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Could this be?! For 8 years!! Not since the Emperors new groove has disney[/pixar] made any descent hand animated cartoon, could this be it?! The trailer looks promising, the time is right, the stars have aligned, socks are at an afordable rate, let us sit and hope!!

sng.Sheep on Jul 30, 2008

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I'm always exicted for a new disney

Looks wonderful

Rico on Jul 30, 2008

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Disney? Princess? 2D? I'M THERE!!!

heath on Jul 30, 2008

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Me and my daughters first movie date. She will love it.

Chase ragland on Jul 30, 2008

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Even though i am not disney's biggest fan, it is somehow refreshing to see that they are returning to their traditional animation roots rather than just relying on CGI for every film they make.

Alex on Jul 30, 2008

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Aw!!! so cute!!! The lightning bug is great! Yay 2D again!

cyn on Jul 30, 2008

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Very promising - great to see traditional 2D animation again - I do so miss it!!

dom on Jul 30, 2008

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I love 2d, sadly this project isn't for me.

Jesse on Jul 30, 2008

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This isn't going to be "hand animated" nor "2d". It is computer generated 3D animation with some of the look of old 2d animation. Disney shut down their traditional animation studios a few years back.

j. todd on Jul 30, 2008

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ok dumbass…. i am pretty sure everyone was aware "2d" meant the look and feel of the website, and not the technical process of "hand animation". geesh…..

izzy on Jul 30, 2008

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Kind of interesting no one has seen fit to mention that this will be Disney's first black "princess."

Congrats, Disney! It only took you 72 years since Snow White to get around to it!

Tom Brazelton on Jul 30, 2008

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Isn't it amazing how nostalgic we all get when we see an animated film that doesn't look like a pixar or dreamworks production? This looks like a great movie. I think the music in this one is what's going to push it right to amazing.

The music is being written by Randy Newman. I like the guy, but couldn't they have gotten a classic like Alan Menken (Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin) to compose? Hopefully Randy will come up with some great stuff because the music has ALWAYS been what makes a Disney "Cartoon" amazing.

Icarus on Jul 30, 2008

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looks good!1 i miss princess tale!! and this look great"

paulina on Jul 30, 2008

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and yet again, everything goes to race Icarus

who CARES what color the princess is?! it shouldn't matter. no one is ENTITLED to anything; so no one should feel "left out" or "singled out" if their race isn't depicted in a freakn disney cartoon

this all goes back to the fact that everyone in our culture today feels entitled to something.

i wouldn't care if the princess was Iraqi. I'm excited that disney is making another princess cartoon, regardless of the race

Josh on Jul 30, 2008

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sorry Icarus. I meant Tom Brazelton

Josh on Jul 30, 2008

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Maybe this is the story of Snow Black……

Unseen on Jul 30, 2008

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on a different note

i wonder what would happen if she kissed him on the lips while holdin him over the balcony

it would be extreme happiness followed by extreme sadness haha

Josh on Jul 30, 2008

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Wow and WOW! A 2D movie!!! I'm so there. Oh how I've missed 2D … how I've missed it. And come one … A DISNEY MOVIE TO BOOT! I can't WAIT!

Megan on Jul 30, 2008

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Haha, that was funnier than I expected. I guess we can expect to see this infront of SWING VOTE this week???

Ryan on Jul 30, 2008

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all I can say is "WOO-HOO" 2D ANIMATION!!! YAY!! I have been complaining that I miss this for YEARS!!

Jaybear on Jul 30, 2008

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Treasure Planet a classic?! So The Little Mermaid must be chopped liver…

Wesley on Jul 31, 2008

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To Josh -

Who cares what race the princess is? I guess in a utopia, it wouldn't matter. But unless you're a little black girl, shut up.

It's not about "entitlement." It's about giving little girls a positive role model to look up to. It's a *nice* thing for them to have. Or are you so high up on your P.C. high horse that you can't see that?

I'm not suggesting that Disney simply paste a black princess into a movie to appease a demograpic. Clearly the race of the character should be in support of the larger story like any other detail in storytelling - character motivations, setting, history, whatever.

What I *am* saying is that it's kind of amazing that it took Disney nearly *3/4ths of a century* to pen a story that might provide that kind of opporunity.

Tom Brazelton on Jul 31, 2008

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I absolutely LOVED this trailer! Tiana looks beautiful and I cannot wait to see this when it comes out! ^_____^ I truly believe it's about time. Princesses comes in all colors and shapes, and I'm so happy Disney finally sees that. Thanks so much for that Disney. ^^ I will definitely wait with baited breath.

Hoshino Ai on Jul 31, 2008

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I LOVE BLACK GIRLS!!!! I'll see it

Clamson on Jul 31, 2008

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Am I the only one who hates Disney?

Puke on Aug 2, 2008

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God willing.

Tom, I would like you to consider that for about half of that 72-year period, having a black protagonist simply would not have flown, for another quarter of that time the princess emphasis was greatly toned down, and that the Disney renaissance did plenty of other progressive things?
Really, it seems awfully bitter of you to fault them quite so heavily for it. I think you may be too focused on the issue of race.

Rachel on Aug 3, 2008

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Let's be real here! They had time and opprotunity to do Ariel, Mulan, Jasmine, Pocahontas. They could have done an African American princess by now. It's only a non-issue if you have no use for one. So what if it wouldn't fly as well as they'd like. I'm sure not all movies have the expected turn out. They've tried a Native American, an Asain and a Middle Eastern herion. Heck, even a half fish girl.

So no, it's not just about focusing on race. It's about the absense of a group of people. But then it doesn't matter to those who are always represented.

That said, I love their work so far. I will be seeing this one. The point is they could have tried it sooner.

Jo on Aug 18, 2008

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its a gr8 news.that disney going back 2d animation…it ll gr8 for all 2d animator

swarup on Aug 18, 2008

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Have you ever considered that all forms of arts are influenced from our current social surroundings. I think one of the possible reasons disney have choosen to use a black princess is because America is likley to soon have a black president.

Plus I was wondering if anyone here have watched a disney movie, for example the little mermaid and wondered why she is not black. Just because it has never entered my head tilll now and too be honest i think it would be a distraction. Plus I also think that origin of the story also has a part in characters and extras. To be honest a lot of these fairytales were written when the african race was a minority and africans lived in african, chinese lived in china and italians lived in italy etc. But what is happening now is in countries like America and England is that they are becoming more multicultural. You maybe surprise that in large cities like london, the afican race is becoming a majority rather than a minority and it is difficult to spot a british person.

Plus I am also wondering why so much emphasis and debate surrounds the black race when so little surrounds other races. I sometimes feel that the black race feel hard done by and I dont know why as i believe there great sense of equality today for all types of people. I would be more shocked to see a disabled princess which is not patronised for her disability in a moralistic plot.


I think it would be great to see some more african stories and black princesses. What we need is for the afican culture to share there fairytales and stories so that maybe disney will be more aware of them.

dreamer on Aug 24, 2008

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When I say british I mean a typical stereotype and I know that in modern society to be british does not mean u have to be caucasion.

dreamer on Aug 24, 2008

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I also understand that my view is subject to my own race and nationality and social surroundings. So i am open to other points of view fom people with diffrerent backgrounds and my view is not set in stone.

dreamer on Aug 24, 2008

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I dont care what style of animation they use, I care more about the story and the characters. Of course it's impossible to say anything about the story from this little teaser, but I can confirm that none of the 3 characters featured spark any interest in me, so I'll pass on this. Rather see one of the classics again.

MBD on Sep 13, 2008

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To those of you who pooh-pooh the obvious absence of an African American princess, you haven't had the daunting task of trying to find something, anything in the children's movie genre that has a character that even remotely looks like your child. You also have never had your daughter glorify the images of another child while denigrating her own. I am the 43 year old mother of a 5 year old daughter. I remember vividly the "black" dolls that were bought for me. I hated them - they were ugly while the "white" counterparts were beautiful. They didn't look like me and I rejected them. My wonderful mother bought only the dolls that I liked while my sister preferred the "black" dolls. She explained that we have people of all hues in our family and why not allow me to have different hued dolls.

Now, I am sure to purchase all types off dolls for my daughter to enable her to see the true spectrum and to show her that we come in all shapes and sizes. I'm just glad that we can finally see a "princess" that our daughters can relate to and accept as not just a doll painted brown to appease the African American race. You should want your child to see all races represented on film, especially by Disney. It is "A Small World After All" isn't it? That's one of their theme songs and you would think by now someone at the helm of that large empire would want the peoples of the world represented - it should have been done long ago.

Until you have walked a mile in my shoes and raised or are currently raising an African American child, you have no idea of the minefield you walk each day to assure she has a strong sense of self. Don't belittle the struggle, embrace the change and awakening!

Amaya's mom on Sep 30, 2008

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Another Disney Princess… It just doesn't get any better.

Mike on Oct 20, 2008

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Thanks Disney! (Better late than never.) My daughter and I applaud and thank you. You will be well rewarded on the backend; ie, $$$. Any items currently out to buy for Christmas?

Sassy on Nov 6, 2008

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People are looking at this waaay too seriously. Yeah, the new Disney Princess is black. Yeah, it's pretty cool of them.


No need to stir up pressing worldly issues for a Disney movie. Whatever happened to just enjoying it?


– Caelum

Caelum on Nov 10, 2008

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I agree with Caelum, let's leave the PC junk out of it. The way some people are responding to a black princess, it's little wonder it took them so long to get it out in the first place. They've had to make numerous changes to satisfy the PC community (name from Maddy to Tiana, title from "The Frog Princess" to the "Princess and the Frog", etc.). The PC peeps still have loads of complaints despite all the effort Disney's been making. Filmmakers just want to make film, but if they feel like they're going to get a lot of flack for including a black leading character, sometimes they'll just opt for the less PC stirring option–even though that really does nothing to promote race equality on either end–they've got to feel like they can tell their story. Hopefully despite all the flack Disney has got, this will still be a progressive step forward.

Certainly I agree better representation of the African-American is long overdue in Disney, but I think the negative reactions to their finally doing it is counter-productive to truly promoting equality of race in America. (And sadly, a lot of the negative reactions I've read from those in the African-American community have been surprisingly racist. Does it really make an individual who feel discriminated against any better than those who discriminate if they turn around and do the same thing?) Racism stops when BOTH sides stop being racist, not just one or the other.

Either way, I'm excited for the movie, because Tiana seems to be witty and fun and I visited New Orleans for the first time this year, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they portray it.

Dee on Nov 17, 2008