Reception and Legacy
Aurora has received generally mixed reception. Variety praised Mary Costa's "rich and expressive" vocal performance, accrediting it with giving the character "substance and strength". Rob Burch, of Hollywood News, found Aurora to be a "naive but well-rounded character". Bosley Crowther of The New York Times was fairly mixed in his review of the character, criticizing her overall similarity to Snow White. Crowther wrote, "The princess looks so much like Snow White they could be a couple of Miss Rheingolds separated by three or four years."
Time Out gave the character a fairly negative review, describing her as "a delicate, vapid princess". Entertainment Weekly's Steve Daly did not find Aurora to be "as much fun as the three fussy-old-lady fairies". Mary Costa, the original voice of Aurora, said that she was not fond of the way that the character was written in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams and also felt that the story did not work. However, Aurora is one of the most popular princesses, being the second to appear in most of the marketing in the Disney princess franchise, tied up with Belle, and behind Cinderella.
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