Princess Aaliyah





Princess Aaliyah is a 2001 American  animated  musical  romantic  fantasy-comedy film produced by  Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by  Walt Disney Pictures. The 41st  film in the  Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is loosely based on the play Romeo & Juliet    by  William Shakesphere. Written and directed by  Ron Clements and  John Musker, the film features an  ensemble voice cast that stars Aaliyah Haughton , Bill Cosby ,Wendy Williams <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, Woopi Goldberg and and  Halle Berry. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. Set in 1990's New York,  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">the film tells the story of a hardworking steamstess named  Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> who dreams ofbeing a princess. After learning that she is related to the "New York Royal Family", she becomes and princess that she always wanted to be. She finds out that the prince (her brother) has been kidnapped, she must find him and stop the evil "Maestro" <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. The film is dedicated to Aaliyah Haughton after her death in August 2001 due to a plane crash. Recording began in late 1997 and Aaliyah "dipped in an out" of recording, from November 21st 1997 until December 22nd 2000.

Princess Aaliyah<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> began production under the working title  Aaliyah: One In A Million (which was changed to The Princess Of New York<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">.   <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. Co-directors Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of Disney's highly successful films  The Little Mermaid<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1989) and  Aladdin<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1992), returned to Disney to direct <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. The studio returned to a  Broadway musical<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">-style format frequently used by Disney in the 1980s and 1990s, and features music written by composer  Randy Newman<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, well known for his musical involvement in  Pixar<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> films such as  A Bug's Life<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1998),  ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters,_Inc. Monsters, Inc.]<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (2001),  Cars<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (2006), and the  Toy Story'' trilogy<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1995, 1999 and 2010).

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Princess Aaliyah  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">opened in  limited release<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in New York  on November 25, 2001, and in wide release on December 19, 2001. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was successful at the box-office, ranking first place on its opening weekend in North America, and grossing $567 million worldwide. The film received three  Academy Awards <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">at the  Academy Awards<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">: one for Best Animated Feature and two for Best Original Song. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OscarWins_3-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[3] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> It is the first 2-D animated Disney film not to be released on VHS. The film also marked the return of Disney animated musical films based on well-known stories since the  Disney Renaissance<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">.

Early development
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The story for the film began development by merging two separate projects in development at Disney and Pixar at the time, both based around Aaliyah. Princess Aaliyah  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> returns to the  musical film<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> format used in many of the previously successful Disney animated films, with a style that Musker and Clements declared that like with  Aladdin<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and  The Little Mermaid<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> had inspiration from  Golden Age<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Disney features such as  Cinderella<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-magic_6-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[6]

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Musker and Clements thought that given all fairy tales were set in Europe, they could do an American fairy tale. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-magic_6-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[6] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> They stated that they chose New York as a tribute to the history of the city, for its "magical" qualities, and because it was one of  Lasseter's favorite city. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-commentary_9-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LATimes_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[17] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The directors spent ten days in New York  before starting to write the film.

Princess Aaliyah<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was originally announced as  Princess of New York <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in July 1996, <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-darkhorizons_13-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[13] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and early concepts and songs were presented to the public at  the Walt Disney Company<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">'s annual shareholders' meeting in March 1997. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disneyshareholdermeeting07_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[18] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> These announcements drew criticism from African-American media outlets, due to elements of the   <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">story, characters, and settings considered distasteful. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-essence_19-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[19] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-time_20-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[20] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> African-American critics disapproved of the original name for the heroine, "Maddy", due to its similarity to the derogatory term " mammy<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-essence_19-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[19] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Also protested were Maddy's original career as a chambermaid, <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-time_20-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[20] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> the choice to have the black heroine's love interest be a non-black prince, <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-essence_19-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[19] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">and the use of a black male voodoo witchdoctor as the film's villain. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-essence_19-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[19] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-namechange_21-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[21] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">In response to these early criticisms and the casting of pop sensation Aaliyah, the film's title was changed in May 1997 from  The Princess Of New York <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">to  Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. The name "Maddy" was changed to "Aaliyah", <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-namechange_21-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[21] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[23] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and the character's occupation was altered from chambermaid to steamstress. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-essence_19-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[19] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Talk show host  Oprah Winfrey<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was hired as a technical consultant for the film, leading to her taking a voice acting role in the film as Tiana's mother Anika. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-commentary_9-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[9]

Writing and themes
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The head of story, Don Hall, described the plot as a fairy tale "twisted, new and fresh with a side of classicness", with a kingdom that is a modern city, a handsome prince that is a "knuckleheaded playboy" and a variation on the  fairy godmother<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> with Mama Lana. Co-writer Rob Edwards also said  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Princess Aaliyah  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was "a princess movie for people who don't like princess movies". As the writers thought Aaliyah's character motivation of simply dreaming of being  a Princess  was not appealing enough, they expanded so it was her father's as well, saying he wanted to be a king,  with the extra philosophy of "royalty is in for kind people". Musker and Clements stated that while Aaliyah already starts as a sympathetic character, the events of the plot make her "understand things in a deeper level" and change people around her. Both protagonists would learn from each other — Denzil to take responsibilities, Aaliya hto enjoy life. <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Tiana became the first African-American  Disney Princess.

Voice cast
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">On December 1, 1996, a detailed casting call was announced for the film at the  Manhattan Theatre Source<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> forum. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-casting_26-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[26] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The casting call states the film as being an American fairy tale musical set in  New York <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> during the 1990s <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, and provides a detailed list of the film's major characters.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">In February 1997, it was reported that <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">singers Beyonce <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and  Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> were top contenders for the voice of Aaliyah, and that  Alicia Keys<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> directly contacted Walt Disney Studios chairman  Dick Cook<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> about voicing the role. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[27] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> It was later reported that  Tyra Banks<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was considered for the role as well. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tyrabanks_28-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[28] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> By April 1997, it was confirmed that Aaliyah would be voicing Maddy, later changed to Aaliyah. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eonline_29-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[29] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Three months later, it was reported that Denzil Washington <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> would be doing the voice of Dr. Wolfberg, the villain of the film.

Animation and design

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Clements and Musker had agreed from very early on that the style they were aiming for was primarily that of  Lady and the Tramp<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1955), a film which they and John Lasseter feel represents "the pinnacle of Disney's style". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Gilchrest_31-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[31] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> "After that, everything started becoming more stylized, like ' Sleeping Beauty<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">,' ' 101 Dalmatians<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">' – which are fantastic films as well, but there's a particular style (to 'Lady and the Tramp') that's so classically Disney." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[32] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  Lady and the Tramp<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> also heavily informed the style of the New York scenes, while Disney's  Bambi<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> (1942) served as the template for the forest scenes. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Gilchrest_31-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[31] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  Bambi<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> was described as a stylistic reference for the painted backgrounds, as according to art director Ian Gooding " Bambi<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> painted what it feels like to be in the forest instead of the forest" so  Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">would in turn try capturing the essence of roaming through New York.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The former trend in Disney's hand-drawn features where the characters and cinematography were influenced by a CGI-look has been abandoned. Andreas Deja<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, a veteran Disney animator who supervised the character of Mama Lana, says "I always thought that maybe we should distinguish ourselves to go back to what 2D is good at, which is focusing on what the line can do rather than volume, which is a CG kind of thing. So we are doing less extravagant  Treasure Planet<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> kind of treatments. You have to create a world but [we're doing it more simply]. What we're trying to do with  Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> is hook up with things that the old guys did earlier. It's not going to be graphic...". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Insights_From_ADAPT_2008_33-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[33] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Deja also mentions that Lasseter was aiming for the Disney sculptural and dimensional look of the 1950s: "All those things that were non-graphic, which means go easy on the straight lines and have one volume flow into the other – an organic feel to the drawing." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Insights_From_ADAPT_2008_33-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[33] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Lasseter also felt that traditional animation created more character believability. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mwlasseter_34-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[34] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mwlasseter_34-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">]

Toon Boom Animation<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">'s Toon Boom Harmony software was used as the main software package for the production of the film, as the  Computer Animation Production System<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">(CAPS) system that Disney developed with  Pixar<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in the 1980s for use on their previous traditionally animated films had become outdated. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-laughingplace_35-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[35] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The Harmony software was augmented with a number of plug-ins to provide CAPS-like effects such as shading on cheeks and smoke effects. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tech_11-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Insights_From_ADAPT_2008_33-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[33] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">, <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The character animators found some difficulty with this approach, and decided to use traditional paper and pencil drawings, which were then scanned into the computer systems, for <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tech_11-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[11]

Release
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The film premiered in theaters with a limited run in New York and Los Angeles beginning on November 3, 2001, followed by wide release on December 19, 2001. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[40] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> The film was originally set for release on Christmas Day 2001, but its release date was changed due to unknown reasons.

Princess Aaliyah <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">was supported by a wide array of merchandise leading up to and following the film's release. Although Disney's main marketing push was not set to begin until November 2001, positive word-of-mouth promotion created demand for merchandise well in advance of the film. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJC1030_42-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[42] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Princess Aaliyah costumes were selling out prior to  Halloween<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> 2001, and a gift set of Tiana-themed hair-care products from  Carol's Daughter<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> sold out in seven hours on the company's website. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJC1030_42-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[42] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Other planned merchandise includes a cookbook for children and even a wedding gown. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-AJC1030_42-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[42] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> Princess Aaliyah was also featured a few months before the release in the  Disney on Ice: Let's Celebrate!<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> show. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[43] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">The film itself was promoted through advertisements, including one from  GEICO<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> where Denzil and his pet gecko converses with the company's  gecko<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> mascot.

<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">A live parade and show called  Aaliyah's  Jubilee!<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> premiered on October 26, 2009, at the Magic Kingdom theme park at  Walt Disney World Resort<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in Florida, <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disneyworld_45-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[45] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and on November 5 at  Disneyland<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> in California. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disneyland_46-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[46] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> In Disneyland, actors in Time Square<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> paraded to the  Rivers of America<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> and boarded the  park's steamboat<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disneyland_46-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[46] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> From there, the cast, starring Princess Aaliyah, Prince Denzil, Mama Lana, and Doctor Wolfberg , would sing songs from the movie, following a short storyline taking place after the events of the film. The Disneyland version's actors actually partook in singing, while the  Walt Disney World<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;"> rendition incorporated  lip-syncing<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disneyland_46-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[46]

​In late 2002, a ride named "Aaliyah in Paris!" was made. It was sucessful until it was took down for "Kim Possible" ride in 2008.