Meet Disney’s girl princess

MANILA, Philippines - Disney will introduce its first girl princess with the debut of Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess, an enchanting, music-filled animated Disney Junior television movie for the whole family, today at 11 a.m. on Disney Channel and on May 27, 1 p.m. on Disney Junior. The tele-movie will premiere in July.

Set in the storybook world of Enchantia, Sofia the First introduces Sofia, an av- erage girl whose life suddenly transforms when her mother marries the king and she becomes a princess, Sofia the First. Sofia must learn to navigate the extraordinary life of royalty while holding on to her own hopes and dreams. Her journey to being the best she can be also paves the way for those around her to realize how special they are. Disney’s Cinderella makes an appearance in the movie to offer Sofia some words of wisdom — princess to princess.

Alongside the debut of Sofia the First, Disney Channel and Disney Junior will launch the DisneyChannel-asia.com and DisneyJunior-Asia.com/Sofia website featuring a fully immersive royal experience. Kids can get creative, creating and personalizing their own prince or princess avatars with the Royal Me game, dressing up Sofia’s room or just having fun with the many activity pages and videos avail- able on the site.

Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess stars the voices of Ariel Winter as Sofia; Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda; Wayne Brady as Clover; Tim Gunn as Bailey wick; Darcy Rose Byrnes as Amber; Zach Callison as James; Travis Will- ingham as King Roland II; Jess Harnell as Cedric; Ashley Eckstein as Mia the Bluebird; and Meghan Strange as Robin. Disney Legend Russi Taylor (Minnie Mouse), Barbara Dirickson and Tress MacNeille (Daisy Duck) bring Fauna, Flora and Merryweather, respectively to life. Jennifer Hale provides the voice of Cinderella.

Craig Gerber developed the tele-movie and serves as co-executive producer and story editor. Jamie Mitchell is executive producer and director. John Kavanaugh serves as songwriter/music director and Kevin Kliesch is the composer.