Disney first African American princess.
i will admit this movie does seem like its will be good. i recently took a trip to Disneyland and they had this big parade with singing and dancing to promote the movie it looked sooo cute. so yeah here are some merchandise items. this movie is out on Friday!
Princess and the Frog' merchandising machine hops into high gear
Never mind what Kermit says -- it's never been easier being green, at least for fans of Disney's New Orleans-set fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog."
1204 princess products costume.JPGDeluxe Princess Tiana "Bayou Wedding" costume. Price: $89.50. Where to get it: Disney Store, Disneystore.com.As the House of Mouse prepares for Friday's (Dec. 11) arrival of what it hopes will be its next animated classic, the Disney merchandising machine has hopped into high gear to give fans as many reasons as possible to throw a few greenbacks at Princess Tiana and her froggy friends.
From T-shirts and tea sets to bed linens and Band-Aids, Disney officials are parading a broad line of products through stores to celebrate their first African-American princess.
Mary Beech, the vice president of franchise development for Disney Consumer Products -- the arm of the company responsible for landing things on store shelves -- said the size of the product line is about normal for a major Disney release. What's different this time, though, is the number of New Orleans-flavored items in that number.
"We met with the filmmakers very early on, " Beech said. "All of our designers and our creators and licensees, the very first time we brought them in to see the film, we had a New Orleans-style band from Disneyland, we had mint juleps and we had beignets.
"It's been a really fun movie to work on."
In addition to all the expected princess paraphernalia -- dolls, stuffed animals, tiaras, etc. -- designers have cooked up things such as a set of bookends modeled after the Garden District mansion in the movie, a New Orleans cookbook for kids, and deluxe snow globes adorned with the film's bayou critters.
The bulk of the "Princess and the Frog" merchandise hit store shelves Nov. 30, Beech said, as Disney prepares for a big holiday push. Princess Tiana costumes, however, hit the market shortly before Halloween, and they have been selling "very, very well, " even though the movie hasn't even come out yet.
"They're all selling because people have seen the trailer, " Beech said.
Not all of it is for little princesses, either. A real-life, big-girl wedding gown designed by Kirstie Kelly and inspired by "The Princess and the Frog" is set to land in the spring at bridal boutiques. There's also a line of adult beauty products in the offing.
1204 princess products cookbook.JPG"Tiana's Cookbook: Recipes for Kids." Price: $10.99. Where to get it: Booksellers nationwide."We find that men and women want to have some of that princess through their adult lives, " Beech said.
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