Disney Princesses remain the beating heart of Disney’s storytelling machine—bridging movies, parks, touring shows, and a fast-evolving merchandise ecosystem. In 2025 the franchise is simultaneously nostalgic and new: classic heroines anchor parades and castle stages while recent favorites headline streaming specials, concert setlists, and themed race weekends.
Below is your current, real-world guide to who’s officially in the royal lineup, what actually happened during World Princess Week, where the touring concert is headed, and how parks and products are refreshing the brand for a generation that expects magic to be both on-screen and hands-on.
The 2025 Official Princess Lineup
Across films, parks, and consumer products, the official roster sits at thirteen: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana, and Raya.
That list gets debated online every season, so here’s the simple refresher: the “Disney Princess” brand is a curated franchise separate from broader Disney royalty, which is why Anna and Elsa live under the Frozen umbrella rather than the Princess line. Practically, that affects which characters appear on franchise packaging, in Princess-branded shows and concerts, and within themed retail drops.
World Princess Week 2025: What Actually Happened
Late August’s World Princess Week again turned parks and feeds into a royal runway. The anchor this year was a music-forward celebration staged at Disneyland and packaged for streaming, with live performances and appearances from fan-favorite voice talent.
On-the-ground activations spanned themed treats, craft stations, royal makeovers, and photo ops at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, while Disneyland Paris synchronized its own schedule with character sets and castle flourishes. Stores at Disney Springs and Downtown Disney leaned into Princess Week with giveaways and build events—especially around the LEGO tie-ins.
Streaming & Specials: LEGO Leads the Way
A new slate of kids-first content helped parents keep the week rolling at home. The standout was a LEGO Disney Princess special that dropped right as the festivities kicked off, giving families a wholesome, easy-to-stream watch that doubles as a playtime prompt.
Expect more bite-size programming across the year to keep younger viewers attached to the characters between theatrical beats—shorts, singalong packages, and seasonal content drops that refresh the playlist without requiring a feature-length time commitment.
“Disney Princess – The Concert”: A Live Tour for All Ages
The most immediate way to experience the music is the 2025–26 touring production of Disney Princess – The Concert, which expands into dozens of North American dates starting in early October.
It’s a multi-vocalist showcase built around the canon’s showstoppers and deep cuts, supported by a live band, story segments, and crowd-favorite mashups. The result is less a single character’s show and more a shared love letter to the catalogue, designed so parents and kids leave humming different numbers—and arguing joyfully about which one was best.
Parks: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Daily Royal Encounters
The biggest Princess change in the parks is now fully “live”: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure operates on both coasts, replacing Splash Mountain with a musical journey through New Orleans after the events of The Princess and the Frog. Audio-animatronic ensembles, a new song list, and glow-at-dusk bayou scenes make it a repeat ride, while meet-and-greets around the parks keep Tiana in the daily rotation.
Meanwhile, staples like Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle continue to anchor royal halls, cavalcades, and dining experiences. If you’re planning a trip, remember that characters rotate by day and location; building flexibility into your itinerary is the best way to guarantee a few royal encounters.
Princess Products: From Jewelry Collabs to Playsets
Princess Week doubled as a product runway: jewelry partners dropped capsule charms, apparel labels riffed on classic gowns, and toy makers rolled out playsets that mirror current on-screen stories.
The cadence is intentional—Disney times these releases to maximize park buzz and influencer coverage, then keeps momentum through holiday resets. Families on a budget should remember that the most timeless items are often the simplest: a costume that survives the playground and a soundtrack that gets played on repeat can outlast any trend cycle.
Moana’s Continuing Wave
Moana’s star hasn’t dimmed. The 2024 sequel’s theatrical run spilled into 2025 with strong home release engagement, ensuring that Wayfinding remains a frequent earworm in minivans.
That energy flows into meet-and-greets, concert setlists, and product walls—proof that new chapters don’t replace originals so much as deepen the bench. With the live-action adaptation on Disney’s forward calendar, you can expect storybook displays and educational tie-ins (language, navigation, Pacific Island heritage highlights) to surface across school-year activations.
Raya’s Place in the Pantheon
Raya’s official induction cemented Southeast Asian representation in the Princess line and gave the franchise a dragon-powered action heroine with a moral center grounded in trust and reconciliation. In practice, that means you’ll see Raya sliding into Princess posters, multipacks, and event art alongside the classics.
Don’t be surprised if she appears more frequently at parks during cultural festivals and in rotating stage sets that push beyond the “ballgown and waltz” aesthetic.
Who’s Not in the Lineup (and Why That’s Okay)
The “Where are Anna and Elsa?” question never goes away, and the answer remains the same: Frozen is its own powerhouse. That separation helps Disney avoid overcrowding the Princess slate and keeps merchandising strategies clean.
Functionally, it gives each brand space to breathe—Princess can spotlight legacy and breadth, while Frozen sustains depth around Arendelle, Olaf, and the elemental mythos. The result is better curation for fans who love both.
runDisney’s Princess Weekend: Fitness Meets Fandom
The Princess Half Marathon Weekend wrapped earlier this year with fairy-tale bibs, castle sunrise selfies, and a gratifying wave of finish-line tiaras. Even if you’re not a runner (yet), the community around these events is worth following: training groups share costume plans months out, charity teams turn miles into donations, and the post-race photos are pure serotonin. Registration windows for the next cycle open fast and sell faster; if it’s on your bucket list, set alerts and build a hotel strategy early.
Disneyland Paris and Global Sync
World Princess Week has become a global beat, with Disneyland Paris mirroring stateside programming and adding European flair to parades and stage moments.
That sync matters because social media collapses distance; a kid in Kansas can see a costume debut in Paris within minutes. Disney leans into that feedback loop by designing looks, lighting packages, and choreography that read well both in-person and on a smartphone screen.
Concert Setlists, Singalongs, and What Kids Remember
Parents sometimes stress over doing everything; kids remember three things: a song they belted, a costume they wore without fuss, and one interaction where a Princess knelt to their level and asked a question only they could answer.
Whether you find your moment at the touring concert, a park cavalcade, a school spirit day, or a living-room singalong, the recipe is the same—give them a story to carry home. The franchise thrives because it keeps creating new ways to make that happen.
Planning Tips for Families in 2025
Book park reservations early, watch refurb calendars (seasonal overlays can affect showtimes), and build in rest. If you’re gift-shopping, space purchases across the trip: a small surprise on arrival, a mid-visit treat tied to a character meet, and one “big” souvenir on the last day.
For the concert, check seat maps for pit vs. mezz sightlines; little ones may prefer a balanced view of the whole stage to a front-row angle. And if you’re celebrating a birthday, consider a character dining experience to lock in guaranteed face time without camping the parade route.
For character bios and official art, Disney’s own hub is the cleanest single reference: princess.disney.com.
The Bottom Line
The Disney Princesses franchise flourishes in 2025 because it mixes tradition with movement. Classic gowns share the spotlight with warrior capes, ballrooms give way to bayous, and an evergreen songbook keeps finding new voices in concert halls and living rooms. Whether you’re timing a park trip, chasing a tour date, or just planning a Friday movie night, the royal playbook is alive and well—more diverse, more musical, and more interactive than ever.
