Having a 3-year-old in our house for a few days during the run-up to the Solar Eclipse completely changed our TV viewing habits. My niece from Virginia’s daughter, Madi, loves Disney+ and especially loves the animated musical movie, Wish. Wish was in the movie theaters in November 2023, Although Wish earned $254 million at the Box Office, it was considered a flop since it cost $200 million to make. Reviews were mixed.

Wish is a story of a 17-year-old girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) who lives in the magical Kingdom of Rosas. Asha makes a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. This results in Asha meeting a living, magic Star which has fallen from the sky.

The ruler of Rosas is King Magnifico (Chris Pine). Magnifico, corrupted by the dark magic, intends to use Star’s magic and Rosas’ wishes to increase his own magical powers to rule Rosas without opposition. 

I don’t know how much of the plot would make sense to a 3-year-old, but the music is catchy, there are plenty of cute animated animals cavorting around on the TV screen, and of course, Asha is a nifty Disney Princess. Disney+ reported 13.2 million views of Wish the first five days on the streaming service. GRADE: B-