#rosas's fairy godmother (asha)

[officialprincessasha]

Rosas new fairy godmother

just like in Cinderella

[friendlyheartless]

Star looks toward Lucas as he approaches. "Star, you remember Lucas. We met him back that Christmas in the House of Mouse." Asha reminded to Star, who smiles and waves back at Lucas.

( @the-world-hopper )

"Hey girls," Lucas waved to the Fortuneteller sisters, Penelope and Zoey, while riding on Bubbles' shoulders.

The two Fortuneteller Sisters, Cryst and Clayr Voiant, along with Penelope the Parasol Beauty and Zoey the Winterhorn had heard Lucas coming from the Second District, and they saw Bubbles the Bouncywild carrying him.

"Hello Lucas." Cryst greeted. "Welcome back." Clayr Voiant smiled under her headdress veil. "It had been a while." Penelope stated. "What have you been up to?" Zoey asked.

( @the-world-hopper )

[princess-ibri]

Wish 2: The Land of Dreams

Did some designs for how our main characters would appear in my hypothetical sequel. First and foremost of course we have Asha and Star, both learning to come to grips with being Magical/Human Shaped respectively, and seeping their relationship as they journey together through the ever shifting Land of Dreams on the Quest Queen Amaya gives them to find the long lost heir of Rosas…

Then there’s the Heir herself, Princess Maroula. A powerful sorceress in her own right, who a century ago defied her father to undertake her own Quest at the behest of The Blue Fairy, to protect the Land of Dreams against a the fearsome Lamia. For wishes and dreams are deeply connected. Maroula has made many allies in the Dreamlands, but her closest is the magnificent stag Selenos. Together they’ve managed to keep Lamia’s corruption at bay, but no one can battle forever…

And Lamia has recently found herself a new ally, one as deeply connected to dreams and wishes as her enemy is, and the best bet she has at finally overcoming Maroula. Of course the desperate, angry ex-monarch she plucked from the liminal slack of a mirror prison doesn’t need to know the foe she’s using his power to fight is his own daughter. Especially not when a couple of his own hated enemies show up at just the right moment to focus his attentions…

And that’s what I’ve got atm!

Links to other artworks I’ve done that pertain to this project

Movie Poster

Human Star origin

Fairy Godmother Asha art concept

King Magnifico/Maroula Backstory

Lamia backstory

[annes-andromeda]

⚠️Spoilers for Wish⚠️

While I am excited for/ planning to watch Disney’s Wish, I honestly wish (heh) they had gone with the original plan for Amaya’s character and made her a villain alongside Magnífico.

Like, I genuinely think it could’ve been cool to see them as partners in crime and be inspired by classic Disney villain traits: vain, narcissistic, power-hungry, cruel, and enjoyable to hate.

I could’ve seen their relationship as something similar to Scarlett and Herb Overkill from the Minions movie, where it’s two married villains who are clearly terrible people, but are still heads over heels for each other.

I’ve read the golden book and kids book of the movie that some people have uploaded on YouTube, and while those books tend to omit things from the actual film, they give us a basic synopsis of the overall story.

(SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE BELOW)

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Essentially, the story ends with Magnífico being sucked into his staff, Amaya rules Rosas and Star gives Asha a wishing wand (essentially making her a Fairy Godmother sort of character mixed with elements of Snow White)

It’s a pretty basic, cut-and-dry story and I’m not saying I expected Shakespeare or whatever, but imagine how much better the story would’ve been with both Magnífico and Amaya as the villains:

The story could’ve been that the kingdom of Rosas was ruled by Magnífico and Amaya, who both seemed charming and generous on the outside, but were greedy and self-serving on the inside. They essentially didn’t care for anyone but each other.

I’d also add Amaya’s cat Charo from the concept art book, cause it think it would be cute that these two are absolute shitheads, but are still cat parents who spoil their cat and take it everywhere.

Anyways… Magnífico, like in the actual story, only granted the wishes that benefited him (and his wife), while the majority of wishes were stashed away in his tower.

Asha wants to become Magnífico’s apprentice and when introduced to the wishes, wants to grant her grandfather’s wish and finds the kings (and queens) whole wish-granting system unfair to the people (again, like the canon material).

The story would then go like the actual movie: Asha makes a wish on a Star and Magnífico sees her as a threat to his power and hunts her down (only with Amaya by his side).

I’d like to think that while Magnífico has his moments where his true personality shines, I feel like Amaya wouldn’t truly snap until the very end, having a little more composure than her husband (similarly to the Evil Queen or Maleficent or Ursula)

In the end, the King and Queen are defeated and banished into Magnífico’s staff. Asha is named the new Princess of Rosas (or Queen, whichever you prefer), and she actually joins the Disney Princess lineup and it’s not just advertisement. Like the real story, Star gives her a wand and Asha becomes the new wish-granter.

It’s not perfect, but I think it may have been more interesting and entertaining to see rather than the typical director the creators went with the story

These are just my thoughts, however, I’m still gonna watch the movie and see I think about it.

[riddlerosehearts]

i am so tired of seeing this screenshot about wish's ending reposted everywhere and used to make fun of the movie:

and this is coming from someone who didn't even like the movie very much, but this is misrepresenting what happened. yes, there is a thing where asha wears a cloak resembling that of the fairy godmother and at the end star makes her a magic wand and the kids say she's like a fairy godmother, king magnifico does get trapped in a mirror, etc, and the movie was absolutely filled with easter eggs and references to previous movies--yep, when i saw the movie i did in fact take these scenes as just easter eggs! after all, think about this logically, if all currently existing movies in the disney animated canon were meant to take place in the same universe, and asha canonically grows up to be cinderella's fairy godmother, then...

how can you explain such a drastic difference in appearance? how can you justify asha, a brown-skinned afro-hispanic girl with a face full of freckles and long brown hair, and this old white woman being the same person? you can't, because they're not!!!! if i recall correctly asha doesn't even wear that cloak at the end when they're calling her a fairy godmother, she just wears it during one scene when she's a fugitive and has to sneak around. also...

the creators of the movie have directly confirmed that they were not trying to set up a disney multiverse and that it's not meant to be taken that seriously. rapunzel and eugene's cameo in frozen also wasn't meant to be taken anywhere near as seriously as everyone took it. neither were any previous cameos like belle in hunchback of notre dame or aurora in oliver and company (and if aurora being in oliver and company was canon, she'd be over 600 years old!). and, back to wish specifically, the little easter egg earlier in the movie where magnifico sees a wish bubble from someone who wants the perfect nanny to take care of their kids and says he's "poppin' that one" also doesn't mean the banks family from mary poppins canonically lives in rosas. the scene at the end where a boy named peter who wears all green and dreams of creating a flying machine goes to work with a girl in a blue nightgown whose wish is to fly doesn't mean peter pan and wendy actually somehow lived together in rosas and knew each other before the movie peter pan ever happened. it is literally impossible for all of these movies to take place in the same time period and universe, so it's a good thing that they, uh, don't, and were never intended to. please, if you don't like the movie, that's perfectly fine, but don't say disney is trying to create some convoluted multiverse and "MCU-ify" their movies when that just literally isn't true.

[missmahgentaart]

I have a lot of ideas regarding Wish, so might as well draw them out.

I redesigned Asha a bit because I find her dress to be a bit dull, and decided to lean towards her Amazigh origins a bit more.

The idea of this possible rewrite is that Asha is the daughter of King Magnífico and Queen Amaya, but she’s not ever really going to take up the throne, as they seem to be immortal and aren’t going to step down in the near future.

Rather, she’s being trained to be their adviser and vizier. Still, Asha is definitely the recluse kind and doesn’t like interacting with others, partially because she gets nervous, and partially because she does think she’s better than most.

Starboy, who’s not really a boy in this au, is there to counter that and offer a different view of life and the people around her. And she eventually becomes a Fairy godmother, leaving Rosas behind to help characters in other stories fulfil their dreams.

That’s a very general view but I can go more in dept if anyone wishes (heh) me to do so lol

[aevyk-ing]

Watching the making of Wish

-Patting their backs for reusing animation as an homage. Like yeah, it’s nice, there’s work behind that, but it’s the way they say it, like: “We’ve worked hard! Trust us!” We know animation is hard and the problem with Wish was never the animation.

-I didn’t know Sabino was based on Roger from The Aristocats. I love Roger, he’s delightful. Poor Sabino just looks bland in comparison.

-They say Asha has her good and bad traits (which isn’t true) and is so brave to go against what she has believed her whole life. I've seen that done way better and with actually compelling characters.

-“She has to balance being a good friend and family member to speaking the truth and I think we can all relate to that” Well… nope. All those things can be different things. And both your friends and family should help you or at least listen to you.

-Saying that the “I want” song explains how the character is, like… duh.

-Well, yes, Ariana DeBose did great with what she was given.

-So Asha has freckles because some people of North Africa and Southern Spain have freckles… what? Any skin color can have freckles. And I can’t talk about North African people but Andalusian aren’t quite freckled (yes, that’s the name of Southern Spain). Also, I never saw her as mixed. She totally follows more of her mother’s culture. That’s why I don’t like her calling her father’s father saba. Her mother’s father would be her saba and her father’s father her abuelo.

-I love Bill Schwab’s designs, he’s a great artist. But he was only told Asha’s age, race and height. Which yeah, it’s important, but for designing a character you should think about their personality too, because that also translates into their features, hairstyle, clothes and mannerisms. We still don’t know anything about Asha. Is she shy? Likes comfy clothes? No, wait, she’s adorkable.

-They talk about Disney Princess gowns using elements from the current period where they were made (something quite interesting) but they just put the Modern twist in Asha’s hairstyle. Like, what were you afraid of?

-Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but Schwab’s just did his job with a model sheet and that was the ONLY reference they had for animating Asha for a while. Then one of them used his daughter as inspiration and then Ariana came with lots of ideas. They didn’t know how Asha moved for the longest time! Their lead character!

-They say Asha is pure energy, which is… somehow correct? Like she’s just awkward and making those weird moves and trying to be cute and funny. The movie is done and nobody knows yet who the heck is Asha as a character.

-Apparently, Asha has details of pumpkin seeds all over her clothes and she’s wearing periwinkle because of the idea of making her THE Fairy Godmother. I still think she looks better in orange.

-Seeing the voice acting outtakes was good. But now I wish the Bland Dwarfs looked more like the actors. All of them have interesting features that could have been implemented in the designs instead of making them clones of the Encanto family and the mother from Strange World.

-The first deleted scene is after Sabino retrieves his wish and he sings a song. I would have put it in the end as a farewell song with everyone joining it.

-"The Wish equation" is to have a true wish, be responsible of it and… finding support? Fight for it? Exclude fear? Accept change? What are we even talking about? A dream career?

-They say the FG gave Cinderella the dress but couldn’t make the Prince fall in love with her, so she was supporting her! Like… Cinderella just wanted to go to the ball. BAM, there you go, a new dress, WISH GRANTED. Cinderella’s wish wasn’t to make the Prince fall in love with her, she didn’t even know him yet!

-“Music happens when you’re too overwhelmed with emotion.” This clip plays AFTER a snippet of "Welcome to Rosas". I guess Asha was too overwhelmed with being late. That shouldn’t have been a song, she should have told us about Rosas in the book opening.

-They wanted it to be like a fairytale and then hired a pop composer. Like the director says she grew up with the Disney Renaissance Era. Which used Broadway music!

-They talked about this earlier but “This wish” was the song that helped them write the movie, just like "Let it go" made them rewrite Frozen. So you can tell they didn’t have much to work on, maybe an idea: “Hey, just do a fairytale about wishes for our anniversary.”

-The songwriter was so overwhelmed with the commission she had to reach a friend to help her.  Maybe because nobody actually knew what the movie was about? But hey, she’s the youngest to ever write a Disney OST.

-You know? The more I hear “This wish” the more I’m sure it’s the best song of the entire soundtrack.

-Hey, I know that guy in the archive! I’ve seen this clip before!

-I’m just hearing they didn’t know what the heck to do and dived into the archive for inspiration. I like the idea that they studied the greatest artists for some scenes, but sadly, all that is lost in the movie. They scenes are too short to appreciate the animation, but A+ for effort.

-They thought doing a fairytale illustration style was difficult to do… in 3D. Just don’t do it in 3D! Also, I don’t think it’s that difficult, Blue Eyed Samurai did something great.

-The composition is interesting and the backgrounds too, but the characters look quite bad.

-The illustration style led to the backgrounds (and everything) being in focus, which I think it also makes the movie look weird. Look at any old painting: the background is less detailed than the main focus (less brush strokes). They could have gone that direction. The backgrounds of Wish are too detailed a lot of the times and always in focus, so it’s distracting.

-BTW, most of this is: “We did this like in this movie, that like in that movie…” but, what’s original? What makes Wish its own movie?

-They talk about lines like lineart in animation, which we’ve seen it masterfully in Spiderman. But here is so subdued it doesn’t add anything.

-“Wouldn’t it be great to have a warmer climate than the one we’re used in fairytales?” Yeah, because there’s snow in Encanto and Hercules. Also, nothing tells us that’s a warmer climate. Google “Andalusia”, please. There’s flowers in bright colors everywhere, white houses, narrow streets and people, just a lot of loud and happy people. That’s Southern Spain for you all.

-At least with Frozen we CAN TELL it’s Norway. Here, there’s nothing that says SPAIN. Give us people eating serrano ham or tortillas, maybe put a bull around there, have them drink wine from botijos and play guitars!

-Again with the “this was based on this”. Rosas was inspired by The Sleeping Beauty: Germany and France. That’s a whole different architectural design! There’s no verticality as main focus in Mozarab architecture, is all about curves.

-“So it’s your fault.” Yeah, that doesn’t sound fun. I have the feeling you’re not telling a lot of things.

-You know, another Fantasia would have been great. Maybe one with all the Disney characters.

-This is now about the story of Disney, so yeah, padding. Also, way to use “At all costs” in the background. We don’t want to remember what you’ve done in the past, we just want you to tell a good story again.

-This should have been the beginning, the “wish upon a star” that put Wish in motion.

-It was going to be about the origin of the wishing star?

-“Return of Disney villain” Hahahahahahah…

-They didn’t know how bad Magnífico could be and made him do mean stuff like smashing Sabino’s guitar (they called it a guitar here).

-Also, apparently he was going to be shirtless in a scene. Like, you know, a Disney villain.

-We don’t watch him BECOME a villain, we watch a magic book CONTROL him!

-“With "This is the thanks I get" I was like, oh, yeah, we have a narcissist.”, so they didn’t know anything about Magnífico until the song was written! That’s why he doesn’t act like a narcissist much until that song and why the mirror ending felt rushed.

-“When Chris Pine came in I was like: that’s it, that’s the character.” Because they didn’t even had designed it? Like, that’s literally him!

-He did give it all to that song.

-Magnífico was an alchemist?

-“We didn’t want people to know he was evil right away.” Every poster and article: “Disney’s new villain, everybody!”.

-“Makes him more dangerous the quieter he is.” Magnífico in the end battle: eyes fully open, screaming, laughing.

-Oh, Star, here we go. He was going to be pure energy as well… just like Asha! Yeah, we were robbed. BTW, he’s not like Genie or Maui. Maui and Genie aren’t even the same!

-He could have been a fantastic creature as well. And all those designs look crazily fun. But also that’s the kind of exploration you do at the beginning of the production, not in the middle. Unless someone meddles…

-Someone went out to design different sparkles for Star but I could only see it being adorkable. Focused on the face so the sparkles weren’t even noticeable.

-“…they put their personality on it (Star)” Yeah, because none of these characters had any personality… nor have it now that the movie is done.

-People being made of stardust is one of the most beautiful scientific facts. “You are a star” is the worst song in the movie. No wonder it took so long to write.

-Nope, Doc was a leader. Dalia is just there… talking. Of course she’s a way to get the medal of  “we put a disabled character” but at least she has more personality than Asha.

-BTW, just saw the Story Artist wearing a pin with a Pride flag in the shape of a Mickey.

-“She’s just a young woman, going with her life.” “And succeeding.” Yeah, representation is good, but it’s better if you’re not talking about how good you are for doing it.

-Also, we have mixed-race representation, older people with dreams representation, etc. but hey, that girl has a crutch, we’re cool.

-“Animals in Disney have to be smarter than people.” Why? Just why? And also, Valentino is no way smarter than any of the other characters. So why say that?

-“(Alan Tudyk) He pretty much made the whole character.” Yeah, because it looks like nobody had any idea of how these characters were.

-“Inspiration can came from anywhere.” You just COPY-PASTED the ideas of others.

-“Everybody has seen me crying in the studio.” For a good or bad reason?

-Ending with a Walt quote proclaiming they always do their best job… huh…

-“It served the story better to have Amaya as a good person.” Yeah, nope. It made no sense for her to switch sides so easily.

-Sabino dying would have been such a strong way to start the story. Him stealing Asha’s diary… yep, not good.

-Reinforcing my theory that Disney wanted to move away from shapeshifters after the Nimona fiasco.

-Looks like they gave the chaotic energy Star was going to have to Valentino.

-Making any other animal talking surely was a mistake. What’s with the sassiness?

-Dalia wasn’t called like that?! BTW, the writers were so proud of her clutch not being mentioned but, in the deleted scene, it’s the first thing they do. Twice.

-“When you’re underestimated, they don’t see your power coming until it changes the world.” Whoa, just whoa. Disney writers, everybody.

-LOL, the deleted scene with the animals is so bad. But Magnífico was going to transform into a Beast, so… kinda interesting?

Here's the link, BTW.

And congratulations if you read this all. If you're interested, here are my own Wish rewrites: 1, 2.

[snackara]

Asha (The Alondra of Rosas)

I have no idea how to start one of these so let’s just dive into the madness-

I took a very different take on Asha, to say the least. Instead of being a cheery peasant girl or a gracious princess, she’s a charismatic, cunning, and emotionally distant thief. so an accidental puss in boots ripoff-

My main goal with Asha in this rewrite is to give her more of a personality, as well as a character arc. She had a little personality in the movie, but ultimately just falls into that “quirky female protagonist” trope Disney has been doing lately. I drew a lot of Asha’s personality from characters like Meg, Raya, and especially Esmeralda. As far as a character arc, she doesn’t really have one in the film. The only change she really goes through is becoming a little sparkly and becoming the fairy godmother or whatever (which was such a stupid idea especially after they JUST defeated Magnifico but for another day). Not to spoil much here, but in this rewrite I decided her character arc will mainly revolve around opening up to people and vulnerability.

As a quick side note, her nickname means “The Lark of Rosas”. The citizens call her lark because of the way she glides across rooftops so gracefully, and for her singing voice.

As far as her design goes, I wanted her to closer resemble Brittney Lee’s concept art, shown below.

Her facial features and hairstyle just seem more fitting to her in this rewrite, and the warmer colored clothing would make her stand out against the other citizens of Rosas, who wear a lot of cooler colors.

(credit unknown)

As for her outfit, I went with the classic Spanish Musketeer look like the design above (minus the pistol). The art is pretty close to what I imagine, though I’d probably have her just wear a shirt and not the blue vest seen above.

Now, I know what you may be asking: What about Valentino? Well, he’s still here, but um…

…he changed quite a bit too. This is a genet, a catlike animal native to Spain, and a much more fitting companion to a thief than a goat. Think of him like Abu from Aladdin.

Now for the fun part: angst

Asha was born in Rosas to Thomás and Sakina. A few years after she was born, her mother died during the raids. Afterwords, her father guided her and many others to the Uncharted Forest, where they built the hamlet.

Like Asha, her father was a thief who stole supplies for the hamlet and gave money from the nobility to the poor of Rosas. He became well-liked by many, and stood as a symbol of hope for poorer citizens. He was basically the closest thing the hamlet had to a leader. Until one day he disappeared when Asha was just 14. (This will be somewhat important later in the story)

Asha felt she had to take her father’s place to keep hope alive in Rosas and began to steal from the nobles, sharing their riches with commoners as he had done. Around this time she was taken in by an older man named Sabino, who had been friends with her father.

Sabino never really approved of Asha’s thievery, but since she was the only one bringing supplies into the hamlet he didn’t say much. Asha eventually became very closed off to people, and had Sabino and Valentino as her only real companions. Although most people like her, she doesn’t really have friends in Rosas or even the hamlet. She’s too scared of failing their expectations of her, and avoids growing close to anyone besides Sabino.

This girl has a lot of expectations weighing on her, and they’re only about to get a lot heavier. But this time, she won’t have to carry them alone.

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more.

[sparkling-nov]

"Asha being a Fairy godmother is the Same as King Magnifico"

First off, how??? Have we forget how fairy godmothers work? It's really funny that people say this Cause in the movie they Actually Addressed what a fairy godmother does, it was little but still,

"Wait, does star grant wishes?" "No, But i think it whats to Help me Pursue Mines" "Like a fairy godmother!" This is in the movie, they actually addressed the Differents Between Granting a wish and Helping someone pursue their wish, but Of course people Magical Didn't Notice this, Fairy godmothers help and give you the tools you need to pursue your dreams, Like Cinderella's fairy godmother (who Asha is Based off of) who gives cinderella everything she needed to go to the Ball but it only Lasted for A certain amount of time then it was up to cinderella to get Herself out of the Abusive Household she was in, Then we also have The Blue fairy who explains to Pinocchio that he is only a living puppet and must prove himself brave, truthful, and unselfish in order to become a real boy, So you see fairy godmothers are NOTHING like magnifico and asha won't be anything like magnifico either, King Magnifico made people forget their wishes, He only grants 1 wish Once a month then thats yet, only grants wishes that Serve him, he lied to people that he Would grant their wishes when in Reality he Never will! Making people live under False Hope, he kept peoples wishes lock up so he can Stay in Power And won't let people pursue their wishes themselves, Asha disliked these Unfair rules and Factors of magnifico, She Actually sing a whole song about wanting more for the people of rosas so why on Earth Would asha Repeat the same rules she saw as Unfair and harmful to people?? And not only that but the people of rosas aren't going to depend on asha to make their wishes come true unlike with magnifico Cause they know now that they DO have the power to make their own wishes come true, that they now have the freedom to Pursue their dreams Themselves Which is why Queen Amaya Partners up people with the same Goals so people can Help Each other Achieve their dreams, People seem to think that asha rules over rosas now and thats not True! She's not in Charge of anything, she Doesn't even know how to use her wand yet! That's why they say asha is a Fairy Godmother in Training, Asha is just going to Help people Pursue their dreams Like a Fairy Godmother.

[prosebushpatch]

Okay so I recently, finally, watched Wish and I have some thoughts. Overall, not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, but still has a lot of fundamental story problems and I've got to get them off of my chest. I'll mostly be focused on Magnifico because I think his motivations and arc largely represent the problem with the overall theme.

Okay so my biggest problem with Magnifico is his motivation. His tragic backstory. How on earth does he go from losing his whole family to thinking, the only way he can prevent that from happening again is to grant wishes? The logic doesn't track. It almost makes sense in his creating a kingdom where he protects everyone and "doesn't even charge rent," but it does not make sense with his wish granting. Having a great need to be control to make sure he doesn't lose anyone ever again can be a compelling motivation for a villain, where we see lines crossed that don't justify the intent, but in the movie, he's too self-absorbed to seem to have any actual care for the people of Rosas.

I think if the motivation was changed to something like Magnifico had once been a bright-eyed, enthusiastic wish granter who blindly believed all wishes were good but learned the hard way that that wasn't true could have been a better fit for the overall goal of the movie. Imagine that he granted a wish for a wicked person who used that wish to hurt others, or if Magnifico granted a wish but that wish ended up ruining the person's life because what they wanted wasn't what they needed (i.e. Remember The Princess and the Frog? Dig a little deeper) and that person could have went after Magnifico and blamed him for their troubles (harkening back to We Don't Talk about Bruno). This would be an understandable tragic backstory for Magnifico, and better explain why he's so careful about the wishes he grants. And, perhaps the reason he keeps the wishes he doesn't want to grant is to keep the people in his kingdom docile. No one will be angry with him for not granting their wishes if he makes them forget them and lose that drive and motivation, which makes more sense than the unexplained hording them like he does in the movie? Why does he keep them in the movie other than admiring the wishes? It doesn't make sense to me.

This would give Asha more of a reason to oppose him, if it's shown how his desire to not get hurt or to inadvertently cause hurt turned into a paranoia where he drains people of wishes to fly or play music that inspires others. And, as a side note, we need to see more of how Rosas is a kingdom of people who lack drive and motivation, where only those younger than 18 have that special part of them that inspires them to chase after a dream (something that Astor Rhymemaster touched on). Because that's the point of wishes, right? That's the point of the entire Disney canon. A dream is a wish your heart makes. That star can only get you so far, it takes hard work and determination. It's wanting something better in life, it's dreaming of leaving behind all you know to chase after a tangible light. It's finding a new dream, it's finding a new wish as you grow and learn about yourself and the world.

I don't think the movie Wish understood what makes wishes so important in Disney stories. You know what wishes do? They ignite change. It's not about getting what you want, it's about finding the courage to chase after something better. Ariel wants to be where the people are, but really she wants to be somewhere where others are willing to understand her and in the end, she finds that and makes amends with her father, who finally is willing to see her for who she is. Rapunzel wants to see the lights, and that desire pushes her to leave a tower she's been trapped in her whole life, learning that the world is not as cruel and cold as her abusive mother told her. Cinderella wants to go to the ball, to dance with people who treat her as a person and not a servant of cinders and ash. That wish is granted by a fairy godmother and gives her a hope that is worth fighting for, a hope that helps her reclaim what is rightfully hers; a glass slipper that fits only her and the love that comes with it.

Wishes inspire change. The movie should have been about that. Magnifico could have been right, that some wishes inspire negative change that can drag down multiple people. The kingdom of Rosas could have been so placid because change is scary. Maybe Magnifico could have convinced people, after taking their wish, that it wasn't worth it. Maybe the wish ceremonies could have changed so it wasn't portrayed as some sort of lottery everyone looks forward to, but Magnifico would grant wishes on the spot if he decided they were good and worthwhile, and he would lock away the wishes that would cause trouble and tribulations. 18 year olds could be enthusiastic to give him their wishes, thinking they were surely good and worth granting, only to forget their wish and be told that their wish would have only brought about their unhappiness, this would have justified a more solemn tone in the kingdom, setting up a world where people are mostly downtrodden, thinking their wishes are bad and pointless and they're better off without them. Imagine Cinderella or Rapunzel being told their wishes weren't good, reinforcing all the things their abusive families tell them, taking away that hope and courage to find something better for themselves.

Here's where the true conflict could come in. Asha could be onto this from the beginning, and her opening song could have been about this concern that the people who didn't get their wishes granted aren't willing to try at all. (Because, after all, why doesn't Sabino play music at all? Having that taken from him would take so much joy and creative expression from his life!) But why does Asha know something is amiss?

Simon.

Imagine that Magnifico has a strict rule not to ever share your wish with another person because then it wouldn't come true. It makes sense with our own superstitions, and then makes it so that no one knows anyone else's wishes. Maybe your best friend changes so drastically after giving up their wish, but you believe, like everyone else, that their wish would have only caused suffering. What can you do about it? Well what if Simon told Asha about his wish? What if Asha knew his wish wasn't dangerous and couldn't imagine a way that it could go wrong? That would give her a reason to doubt Magnifico and put more emphasis on how Simon has lost his drive like all the other adults in the kingdom. And it can also emphasize in the end that sharing your wishes and dreams with others can be a powerful thing. Just the act of sharing your dreams can inspire others to go after their own, and they can give you the encouragement to chase your wish too. Wishes inspire change, love gives you the courage to make it happen.

Imagine if the star boy used to be a human, who wished to help others and lost his humanity to do it. Imagine his wish confirms Magnifico's belief, that wishes cause suffering because star boy lost his tether to earth and is separated from the people he loves. Imagine how he foils Asha who also wants to grant everyone's wishes. Imagine him ensuring she doesn't make the same mistake he did while she gives him a reason to change again, to anchor himself to humanity again because he loves her enough not to leave for forever.

Imagine the movie confirming that, yes, change is scary. Chasing your dreams won't always make things better. You might fail more than you succeed and some wishes cannot coincide with each other, leading to grief and strife. But some wishes are worth it. Sometimes, chasing after something better and failing is worth leaving a worse situation. Sometimes taking that chance is worth it, and, like in all fairy tales, if you are kind and generous and act with love, that will make all the difference in the end.

Also, I know everyone wished for a Magnifico and Amaya evil power couple, but imagine if Magnifico was truly in love with Amaya, as he is in the movie, but that love is eventually his undoing. Like Amaya leaps in front of Asha, and Magnifico stops or redirects his attack because she's the one thing he loves more than himself and that is the weakness that Asha and co can take advantage of. Imagine Amaya keeping Magnifico in the mirror and he gets to dote on her from his imprisonment for forever. I'm just saying. At least 30 sickos like me would be into that. Imagine the depth it would give to the themes of love and change and wishing and how acts of love make all the difference.

Alright, I'll get off my soap box. I just really wish Wish could have been stronger because these fairy tales Disney is famous for matter. They really do. But the movie feels too stale and shallow and too much of a cash grab that knows the outline of a disney musical, but is unable to understand the heart of why they work.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I’m a bit late on the wish question train, but do you have any thoughts on *what* Asha actually is? We know that she gives tours, everyone knows her, her dad is a philosopher, and she’s best friends with the 7 that work in the king’s kitchens, but WHY is she so important from the beginning? Idk

At the end of the film, Asha becomes the fairy godmother for the kingdom of Rosas. I’m not sure if they meant to imply that she becomes THE Fairy Godmother of Cinderella fame though because the two look nothing alike.

As for why Asha is so important prior to her story’s conclusion… that’s never made clear?? It’s one of many (many) flaws in Wish’s writing. I was so confused as to why the queen was cheering for Asha specifically to become the king’s apprentice??? Why was she so invested in Asha when it sounds like they aren’t that intimate with one another?? It certainly doesn’t seem like Asha has done anything that noteworthy for the kingdom to earn the queen’s attention or to even make it this far in the interview process to meet the king. Why does she qualify for one of the most prestigious jobs in the land? Asha doesn’t seem particularly competent or even mature enough for the role of being a sorcerer’s apprentice.

Maybe people seem to know her and like her “because she cares too much” (something they blatantly tell us instead of showing us when we’re first introduced to her)?? It could also be that since she works as a tour guide, many people know her as the face that first welcomed them to Rosas. Even so 💦 that’s pretty weak reasoning as to why she’s so important. It’s not like royalty irl know their country’s tour guides by name?? Then I thought maybe her dad’s a prominent philosopher?? But if that’s the case then how come he doesn’t have any important works or permeating thoughts left behind for the community? How come no one ever talks about Asha’s dad or his contributions??? It feels like she was made “important” without giving a solid reason as to why. We don’t even know why her friends are her friends.

Throughout the movie Asha doesn’t really change much or go through a big arc either?? She is a static character that was always against the king’s ideals and in the end she was proven right and got what she wanted from the start 💀

One review I heard suggested that Asha’s “importance” in the story would make more sense if she was a literal princess (Magnifico’s daughter). Then we could also get an interesting story of a child rebelling against her father for her people. An early concept for Wish also featured Queen Amaya as a villain; she and Magnifico were going to be a bad guy couple. It would have been so interesting to see villains in love and their daughter having to stand up against them 😔

[friendlyheartless]

"Hello." Elsa smiled to Lucas as Mickey showed everyone interviews of everyone in Toon Town of what they wanted for Christmas, even some of the villains. "So Goofy, what do you want for Christmas?" Mickey asked. "That's easy. My two front teeth." Goofy said as Mickey showed him a mirror. "Already got those." He chuckled.

"The lamp. Give me the lamp!" Jafar said to Mickey. "What do we want for Christmas? How about bunk beds?" Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs asked. "No strings to hold me down." Pinocchio said to Mickey as he was a wooden boy, after all. "Bugs, grubs, worms, and beetles." Pumbaa said on what he wants for Christmas. "And air freshener." Timon said aside Pumbaa. "Your voice will do nicely." Ursula said holding her shell, cackling. "I wish me and Adrien had more time to hang pout. I mean, Hang about... I mean, hag about..." Marinette stuttered with her words, until she facepalmed herself. "Smooth stutter, Ladybug." I mumbled.

"I wish I wasn't a dumb old llama anymore!" Said Kuzco in his llama during his interview. Mickey then went to Asha. "I was that everyone's wishes would have a chance of coming true." She said to Mickey. "I wish for Halloween Town to better understand this Christmas thing." Said Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King. "I, Bartok the Magnificent, wish the Grand Duchess Anastasia to have a happy life." Bartok said during his interview. "What do I wish for Christmas, Mickey?" Beast asked. "I wish that everyone will find their inner beauty." He replied as Belle smiled and everyone awed at this. "It's enough to make me smile a lot." I said.

"Hello Asha." I spoke towards the Fairy Godmother of the Kingdom of Rosas. She and I even shake hands together. "Also, I remember seeing her at the 100th Disney Group Photo before her movie, Wish came out this year." I said aside to Lucas.

"Come on, Donald. This'll get you into the spirit. It's a story about you." Mickey said to his best friend as everyone started to watch Donald on Ice, a Mickey Mouse Works cartoon where Huey, Dewey and Louie participate in a snowman building contest. but while Donald tries to ice-skate, he crashes into their first snowman.

So, in retaliation, they create a prank in having a crack in the ice follow their Uncle Donald. However, he also got chased around by the Abominable Snowman that won the competition with the prize: ice skates. After that, Donald's nephews throw snowballs at Donald. After that cartoon, everyone applauded. "Did seeing that help you get in the Christmas spirit?" Goofy asked to Donald who continued to frown and cross his arms. "Oh, humbug." Donald replied.

"Well, I have an idea that might help." Minnie chuckled. "Hearing some yuletide wishes." She spoke. "Good idea, Minnie. Because earlier today, I went out on the street to see what everybody wanted." Mickey said showing his interviews with everybody.

[nitewrighter]

Watching Disney's "Wish"--No idea what to expect but mostly here for Chris Pine. Pray for me.

-Old school storybook opening sequence which is clearly meant to be evocative of Snow White, Pinocchio, etc. But it's very hard to play it straight in a Post-Shrek world.

-Jesus the world's most painfully expositional dialogue.

-Oh god the body language and the timing of the expressions... Disney has only had one (1) Heroine Concept since they popped out Moana and none of them have been as compelling as Moana.

-Rosas has Duloc vibes. Disney really did not consider the post-Shrek implications of this writing and worldbuilding.

-TANGLED REFERENCE.

-Oh god the Seven Dwarf Besties. Like... to what end??? Who is this for??? This is too many characters for one scene??? If they aren't in the title maybe don't dump 7 on your main character???

-Every time I hear that the Queen and King were originally written to be a villain power couple I'm soooo depressed at looking at this queen. I do like this character design.

-CHRIS PINE THIS IS WHAT I'M HERE FOR.

-ANIMATION REFERNCE.

-Aw hell yeah that's actually a damn good villain turnaround.

-Goddammit yeah again making the Queen ignorant of the whole evil king thing is sooooo disappointing and boring compared to the concept arts.

-Eyvind Earle inspired backgrounds are pretty good.

-This is a really creative concept with very interesting worldbuilding implications but goddamn Disney is just falling so hard back on what it thinks is fun and poppy and marketable and also the music is being pulled in like 5 different directions.

-Why is there a raccoon in the Mediterranean.

-Snow White Wishing Well reference.

-GOD the 'Well that just happened' dialogue.

-Is that a fucking Luma from Super Mario Galaxy.

-Alan Tudyk is here now.

-Oh so this is gonna be a *heist* movie. That's why she's got 7 besties.

-...again kind of disappointed that the Star is basically just a Luma and not a heavily ADHD-coded guy like we saw in the concept art.

-Bro the music in this is SO ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S PAINFUL. Chris Pine's villain song was just upbeat pop. Like practically Hanson. And then there's a song that's just.. literal straight up political revolution played completely straight.

-Saba's gonna fuckin die.

-You can tell Chris Pine is having so much fun being a campy charismatic villain he deserves such a better song than the one he got.

-Mage hand!!

-Maleficent ass magic effects.

-Man the movie did *not* set up the tone shift sufficiently.

-Jesus this is a specific ass political revolution song.

-I think this is the first Disney Princess to start, like, a full-on coup.

-Okay so they had to make the queen good so that Asha wouldn't be completely obliterating the government.

-Damn there's just a guy in full Peter Pan costume I guess.

-...straight up Fairy Godmother name drop. I THOUGHT THAT CLOAK REFERENCE WAS BUILDING UP TO SOMETHING.

-This movie is like 80% visual references to previous Disney Films--JESUS ENDING WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE EARS FIREWORKS AND A WINK.

-like... I get that it's Disney's 100th anniversary but it's also like... you could have made a short celebrating that and let this like.. be an actual movie.

[fantasygerard2000]

Hypocrisy in WISH Criticism

Wish is one of those types of pieces of media where people talk more about its reputation than the actual film itself. Mainly due to its reputation for being a "letdown" of a movie meant to celebrate Disney's centennial anniversary. However, what they meant by "letdown" is a complicated matter as most of the vocal complaints about this movie are over a version of a character that was scrapped.

Now, the legit genuine criticism I get towards this film is that it's half baked. I myself even wrote down the things I thought that would refine this movie.

I get why most people ended up not liking it. I get why the songs don't fit. I get why certain characters missed the mark. I also get why they made questionable choices.

However, what I don't get is why they think Asha's is the bad guy and Magnifico's is the real hero. Why this film needed a villain couple. Or why fangirls think a glowing Jack Frost recolor could've saved this movie.

But I already know why, and they're I do not something agree with.

Starting with...

The Villainization of Asha

Asha's character is quite frowned upon by most critics. She labeled as another quirky girl and that her motivations are flawed. This is just a surface level reading by morons who couldn't look pass her "quirks" which are actually few and far between.

The only moments where she's quirky is during her interview with Magnifico, her meeting with Star and her attempting to use an improve wand Star gave her. And she isn't all that quirky, nor were the heroines before her. They just act excited, make goofy faces, get all awkward.

I get that people were tired of these kind of main character, but she's more than just being quirky. She's determined, passionate, idealistic, selfless. She cares deeply about her community and the people she's close to and love. It's why she cares about wanting the wishes returned (emphasis on RETURN, not granted) because she sees how unfair it is for someone to live a life without feeling complete. She sees how people can achieve their dreams and greatness desire if they try to pursue them. It's literally in her song, "To have something more than this". Ironic given that "fans" want something more than a mid movie but literally missed this major factor about her character and the film's message.

Her motivation to return the wishes is greatly misunderstood as her being selfish. Selfish, for what exactly? She has no ulterior motives nor goals that are self centered. Sure, she ended up becoming a magic user and granter of wishes in Magnifico's place, but she initially refused the position. I get why the film's message says they don't need magic for wishes to come true, but Asha being made into a fairy godmother is so she can do what Magnifico should've done in the first place; safely granting the wishes by helping them pursue them. Asha's sole motivation is to help others. It's why she applied to be Magnifico's assistant apprentice.

But why are these motivations to help others are being read as "selfish"? I'd probably say racism but that's just too easy. Instead, it's more likely deliberate ignorance. Asha came across has "annoying" to some people, didn't payed attention to her motives cuz they're too fumed over her being "quirky" and misread them as her being an idiot whose gonna destroy Rosas.

One has to to be this stupid to actually accept that this wasn't accidental. The writers are not that dumb to actually wrote this in. Anything that comes across as slightly accidental is branded as deliberate by media illiterate asshats.

Magnifico Almighty

Magnifico may be a (hot) mess of a villain but "complicated" he is not. Well, he sorta is but this complication is the result of vagueness. And people tend to use vagueness as an opportunity to either make stuff or obscuring major factors, like his right to rule Rosas.

Magnifico is split by critics either as "a tragic hero who once swore to protect his people" and "MANIACAL POWER HUNGRY TRYANT", which are separate things. I can see why they think this is the case and how that makes him an ineffective villain but, they ignore the part where Magnifico has always been shady.

From the introduction song, Asha addresses that people forget what their wishes were once they give them to Magnifico. That's initially seem as a good thing until she figures out that taking away people's memories of their greatest desire means they have no motivation to pursue it. This is the equivalent of taking away someone's necessities to access a more fulfilling life happier without them knowing.

Magnifico created a system that mostly benefits himself by having people rely on him to have their dreams fulfilled without knowing when he will are what they are.

"But, what about him swearing to protect the wishes?" I hear you say. He uses that as an excuse to keep them. He even breaks that promise by breaking Sakina's wish as punishment to Asha and finding that crushes and finding out absorbing the wishes gives him more power. He even falsely promised his subjects that once he has Star, he'll grant their wishes, basically contradicting his alleged belief that the wishes should not be granted.

Even his backstory is no justification for his actions. A recent trend of "tragic villains" have been criticized for being more prevalent in media. Even characters who aren't even villains are branded as such. An even understandable complaint is that they are being redeemed in spite of their crimes. And that's essentially what Magnifico's simps are doing. Pardoning his atrocities because he's a tragic sad handsome white baby who "only wanted to protect his people", ignoring the part where he inslaved them once he has enough before to no longer rely on them.

I initially see Magnifico as a bad guy who thinks he's a goof guy, a unique take for Disney villain. But after rewatching and negating claims that he's a good guy, I see him as a once good intentioned man who's paranoid about losing control and wants to remain in control by be seeking more power.

The people who think he sucks as a villain just don't know what a villain is anymore. They even bill characters who are accurately described as antagonists as villains and even characters who only briefly act antagonistic at the climax as villains. Hell, they think Alma, Ming and Anxiety are villains while Magnifico is not.

Tropes Are Not Your Friends

Wish gets flack for not having its own identity because it relies too much on referencing the previous well known Disney films. I find this criticism rather dumb, largely because Wish was deliberately made to be an homage to those films.

And despite what people say, Disney's older and more well known films, especially the Princess ones were the subject of poorly misinterpreted online criticism. The same kind of criticism Wish is getting today. Princesses being misinterpreted as damsels waiting for a prince, villains being the true heroes because they're gay icons (which I find iffy given that what they are saying is that gay people are evil) and the princes having no personality.

Now, despite what people think that Disney does not pay attention to these "critics" they do listen to their complaints, hence why their recent films deviate from the formula. Frozen subverted the "true love's kiss" as an "act of true love", the act being Anna saving Elsa from Hans. The reason why the trolls and us the audience think the act is a kiss because that's what we expect from Disney. And despite what people say about Hans not being a good villain, he is known for subverting the prince charming trope.

Magnifico is kind of like Hans. Kings in Disney movies are always expected to be the big good like Triton and Sultan, however, he subverts this by being the villain.

Asha, despite not being princess by blood or marriage, is often treated as one by both fans and detractors. Complaints about how she should not wear the color purple is mute, mainly she's not even part of the brand but also she's made as a not to heroines long before the Princess brand was made.

Even tho I have written numerous post about my disinterest and annoyance about fan rewrites and how they tend to be the same but with minor differences, there's this "vibe" about how they made Wish more blander than it already is.

Now, it's no secret like Wish as is even I get it's "fine", but adding in stuff like a love interest would not only make things too cluttered, but would be very unnecessary to its premise and themes.

You see, Wish's message is about encouraging people to try and pursue their own dreams instead of relying on a system and waiting. Adding in a love interest for Asha would be a very unnecessary addition because she has to try to free and return the wishes while falling in love. It's a fine concept on paper, but on execution? This film has a short runtime and if even given an extra few minutes this romance would feel rush.

People tend to use Tangled as an example as it is the last fairy tale princess film with romance as a major plot point, with Rapunzel and Eugene finding out they can start a new dream together. The thing here is that Tangled is conditioned to have a romance because it's original fairy tale has the two main characters fall in love and marry at the end. A lot of Disney's princess films are like this. Even Frozen despite its original fairy tale not having a traditional love interest, except in cases where Gerda and Kai aren't siblings (Elsa is a composite of Kai and the Snow Queen btw so you're welcome for that information), Anna and Kristoff fall in love because it's expected for them to be. And that's why Kristoff's subplot in the sequel is ass.

Wish is not based on an existing fairy tale but is inspired after films that were adaptations of them. The creators could have chose to make a different film and have it be a fairytale romance, but they choose not to. Because they intend to make a film with a different premise.

Animation Fandom's Hypocrisy

Even though this journal is about Wish, a major factor why it's rated as the "worst" Disney film is largely because of this unhealthy competitive mindset audiences have.

There's this claim that's spread around about how they want an original hand drawn animated film. A claim that's dubious over the fact that they complain film companies making sequels and reboots that rely on nostalgia baiting more than they do watching those films.

This also brings up how animators are being disregarded on the matter. When a show is cancelled, they complain about they won't get to see more of it while the animators are over there struggling to find other projects to work on. Crunch is a real issue in both mainstream and indie industries.

Even if you give that an original animated hand drawn film like the described, they say "we want better". They are moving the goal post. They don't actually want an original film, what they want is a film similar to the ones they already seen.

The claim that they want original hand drawn films is a lie the moment they got angry The Boy and the Heron won the Oscar over Across the Spider-verse. The Boy and the Heron is an original animated film made by a well known an respected animator while Across the Spider-verse is a sequel.

This isn't the first time this behavior was on full display. They have this pathetic feud between Puss and Boots: The Last Wish and Turning Red. The Last Wish being a sequel no one asked for but love it so much they compare other films after it as inferior. There are also these dumb tiktok/shorts comparing Disney and Dreamworks, with clips literally showing gay characters on Disney's side while villains are shown on Dreamworks' side. I find this rather immature because these kinds of fans thinking maturity is about cool villains and fight scenes. But no, maturity does not equate to death and sex jokes. Disney's maturity are all thematically while Dreamworks' maturity is all visually.

Disney's previous recent films mature have mature elements. Encanto is literally about a woman's trauma of losing her husband and the effect it has to her family. Soul was about existentialism and living life to the fullest. Turning Red is about breaking the cycle of unhealthy parenting. These are all mature themes but because Disney is the punching bag for things unrelated to these films, they are considered inferior to true art.

I refuse the reality that there's "peak fiction". Because what peak fiction is a piece of media you really really like and want others to be like it.

[officialprincessasha]

👑✨ Princess Asha, Fairy Godmother ✨👑

Greetings, dear friends of the kingdom! As the Fairy Godmother of Rosas, it is my utmost pleasure to extend my warmest welcome to each and every one of you. 💖✨

Within these enchanted realms, my DMs are always open and my presence is eagerly awaiting your company. Whether you seek guidance, share your dreams, or simply wish to bask in the magic of our beloved fandom, I am here to lend an attentive ear and sprinkle a little extra sparkle into your day. 🌟✨

Feel free to tag me in your posts, share your thoughts, or engage in delightful conversations. Together, let us embark on wondrous adventures, weave tales of wonder, and celebrate the boundless joy that our shared love for all things magical brings us. 🎉🧚‍♀️

May your days be filled with enchantment, your dreams take flight on the wings of imagination, and your hearts be brimming with the magic of possibility. 🌈💫

With love and fairy dust,

Princess Asha, Fairy Godmother of Rosas 👸✨

[muses-of-the-memory]

I see Lucas embracing my waist and resting his head on my arm, but because of the song, "When You Wish Upon a Star", I start to smile. "When you wish upon a star, makes no difference where you are..." I sung with the song from memory since I seen Pinocchio. I even have the Blu-Ray DVD. "Anything your heart desires..." Belle sung. "Will come to you." She and The Beast sung together as Lewis was shedding a tear with Wilbur Robinson from Meet the Robinsons.

"I knew this was gonna happen." Hades groaned. Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame appears atop the studio as his gargoyle friends, Victor, Hugo and Laverne are there. and sings. "If your heart is in your dream," He sung. "No request is too extreme." Pocahontas sung next to Todd and Copper from The Fox and the Hound, Dumbo, Timothy Q. Mouse, the cast from The Great Mouse Detective, The Aristocats, and Gurgi from The Black Cauldron.

"When you wish up--" Ariel sung until Scuttle start vocalizing, until I close the seagull's mouth. "Upon a Star..." I sung finishing Ariel's line. "As dreamers do." Baloo and Mowgli both sung. I look around and then saw Shanti, but in her appearance from the first Jungle Book cartoon movie. and she smiled at me and Lucas. I smile goofily at Shanti like Mowgli fallen for him, but I shook my head.

"Fate is kind. She brings to those who love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing." As the chorus sang the Magical Brooms from sweeps up the broken camera and Fix-It Felix uses his hammer to fully repair it. Then Hercules puts back the ladder as Fairy Godmother floats Goofy to the top as he sets the timer. "Like a bolt out of the blue," Sung Snow White, Mulan and Asha altogether. "Fate steps in and sees you through." Winnie the Pooh sung as he was pounced by Tigger.

"When you wish upon a star," Sung Jiminy Cricket in Mickey's hands. "Your dreams… come… true!" Everyone sung together as the camera flashes taking the group picture in front of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building, and Tinker Bell flies around and as usual, waves her wand. "Thank you making this all possible." I said shedding a tear seeing all of the Disney characters come together. "You're welcome, pal." Mickey said. "And thank you for coming." Minnie smiled. "You and your friend are welcome to see us anytime." Daisy Duck said to me. "House of Mouse included? House of Mouse included?" I asked acting like a fanboy. "Yeah... If it's still there." Donald chuckled and Pete made a sinister smile acting like he's the nightclub's landlord. Mickey then writes something on a piece of paper, giving it to me. "Take the photo to remember us. We got a copy for ourselves." Mickey said.

"To all who have imagined with us, laughed with us, and dreamed with us. Thank You."

@the-world-hopper

"Well they could... Some of their actors are still alive, but they sometimes make do when they... pass away. Some of their voices are archived." I said to Lucas as MacBadger, Ratty, and Mole from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad walk by with Ryder, Honeymaren, Sven, and Kristoff from the Frozen series walk by the 99 Dalmatian puppies who watch Night on Bald Mountain. "C'mon pups. You're gonna have nightmares." Kristoff warned to the puppies as Chernabog pops out of the TV, scaring the puppies.

They run away to the lobby, while running over Scrooge McDuck, who drops his sacks of money, and Robin Hood and Little John grab them. "Oo-De-Lally." Robin Hood and Little John said heading down to the lobby. Meanwhile, Flash makes it to the elevator. "Thank you... for holding... the elevator." He said to Donald who groans. "I am also going to the lobby." Baymax from Big Hero 6 said as he squeezes into the elevator.

Ursula the sea witch also goes to the lobby, but a lovestruck Splat from Strange World follows her. "Oh, no no no no no..." She said towards the creature as Prince Charming and Cinderella walk downstairs, but the prince dropped his shoe, making a reverse of Cinderella losing her glass slipper. Before he could get it, Max, Eric's dog grabs it. "Hey, Max! Eric, get your dog!" Prince Charming shouted going after Max. "Go, Max, go!" Cinderella said rooting for the dog.

Mickey makes it to the floor where they are, and sees Kaa the Snake hypnotizing Clarabelle Cow singing "Trust in Me". "Kaa... Kaa! You stop that now, Kaa!" Mickey warned. "Don't worry, Mickey. I got this." Rapunzel said to Mickey as she knocks out Kaa with her frying pan. Mickey then approaches the photograph of studio co-founder Walt Disney and takes his hat off to fondly remember his legacy. "Hey Mick. We're all going to miss Walt. We must thank him for all this." I said sympathizing with Mickey. "Did you know that Yen Sid, Mickey's magic teacher from The Sorceror's Apprentice is Disney spelled backwards?" I spoke to Lucas about Disney trivia.

@the-world-hopper