The princesses in Generation Four are the most empowered princesses and balance power and personality. These princesses show that Disney has come a long way since the passive princesses of Generation One. These princesses are ambitious and self- reliant. They confidently believe in their abilities to realize their dreams. They are skeptical of those who seem to have their best wishes at heart and pose a challenge to the taken for granted notions of conventional fairytale love. They are able to draw distinctions between affection with agenda vs. genuine love. Their choices are their own, not pre- determined by culture or tradition. They show initiative and don’t reduce their character. They rescue others and themselves, all while providing critique of the gendered confines of presumed princessly obligation.