Disney Princesses: A Short History of One Girl’s Obsession: Aurora

Aurora is better known by the title of her film, Sleeping Beauty. People who remember Aurora from Sleeping Beauty will remember that she mainly wears a blue dress in the film, but for some reason, upon her incorporation into the Disney Princess team, her primary clothing color changed to pink. Not just any pink. Pepto Bismol pink. And that same vile shade of pink is used not only on Aurora’s clothes, but also on most Princess-related merchandise. This particular shade of pink is my main problem with Princess Aurora. This shade of pink is also a big reason little girls LOVE the Disney Princesses. I am not sure if Aurora is as popular as Belle and Ariel, but I have a feeling girls’ dresses in that shade of pink are really, really popular.

Ok, I am a bit cranky today and don’t feel like turning this post into a rant about awful shades of pink, so I will leave a few links for your enjoyment and post more on Aurora later.

• Princess Aurora stationary and games for Princess Parties
• Sleeping Beauty Castle paper model
• Grown-up girls may like Royal Doulton’s Sleeping Beauty Figurines
• Sleeping Beauty postage stamps from Grenada
• Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition Blu-ray disc will be released in Fall 2008, just in time for Christmas!