Friday, August 18, 2023

Coming Attractions: Two Disney (Junior) favorites return

 On the heels of the recent Little Mermaid live special, Ariel returns to television in an all-new series for Disney Junior & Disney+, set to debut next year.


Mykal-Michelle Harris (Raven's Home) has the title role for this series, which is sure to cause the same kind of controversy as the Little Mermaid primetime special in terms of casting. To those haters, do us a favor, get a clue, a cookie, and go away (minor apology to the estate of Don Rickles).

Harris will be joined by Taye Diggs (All American) as the voice of King Triton, and Amber Riley (ex-Glee) as Ursula.

2025 sees the return of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, as Disney circles back to the popular series for preschoolers. The new version introduces a new character, Duffy, Mickey's faithful teddy bear. This will be fun, to be sure.

Before that, though, comes a Halloween special airing October 1-2, in which Mickey and Donald & Daisy Duck, along with Minnie Mouse & Goofy, run afoul of Witch Hazel, not the same as the one from those classic Bugs Bunny shorts, but you get the idea.

There's more stuff, too, and we'll look at that down the road.

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