The beginning of a new era for Disney

About this time last year Disney was premiering a remake of Rapunzel, "Tangled," in theaters; Which was about the same time I heard the rumor that this was the last "princess" movie Disney would make because they wanted to appeal to the boy and adult masses. I paid no mind and didn't believe that Disney would even dream of doing such a thing. For the sake of this blog and the topic of film in this class I decided to do some digging. Indeed an excerpt from the Los Angeles Times reads that "the 'princess' era is dead." I may be a year late on this subject but having grown up with Snow White, Jasmine, Belle, Mulan, and Ariel I'm heartbroken the second I read the first three sentences of this article. I love Toy Story too but the princess made Disney (other than Mickey.) I don't mind change and improvement in the film industry but I'm disappointed I never thought that Disney would run out of imagination.