The Disney Princess Movies and the corresponding brand that was produced from it became Disney's flagship for more than a decade.

Disney's first big risk, and first big hit was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" which was then changed to "Dwarves"(more on that later). This started the Princess series, followed by Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella which were based on classic fairy tales.

Some trivia about the Disney princesses and their movies (compiled by Empire):
"If you thought Ariel and Belle's perfect proportions were too good to be true, think again, because they're based on real-life model Sherri Stoner. The diminutive inspiration for two of Disney's hottest chicks was also a writer and producer for animations including 'Animaniacs' and 'Caspar the Friendly Ghost.'"

"While we know him as Prince Charming, the dapper chap who steals Cinderella's heart (and slipper) is never actually named during the film."

"Jodi Benson (the voice of Ariel), Paige O'Hara (the voice of Belle), and Judy Kuhn (the voice of Pocahontas) all had cameos in Enchanted."

"Tasked with creating the Beast, supervising animator Glen Keane took inspiration from the zoo, blending the mane of a lion, the horns and head of a buffalo, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the tusks of a wild boar, the upper body of a bear, and the legs and tail of a wolf to create the rather likeable Beast."

"Like air stewardesses, Disney Princesses have to fit a certain body type to work at the parks. While princesses are between 5'4" and 5'7", Tinkerbell, Alice and Wendy must be more petite - between 4'11" to 5'2". Oh, and you need to be a real spring chicken: 27 is considered over the hill."

"Though commonly referred to as seven 'dwarves', the films actual title is Snow White and the Seven 'Dwarfs'. This is because in 1938 when the film was released, 'dwarfs' was the accepted plural. Blame JRR Tolkien for the change."

"To achieve a natural skin tone for Snow White, real rouge was applied to the animated cells."

"Aurora(Sleeping Beauty) is the only 'true' blonde in the princess team, as Cinderella is somewhat strawberry, and Rapunzel is a natural brunette, turned blonde by magic (or a bottle?)"

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was make-or-break for Disney, costing his studios $1.4m to make. It was widely derided as Disney's Ruin, by people subsequently proved non-psychic. Adjusted for inflation, it's one of the ten highest-grossing films of all time."

"Until Brave, Ariel was the only Disney princess to have siblings - the rest are all only children."