It’s the before-and-after makeover heard around the world. When Princess Merida of “Brave” was crowned the 11th princess at Walt Disney World this weekend, she had a new look that included not only a ...

For little girls, princesses hold roughly the same value that tulips did for the Dutch back in the 1500s, and that princess mania is sure to get a boost with the new Pixar movie Brave, which stars a ...

LOS ANGELES — The newest princess from The Walt Disney Co. is more interested in shooting arrows and hunting bears than attending balls and finding Prince Charming. Merida, the spunky curly-haired ...

There are so many rules for a Disney princess. Too many for Disney's newest princess, the Scottish heroine Merida in "Brave," to remember. "A princess does not doodle," her mother lectures in a light ...

Overflowing with heart, vibrant color, thrilling adventure, and with a bold new protagonist to add to the Disney canon, Pixar’s “Brave” is a wonderfully unique spin on the classic princess tale.

Rachel Sandell is an experienced editor and proofreader with a love for language and storytelling. A graduate of the creative writing MFA program, The Rainier Writing Workshop, she is the author of ...

Things have been tough for female characters in Disney cartoons of late. When “The Princess and the Frog” yielded “disappointing” returns — i.e., it made gobs of cash but not the usual oodles — the ...

LOS ANGELES - The newest princess from the Walt Disney Co. is more interested in shooting arrows and hunting bears than attending balls and finding Prince Charming. Merida, the spunky curly haired ...