New Outfits For Aladdin & Jasmine (But Mostly For Jasmine)

Oh, Internet Rage Machine -- I can always count on you to get overly emotional about something relatively trivial.

Today's Rage Fest is brought to you by changes to Jasmine and Aladdin's outfits at EPCOT (but mainly Jasmine's outfit).

Princess Jasmine side by side look. Old look on the left, new on the right! #disneyland #disneyprincess #aladdin pic.twitter.com/RfXq3nHaab

— DisneyCharacterGuide (@wdwmickeyhunter) September 4, 2016

On the left-hand side, you have the "old" outfit -- the one that looks like the one the animated cartoon Jasmine wears in the movie. On the right-hand side, you have Jasmine's "new winter outfit" -- although perhaps it ought to be called "Jasmine's new modest outfit to keep men people from being pervy and gross."

And people hate it (click the pic to enlarge):

(PC: via Facebook)

Let's break this down.

To start with, the Disney Princesses (and most characters at the parks) undergo a wardrobe change for Fall and Winter. While I refuse to believe that the dresses they wear during the spring and summer are lightweight, breathable, and cool -- or that Orlando gets cool enough during the winter/spring months to warrant a fake-fur-lined cloak -- sure. Princesses dress with the seasons. It usually loves longer sleeves (if the gowns were short-sleeved, arm sleeves are added), gloves, capes, and some sort of (fake) fur decoration -- to indicate the chilly weather, I suppose. (For some additional photos, visit this blog post.)

PC: Unknown. Found via Pinterest.

What's especially interesting is that Jasmine already had a winter costume -- a fairly amorphous (and comparatively bland) cape-coat:

PC: Kenny The Pirate

Don't get me wrong: it's a beautiful costume, but compared to some of the elaborate gowns the other princesses wear, it's kinda shapeless.

Maybe that's because, sometimes, being a Disney Princess isn't all happy thoughts and pixie dust. There have been a lot of rumors/former employee stories about creepy dads hitting on the princesses, scantily-clad or not. (Which...eww.)

So, FWIW, I love Jasmine's new outfit -- I think it's gorgeous and feminine and sure, it doesn't like the "old" one. But why should it? And, if it means even one less creepy comment, then of course it's worth it.