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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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RAPUNZEL’S TANGLED ADVENTURE – Set between the stories told in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ acclaimed film “Tangled” and its short film “Tangled Ever After,” this visually vibrant animated adventure-comedy series unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona. (Disney Channel)MAXIMUS, CASSANDRA, PASCAL, RAPUNZEL /

8. Rapunzel

Two words: frying pan.

A frying pan is all Rapunzel needs to make herself a formidable opponent. At the start of Tangled, she’s never even left her tower, and she’s still able to take down a thief who breaks in. Now, in fairness, he did think the tower was empty and she did sneak up on him from behind.

But before Rapunzel wakes Flynn up again, she ties him up, gets a safe distance away and readies herself. Once he’s conscious, she gets right up in his face to make it clear that she controls the situation and that he will help her.

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When they embark on their journey together, it’s Rapunzel that consistently saves them. She stops the Snuggly Duckling goons from ripping Flynn apart. She gets them across the ravine. She uses her hair to not only save them from drowning, but also to repair Flynn’s hand and bring him back to life (though the latter was technically via her tears).

At every turn, Rapunzel is the hero of Tangled, despite having exactly zero experience in the outside world. If somehow you still need convincing, watch a few episodes of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. She is nothing short of a born leader.

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