UPDATED: Disney says in a statement that "we routinely use different art styles with our characters and this rendition of Merida in her party dress was a special one-time effort to commemorate her ...

UPDATE, 2:30 PM: Disney is officially staying mum on the controversy that erupted this week over the makeover it gave Pixar‘s Brave heroine Merida to induct her into the Disney Princess fold ...

Here's how Merida appears in Disney and Pixar's "Brave." In Disney and Pixar's "Brave" the main character Merida doesn't care that she's a princess. She hates wearing dresses and doing her hair ...

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 its official princess website.

On May 11, Merida, the star of last summer’s Brave, will join that elite club. But apparently her accomplishments in fighting giant bears weren’t enough for the occasion.

The new-look Merida appeared slimmer, with neater hair and a tighter dress - something the character expressed a hatred of in the film. She had also lost her bow and arrow. A petition against the ...

Merida made headlines earlier this month when Disney gave her a 'sexy' make-over in the lead-up to her 'coronation' as one of the 11 official Disney princesses.