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A Royal Cameo: Belle Visits Sofia the First!

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Last December, while at Walt Disney World for the New Fantasyland media trip, we were treated to a very special sneak peek: the first episode of Sofia the First – a whole month before its official debut!

Okay, so the truth is, we weren’t invited to a fancy screening that was hush-hush or otherwise “exclusive”. The first episode was part of the in-room entertainment rotation, and let me tell you… it rotated. Like, 8 times per day. So by the end of the 5-day trip, I had a pretty decent understanding of Sofia the First.

And, I had a pretty good idea that the show would be a HIT.

Think about it. Here’s a lovably humble, kind and courteous little girl who becomes a princess after her mother marries King Roland II of the kingdom of Enchancia. She has the incredibly powerful magical Amulet of Avalor that grants her the ability to talk to and understand animals (huzzah!), but the amulet is coveted by the evil sorcerer Cedric who wants its great magical power so he can use it to take over the kingdom (boo!).

However, Sofia the First is about so much more than just entertainment for wee ones; the entire series focuses on character qualities such as kindness, generosity, loyalty, honesty and grace. And even though I have two little boys, the lessons taught by Princess Sofia are not lost on them; when I asked Ryder why he loves the show, he said – and I quote – “Sofia is nice. Sometimes, when a person does something wrong, she doesn’t make them feel bad about it. And she always helps if she can. I wish she was in my class. Can I go to her school?”

On Sunday, November 10th, Disney Junior will feature a very special new episode of Sofia the First with a guest appearance by Belle (from Beauty and the Beast)! This episode,called “The Amulet and the Anthem” will premiere at 11:30am ET on Sunday morning.

“Sofia’s magical amulet bestows a curse upon her after she becomes a bit too boastful about being chosen to sing the Enchancian Anthem at the Harvest Festival. Sofia gets a special visit from Princess Belle who offers her some advice.”

BONUS: If you’re looking for extra entries for Disney Junior’s Princesses & Heroes contest, you can snag 25 entries by catching the Bonus Code, which will appear during the special episode!

(Enter it right after the premiere by clicking here. In Disney Junior’s Princesses & Heroes contest, you and your family could travel to Toronto to experience Disney On Ice! The grand prize includes round trip flights for a family of up to 4, a two-night hotel stay for a family of up to 4, rinkside seats to Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes, the opportunity to meet a star from the show, plus a special $1,000 shopping spree experience from The Disney Store!)

We’ll be tuning in on Sunday morning – I hope you will too!

I’m part of the Disney Junior Mom program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group.
The opinions on this blog are my own. 

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  1. Ella Pretty Blog

    Both my kids and my sister’s kids are crazy about Sophia the First. My son AND nephew both enjoy watching it – admittedly my son won’t admit to watching it but his eyes are glued to the screen when its on!!! And lots of mothers I’ve talked to appreciate the good values in the show – she’s not just your typical Princess!

  3. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    I gave the movie to my niece for her birthday and they must have watched it over dozen times.

  5. Darlene Schuller

    OMG I read this just in time, according to my computer its 11:27am, I guess my daughter forgot about it too she only mentioned it twice this morning lol thank you!

  7. Jen Quenneville

    My son changed the channel on my daughter, I came running to see what happened and changed it back. I assured my daughter we probably had not missed the secret code in the short time we were away from the channel. But we never saw the code come up after that. So it must have happened during the short time he changed the channel. Could anybody share the code to help dry my daughters tears.

  8. Emilia

    thanks for the introduction I did not know about Sofia the first, will be sure to watch for it with my grandchildren

  9. Flora M

    Disney comes up with the cutest shows that deliver good messages – don’t know if I personally have seen this one, but I am sure the younger two grandkids have seen it :)

  14. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    I gave my niece the movie for her birthday and they must watch it 20 x a day my sister in law says