princess with male siblings.
- The royalty roles between Rapunzel and Flynn were switched from the original story, where the female was a peasant and the male a prince.
- According to the producers, Tangled supposedly takes place around the year 1780.
- Rapunzel is among the only three princesses that uses weapons.
- Rapunzel only wears purple in the film as a symbol of her royalty.
- Rapunzel has the longest wedding veil of all the princesses.
- Animators created an entire program just for Rapunzel's hair.
- Tangled is the 50th Disney animated film.
- Rapunzel climbs her hair with aerial silk climbing techniques.
- Over 45,000 lanterns are used during the "I See The Light" sequence in Tangled.
- The Princess and the Frog was a combination of two tales, the Frog Prince and the Frog Princess.
- Tiana wears 11 different outfits over the course of the film - more than any princess.
- Tiana is the only princess to come in contact with cars.
- Tiana's princess costume was modeled after Brandy's Cinderella's dress.
- Tiana is the only princess who has her father die in war.
- Tiana is left handed because Aniki Nani Rose, who is also left handed requested it.
- Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks, and Jennifer Hudson were all considered for the role of Tiana.
- Mulan was originally to be voiced by Tia Carrere, who then went on to play Nani in Lilo and Stitch.
- Mulan is the only princess who cuts her own hair.
- Mulan is among the only three princesses that uses weapons.
- Mulan is the only princess with martial arts training.
- Mulan is the only princess movie to display ethnic writing.
- Mulas is the first princess to be visibly wounded.
- In an early version of the film, Shang and Mulan were engaged. The betrothal necklaces were actually used in the second movie.
- Mulan was the first Disney film released on DVD.
- The writings on the stone in Reflection are the names of the Disney animators who worked on the film in ancient Chinese.
- Pocahontas, as a Disney princess, was supposedly born on December 10th.
- In real life, Pocahontas changes her name to Rebecca when she moves to England.
- Pocahontas is the only princess without a "happy ending".
- Pocahontas is the only princess with a love interest but never has a wedding.
- Irene Bedard was not only the voice actress, but the animation model for Pocahontas as well.
- Jasmine's name resembles a beautiful Persian flower, the "yas" or "yasmin".
- Jasmine is the only princess that doesn't sing a song about wanting. (Only sings half a love song.)
- Jasmine had ophidiophobia: fear of snakes.
- Jasmine is the only princess that is deuteragonist in her movie.
- In the original story, Jasmine's name was Badroulabadour.
- "The World At Your Feet" was written for the magic carpet ride, but was replaced by "A Whole New World."
- Jasmine was modeled after Jennifer Connelly.
- Before Paige O'Hara was cast, Disney considered Jodi Benson (Ariel) for the voice of Belle.
- The Disney movie took inspiration from the French film, La Belle et La Bete.
- In 1991, Belle was the last "white" Disney princess before Rapunzel in 2010.
- Belle is the only marketed brunette of the franchise.
- Belle is the only princess with hazel eyes.
- Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film to win a Golden Globe Award for best picture.
- In the original story, Ariel only has five siblings.
- The Little Mermaid never had a name. Disney chose Ariel.
- Artists changed Ariel's eyes to make her look older in the second film.
- Ariel is the only princess to become Queen on screen.
- Ariel is the only sibling with a name of a Roman rather than Greek origin.
- Urusla's character was inspired by the drag queen "Divine".
- While Aurora only falls asleep until Maleficent is defeated, she originally sleep for 100 years.
- Sleeping Beauty was the last Disney princess film created in Walt Disney's lifetime.
- Aurora is the only Disney princess with violet eyes.
- Princess Aurora's name is often lost, many often referring to her as "Sleeping Beauty."
- Aurora is the tallest Disney Princess.
- Sleeping Beauty was the last Disney feature to have animation cells inked by hand.
- Aurora is the only princess with the least amount of screen time, only appearing in the film for 18 minutes.
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