I think they should either change the name to Heroine so it's more inclusive or create a separate heroine line from the princesses. As time goes on it gets more and more blurred as well as limiting with stories and characters, in my opinion.

I can't pick, I do not agree with these statements, I do not want a "Heroine Line-up" and I do not want them to re-name the Classic Princess line-up, so...

And "No, "princesses" don't really exist anymore so it doesn't matter." ?? What?

We don't live in a time of heavy monarchy with kings and queens and princes and princesses anymore. That's why I wrote "princesses don't really exist anymore so it doesn't matter".

It's fine as is. Unlike PrincessAyeka, I'm not eager to see Mulan leave the lineup. She IS the only one with the MOST brainpower. Tiana does not have the cleverness or smartness of Mulan. Sorry. Tiana simply doesn't have the skill to save lives. Ray dies on her watch.

If you take out Mulan, there is only Ariel, Cinderella, Punzie, and Merida, who are the other girls that are the most "active" in the heroic sense; these girls are focused on saving lives, leaving abusive situations, or on undoing curses ( with a dash of romance on the side/ or no romance at all on the side). All the rest ( Snow, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana, Anna, and Elsa) all display less heroism, and they act more clueless in their situations, since their hands are tied and "they don't or won't" break rank with the imposed rules they face to improve their lot. They also don't go around saving multiple lives the way Ariel, Cindy, Punzie, and Merida do... The lone one who does, Pocahontas, still "has growing to do" at the end of her movie, and that's why she stays home--- to grow up.

I'd have added Esmeralda back into the lineup like the old days, when she was a part of it. I'd have added Megara and Jane, too. "Princess" is an extremely loosely applied category for Disney. And taking good characters out doesn't solve the issue. It only makes the lineup EVEN more narrow and non-heroic.

wavesurf: Since you believe Mulan, Esmeralda, Meg and Jane should all be a part of the princess line up even though they are not princesses, may I ask why you did not select "Change princess name to heroine"? I'm just interested in opinions.

Food for thought, if they separated the lines then maybe they could add forgotten characters like Eilonwy and Kida to princesses and ones you mentioned to heroines and make it more categorical?

Well, a princess is royalty. A Disney Princess, is a character that is marketable and makes a lot of money. sad truth

I wouldn't mind if they did this. It would help get some forgotten characters more love and recognition.