2023 animated television special on Disney+
Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
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Promotional release poster for the special.
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Based on
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Written by
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Directed by
| Michael D. Black
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Starring
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Music by
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Country of origin
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Original language
| English
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Executive producers
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- Robert Fewkes
- Sanjee Gupta
- Pamela J. Keller
- Joshua Wexler
- Jill Wilfert
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Editor
| Michael D. Black
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Running time
| 47 minutes
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Production companies
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- The Lego Group
- Pure Imagination Studios
- Zebu Animation Studios (animation services)
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Network
| Disney+
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Release
| August 18, 2023
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2023-08-18
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Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
is a 2023
animated
streaming television
special
based on both the
Lego Disney
toyline and
Disney Princess
franchise. It is a crossover between several characters featured in films produced by
Walt Disney Animation Studios
, and the first
Lego special
based on the franchise. In the special, five princesses have been transported to a mysterious castle and must stop
Gaston
from taking over their individual kingdoms.
[1]
The special was released on
Disney+
on August 18, 2023.
[2]
Plot
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edit
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Gaston
has entrapped
King Triton
in a fish tank and tries to possess his trident to make him ruler of land and oceans. Triton proposes a challenge securing him his freedom, to which Gaston asks who would challenge him. The
Magic Mirror
summons
Snow White
,
Ariel
,
Tiana
,
Rapunzel
, and
Moana
, for they are the only ones that could outbest him. Ariel, shocked at the sight of her father demands his release and agrees to partake in Gaston's challenge, and the rest of the princesses follow suit. Gaston breaks the fish tank so that Triton slowly loses water.
The princesses split up. Ariel and Moana set off to find the
Magic Carpet
while Snow White, Tiana and Rapunzel head to the Dark Forest to find the Sundrop Flower. Gaston brews a storm which is overpowered by Ariel and Moana's connections to the ocean and the two of them come across a pirate ship planning to steal the Magic Carpet. The other three princesses are chased by wolves that they befriend through Snow White's ability to talk to animals. Ariel and Moana are confronted by the pirate ship's captain,
Iago
, who attempts to destroy them. His attempt is defeated by Moana, and the two of them get away on the Magic Carpet and return to the castle.
The five reunite and head for the final challenge where they must navigate a maze. The maze feeds off the princesses' anxieties and doubt, and Ariel uses her singing to guide everyone out. Gaston attempts to use the challenge as a way of killing the princesses through Dragon
Maleficent
, but the princesses notice that her wing is damaged and help restore it. This leads to Maleficent siding with the princesses instead and she defeats Gaston while the princesses head back.
The princesses return to the castle, devastated by the sight of a dehydrated Triton. Ariel, now confident through her new friends, grabs the trident and the five send him back to the ocean. The princesses question the logistics of the castle, to which Magic Mirror reveals that the castle is also made for them. The princesses move into the castle and each get their own rooms based on their respective identities.
Voice cast
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Additional cast members include Roland Rubio, who voiced Flower from
Bambi
(1942), and
Jo Anne Worley
, who reprises her role as the Wardrobe from
Beauty and the Beast
(1991).
Release
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Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
was revealed on August 2, 2023 as part of a series of month long celebrations of "nearly a century of Disney Princess".
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A trailer was released on August 8 where it was confirmed that many of the original voices of the characters would reprise their roles.
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Reception
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Farid-ul-Haq of
The Geekiary
called the special "an enjoyable little treat for Disney fans", praising some elements such as the easter eggs and the actors' reprisals.
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Luke Manning of
Laughing Place
said: "
LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
obviously will not live up to any of the movies featured within, but it is a fun diversion for the Princess fan young or young at heart. With trademark LEGO humor and fun animation added, it's a recommended sleepy afternoon viewing".
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