10 Ways Disney Princesses Have Changed Over The Past 86 Years

It’s been 86 years since Disney‘s first princess movie, and a lot has changed regarding these heroines and their stories. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves revolutionized the movie industry, proving that animated movies worked as full-feature films. Then, decades later, the Disney Princess franchise was established, grouping these iconic characters together as a sort of family that young audiences could enjoy for years to come. Still, this isn’t to say that every Disney heroine is the same, and with every decade, the types of characters and stories these films included subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) shifted.