Can my daughter dress up as Moana?

If your child does decide to dress as a person of another color, it's worth remembering the obvious stereotypes to avoid. Dressing as Moana isn't racially insensitive—thinking you need to smear yourself in brown makeup or don a tinted skin “suit” in order to authentically represent her, is.



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This is the reason why Disney parks strictly implement a no dressing up as characters rule for those aged 15 and above. The company wants to maintain the magical experience for parkgoers, especially children, throughout their visit, Insider points outs.

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Clements himself has said: “We took a trip to Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti, which really was the basis of the movie in terms of the connection to navigation, to people's connection to their ancestry, and respect for nature – a lot of those ideas came from that first research trip, and the movie was heavily inspired by that.”

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Some enjoy the movie but believe Maui should have been portrayed as a warrior. As a proud Polynesian woman, it's not often that you see a film like Moana come out. It headlines our Pasifika culture, and it's lead by our Polynesian artists in the industry.

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