Walt Disney films Archives

Steve Jobs counseled Disney CEO Bob Iger to think in terms of brand deposits and brand withdrawals. Since 1937's Snow White, enduring film characters have been Disney's biggest brand deposits, and their success is most fantastically expressed with a dedicated theme park attraction in Florida at Walt Disney World. Track our favorite magic-maker's Characters by the Numbers:

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Story Points
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Who is the fairest of them all? Sorry Snow White, but Cinderella is by far the favorite classic princess according to Google Ngrams, which samples published books to deliver relative frequency of phrases:

Favorite Princesses Cinderella, Snow White, & Sleeping Beauty

These three favorite princesses are today most associated with their mid-century Walt Disney films Read more

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Disney Characters

Favorite Princesses