50 Fun Facts About Wish
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Take the 50-question quizWho voices Asha?
She was announced at the 2022 D23 Expo alongside Alan Tudyk.
Who voices King Magnifico?
His casting was announced at CinemaCon in April 2023.
What animal is Valentino, voiced by Alan Tudyk?
Star's magic grants his wish to talk.
What is the name of the kingdom where the film is set?
Magnifico and Amaya founded it on an island in the Mediterranean.
In which sea does the kingdom sit?
Composer Dave Metzger used castanets, finger cymbals and guitars to evoke the region.
How often does Magnifico grant one wish at a ceremony?
Subjects surrender the memory of their wish when they hand it over.
Which birthday is Asha's grandfather Sabino celebrating?
She hopes Magnifico will grant his wish to inspire the next generation.
Who voices Sabino?
A scene of him singing 'A Wish Worth Making' was cut late in development.
What job is Asha interviewing for when the story begins?
The interview goes well until she asks for her grandfather's wish to be granted.
What does Asha name the glowing being that answers her wish?
Early concepts made Star a glowing human figure inspired by Peter Pan.
What do the talking animals tell Asha all life is made of?
The message is what she uses to rally the citizens against Magnifico.
Which of Asha's friends betrays her to Magnifico?
He hopes his wish to become a knight will be granted; Magnifico grants it and bewitches him.
What does Simon wish to become?
Evan Peters voices him.
Who voices Simon?
His character was inspired by Sleepy of the Seven Dwarfs.
Asha's circle of friends is modelled on which classic Disney characters?
Dahlia is Doc, Gabo is Grumpy, Hal is Happy, Simon is Sleepy, Bazeema is Bashful, Safi is Sneezy and Dario is Dopey.
Which friend, plagued by allergies, is based on Sneezy?
Ramy Youssef voices him.
Which friend is the royal baker and modelled on Doc?
Jennifer Kumiyama voices Asha's best friend.
Who voices Queen Amaya?
Early drafts made Amaya a villain alongside her husband.
Who voices Asha's mother, Sakina?
Sakina and Sabino flee to a nearby island while Asha stays to free the wishes.
Where does Magnifico end up trapped at the end?
His own dark magic turns against him when the citizens' collective wish overpowers him.
What gift does Star leave Asha before returning to the sky?
The film is framed as the origin of the wishing star and the fairy godmother figure.
What does Magnifico turn to when his subjects begin to doubt him?
Queen Amaya pleads with him not to, and later joins Asha's side.
Who directed the film?
Both had worked on the Frozen films; it was Veerasunthorn's feature directing debut.
Who co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Lee?
Lee, then Disney Animation's chief creative officer, had been writing it since 2018.
Who wrote the film's songs?
JP Saxe later added music to the lead song 'This Wish'.
Who composed the score?
The longtime Disney orchestrator wove the first five notes of 'When You Wish Upon a Star' into it.
Which Disney song's first five notes did Metzger weave into the underscore?
Chris Buck asked for something different, so he gave it an ethereal texture.
What is the title of Asha's anthem previewed at CinemaCon?
It was the first single, released October 18, 2023, with one song following each Wednesday.
Which two classic Disney films were the main design inspirations?
Sleeping Beauty also inspired the decision to use a 2.55:1 aspect ratio.
What aspect ratio was the film presented in, after Sleeping Beauty?
The ultra-wide frame echoed the 1959 film's Super Technirama 70 presentation.
How was the film originally meant to be animated?
2D alone was judged too limiting for camera moves, so it was blended with CG.
In which year did development quietly begin?
It was not disclosed until January 2022, when Lee was reported to be writing an original film.
At which event was the title announced in September 2022?
DeBose and Tudyk were announced as the leads the same day.
In early concepts, Star was a part-magical human inspired by which character?
The Art of Wish book also revealed a cut alternate ending where Asha tried to pass Valentino off as Star.
Who walked the premiere's blue carpet in place of the striking cast?
The SAG-AFTRA strike ended hours later at 12:01 a.m.; a drone show flew over the theater.
Early-access screenings on November 18, 2023 coincided with whose 95th birthday?
A special brand spot commemorating it played before the screenings.
The official trailer became Disney Animation's most-viewed since which film?
It drew over 66.5 million views and was the most-viewed Disney trailer on TikTok.
Which charity partnered on the film's merchandise donation campaign?
Disney pledged 10% of each item's price, up to $1 million.
Which anime film was the subject of a parody-poster collaboration in Japan?
Anya and Bond Forger mirrored the Japanese Wish poster.
What was the film's worldwide gross?
Deadline calculated a loss of about $131 million for the studio.
Roughly what was the film's production budget?
Disney had considered longer theatrical windows after Strange World and Lightyear flopped.
Which two films finished ahead of Wish on its opening weekend?
It opened to $19.5 million over three days and $31.7 million over five.
What Rotten Tomatoes score did the film receive?
It was the studio's first 'Rotten' film since Chicken Little in 2005.
Wish was the first Disney Animation film rated 'Rotten' since which 2005 film?
On Metacritic it became the studio's lowest-rated film at 47.
What CinemaScore grade did audiences give the film?
Critics were far cooler, but PostTrak still recorded a 71% positive score.
How many views did Wish draw in its first five days on Disney+?
Only Encanto and Frozen II had bigger streaming premieres for the studio.
When did the film arrive on Disney+?
Digital came first on January 23 and discs on March 12.
Which short film accompanied the 2026 3D re-release?
The re-release ran from October 30 to November 5, 2026.
Which UK singer and presenter cameos as a villager who wishes to captain a ship?
Her cameo appears only in the UK version of the film.
Which critic highlight did Empire single out as a 'genuine highlight'?
John Nugent otherwise felt the jokes landed flatly.