Belle where is she? & Speaking of Belle -- did you ever wonder? Combined Thread - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Snow White, Aurora, Ariel and Pocahontas are the princesses from birth. the rest have to marry into royalty (save for Mulan, because who knows why she gets to be a princess - cuz she ain't one)
Same for Mary Poppins. My 4yo niece would NOT have her picture taken with her at the Akershus breakfast in Norway. I think her exact words were "She is NOT a princess! Why is she here?" Too funny. But they absolutely loved Mulan being there. LOL go figure.
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Now that I think about it. We've never seen Belle in her yellow dress. We've seen her in France in her blue and white dress, with the beast. We saw her at MVMCP in her burgundy dress, again with the beast. But we've never seen her at Toon Town. I just checked our pics from our May 2007 trip and the princesses we met at Toon Town were Aurora and Phillip as surprise guest, Cinderella and Snow White. On our next trip we'll be on a mission!
Cinderella is NOT a princess from Birth... she is the daughter of a Lord (as her step mother is LADY Tremaine). She has to marry Prince Charming to become the Princess. Same with Belle.
Snow White, Aurora, Ariel and Pocahontas are the princesses from birth. the rest have to marry into royalty (save for Mulan, because who knows why she gets to be a princess - cuz she ain't one)
and yes, I have issues, I realize that...
Thank you Tonichelle!! Really! I never thought of all of that before!
I have only seen Belle in the Yellow dress at the toontown tent, but I would expect her to be in it at the princess meals as well, as that is a "formal" occasion. In the street in France, the blue everyday dress makes more sense.
again, only at PSB. and only when she's the greeter which is typically for breakfasts. i've seen her in her yellow gown multiple times just out in the park at disneyland while she was in the provincial dress at goofy's
Thank you Tonichelle!! Really! I never thought of all of that before!
glad someone wasn't freaked out with the info.
It's something that has always bugged me... don't ask me why. Cinderella is one of my favorite 'princesses' but she had to get her prince to become one...
Well, don't forget Jasmine! She is a princess from birth...I guess it doesn't bother me to think of Mulan as a "princess", or Mary Poppins, because rather than royalty, I see them as "princesses" because of what they do -- they are brave, and heroic, and do extraordinary things. Or Belle -- she was totally a princess before the end of the movie. She is a true heroine And what exactly is Mary Poppins anyway -- she lives in the clouds and floats down to earth with her umbrella. Maybe she's a fairy? Or an angel? I don't know, but I think she is great
We saw Belle in her golden gown at the PSB, greeting at the door (I heard that she can't circulate the restaurant well in that dress because the skirt is too big!), and we saw her in France in her blue dress.
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I got my picture with Belle In Toontown! She welcomed me with a warm Bonjour! LOL when I went to continue the conversation in french she looked at me with a look like I have no idea what you are talking about! Anyways I will add in a picture.
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