Who's the Next Disney Princess After Moana

Disney Princesses have been telling timeless tales of their happily ever afters for decades. Consequently, after making so many movies featuring princesses, Disney was bound to fall prey to clichés.

Although Disney has attempted to steer clear of some of the oldest and most tired tropes these days, some continue to return, along with the addition of new ones. As a result, there are numerous clichés fans are tired of seeing and want to see avoided or subverted in future films, regardless of whether they're animated or live-action.

10 Princesses Aren't Satisfied With Their Lives (And Will Sing About It)

It's very common for the Disney princesses born into royalty to complain about the stuffiness and responsibilities that come with their role, which often stops them from achieving their dreams. In The Little Mermaid and more recent films like Frozen, the heroines are always expressing the desire for more – craving adventure and independence. They also like to sing about it (a lot), but regardless of the lyrics, it's a trope that's wearing thin.

9 Princesses Fall In Love Quickly

Apparently, it's called a fairy tale romance for a reason: the female lead falls in love with someone at break-neck speed.

While the "love at first sight" trope isn't nearly as common in recent films like Tangled and Frozen, a romance and the coveted "happily ever after" can still be obtained within the span of a few days. Luckily, the men are usually nice people or grow to be decent over the course of the film.

8 The Loss Of A Loved One

It's not a Disney film without a little bit of tragedy. The start of most princess flicks are quick to establish a previous traumatic event, such as a dead parent/s or the separation from their parent/s like Aurora in Sleeping Beautyand Rapunzel in Tangled. Sometimes a wicked stepmother is introduced instead, giving stepmothers a bad name, and if both parents are still present, the main conflict occurs between the princess and her parents.

7 Princesses That Are A Little Too Perfect

The "perfect princess" cliché appears in most of Disney's live-action films. These films have been trying to further empower women by making them capable of superhuman feats. However, doing so takes away some of their humanity.

Regardless of their gender, characters shouldn't start off as perfect Mary Sue's. Otherwise, there's no opportunity for growth. Making Mulan a perfect fighter from childhood didn't make her relatable or interesting, and it wasn't necessary for Belle to invent the washing machine.

6 A Cute Sidekick With Little Purpose

Most princesses have an animal friend to ease their loneliness. Sadly, many of these friends don't have much of a purpose in the overall story. For example, Moana's pet pig Pua was quickly forgotten, and Elsa's lizard wasn't important in the long run either. Fans don't necessarily want sidekicks like Cinderella's mice or the seven dwarfs to take up all the screen time, but the characters are wasted if they don't do anything important.

5 The Overly Innocent Princess

Some of the princesses are too innocent and trusting for their own good – far more than the average person would be in the world they inhabit. Characters like Ariel, Anna, and Snow White knew so little about the world that they ended up trusting the wrong people. The trust they gave so easily came back to haunt them in one way or another, but thankfully, their mistakes didn't stop them from experiencing their happy ending.

4 The Princess Needs To Be Rescued At Least Once

A Disney princess is often in peril and requires help from someone at one point – usually the love interest. And although Disney has done an excellent job in moving away from the cliché of a prince doing the rescuing, the princesses are always confronted with some kind of danger they can't tackle on their own. This cliché is often more touching when the princess' friends or family come to the rescue.

3 Most Of The Princesses Are Very Young

Most of the princesses are very young in their respective movies – typically in their teens. This is so they're closer in age to their primary audience. However, there have been exceptions to this with princesses like Anna and Elsa who were in their 20s. Pocahontas was also in her 20s, although she should have been one of the younger princesses if the film wanted to be historically accurate.

2 The Princesses Are All Beautiful

Disney princesses are all beautiful and sport big, doe-like eyes, a tiny nose, and clear skin. Although Disney has started introducing a more diverse cast of princesses, fans are eager to see princesses with different body types and those who defy modern standards of beauty.

Disney princesses are characters that fans should be able to look up to, but viewers also want them to be relatable.

1 There's Always A Story After Happily Ever After

There are many iconic Disney princess films with sequels equally iconic, but not always in a positive way. Despite the fact these princesses earned their right to live happily ever after, Disney felt the need to continue their story and pose the question "what happened after happily ever after?" Unfortunately, some of the answers leave an irreversibly bad taste in fans' mouths.

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