Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20131123150857/@comment-5655661-20131123233832

It's not a huge twist per se, but it's harder to imagine African-American Rapunzel than Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella or anyone else except for Snow (for obvious reasons). And making those princesses older than their Disney versions is not a rule, I don't see why wouldn't they bring someone younger.