Disney has officially shelved its highly anticipated Tiana series, disappointing fans who have waited years for the return of its groundbreaking princess character. The cancellation represents part of a larger strategic shift at Walt Disney Animation Studios as the entertainment giant moves away from producing long-form original content for its streaming platform.

Disney is planning to abandon all longform animated streaming projects, and the first casualty of the new strategy is the long in-development series based on The Princess and the

Disney+ has been a great place for many of the studio’s top franchises to grow, as has been the case with both Marvel and Star Wars. However, what has worked for live-action projects hasn’t been quite as successful in animation.