With the rise of Gravity Falls from the Book of Bill I had to join in on the fun and gave a shot illustrating a little Billford. Although this is just a sketch Iβm sorta happy with how it came out!
This is super random but I am, to this day, very upset that Disney announced all these new and exciting things for Princess and the Frog - one of their titles that is SO amazing and underrated partly do to their absolute lack of current advertising and merchandising- almost three years ago and have delivered nothing. In fact, it is almost impossible to find any recent updates from Disney about it at all!
More of my rant can be found under the cut but tl;dr: Iβm tired of Tiana and Princess and the Frog being pushed to the side by Disney over and over especially when she is such a special character to so many people β€οΈ
And circling back around to the whole merchandise thing real quick, I am not exaggerating when I say there is almost no Disney licensed Princess and the Frog merch. Very little compared to other titles. When I was in the parks (and this was a few years ago so It could have changed but Iβm honestly doubtful) I genuinely couldnβt even find a pair of Tiana themed Mickey ears. You know who did have some? Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, Bell, Elsa. Patf loungefy bags? Like 3. And I had to scour the internet to find them. I know recently thereβs been a lot more cooking themed merch for Tiana in Epcot but again, that been very recent and while a spatula with her face on it is cute and on brand that doesnβt mean I donβt want a pair of ears. EARS! They donβt event have to be fancy! I canβt even get a mini backpack that looks like her dress like so many of the other princesses have? There arenβt even that many personal business who are making merch I could buy not aimed at little kids.
Disney really just released that movie and left it to die. Opportunities to meet Tiana at the park are much harder to come by than your other classics (although I will admit that they used her and Naveen a good amount in the shows they do on the castle steps last time I was thereβ¦ which actually makes this make LESS SENSE to me!). And I get it, they are βclassicsβ but patf is a classic to so many! Itβs so odd that Disney didnβt try to capitalize on that fact that more people would probably be able to relate to Tiana more as a person who works hard in a capitalist society and is dead set on reaching her dreams through hard work. Thatβs more relatable than magic hair or talking rats and a fairy godmother that fix all your problems for you! And just to be clear again this is no hate to the other princesses like I understand that each has qualities that could easily make them someoneβs favorite. Tangled is my second favorite Disney Princess movie! It just hurts to constantly see yours push aside time and time again.
Disney has been doing a much better job in recent years in terms of diversity but I am so tired of seeing Princess and the Frog (and other franchises featuring leads of color this rant is just patf specific as Tiana is the only Disney Princess I have ever been able to see myself in) being treated so poorly compared to others. I am very tired of this and frankly I donβt think itβs talked about enough (or AT ALL really) in Disney related spaces. Princess and the Frog and Tiana in general has never gotten the recognition it deserved. It will forever be my favorite movie and quite frankly, it never got the hype or recognition it deserved.
I donβt expect many people to actually read this especially since it is so far from my normal content but if you have, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk!
OKAY LAST LOOKA POST I SWEAR (maybe :p) πππand yes I had to finally rewatch season 1 again after making all this fan art π₯² - - - (at Whoville) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2nu8numdg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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