UPDATE: Sept. 24, 2018, 5:55 p.m. PDT Anika Noni Rose, who voices the character Tiana, weighed in with a statement on Instagram (posted below). The story has been updated throughout.

For once, it seems the story of a big Hollywood studio facing criticisms over poor representation ended with a happily ever after.

Over the summer new teasers for the Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet, showed a Disney princess reunion. Since then, fans have been calling out the studio behind the movie for whitewashing one of its few princesses of color: Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Sept. 20, Disney actually listened and re-did her scenes.

In August, Entertainment Weekly published a new image of Tiana from Ralph, and fans quickly pointed to the dramatic difference between this 2018 version of the first black Disney princess versus her original design in 2008. Most notably, her skin looked several shades whiter, her nose was slimmer, and her corkscrew curls were reduced to messy tresses more akin to Merida's from Brave.

Stranger still, previous images and trailers of Ralph Breaks the Internet depicted Tiana in much the same way as she appeared in her original movie.

So, um...is this supposed to be Princess Tiana in Wreck it Ralph 2? pic.twitter.com/LxBkKjK6zw — The Great Blaxby. (@HunseckerProxy) August 9, 2018

This is what Tiana shoulda been looking like. Hire Black woman animators for accuracy. 😊https://t.co/rYw04jHhHw — WhatFreshHellisThis (@LisaBolekaja) August 11, 2018

While all the Disney princesses' appearances changed somewhat to fit the different animation style of Wreck-It Ralph, the more drastic alterations made to Tiana invited criticisms of whitewashing and colorism.

But instead of waving away these criticisms like we've seen done so many times before, the studio actually listened and took the necessary actions.

Huge win for Black girls who look up to Princess Tiana! After conversations with @Disney & @DisneyAnimation about the character's appearance in #WreckItRalph2, they addressed our concerns and restored Tiana to her original depiction. #RepresentationMatters https://t.co/lN8j4OA95N — ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) September 21, 2018

Tiana's voice actress, Anika Noni Rose, stated on Instagram that she herself had noticed the changes in the character and contacted the studio to discuss them. In a meeting three weeks ago between Rose, the Wreck-It Ralph team, and Tiana's original animator Mark Henn, they attributed the change in her skin tone to the transition from hand-drawn animation to CGI.

But, Rose continued:

“I was able to express how important it is to the little girls (and let’s face it, grown women) who felt represented by her that her skin tone stay as rich as it had been, and that her nose continue to be the little round nose that Mark so beautifully rendered in the movie; the same nose on my very own face on on many other little brown faces around the world, that we so rarely get to see represented."

The studio explained the steps they would take to bring those aspects of her original design back into the version of Tiana appearing in Wreck-It Ralph.

The Wall Street Journal reported that representatives from advocacy group Color of Change also met with Disney to ensure these issues were properly addressed.

"It was important to me to hear what Disney had to say, and to have an open dialogue about legacy and representation," Rose wrote in her post. "I appreciate that this far into the process Disney had enough care and respect for all who love Princess Tiana and her legacy to spend the time and money to make the adjustments necessary."

Color of Change president Rashad Robinson also celebrated the rare win for representation in a tweet, writing:

"Princess Tiana has been restored to her original depiction. Now when Black girls watch # WreckItRalph2, they’ll see Tiana and other princess of color that actually looks like them on screen # BlackGirlMagic that Disney had restored "Princess Tiana’s image to that of an unapologetically black princess with full lips, dark skin and dark hair.”

Mashable reached out to both Disney and Color of Change for comment on the story, and will update the story with any responses.

Just watched the new Wreck It Ralph trailer and:

1. Thank you for making Princess Tiana her actual color again. Should’ve never changed that to begin with

2. Movie looks dope. Trying to go see it with somebody’s daughter — Tittynope of Tolerance (@Only_After_Ours) September 21, 2018

It's important to praise these vital steps in the right direction, since listening to criticism is half the battle in better representation. But as others pointed out online, examples like these show why diversity among animators, producers, and writers matters — especially at big studios like Disney.

Disney's influence over young children and culture at large cannot be overstated. It is the studio's responsibility to make sure its audience, which very much includes black girls and women, see themselves represented accurately on screen in the glamorous spotlight of a Disney princess.

The company has made admirable strides toward this in the past decade, with beloved hits like Moana adding to the diversity of the still predominantly white lineup of Disney princesses. Visibility matters, and as shown in the case of Tiana, the details of that visibility matter too.

Hopefully in the future, more people of color will be in positions of power at the studio to ensure things like this are done right the first time around.

You can catch Ralph Breaks the Internet and the restored glory of the original Tiana in theaters on Nov. 21.