The Disney Princess® Mania: Has Disney Taken It Too Far?

By Author: Melanie Rivers
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Whenever I take my two young daughters shopping, we are bombarded with Disney Princesses around every corner we turn. You can't even go to the grocery store without running into those lovely beauties, even in the checkout line. You name the item, Disney has found a way to license it with their princess brand. Of course you can find a large selection of Disney brand princess dresses and dolls at most toy stores. Now this makes sense. But what about princess mechanical pencils? Or princess ear muffs? Has Disney gone too far?

Most little girls can name all the Disney princesses by the time they turn three, even before they can count to 20 or name their colors. I'm sure you've heard of them... Cinderella, Belle from Beauty & the Beast, and Sleeping Beauty. These three beauties you see together in most Disney Princess® photo ops. Snow White, the Little Mermaid Ariel® and Tiana® from the Princess and the Frog®, rotate in and out of the Disney lineup. I guess they are the second class princesses.

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... my childhood and early adulthood, I associated the Disney brand with very high quality products. They know how to do it right when it comes to their amusement parks and movies. You just can't beat those Disney experiences. Back 30 years ago, Disney licensed products were much more difficult to come by, and a trip to Disneyland® meant coming home with a bag full of wonderful merchandise. What a special treat! These days, a trip to any "dollar store" can result in a bag full of Disney merchandise. How does that affect your Disney experience?

You can now purchase a wide range of Disney Princess® merchandise to use from cradle to grave. It is not limited to just princess dresses and dolls for young girls anymore. Literally, you can start off your little bambino with Disney Princess burp cloths and bibs. And as your little one ages, she can purchase Disney pill boxes for those later years of her life. I searched in vain to find a Disney cremation urn...no such luck. I was glad to see that they've drawn the line there.

This Disney Princess® mania had me searching the web to find the 10 most ridiculous Disney Princess® items available. OK, so here we go:

10. Berry bliss lotion
9. Jumbo singing foil balloon
8. Tissues
7. Flavored lip balm
6. Document holder
5. Lanyard
4. Clipboard
3. Snuggies® - Really? Yep!
2. White household glue
1. Beauty & the Beast Eau de toilette for women

We want to hear from you. Do you think that Disney Princess ® licensed products for just about everything you can buy helps or hurts the Disney brand? Also, what are the most ridiculous Disney products that you can find that are branded with their lovely princesses?

The writer of this article has no affiliation whatsoever with Disney or any of the Disney branded products.