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I tried this DVD in three different players and all three wouldn’t play it correctly. The video would break up/pixelate in the first two players, the main segment just wouldn’t play in the third. I must have received a bad copy. I’ve had to contact Disney for support.
Rating: 1 / 5

The product arrived promptly, 2 days earlier than promised and everything was good about it- my granddaughter loved it.
Rating: 5 / 5

My 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter both LOVE this movie. I see a lot of reviews complaining that the DVD is geared for a younger audience but that is exactly what I’ve been trying to find.

Last summer my daughter saw a princess Sleeping Beauty baby doll in the park and suddenly was obsessed with my Disney classic collection. I let her watch them with me but had to fast forward and skip the scary parts and Cinderella was the only film I could let her sit all the way through! I started buying the princess DVD’s so my just turning toddler could indulge her infatuation with pretty princesses and flowing dresses. Unfortunately all of those movies were about Jasmine and Ariel, and not the feisty, brave characters from the movies, but whining, selfish, outspoken, and rude little versions that seemed geared towards bratty teens who share their angst issues with these “princesses.” Teenagers have the Disney channel, Hannah Montana, Wizards etc. They don’t want to see the princesses and I was beginning to realize that the the Disney princess line was being herded toward teenage allowance money in the area of video games, barbie dolls and sexed up concepts.

Luckily for us Disney FINALLY stepped in and saved the Princess legacy. This DVD actually appeals well to the little girls who are loving the new baby princess dolls, the tea sets and the new princess dress up and bath time play lines.

The Animation matches the quality you’ll find in Cinderella III, a twist in time. I don’t mind it and the babies love the color and attention to detail that was given to the film. Case in point, the animated sequence for the song “Keys to the Kingdom” is done impeccably and the artsy feel of the 1951 original is placed secondary to the modern story but it’s there just the same. The backgrounds in the first story are beautiful and the princess has been given the leading role this time. The first story opens with the kings, queen and the the prince leaving for a conference and leaving Aurora “in charge” for two days. She learns that the job is much more difficult than she first believed but the moral to the story ultimately maintains that by doing a job right the first time and avoiding the easy way out you will succeed. A perfect lesson for girls today and who better to deliver that lesson than Mom with the help of a pretty and graceful princess?

The second story shows Jasmine as a young woman dissatisfied with being a “Peacock Princess” which is yet another fun and well produced song sequence. Jasmine convinces her father to give her “important” jobs, but learns that perseverance is more important than the job and that anyone can do anything if they believe and try again. I was much happier with this version of Jasmine. Another great song is “Eyes on the Prize” (I think that’s the name) where Jasmine tries to bring her deceased mother’s horse back to her father. She is vivacious and as pretty as she was in Aladdin, she also has a main role. We get to see the same brave and spirited character we learned to love in the film instead of the spoiled, “arm candy” of the recent Princess story collections.

The bonus disk includes a “sneak peak” of The Princess and the Frog, which is more what we’re going to find on the special features portion of the up and coming DVD release. You can find six minutes of actual footage for The Princess and the Frog on the Diamond release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The disk also includes two songs, one by Cinderella and one by Mulan.

Overall I would purchase this again and I’m planning to gift this to other little princesses in my life. I’m looking forward to further installments and highly recommend this product to anyone looking to purchase a film for young princesses.
Rating: 5 / 5