While Encanto, Disney’s latest animated film, doesn’t open in theaters until November 24th, the heroine Mirabel of the magical Madrigal family is already out greeting Guests at Disney California Adventure!
Guests can find the heroine of the upcoming film at Paradise Gardens as part of the park’s Viva Navidad festivities. She’s still greeting from a distance, of course, due to COVID-19 protocols, but she’s out and interacting with Guests for the first time.
Encanto tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family who live in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Each child has been blessed with a magic gift unique to them—each child except Mirabel. But when the family’s home is threatened, Mirabel may be their only hope.
The voice cast includes Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel; MarÃa Cecilia Botero as Mirabel’s grandmother Alma aka Abuela; John Leguizamo as Bruno; Angie Cepeda and Wilmer Valderrama as Mirabel’s parents, Julieta and AgustÃn; and Diane Guererro and Jessica Darrow as Mirabel’s sisters, Isabela and Luisa. Also lending their voices are Carolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo as Mirabel’s aunt and uncle, Pepa and Félix; and Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz and Ravi Cabot-Conyers as Mirabel’s cousins Dolores, Camilo and Antonio, respectively.
The film features all-new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana). It is directed by Byron Howard (Zootopia, Tangled) and Jared Bush (co-director Zootopia), co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (writer The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez) and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino. Bush and Castro Smith are screenwriters on the film. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto opens in theaters on November 24, 2021.
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I’ve always wondered if the company arranges for cast members like her to see the film in advance of its release, just for research purposes.