

But images of the original Merida will also be available on consumer products. Times reports - and IGN has independently confirmed - that "according to a Disney representative on Wednesday, the image of Merida that sparked this maelstrom is part of a limited run of products including backpacks and pajamas. Keepin' It Reel Podcast Chat on the Brave Brouhaha The L.A. The studio insists the Merida images used on the Princess site have always been of the movie's Merida and not the redesign so you can't switch back to something that was never changed to begin with. The spot is not soft or cracked or has any discoloration in paint. Angus has a weird spot on one side of the head, as seen in pictures. Disney never updated their Princess Collection site with the new look to begin with. Disney Parks Exclusive Brave Princess Merida Fashion Doll W/Horse Angus. Editorial: Not So Brave DisneyThe only problem is. The sites' reasoning for this claim? Because the Disney Princess Collection site was now showing the "old" Merida look rather than the new Princess redesign.

Big Shiny Robot initially claimed (followed by Deadline and THR) that Disney had capitulated to an online petition (with now over 205,000 signatures and counting) demanding Disney change Merida back to her original, less vamped up big screen look.

For the record, Disney isn't bowing to pressure to change Merida back to her Pixar look. There's been some back and forth in the online press over whether Disney caved to the backlash to their controversial redesign of Brave's Merida for her induction into the Disney Princess collection.
