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15 most empowering female Disney characters of all time

By Andi Ortiz

Magical and larger than life, Elsa is the perfect mythic character—but she can’t help but wonder why she was born with powers. What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle? Featuring Idina Menzel as the voice of Elsa, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2” opens on Nov. 22, 2019. © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
Magical and larger than life, Elsa is the perfect mythic character—but she can’t help but wonder why she was born with powers. What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle? Featuring Idina Menzel as the voice of Elsa, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2” opens on Nov. 22, 2019. © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. /
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MOANA is an adventurous, tenacious and compassionate 16-year-old who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. Along the way, she discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity. Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Princess & the Frog”) and featuring newcomer Auli’i Cravalho as the voice of Moana, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana” sails into U.S. theaters on Nov. 23, 2016. ©2016 Disney. All Rights Reserved. /

3. Moana

When the literal ocean chooses you to save humanity, you know you’re a pretty cool person.

Moana – or Maui – may not totally understand why she was chosen at first, but for audiences, it wasn’t hard to see at all. Moana is fiercely determined, and refuses to just do what’s expected of her. Still, she does what her family wants of her for as long as she can. It’s never easy to actively try to convince yourself you don’t want something.

But eventually it becomes clear that leaving the island is not only what Moana wants, but it’s also what the people of Motu Nui need. When Maui stole the heart of Te Fiti, he also unknowingly transformed the goddess. Instead of giving life, she stole it from everything, becoming Te Ka.

She sets out, knowing virtually nothing about sailing, to find a demigod who seemingly doesn’t want to be found. When she does find him, he’s cocky, yet scared and he inevitably leaves her. Stranded in the middle of the ocean, Moana repairs her own boat, and decides that if Maui won’t save her people, she’ll do it herself.

And of course, it was Moana who realized that Te Ka was actually Te Fiti. She showed no fear in instructing the ocean to let Te Ka approach her, and in the end, saved an entire island AND convinced them to become voyagers again.

Moana is the textbook definition of Getting. Things. Done.

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