The most popular Disney characters to meet in the parks are the princesses. You can watch them perform in shows, talk to them as they roam the park, or visit one of their formal meet & greets. But beyond meeting the princesses, you can also visit attractions and themed areas with references to their magical stories and worlds. So where exactly can you find Disney’s royal crew?
Truly starstruck at Mickey’s Halloween Party!
The following is a guide to finding Disney princesses. These include meet & greets, shows featuring the princesses, and attractions themed to their stories. See if you can spot them all during your trip!
Some notes:
- Many princess experiences vary each day. There’s no guarantee that any one leading lady will be in the Fantasy Faire or at a character meal. The varying cast experiences are marked below with an asterisk (*).
- Disneyland is notorious for free-roaming characters, much more so than Disney World. Don’t be surprised if you catch a princess waltzing her way through Fantasyland en route to a meet & greet location.
Anna and Elsa
- Meet & Greet – Disney Animation
- Shows – Frozen Live at the Hyperion
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Storybook Land Canal Boats
Ariel
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – Fantasmic!
- Attraction Nods & Theming – The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Ursula’s Grotto (in Disney Animation)
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – none
- Attraction Nods & Theming – King Arthur Carrousel, Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough
Belle
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – Fantasy Faire Stage, Fantasmic!
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Beast’s Library (in Disney Animation)
Cinderella
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – Fantasmic!
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Storybook Land Canal Boats
Elena (from the Disney Channel series Elena of Avalor)
- Meet & Greet – Paradise Gardens Park during holidays
- Shows – Viva Navidad parade
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Jasmine
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – none
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Storybook Land Canal Boats
Merida
- Meet & Greet – Fantasy Faire*, periodically in gardens next to It’s A Small World
- Shows – none
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Moana
- Meet & Greet – Periodically in Adventureland
- Shows – none
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Mulan
- Meet & Greet – Fantasy Faire*, Paradise Gardens Park during Lunar New Year
- Shows – Chinese New Year parade, Mickey and the Magical Map
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Pocahontas
- Meet & Greet – Fantasy Faire*, periodically in Frontierland
- Shows – Mickey and the Magical Map
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Rapunzel
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – Fantasy Faire Stage, Mickey and the Magical Map
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Fantasy Faire tower
Snow White
- Meet & Greet – Character Dining*, Fantasy Faire*
- Shows – Fantasmic!
- Attraction Nods & Theming – Snow White’s Grotto, Snow White’s Scary Adventures
Tiana
- Meet & Greet – Fantasy Faire*, periodically in New Orleans Square
- Shows – Mickey and the Magical Map
- Attraction Nods & Theming – none
Mickey, his pals have to sign my books.
Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Elena must take turns inside Royal Hall. Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Mulan, and Mushu have to sign my books in the Lunar New Year festival at California Adventure.
Mickey, Minnie, Snow White, her prince, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Aurora, Phillip, Mary Poppins, Bert, Ariel, Eric, Belle, Beast, Aladdin, Jasmine, Tiana, Naveen, Rapunzel, and Flynn Rider have to sign my big Valentine papers and books at Disneyland from February 11th until 14th.
Pocahontas must be in Mickey Floral and near Hungry Bear Restaurant every Sundays and Wednesdays.