Disney creates first Latina princess.

Meet Princess Elena.

'Positive messages'

The series will feature "a universal story" with themes that "authentically reflect the hopes and dreams of our diverse audience", according to Nancy Kanter, the executive vice president of Disney Junior Worldwide.

"What excites us most is the chance to use distinctive animation and visual design to tell wonderful stories influenced by culture and traditions that are familiar to the worldwide population of Hispanic and Latino families and reflect the interests and aspirations of all children as told through a classic fairy tale," said Kanter.

While the show will centre around the "confident and compassionate teenager" Elena, it is being targeted at children aged two to seven.

Disney said the series, which will be presented in 25 languages around the world, will communicate "positive messages and life lessons" for young children about things like "leadership, resilience, diversity, compassion and the importance of family and family traditions".

Princess Elena's story starts when she is trapped inside an amulet while trying to protect her sister and grandparents from evil sorceress Shuriki, who took her parents and kingdom away.

It turns out to be the same amulet worn by Princess Sofia, who will set out to restore Elena to her human form and help her return to the kingdom of Avalor.

The newest princess won't be getting an animated film, but instead will be given her own television series on the Disney Junior channel.

Princess Elena will make her debut in a 2016 episode of Sofia the First before getting her own spin-off series.

I'm fine with this, but it does it beg question when will the first biracial princess be debuted. I remember hearing a lot of buzz when the first black princess, Princess Tiana, was announced and saying, along the lines of "It's about time!" It's inevitable. Do you hear that? That's the sound of  liberal white women saying "How about the kids who grew up in households with two parents of the different races? What about them? They, too, exist. Their experiences matter."

After the first biracial princess is featured, after all races are exhausted? The building pressure (I'd bet it'll come from lesbians and maybe a handful of bisexuals) for Disney to move to a new direction besides racial diversity: sexuality.