{"id":70079,"date":"2024-05-09T07:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=70079"},"modified":"2024-05-09T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:12:31","slug":"disney-jr-s-ariel-to-make-a-splash-thursday-june-27-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/disney-jr-s-ariel-to-make-a-splash-thursday-june-27-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Disney Jr.&#8217;s Ariel&#8221; to Make a Splash Thursday, June 27 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70080\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ariel-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ariel-poster.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ariel-poster-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Yvette Nicole Brown, Melissa Villase\u00f1or, and Ron Funches, Among Others, To Join the Cast in Recurring Roles<\/p>\n<p>Disney Branded Television announced today the premiere date for the highly anticipated animated musical series <strong><em>&#8220;Disney Jr.&#8217;s Ariel.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> Inspired by <em><strong>&#8220;The Little Mermaid,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> the series will debut on Thursday, June 27, on Disney Junior (9:00AM EDT\/PDT) and air on Disney Channel later that day, with an initial batch of eight episodes available on Disney+ the following day, Friday, June 28. Additionally, new recurring cast members were announced, including Yvette Nicole Brown, Melissa Villase\u00f1or and Ron Funches.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1740648980\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ty5ARtpJ4rQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To help build excitement for <em><strong>&#8220;Disney Jr.&#8217;s Ariel,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>it was also announced that a new series of shorts titled <em><strong>&#8220;Disney Jr.&#8217;s Ariel: Mermaid Tales&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>will be featured across Disney+, Disney Channel, and Disney Jr. beginning Wednesday, June 5. Each two-minute short will highlight a different aspect of Ariel&#8217;s life in Atlantica.<\/p>\n<p>Set in the Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica, the series follows young mermaid princess Ariel (Mykal-Michelle Harris) as she embarks on underwater adventures with her family and friends, including King Triton (Taye Diggs), Ursula (Amber Riley), Flounder (Gracen Newton) and mer-friends Fernie (Cruz Flateau) and Lucia (Elizabeth Phoenix Caro).<\/p>\n<p>Each episode highlights themes of self-expression, curiosity, and resourcefulness and celebrates the multicultural elements of the Caribbean through food, fashion, language, and folklore. Dr. Patricia Saunders, professor of English and hemispheric Caribbean studies and director of graduate studies at the University of Miami, serves as cultural consultant on the series.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Brown as Aquatica, Villase\u00f1or as Navi, and Funches as Delfino, the series recurring cast includes Kevin Michael Richardson as Sebastian, Parvesh Cheena as Ravi, Danni Washington as Tantie Chantale, Alanna Ubach as Cristina Cuttles, and Dana Heath and Jessica Mikayla as Ariel&#8217;s twin sisters Ayanna and Alanna, respectively.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2598993555\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Music plays an integral role in the series, with original songs inspired by the diverse genres of Caribbean music. The acclaimed songwriting teams are comprised of Anthony M. Jones (Tone), Sofia Quinn, Olivia Waithe, Chantry Johnson, Michelle Zarlenga, and Rosemarie Tan. Emmy\u00ae Award winner Christopher Willis serves as composer. Sean Skeete, dean of the Professional Performance division at Berklee College of Music, is the Caribbean music consultant.<\/p>\n<p>Walt Disney Records will release a digital soundtrack on Friday, June 28, and an array of dolls, playsets, role-play, costumes, apparel, books and more from Disney Consumer Products will be available this summer.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Disney Jr.&#8217;s Ariel&#8221;<\/em> is executive produced by Lynne Southerland and is produced by Wild Canary in association with Disney Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/wJ1yJzicptseeCyCVYvk2Dz74b4.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Disney Junior Ariel<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Disney Channel<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Kids<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 73<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Follow 8-year-old Ariel as she and her friends embark on fun-filled, action-packed underwater adventures throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom and beyond.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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