Carrie Fisher Fans Launch Petition to Make Leia an Official Disney Princess

01/07/2017 06:48 pm EST

Carrie Fisher's fans continue to mourn her death on Dec. 27 at the age of 60, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Recently, a Change.org petition was created to ask Disney, who purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, to officially crown Fisher's Star Wars character Leia as a Disney Princess.

"After the tragic lose of Carrie Fisher, we feel that it is only fitting for Disney to do away with the rule that an official Disney princess must be animated," the petition addressed to Disney CEO Bob Iger reads. "This would be a wonderful way to remember Carrie and a welcoming to one of Disney's new properties that is beloved by millions."

Cody Christensen, a father of five daughters, started the campaign because he believes Princess Leia would be a great addition to the Disney Princesses.

"We are big fans of the current Princess line-up, but I think that Leia is a really strong, positive, awesome role model for my girls," he said.

More than 74,000 people have signed their names to the petition. Disney has yet to respond to their request.

Originally posted on Womanista.com.

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