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Queen Tiana of Maldonia, Queen of Bayou de Orleans is Naveen's wife and one of Auradon's heroes. She appears at the Royal Cotillion in Descendants 2. She is one of the heroes to have an image in the Auradon Cathedral.


Before Auradon[]

Tiana was a waitress who worked two jobs in order to raise enough money to turn a rundown sugar mill into a restaurant, a promise she made to her now deceased father. As a result, Tiana has become absorbed with her work and doesn't have time for anything else. Tiana finds hope when her wealthy childhood best friend Charlotte pays her a lump sum of money to make and serve beignets at a masquerade ball she is hosting for Prince Naveen.

That night, Tiana's hopes are crushed when the realtors of the mill tell her that she was outbid by someone for the sugar mill and that it is probably a good thing given her 'background'. When Tiana accidentally ruins her costume, Charlotte is kind enough to replace it with one of her own. Out of desperation, Tiana wishes on a star, only to be greeted by a talking frog, who claims to be Prince Naveen. Mistaking her for a princess because of her costume, Naveen promises to give Tiana the money she needs if she turns him human again by kissing him. After some persuasion, Tiana finally kisses him, only for her to become a frog like Naveen.

While on the run from hungry gators, Tiana makes a deal with Naveen, demanding that once he marries Charlotte, he will use the money he gets from her to help Tiana buy the restaurant. Things change, however, on their journey to end the spell. They both meet a jazz-playing alligator named Louis and a Cajun firefly named Ray, who help them reach the voodoo priestess Mama Odie. Tiana and Naveen help each other escape from frog hunters and Tiana teaches Naveen to help her cook. As Ray sings an ode to his true love "Evangeline", Naveen shows Tiana how to dance, something that she has never done before because she was afraid to. Both frogs find themselves falling in love with one another, but are unsure how to say it.

Eventually Tiana comes face to face with Dr. Facilier himself, who promises to make her dream of "Tiana's Place" a reality if she hands over a voodoo charm which plays a significant role in his plans. After reminding her of all the work she has done and the people who held her back, he shows her an image of her late father, telling her that she can make sure the dream he never lived to see come true. Seeing her family together, Tiana finally realizes what her father had meant that he never got what he wanted but he had love, what he needed. Tiana is able to smash the charm and leaves Facilier at the mercy of the angry voodoo spirits.

Tiana finds Naveen, who is promising Charlotte that he will marry her but only if she will give Tiana her restaurant. Tiana stops him and finally admits that she loves him. Moved, Charlotte says she will kiss Naveen, "no marriage required", but it is already midnight and she is too late to break the spell. Deciding it doesn't matter whether they're humans or frogs, all that matters is that they stay together, Tiana and Naveen get married in the bayou. Once they kiss, they finally become human again because Tiana is finally now a princess and is shown wearing her princess ball gown. Louis "terrifies" the realtors into accepting Tiana's offer. Together, Naveen and Tiana build the restaurant, now named "Tiana's Palace", dance under the stars, and live happily ever after.

Trivia[]

  • Her name 'Tiana' is of Slavic origin that means "fairy queen".
  • Tiana is (to date) the only Disney Princess to have her father dead and her mother alive; it is typically the other way around.
  • Tiana is the first Disney Princess to defeat her film's villain, Dr. Facilier, entirely on her own. Though Fa Mulan did defeat her film's villain, Shan Yu, she did it with a little help from her dragon sidekick Mushu, unlike Tiana.
  • During her quest to own her business, it is a notable trend that the male characters in the movie constantly undermine and demean Tiana to become a successful female entrepreneur.
  • Tiana as the protagonist is present and relevant for almost the entire film, but her screen time as a human was limited to about 19 minutes.
  • Tiana is left-handed (like her voice actress is). However, despite being left-handed, Tiana is showing signing a paper with her right hand in her fantasy during the "Almost There" number, but this is likely just a goof.
  • Tiana's story is immensely inspired by the life of Leah Chase. Chase is a highly-respected, African American chef in New Orleans. She is known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine. Chase even contributed recipes to "Tiana's Cookbook" that was released after the film.
  • Tiana is the Disney Princess seen wearing the most outfits. In total, she wore 11 on different occasions in her debut film (10 if you don't count the dress she wore as a child).
  • In the first act of the film, Tiana's clothes are mostly in dull subdued colors, symbolizing her overly serious workaholic personality. After she's turned into a frog, she slowly learns to lighten up and live life to the fullest. After she returns to her human form, Tiana's clothes become noticeably brighter, mirroring her change of heart.
  • For much of the film, Naveen calls Tiana "Princess" and later "Waitress", symbolizing his objectification of women as a whole. He doesn't call her by her real name until after the song 'Ma Belle Evangeline', when he starts to fall in love with her.
  • Tiana didn't go to college, but she is the only Disney Princess with an actual job that makes money. What's more, the fact that she doesn't trust banks, which explains why she never attempted to get the loan from the bank to open her restaurant and keeps her money in jars, seems ironic considering the Great Depression occurred only a few years later.
  • Tiana and Naveen kiss each other five times in the film, more than any other couple in a Disney princess movie.
  • According to Disneystrology, her birthday would be on December 25th.
  • On the Disney Princess line-up, Tiana is franchised with her green bayou wedding gown, but without the veil.
  • Tiana along with Elsa, Daisy Duck and Meg is one of the few Disney heroines to sport eye shadow.
  • Tiana is the last Princess shown in traditional, hand-drawn animation.
  • Since launching her restaurant Tiana's Palace, she is the only Disney royal with a legitimate business prior to her marriage to Naveen.
  • Prior to the release of Ralph Breaks the Internet, there was some controversy regarding Tiana's redesign, specifically her lightened skin tone and sharper features. In response, Tiana's scenes in the film were reanimated so that she more closely resembled her original depiction.
  • The blue dress Charlotte lends Tiana at the masquerade ball bears a striking resemblance to the ball gown worn by the titular character in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella.



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