“Sofia the First” is welcoming special guest star, Princess Merida from Disney Pixar’s “Brave.” She will appear on the Oct. 12 episode of the animated series, Disney Junior announced Tuesday. In the ...

Fans of the more scrappy, less skinny Merida were incensed: So far 168,881 people have signed a Change.org petition asking Disney CEO Robert Iger to ditch the new version. “By making her skinnier, ...

It’s the before-and-after makeover heard around the world. When Princess Merida of “Brave” was crowned the 11th princess at Walt Disney World this weekend, she had a new look that included not only a ...

Disney has allegedly pulled the redesigned Princess Merida from its website after a number of protests. The Brave character was said to have joined the Disney Princess lineup as the 11th Princess at ...

Recently Disney released a redesign of their most recent princess, Merida, from the film Brave, which sexualized her image and placed her more in line with the Disney princesses who came before her.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the face of a tsunami of criticism, Disney has abandoned its sexy makeover of Merida, the feisty heroine of its Oscar-winning animated feature “Brave,” on ...

UPDATE: Disney states that the new look Merida character did not appear on company websites. Disney said in a statement to NBCNews.com that “we routinely use different art styles with our characters ...

Disney and Pixar are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the animated film Brave with a gorgeous, 17-inch tall limited edition Merida doll. The costume is super detailed and it includes a bow and ...

Despite an online petition that garnered over 200,000 signatures protesting the re-imagining of Pixar’s “Brave” heroine Merida, Disney has no intention of abandoning its sexier version of the Scottish ...