![]() ![]() The movie depicts a hard working waitress named Tiana who dreams of opening her own restaurant. In the original Grimm version of the story, the frog’s spell was broken when the princess threw it against the wall, while in modern versions the transformation is triggered by the princess kissing the frog. ![]() With the help of magic, the Frog Prince transforms into a handsome prince. In The Frog Prince, a spoiled princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince, whom she met after dropping a gold ball into a pond, and he retrieves it for her in exchange for her friendship. ![]() ![]() The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm laid the foundation for the story we all know today. Like many of our favorite Disney films, The Princess and the Frog derives from a story centuries old. A conversation about diversity, the importance of representation, and the impact representation can have so let’s look at the origin story of this beloved tale and how it transformed into Disney’s first African-American princess. With news of Disney revamping one of their parks’ classic rides ( hoping to shake the ride’s racist history), to a ride dedicated to Princess Tiana ( her first ride at either theme park) we’re beginning a very timely conversation. Let’s be honest, we’ll probably forget to use the pythagorean theorem eventually, but those classic fairy tales will always be with us. A tale as old as time, The Princess and the Frog is a story that’s been branded into our memories from childhood. ![]()
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