Most of us have been obsessing over Disney princesses for decades.
We have watched their movies over and over again, mesmerized all of their songs, and dressed up as them for Halloween.
Every once in a while, we'll also brush-up on our trivia about them. That's where these 10+ random facts come in.
These are guaranteed to blow your mind.
We'll never get over the fact that she could've been a Disney princess.
According to casting director, Jen Rudin, Queen Bey refused to audition. In the end, the role went to Anika Noni Rose.
This was the late Adriana Caselotti, the actress who voiced Snow White.
Over the course of filming the full-length film, she only made a total of $970. And get this: the movie was over budget.
If you were to watch the movie now, you'd notice that Belle is the only person in her hometown to wear blue.
This color signifies that she's an outsider, which means that the Beast is also wearing blue when they meet.
Her movie may be the oldest (made in 1937), but she's the youngest princess at 14 years old.
Following this is Jasmine who's 15 years old; Ariel, Aurora, Merida, and Mulan, who are all 16 years old. Cinderella and Tiana are the oldest at 19.
When Pixar makes a movie, they go all out. They want their movies to look as best as they can possibly be.
Merida's hair was made up of 1,500 individually sculpted curves, explained Claudia Chung, the film's simulation supervisor.
There was also another software program that was created to make the hair look more realistic by reacting to Merida's movements and surroundings.
He admitted this to Ilene Woods, the voice of the original Cinderella.
“Once I went into his office and he said to me, ‘You’re my favorite heroine, you know.’ I said, ‘You mean Cinderella?’ ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘there’s something about that story I associate with.’"
Turns out, the studio thought that a pink dress would sell more toys.
“Certainly, there is a lot of merchandising that goes on with these movies," explained the film's co-director Ron Clements.
“But we don't try to be influenced by that.”
Phew. Blue is so Jasmine's color.
You may have noticed that Belle is different from the other Disney princesses.
The film's screenwriter, Linda Woolverton, explained that she didn't want Belle to be perfect. "It was important that not every hair be in place."
She even had the lighter 'do in the film's first thumbnail sketches.
But Jodi Benson, the voice of the original Ariel, revealed that the makers changed their tune once they realized that they could have their first red-headed Disney princess.
Like many Disney movies, Mulan, has a dark fairytale behind it.
The film is based on the ancient Chinese tale of Hua Mulan, who returns home to find that her mother is remarried and her father has passed.
As punishment, Mulan is forced to become a concubine.
This is where things get really dark: instead of this, she chooses to take her own life. Damn, talk about a sad story.
According to visual development artist Neysa Bové, the team wanted to get the history right.
“With Moana, we did so much research with the Pacific Islands as far as what materials they had at that time."
"But we did get some material reference from our Oceanic Trust.”
You have to kiss a few frogs to get Prince Charming salmonella.
This is what happened to 50 young fans who went around doing just that following the film's release. Most girls were under the age of 10.
Instead of looking lovingly at one another in promotional materials, they just stare off in different directions. (The only exception is this image from Wreck It Ralph).
According to Andy Mooney, the former Chairman of Disney Consumer Products, this is to ensure the sanctity of their "individual mythologies."
She may be the only one who is part of the official Disney Princess lineup, but Tiger Lily from Peter Pan was actually the first.
But most people forget about that very fact.
She only had 18 lines in the whole film!
This makes sense, though, considering the fact that homegirl was sleeping the whole time! She just needed her beauty sleep.
The name "Tiana" in both its Russian and Latin origin actually means "Princess", which means technically she's Princess Princess The Princess. Now that's a mouthful!
You might have noticed that there are only two princesses who don't have American accents. Obviously one immediately comes to mind, and that's the Scottish accent of Merida.
We already know she had very few lines in her film, so you might've missed it when she did speak — Aurora has a British accent!
How fancy!
While an official criteria has never been announced, it's generally accepted that in order to be an official Disney princess, the character should have central role in a Disney animated film, she must be human or human-like, and she can’t be a new star in a sequel.
Mulan, for example, wasn't a literal princess by the end of her movie.
Elsa and Anna, who were princesses the whole movie and queens by the end, aren't officially Disney Princesses either. Who knew?
Tinkerbell from Peter Pan was initially included in the Disney Princess lineup, but was demoted when she became part of the Disney Fairy franchise in 2005.
{According to the film's animators](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398286/trivia), Rapunzel's hair is 70 feet long and would have weighed about 60 to 80 pounds in real life.
She must have the world's strongest neck muscles!
Actress Alyssa Milano revealed that Ariel was modeled after her appearance in the sitcom Who's The Boss, and I can definitely see it! If she had red hair, they'd be pretty much identical!
