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'''''Elena and the Secret of Avalor''''' is a crossover television movie between two Disney television series, [[Disney Junior]]'s ''[[Sofia the First]]'' and [[Disney Channel]]'s ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'', taking place before the latter series. It premiered on November 20, 2016, on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|title=Disney Channel Sets Premiere Date For 'Sofia' Spinoff 'Elena Of Avalor' |url=http://deadline.com/2016/06/elena-of-avalor-disney-channel-aimee-carrero-1201769613/ |website=Deadline.com |date=June 9, 2016 |quote=Disney Channel will air a special TV movie this fall called Elena And The Secret Of Avalor, explaining how Elena was imprisoned for decades in a magical amulet and set free by Princess Sofia of Enchancia.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awn.com/news/elena-and-secret-avalor-tv-special-premieres-november-20 |title=‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’ TV Special Premieres November 20 |date=October 13, 2016 |work=[[Animation World Network]] |quote=Elena and the Secret of Avalor combines the creative teams from Sofia the First and Elena of Avalor. The TV movie was written by Craig Gerber and directed by Jamie Mitchell}}</ref>
|director = Jamie Mitchell
|producer =
|writer = [[Craig Gerber (creator)|Craig Gerber]]
|story = Craig Gerber<br>Michael G. Stern
|starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Aimee Carrero]]
* [[Ariel Winter]]
}}
|music = Kevin Kliesch<br>[[John Kavanaugh]]
|editor =
|company = [[Disney Television Animation]]
|network = [[Disney Channel]] <br />[[Disney Junior]]
|released = {{Start date|2016|11|20}}
|runtime = 63 minutes
|country = United States
|language = English
|executive_producer = Jamie Mitchell <br> Craig Gerber
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'''''Elena and the Secret of Avalor''''' is an American animated [[Musical film|musical]] [[children's fantasy]] [[television movie]] [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] between ''[[Sofia the First]]'' and ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'' and the [[backdoor pilot]] of the latter series, while the events of the film take place during the third season of ''Sofia the First''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2016-06-09 |title=Disney Channel Sets Premiere Date For 'Sofia' Spinoff 'Elena Of Avalor' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/elena-of-avalor-disney-channel-aimee-carrero-1201769613/ |access-date=2016-11-12 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref> Jamie Mitchell served as director, Craig Gerber served as screenplay writer, and both served as executive producers.

It premiered on November 20, 2016, on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-13 |title='Elena and the Secret of Avalor' TV Special Premieres November 20 |url=https://www.awn.com/news/elena-and-secret-avalor-tv-special-premieres-november-20 |access-date=2016-11-12 |website=[[Animation World Network]]}}</ref> The movie received a nomination at the [[69th Primetime Emmy Awards]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-17 |title=Outstanding Animated Program Nominees / Winners 2017 Emmy Awards |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-animated-program |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
In Avalor, Crown Princess Elena presents the witch Shuriki's broken wand to her friend Naomi. She tells her how Princess Sofia saved her and the kingdom.
In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a broken wand. She tells her that it was Shuriki's wand and how she would still be trapped in the Amulet if it was not for a brave young Princess: Sofia. Elena then proceeds to tell Naomi the whole story: A coach is heading toward Avalor Castle. It is being chased by a green mist. When the coach reaches the castle, Elena comes out to greet her parents just in time to see the mist get revealed as a person who kills Elena's parents with a spell. The sorceress then proceeds to strike Elena with the same spell. The attack is revealed to be a daydream that Sofia is having. Flora flies by and dismisses the students for summer vacation. As Sofia heads back to the coach, Sofia's Amulet starts to glow blue alerting her that it is time to go to the Secret Library.


While attending school in Enchancia, Sofia sees a vision of Shuriki murdering Elena's parents, King Raul and Queen Lucia, when her amulet summons her to the castle's secret library. A book in the library turns into the wizard Alacazar, who explains how Elena originally possessed Sofia's amulet. The amulet was given to Elena on her [[Quinceañera|15th birthday]] and it saved her life by pulling her inside when Shuriki attacked her after murdering her parents. Alacazar, who was the royal Wizard of Avalor at the time, searched for 41 years for a special Princess who could help him free Elena, eventually turning himself into a book in the Enchancian Castle library and placing the amulet in the castle to wait for the right Princess. Sofia agrees to help him and convinces her family to spend their summer vacation in Avalor and to make a trade agreement there too.
Meanwhile, King Roland and Queen Miranda are trying to decide where to take their kids for their summer vacation. When the Royal Twins meet up with them, they reveal they still have not picked a place out. Meanwhile, Sofia grabs Behind the Walls and heads to the Secret Library. When she arrives, the Library selects a book called The Lost Princess of Avalor to the shock of Sofia who askes "Like my Amulet of Avalor?" When the book goes into the pendulem, it turns into a man known as Alakazar, the Royal Wizard of Avalor. He then proceeds to tell Sofia the story of The Lost Princess of Avalor, which is the tale of Princess Elena. On her fifteenth birthday, she was given the Amulet of Avalor by her mother. But on one fateful day, an evil power-hungry sorceress named Shuriki invaded Avalor. She attacked the King and Queen and set her sights on the palace. As the story goes, Elena chose to face Shuriki on her own. When Shuriki tried to strike her down, the Amulet saved Elena's life by pulling her inside it. Alakazar found the Amulet and discovered that the only way to free Elena was to find a special Princess to set her free. For years Alakazar searched for this Princess until he grew too old to continue. He then used the last of his magic to turn himself into the book he transformed from. Alakazar also explains that over the years the Amulet has tested many princesses before her and up till now the Amulet has chosen Sofia to set Elena free, and the daydreams she has been having were Elena telling her the time has come to set her free. In order to free Elena, Sofia must go to Avalor and summon his chanul. Alakazar also warns Sofia to be careful as Shuriki is as powerful and evil as ever. Sofia goes to her family and convinces them they should spend their vacation in the Kingdom of Avalor. The Royal Family of Enchancia then sets sail for Avalor.


Upon arrival, Sofia is horrified to learn they will meet Shuriki as a formality and notices the cheering crowds are unhappy. Winged jaguars known as jaquins disrupt the welcome feast and agree to help Sofia after she explains her mission. They take her to Alacazar's old house to meet his wizard grandson Mateo. He summons Alacazar's spirit guide Zuzo, who tells Sofia to get Shuriki's wand, which she swipes during a dance. Warning her siblings to hide, Sofia meets Mateo and the jaquins at the Maruvian temple. She magically transforms into a mermaid and places her amulet and Shuriki's wand on an underwater statue, releasing Elena from the amulet. Against the group's objections, Elena insists on confronting Shuriki alone with the witch's wand.
The Royal Family arrive on the Royal Galleon under the command of Admiral Vasquez. When Sofia sees the size of Avalor City, she wonders how she is going to find Alakazar's house in such a huge city. Sofia is horrified to learn that they are going to meet Shuriki since Roland sent a message ahead telling her they were coming. It is the custom to greet the King or Queen when visiting a new Kingdom. Meanwhile, Shuriki is using her magic to get ready for their arrival when Esteban comes in and informs her they have arrived. The Royal Family are greeted by cheering crowds but Sofia notices that the crowd is not actually happy. Shuriki arrives to greet them and Sofia is wary instantly. Sofia notices a flute playing to Shuriki's chagrin. As they get into the coach, Sofia spots Shuriki's guards take the flute from the boy playing it, upsetting him. They arrive at Avalor Castle where Shuriki gives them a tour before taking them out to a feast. Suddenly, Jaquins arrive and snatch food. Shuriki is about to pull out her wand but Esteban stops her and leads the group back inside. Sofia's Amulet glows and pulls her toward the Jaquins which Sofia takes to mean they can help her. Sofia goes up to the jaquins and asks for their help. The Jaquins refuse stating they do not help friends of Shuriki's. However, after hearing Sofia's plan to help bring Princess Elena back, the jaquins instantly become delighted to help and fly her to Alakazar's house.


At the palace, Elena confronts Shuriki in the throne room, revealing to Sofia's family how Shuriki usurped the throne. Elena tries to blast Shuriki with her wand, but due to a guard’s interference, the spell ricochets and blasts a tapestry that reveals an enchanted painting of Elena's maternal grandparents Francisco and Luisa and her little sister Isabel. Shuriki reveals that Alcazar placed Elena's sister and grandparents inside the painting to save them and it is immune to her magic. She also explains that her Chancellor Esteban is Elena's cousin. Skylar, one of the Jaquins, rescues Elena while Shuriki throws Sofia's family into the dungeon. After regrouping at Alacazar's house, Sofia, Elena, and Mateo sneak back to the castle, recruit castle chief Armando, and free her family. Luna, another one of the Jaquins, creates a diversion and attacks Shuriki, long enough for Mateo to sneak in and free Elena's family from the painting with magic. The group escapes and rallies the citizens of Avalor against Shuriki, overpowering the guards and storming the palace. Esteban steals Shuriki's wand and gives it to Elena, who snaps it, destroying the source of her power. With her magic lost, Shuriki ages rapidly and falls from the palace bridge, but manages to survive.
Sofia arrives at Alakazar's house. A woman greets her but proves to be of no help when Sofia tells her why she is here. Suddenly, Alakazar's grandson Mateo walks up and asks Sofia about her magical knowledge and reveals that the woman is his mother. Sofia introduces herself and reveals Alakazar sent her. Mateo realizes that Sofia's Amulet is the Amulet of Avalor and takes her to his workshop. Once there, Mateo reveals that he has been training himself to be a wizard in secret since Shuriki outlawed all magic other than her own when she took over. He also reveals that a chanul is a spirit animal that acts as a guide to all the magical things in the world and that it was Alakazar's chanul who revealed to him of Elena's imprisonment in the Amulet and how to get her out. Mateo summons Alakazar's chanul Zuzo who tells Sofia what she has to do to free Elena from the Amulet: She has to get Shuriki's wand. Once she gets it, she has to wrap the amulet around it and put both on the Crown of Aziluna, a Maruvian healer who could undo any spell or curse and located in the mountains is a statue of him. After Zuzo vanishes, Sofia does not know how she is going to get Shuriki's wand until Mateo accidentally gives her an idea: To dance with her. At Avalor Castle, Armando is entertaining the Royal Twins while Shuriki's conversation with Roland and Miranda is having her contemplating invading Enchancia. Sofia comes in and convinces Shuriki to dance the sambarossa with her. After Armando has shown them how, everyone dances the sambarrosa. During the dance, Sofia pretends to trip and steps on Shuriki's shoes. While Shuriki is recoiling from the pain, Sofia steals Shuriki's wand from her. After pocketing the wand, Sofia convinces Shuriki to let her and her siblings play hide and seek with Armando while she and her parents resume their discussions. When Armando starts counting, Sofia pulls her brother and sister away with her. Amber realizes that Sofia is up to something and asks her about it. Sofia promises her and James that she will explain everything later and right now needs them to stay hidden for as long as possible. James instantly agrees but Amber demands to know why Sofia will not tell them, only for her to say it is for their own good. Sofia heads back to Mateo and the Jaquins with the wand. Both are impressed with her for pulling it off and then the group then flies off to free Elena.


Elena assumes her place as Crown Princess of Avalor and gifts her amulet to Sofia. Esteban announces her as the crown princess of the land, Sofia reports her success to Alacazar in Enchancia, who gives her a new dress. In the present, Elena and Naomi decide to lock Shuriki's broken wand pieces in the treasury.
The group arrives at the Maruvian Temple where the Crown of Aziluna is, and go inside to find a magical lake. For the magic to work, Sofia needs to swim across the enchanted waters. So Sofia turns herself into a mermaid and dives into the lake. Once underwater, she finds the Crown of Aziluna and does as Zuzo instructed. This causes a island with a statue on it to rise out of the water. Once it surfaces, Sofia slides down to the base of the statue. Suddenly, Sofia's Amulet glows pink and decends. Once it hits the ground, a person appears in a flash of pink light. The Amulet returns itself to Sofia now pink. The person is revealed to be Princess Elena, who is finally free. Elena hugs Sofia and greets the Jaquins and Mateo. She then voices her intention to free Avalor from Shuriki. Upon leaving the temple, Elena tells the group of her plan: She is going to use Shuriki's wand against her. Sofia and Mateo want to help but she refuses and flies back to face Shuriki alone with Sofia and Mateo going after her anyway.

Armando is still playing hide and seek with Amber and James when Elena lands in the castle. Skylar wants to help but Elena tells him she has to do this alone. Elena confronts Shuriki in the throne room and tells Shuriki it is time to pay for her crimes, to Shuriki's horror. When Roland asks "What crimes?" Elena brings up how Shuriki invaded Avalor and seized the throne from the Royal Family of Avalor. Shuriki tries to pull out her wand only to find out that Elena has it, which makes her deduce that Sofia took it. Miranda is shocked to learn of her daughter's involvement, which Elena confirms. She then tries to blast Shuriki but only succeeds in blasting aside a tapestry that reveals a painting of Elena's little sister and grandparents. Shuriki reveals that was how Alakazar protected them: By placing them inside an Enchanted Painting even her magic cannot touch. She also reveals that Esteban is Elena's cousin, and then takes back her wand before ordering her guards to seize Elena. However, Skylar flies in and helps Elena escape. Shuriki orders her guards to throw Sofia's family into the dungeon and to capture Sofia and Elena. Elena meets up with Sofia and tells her that Shuriki has her family. Together, they fly back to Mateo's house.

When they arrive back at Mateo's house, Mateo's mother Rafa comes out and reveals the spell that can free Elena's family. Citizens of Avalor also come over and, at Sofia's urging, Elena agrees to let them help. Sofia and Elena fly to a secret entrance to the castle and sneak into the dungeon. Once inside, they meet Armando who agrees to help. While Armando distracts the guard, Sofia sneaks past him using her shrinking ability. Sofia finds her family and lets them out. After locking up the guard, the group then sets off to execute Elena's plan. Meanwhile, Shuriki demands that Esteban produce the results she desires. Esteban protests that when he helped her invade Avalor she promised no one in his family would get hurt to which Shuriki retorts that she also promised him power which she granted after appointing him Chancellor. Shuriki tells him to be grateful she kept one of her promises or he will end up like his aunt and uncle. Suddenly, Luna flies in and attacks Shuriki, who chases after her. Once Shuriki is gone, Mateo sneaks in and, using the spell his mother gave him, frees Elena's family, who happily reunite with Elena. The entire group then flies off to execute the next part of the plan: Rallying the Citizens of Avalor against Shuriki. The Avalorians and the Enchancians all march on the castle together and overwhelm the guards, who lock the gate.

Sofia and Elena fly in and open the gates, through which the Avalorians march through. Shuriki raises her wand to blast Elena but Esteban, who was pretending to serve Shuriki to save his family from her, grabs Shuriki's wand and tosses it to Elena who destroys it. With her wand gone, Shuriki's powers are destroyed and she ages into an old woman. Horribly weakened, Shuriki falls down a waterfall and swims away. Sofia offers the amulet back to Elena, only to be told that Elena wants her to have it. Elena then assumes the throne of Avalor, to the joy of all the Avalorans. Back in the Secret Library, Sofia and Alakazar both review the story Sofia finished. She has given Elena's story a great ending which has also given her story a great beginning. After Alakazar vanishes, Sofia dress undergoes a transformation and she leaves the Secret Library. Back in the present, Elena and Naomi both decide to lock Shuriki's wand away in the royal treasury forever and then head back to the palace together.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Jane Fonda]] as Shuriki
*[[Jane Fonda]] as Shuriki
*[[Sara Ramirez]] as Queen Miranda
*[[Sara Ramirez]] as Queen Miranda
*[[Darcy Rose Byrnes]] as Princess Amber
*[[Darcy Rose Byrnes]] as Amber
*Tyler Merna as Prince James
*Tyler Merna as James
*[[Travis Willingham]] as King Roland II
*[[Travis Willingham]] as Roland II
*[[Barbara Dirikson]] as Flora
*[[Barbara Dirikson]] as [[Flora, Fauna and Merryweather|Flora]]
*[[Chris Parnell]] as Migs
*[[Chris Parnell]] as Migs
*[[Yvette Nicole Brown]] as Luna
*[[Yvette Nicole Brown]] as Luna
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*[[Jillian Rose Reed]] as Naomi
*[[Jillian Rose Reed]] as Naomi
*[[Joseph Haro]] as Mateo
*[[Joseph Haro]] as Mateo
*Jorge Diaz as Gabe
*[[Keith Ferguson (voice actor)|Keith Ferguson]] as Zuzo
*[[Keith Ferguson (voice actor)|Keith Ferguson]] as Zuzo
*[[André Sogliuzzo]] as Alakazar
*[[André Sogliuzzo]] as Alacazar
*Joe Nunez as Armando
*[[Joe Nunez]] as Armando
*[[Ana Ortiz]] as Rafa
*[[Ana Ortiz]] as Rafa


==Trivia==
== Songs ==
*"The Great Unknown"
*The amulet of Avalor is changed from dark purple to ruby pink after Sofia releases Elena from it.
*"Our Mighty Jaquin Cry"
*Sofia's family learns the truth about the magic of Sofia's amulet; although Amber had first known about its magical properties in ''The Curse of Princess Ivy'', but her memory was erased afterwards.
*"The Spirit of Avalor"
*"My Time"
*"Our Time (My Time Reprise)"
*"Sofia the First!" (instrumental, end credits)


==References==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|title=Elena and the Secret of Avalor}}

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Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Written byCraig Gerber
Story byCraig Gerber
Michael G. Stern
Directed byJamie Mitchell
Starring
Music byKevin Kliesch
John Kavanaugh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJamie Mitchell
Craig Gerber
Running time63 minutes
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
Disney Junior
ReleaseNovember 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)

Elena and the Secret of Avalor is an American animated musical children's fantasy television movie crossover between Sofia the First and Elena of Avalor and the backdoor pilot of the latter series, while the events of the film take place during the third season of Sofia the First.[1] Jamie Mitchell served as director, Craig Gerber served as screenplay writer, and both served as executive producers.

It premiered on November 20, 2016, on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.[2] The movie received a nomination at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program.[3]

Synopsis

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In Avalor, Crown Princess Elena presents the witch Shuriki's broken wand to her friend Naomi. She tells her how Princess Sofia saved her and the kingdom.

While attending school in Enchancia, Sofia sees a vision of Shuriki murdering Elena's parents, King Raul and Queen Lucia, when her amulet summons her to the castle's secret library. A book in the library turns into the wizard Alacazar, who explains how Elena originally possessed Sofia's amulet. The amulet was given to Elena on her 15th birthday and it saved her life by pulling her inside when Shuriki attacked her after murdering her parents. Alacazar, who was the royal Wizard of Avalor at the time, searched for 41 years for a special Princess who could help him free Elena, eventually turning himself into a book in the Enchancian Castle library and placing the amulet in the castle to wait for the right Princess. Sofia agrees to help him and convinces her family to spend their summer vacation in Avalor and to make a trade agreement there too.

Upon arrival, Sofia is horrified to learn they will meet Shuriki as a formality and notices the cheering crowds are unhappy. Winged jaguars known as jaquins disrupt the welcome feast and agree to help Sofia after she explains her mission. They take her to Alacazar's old house to meet his wizard grandson Mateo. He summons Alacazar's spirit guide Zuzo, who tells Sofia to get Shuriki's wand, which she swipes during a dance. Warning her siblings to hide, Sofia meets Mateo and the jaquins at the Maruvian temple. She magically transforms into a mermaid and places her amulet and Shuriki's wand on an underwater statue, releasing Elena from the amulet. Against the group's objections, Elena insists on confronting Shuriki alone with the witch's wand.

At the palace, Elena confronts Shuriki in the throne room, revealing to Sofia's family how Shuriki usurped the throne. Elena tries to blast Shuriki with her wand, but due to a guard’s interference, the spell ricochets and blasts a tapestry that reveals an enchanted painting of Elena's maternal grandparents Francisco and Luisa and her little sister Isabel. Shuriki reveals that Alcazar placed Elena's sister and grandparents inside the painting to save them and it is immune to her magic. She also explains that her Chancellor Esteban is Elena's cousin. Skylar, one of the Jaquins, rescues Elena while Shuriki throws Sofia's family into the dungeon. After regrouping at Alacazar's house, Sofia, Elena, and Mateo sneak back to the castle, recruit castle chief Armando, and free her family. Luna, another one of the Jaquins, creates a diversion and attacks Shuriki, long enough for Mateo to sneak in and free Elena's family from the painting with magic. The group escapes and rallies the citizens of Avalor against Shuriki, overpowering the guards and storming the palace. Esteban steals Shuriki's wand and gives it to Elena, who snaps it, destroying the source of her power. With her magic lost, Shuriki ages rapidly and falls from the palace bridge, but manages to survive.

Elena assumes her place as Crown Princess of Avalor and gifts her amulet to Sofia. Esteban announces her as the crown princess of the land, Sofia reports her success to Alacazar in Enchancia, who gives her a new dress. In the present, Elena and Naomi decide to lock Shuriki's broken wand pieces in the treasury.

Cast

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Songs

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  • "The Great Unknown"
  • "Our Mighty Jaquin Cry"
  • "The Spirit of Avalor"
  • "My Time"
  • "Our Time (My Time Reprise)"
  • "Sofia the First!" (instrumental, end credits)

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Greg (June 9, 2016). "Disney Channel Sets Premiere Date For 'Sofia' Spinoff 'Elena Of Avalor'". Deadline. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "'Elena and the Secret of Avalor' TV Special Premieres November 20". Animation World Network. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Outstanding Animated Program Nominees / Winners 2017 Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 17, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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