There are ten official Disney princesses.



My favorite princesses are all the rebellious ones: Ariel, Rapunzel, Mulan, Belle, and Jasmine. Ariel gets top tier because she's a mermaid and that is just too smurfing magical for me to resist. I find Rapunzel very charming, though, and her movie has the best characters overall, I think.

Tiana is pretty cool. I thought her movie was a little lackluster. You'll notice the best Disney princess movies all employ Glen Keane and feature music by Alan Menken. Why Princess and the Frog decided to go with Randy Newman for their musical scores is beyond me; that guy make some catchy tunes but his work does not evoke feelings of passion and whimsey.