♪♪
[theme song playing]
♪ In a kingdom old and grand ♪
♪ Elena ♪
♪ A princess bravely rules the land ♪
♪ Elena ♪
♪ With her family by her side ♪
♪ Elena ♪
♪ It's a wild and daring ride ♪
♪ Elena ♪
♪ Elena of Avalor ♪
♪ Myth and mystery everywhere ♪
♪ Loyal friends are always there ♪
♪ Loyal friends always there ♪
♪ Magic shines from deep within ♪
♪ Magic shines from within ♪
♪ Let her royal reign begin ♪
♪ Elena, Elena ♪
♪ Elena of Avalor ♪
[Elena] "To Queen or Not to Queen."
Aww, thanks, Naomi.
But you guys didn't have to get me coronation gifts.
You're not just becoming Queen tomorrow.
It's your birthday, too.
So, yeah, we did.
Can't argue with that.
So which one should I open next?
Oh! Mine.
It's a shapeshifting potion.
In case you ever want to take a break from ruling
and be a jaquin again.
Woo-hoo!
Um, but what about--?
The reversal potion? Right here.
-[Gabe] Hey, think fast! -Uhh!
To remind you to take a break every now and then,
to have some fun.
Ooh, speaking of fun,
who's up for a game of "What If?"
Ooh, let's do it.
Incoming!
Ohh!
Uh!
You know the rules, Mateo.
You fumble the ball, you gotta tell all.
So what if...
you lost all your tamboritas?
That's easy. I'd make a potion to find them.
Whoa! Unh!
[groans]
All right, my turn.
What if... oh!
Your dad asked you to quit being a Royal Guard
so you could help him out at his bakery?
Easy, I'd bake something.
After one bite, he'd remember
why I'm meant to be a Royal Guard.
[laughing] Uh!
[Mateo] Ooh, Elena's turn!
What if you weren't about to become queen?
What would you do?
You mean what would I do tomorrow
if there was no Coronation Ceremony?
No, what would you do with your life?
Like, what kind of job would you have?
I've-- I've never thought about that.
As the first-born child of a king,
I was just always going to be queen,
so I don't know what I'd do.
What if... we move on,
since our future leader is totally stumped.
Yeah, sure thing.
[game continues]
[heavy sigh]
[horses whinny]
Papá. Did you ever wonder if ruling the kingdom
was the right path for you?
-[Zuzo] Naah! -[gasp]
Aah!
Too much paperwork.
Zuzo? What are you doing here?
I came to wish you luck tomorrow.
What are you doing here?
I couldn't sleep.
I keep wondering
if there's something else out there for me
besides being queen,
something I never got to try.
Like what?
I don't even know.
Maybe I could've been a painter
or a florist or a comedian.
Well, I don't know about that.
I've heard your jokes.
But we'll never know, will we?
The only thing I'm allowed to be is queen.
Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
Maybe, but I can't stop wondering.
If I had the choice, is this what I really want?
If you like, I can help you figure that out.
That would be great.
But how?
You'll see.
[yawn]
Excuse me. I'm suddenly so sleepy.
[snoring]
Yep, that's the idea!
[yawn]
Huh?
[Royal Guard] Pick up the pace, amigo.
I'm going as fast as I can.
Excuse me! Hi, over here.
Do you happen to know where the Royal Carriage is?
I need to get back to the palace right away.
The Royal Carriage is reserved for the royals, señorita.
Huh? Oh, I know I'm wearing a different dress,
but it's me, Princess Elena.
Princess who?
There's no princess in Avalor.
Ha! "Elena" doesn't even sound like a princess name.
Now Sofia, that's a princess name.
Am I dreaming?
Zuzo!
What did you do to me?! Zuzo?!
Well, there must be someone who can tell me what's going on.
Well, you know the king.
Uh, what's that?
What... what happened to the Avalor flags?
What do you mean? They're right there.
But the colors are all wrong and--
If you don't mind me asking,
why is everyone's hair like that?
It's the latest fashion.
And it's also required by law.
And the fans?
Oh, yes, we are all big fans of the look. Big fans!
Do you by any chance know who I am?
-Why yes! -Really?
Someone who has clearly never been
to the kingdom of Avalor before.
[laughing]
Naomi? Naomi!
Blechh!
Naomi! I'm so glad to see you.
Something really strange is going on.
No one recognizes me.
Uh, should they?
It's me, Princess Elena!
Princess?
Your best friend?!
I have no idea who you are,
but if you buy some fish, I'll be your best friend.
How can you not know me?
We were hanging out together just last night.
You, me, Gabe--
Oh, Gabe Nuñez?
Yes!
Him, I know.
Ooh, where is he?
I guess I can take you there.
No one's buying day-old flounder.
Right this way, uh, "Princess."
Hi, Armando!
Oh, hi... whoever you are.
Don't mind her.
I think she was hit in the head or something.
Okay. [whistling]
What's he doing with all that cheese?
His family does own a dairy farm.
But Armando works at the palace!
Yeah, right. He tried to get a job there,
but the king ordered him to stay in the cheese business.
The king loves his cheese.
King? What king?
The king of Avalor.
Oh, look, we're here.
-[bell rings] -[Gabe] I'll be right with you!
Gabe? Are you helping your dad out?
Oh, he retired.
I run the bakery now.
Uh, do I know you?
[exasperated] You, too?
What's with all the tres leches cakes?
It's the king's favorite,
so it's all I'm allowed to make.
All day. Every day.
[groans]
Okay, this is ridiculous.
Gabe, why are you suddenly a baker
when your whole life you wanted to be a Royal Guard?
Wait, how did you know that?
Because I know, okay?
Uh, what does it matter anyway?
No one in Avalor gets to do what they want.
I don't understand.
You don't get to choose your job?
Nope. We have to do whatever job
is assigned to us by the king.
Unless we're lucky enough to win the King's Challenge.
But there are only two winners each year.
Wait, the king has a challenge?
[trumpet fanfare]
Come and see for yourself.
[whinnying]
The king's in the last one.
[crowd cheering]
Esteban is king?!
[gasp] And Doña Paloma is queen?!
Ah, my adoring subjects.
I found time out of my busy day
to grace you with my presence.
But I am not here solely to delight and inspire you.
I have come to remind you
that tomorrow is the King's Challenge!
[crickets chirp]
Um, you may applaud now.
[cheering and applause]
And now you may stop.
During the challenge, any Avaloran may come forward
and compete for the job of their dreams.
The two royal subjects who put on the best display
of their talents win the jobs they seek.
What about the others?
[shocked gasps]
[horse whinnies "Huh?"]
Why, they will continue to serve in the positions
selected for them by their beloved king.
And queen.
Hold on, you can't keep Avalorans
from following their own dreams.
I'm sorry, Your Most Supreme and Stupendous Highness--
You should be. Hmph!
[claps]
I wasn't kidding before.
If you upset the king for any reason,
he'll throw you in the dungeon.
It's best to just do whatever he says.
[Mateo] Ring a ding a ding!
Hooray for our king!
Zing a ling a ling!
He's great at everything!
[gasp] Mateo?
Ring a ding a ding! Hooray for our king!
-Zing a ling a ling! -What did they do to you?
Okay, that's it!
Zuzo! Are you behind this?
Is this a dream? Show yourself!
I don't want to live in a world
where Mateo is a jester
when he should be a wizard.
And Gabe is a baker
when he should be a Royal Guard.
Who's she talking to?
Can I talk to you guys in the bakery?
Now?
Ring a ding a ding! Hooray--
-You, too, please. -Ooh!
I may be stuck here. Possibly forever.
But that doesn't mean I'll sit back and watch you guys
toil away at jobs you don't even like.
What are you saying?
And who are you?
I'm Princess-- Ugh!
I'm just a friend, who wants to help her friends.
How, exactly?
That King's Challenge.
You want to be a Royal Guard, don't you?
More than anything.
And you're no jester.
Deep down you know you're a wizard.
[gasp] We've just met,
but I feel like you've known me forever.
[exasperated sigh] What about you, Naomi?
I know you don't want to sell fish all your life.
I want to sail the 17 seas.
But there's nothing I could do at the challenge
to convince the king to give me a boat.
Okay, but Mateo and Gabe,
you guys can show off your magic and sword skills.
I don't know that my magic skills are good enough.
They will be when we finish training.
[rousing music playing]
[grunts]
The king only grants two people their dream jobs.
So you'll have to be quicker than this.
It's a little harder
now that I'm using a real sword.
[mispronounced] Llevalock! Oh!
Come on, Mateo. The Challenge is tomorrow.
Llevaluq!
Aaaah!
Nice! Okay, on to the next spell.
[grunting]
Vetzi!
[Mateo, mispronouncing] Ack-a-tak!
Elena. You're a good friend to do all of this.
It's just what friends do for each other, that's all.
[cheering]
Whoa, looks like the whole kingdom is here!
[nervous chuckle] But don't let that get to you.
You need to stay focused when you go out there
and show off your skills, or you'll blow this
and lose your chance to change your lives!
So don't be nervous!
Wow... great pep talk.
-[trumpet fanfare] -[both gasp]
[cheering]
Welcome to the King's Challenge.
I understand that this year,
only four souls entered the competition.
Ah, that must mean the rest of you
are happy with the jobs chosen for you by your beloved king.
And queen.
First up: the Herrera Sisters!
And what is the job you hope to earn with your performance?
Our dream is to become musicians
in the Royal Classical Ensemble.
Ah, the Queen and I adore classical music.
Because we are very sophisticated.
Everyone says so.
Right, everyone?
[shouting agreement]
Then we are at your service.
[playing awful violin-cello duet]
[groaning]
You guys are gonna win for sure.
If we can make it through their performance.
[music ends]
Would you believe we've never taken a single lesson?
I believe it.
And now for our next and final contestants.
This cannot be.
My favorite baker?
And my court jester?
No, no. Why would you want to leave those wonderful jobs
that mean so much to me?
We believe we have more to offer Avalor as a wizard...
...and a Royal Guard.
Very well. You may spar
with the leader of the Royal Guard, Captain Higgins.
[crowd cheering]
Ready to spar, Your Majesty! Whoa!
And you will duel my Royal Wizard,
The Great Bronzino.
Happy to put the jester to the test.
Uh-oh.
Let the King's Challenge begin!
[claps]
Conglari!
[bored] Ximocu.
Aah!
Come on, Mateo.
Conglari!
[Bronzino] Ximocu!
[grunting]
You're Captain?
You barely have the skills of a common foot soldier.
Why thank you!
-Ha ha! -Yiy!
Oh!
[crowd] Ooooh!
Oooh!
Oooooooh!
Vetzi!
Llevaluq!
[crowd cheering]
Silence!
Ahem... What a charming demonstration.
But it takes more than charm to win the King's Challenge.
It takes undeniable talent.
And that is why the clear winner
of this year's King's Challenge is...
-the... -The Herrera Sisters!
[crowd cheering]
Oh!
Ooh! I told you we didn't need lessons!
[giggling]
It must be a mistake.
I don't understand.
I do. We lost.
Which means I'm still a jester.
[sigh] And I better get back to the bakery.
[sigh] Gabe, wait.
Look, this is why I never entered the Challenge before.
In Avalor, there's no point in following your dreams.
It just never works out.
That's not true. You should have won!
I'm going to talk to the king.
-What?! -No!
You could get in big trouble!
But what happened isn't fair,
and I'm going to tell him.
Well, it was nice knowing her.
Thank you again, Your Majesty.
We are so honored to have won the King's Challenge.
Are you now?
Oh, right. The money!
[gasp]
You may go.
Uh! They only won because they gave you money!
This isn't gonna end well.
Gabe and Mateo should have been the real winners!
You have a lot of nerve speaking that way to your king!
Guards!
What?!
[struggling]
[grunts]
This is awful.
She was just trying to help us.
[driver] H'yah!
[horse whinnies]
-Zuzo! -[bars rattling]
If you're here, now would be a great time
to snap your paws and put things back to normal!
[sigh]
[Mateo] Contali!
That worked so much better than I thought it would.
What are you guys doing?
Breaking you out of here. Gabe, find the keys.
Don't need 'em. I got this one.
Just like opening the cake oven.
You lock your cake oven?
You guys, I kinda can't believe you did all this.
It's just what friends do for each other, that's all.
Okay, so what's the plan now?
We sneak you out of the palace
and hide you in Mateo's mom's basement.
It's nicer than it sounds.
That's it?
We can get you a job.
You can work in the bakery with me.
But I don't want to live in a place
with such a horrible king.
I want things to change in Avalor.
For you. For everyone!
Well, so do we.
But how could we possibly change an entire kingdom?
Follow me and I'll show you.
I tried playing by the king's rules.
But it's time to tell King Esteban enough is enough.
He can't tell other people how to live their lives.
♪ Should you suffer and play the jester ♪
♪ Or the town baker if you want more? ♪
♪ Follow your dreams, sail the ocean ♪
♪ If that's what your heart is yearning for ♪
♪ If a café is your calling ♪
♪ Or life in the palace just feels right ♪
♪ Come and join me and let's make a change ♪
♪ It's up to you to rule your life ♪
♪ Your destiny belongs to you ♪
♪ No king can tell you what to do ♪
♪ You cannot live your life by half ♪
♪ You must be free to choose your path ♪
♪ Just listen to that drive inside ♪
♪ And never let it be denied ♪
♪ You cannot live your life by half ♪
♪ You must be free to choose ♪
♪ Your path ♪
♪ And I must also choose ♪
♪ What path is right for me ♪
♪ There's everything to lose ♪
♪ Yet I finally know what I want to be ♪
♪ Your destiny belongs to you ♪
-♪ No king can tell you ♪ -Huh?
♪ What to do ♪
♪ You cannot live your life by half ♪
♪ You must be free to choose your path ♪
♪ Just listen to that drive inside ♪
♪ And never let it be denied ♪
♪ You cannot live your life by half ♪
♪ You must be free to choose ♪
♪ Think what might be if you could choose ♪
♪ Demand your right to choose ♪
♪ Your path! ♪
Elena! Elena! Elena!
-Elena! -Who--
Wh-Who is this-- this "Elena"?!
I am. And I came here to tell you
that Avalorans should be allowed to choose for themselves
how to live their lives.
-Yeah! -She's right!
No, no, do not listen to her.
The queen and I know what's best for you!
You mean what's best for you.
And if you won't put your people's happiness above your own,
you don't deserve to lead them.
[gasp] How dare you?!
I more than dare.
I demand.
I demand what's best for my people.
[gasping]
And that's for me to be their queen.
Queen Elena of Avalor!
I take it you had sweet dreams?
More like a nightmare.
But now that I'm back, I want to thank you.
You helped me see that being queen
is the only job I could ever want.
Then consider it an extremely thoughtful birthday present.
Happy 20th, by the way.
Thanks, Zuzo.
Where you going?
To the palace.
It's time for my coronation.
[majestic music playing]
[theme music playing]