What time period is Princess and the Frog?
Why did the eight princesses put their heads together?
Who was the 1st black Disney princess?
LOS ANGELES — In the world of make-believe, kissing a frog could turn him into a prince. In real life, touching them can kill the creatures and cause serious problems for humans too. There are frogs big enough to eat snakes and birds and small enough to hide behind a grain of rice. “They are a look-but-don’t-touch pet.
Tiana is recognized for being Disney’s first African American princess. As the film’s writers and directors, Clements and Musker claim that their decision to depict Tiana as an African American young woman came naturally simply as a result of the location in which the story takes place.
The Frog Princess novel was originally based on a Brothers Grimm fairytale called The Frog Prince. In that story, a princess loses a golden ball down a well, and the Frog Prince retrieves it for her under the proviso that she will take him with her to the palace and be his friend.
What is the original story of Princess and the Frog?
1920s
While the film takes place in the mid-1920s, the time when Prohibition was still enforced until 1933, alcohol is seen being served in Tiana’s restaurant, on the riverboat, and at the La Bouffs’ masquerade ball.
