Breaking Down The Fences

A girl with a lot of interests! Current obession is Elena of Avalor! Warning: I do not tolerate my account getting blocked for no reason!

[breakingdownthefences]

So it's been a really long time since I've been on here! My interests have changed! I still love Disney and I am super excited for the new Sofia the First Royal Magic! I am most excited for Elena but also Moana and Repunzel! Even if she's not going to be voiced by Mandy Moore, I'm sure she'll still be great! I just wish the trailer and the show itself would have Audio Description. As a blind Disney fan, I rely on Audio Description to know what's happening visually. Everyone whether sighted or blind should have an equel experience enjoying this show and audio description would make that possible! It makes me sad Disney hasn't been adding audio description to all their content! Also, I am in the audio description industry as a blind quality control specialist and I will be honest, doing the audio description QC for this show would be a dream project!

[lovelikeelena]

Elena will return in SOfia the First Royal Magic

Sofia the First: Royal Magic can't come fast enough! I'm especially excited for Elena's episodes! Yes, Elena Flores is going to be a part of Sofia's new series. I've missed Elena and her series since it ended in August of 2020. Elena means a lot to me. She's helped me on my medical trauma healing journey and continues to do so till this day. I'm also excited for Moana's debut and Jasmine and Rapunzel's return! The music is going to be incredible as usual and the series will have heart. Elena's episodes of this new series are a brightspot since May is a difficult month for me. I haven't looked forward to a series like this since Elena premiered back in 2016.

[primrooks]

Wands of a Feather: An Elena of Avalor/Sofia the First Crossover

[Chapter 1] // [Chapter 2]

*One of the most surprising and fun aspects of writing this story has been creating all sorts of different OC’s, sometimes right on the spot! Quarry, Isadora, Hiba and Raadi are all my characters (as far as I know, we never do meet the royal wizard of Khaldoun in StF), and I was especially excited to tap into the idea of deaf mages and non-verbal magic within this universe. I’m not part of the deaf community myself, so if anything looks off, do let me know!

AO3 link here!

Chapter 3: The Tri-Kingdom Showcase

The lone figure suddenly formed into two, one a few inches taller than the other. The first presenters stepped into the spotlight, another stage effect courtesy of Isadora. The shorter of the two was a kindly middle-aged woman, wearing a midnight-blue robe and draped with a shimmering silver cloak, her head covered by a knotted white headscarf. Next to her was a teenage boy with freckles dotted across his brown skin, clad in an elegant teal robe and a patterned russet turban. A leather satchel hung from his left arm.

Both bowed deeply before the crowd, then the elder wizard stepped forward to gauge her audience.

Her hazel-eyed gaze held some kind of gravity that pulled at Mateo’s attention. Nothing in it was scrutinizing, just attentive. Quietly aware of the people before her, and silently asking them to share in that awareness.

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[historianofenchancia-deactivate]

I keep forgetting that it’s a kid show when the concept of having Elena nearly die from drowning actually happened.

[breakingdownthefences]

She’s really a family show and shuld be for ten and up! She was never supposed to be for litle kids! Disney marketed her wrong~

[cartoonfangirl1218]

Can we just all take a moment to appreciate the painstaking care Elena does with sound.

I’m not just talking about the music and the voice acting which granted is pretty awesome on its own but I’m talking about the tiny background sounds you never even think of like Mateo and Elena clasping hands in Movin on Up or Ash’s hand against Victor’s face in Naomi knows best or the water putting out the fire in Not without my magic, 

It shows just how much the EoA team cares. They didn’t have to those sounds in. I’m not sure many people would have noticed but they did since they are dedicated to making this show feel real and be real and bringing their A game to everything they do. 

Elena of Avalor is the best and deserves all the awards. 

[breakingdownthefences]

I notice this a lot and rely on sounds like this! Being visually impaired I am very in tune iwth what I call sound cues and the EOA team does an incredible job with this!

[breakingdownthefences]

Elena is ennding after season three and I am devistated

This post breaks my heart to write! This wasn’t how y day was supposed to go! I didn’t think I’d be writing this post for another two years. But its official. Disney is stupidly ending Elena after season three. I don’t care that they are a business and have to ake decesions based on that. They are taking away their best animated show aside from Repunzel. They haven’t cared about Elena for months! No promos or episode clips. They post s screen caps the day before an episode, sometimes hours before unless its a special ep. and we were promised five seasons. The fact that Disney is doing this is not right! Its a slap in the face! Elena is amazing and inspiring and impactful! Her story deserves five seasons! I am so u pset right now! been in tears all afternoo. And evening! I feel like I’m losing a best friend!

[breakingdownthefences]

Help Elena's Royal Reign Continue!

[disneytva]

‘Amphibia’ Gets Early Season 2 Order at Disney Channel

The show, which debuts at 10 a.m. June 17 on Disney Channel and DisneyNow, chronicles the adventures of independent and fearless teen Anne Boonchuy (voiced by Brenda Song) after she is magically transported to a rural marshland full of frog people and meets the excitable young frog Sprig Plantar and his family 

“Matt and his team have created an imaginative new world in Amphibia, with multifaceted, relatable lead characters who throughout the series will experience transformational journeys,” said Meredith Roberts, senior vp animation strategy at Disney Channels, in making the announcement. “We are excited to introduce these new characters as part of our Disney Channel animation lineup and can’t wait for viewers to follow along on their adventures.”

Amphibia debuts with new episodes daily beginning Monday, June 17, through Thursday, June 20. The series will air daily throughout the summer.

A series of shorts, Teen Girl in a Frog World, will begin rolling out in August on Disney Channel YouTube.

In addition, the DisneyNOW app will also unveil an immersive role-playing game Amphibia: Locust Pocus, where players go on quests to help Anne and Sprig fix the damage in Wartwood caused by the locusts.

[princessgina88]

Seems like we hear more and more about shows getting a second season before they air. That is great, but what about the shows they already have? Ie Elena!  

[breakingdownthefences]

Yeah! What about Elena for a fourth season? They don’t care about her and haven’t for months. We don’t ever get promos and when we do they’re recycled. They only give us clips when there are famous people in them. Other countries like the UK care more about her then the US does. The UK reruns her twice daily. Also, she should not be on Disney Jr but thats aw hole other discussion and thats my opinion! But the rest of it is stuff I’ve seen going on in the last few months.

[wizardroyale]

Like I’m Gonna Lose You | Eleteo

@displacedprincess

Several hours after arriving at the hospital with an unconscious Elena in his arms, Mateo stood at the door just inside her hospital room, tears stinging his eyes. Naomi and Isa had just gone home after a nurse came through insisting that visiting hours were over and they all needed to go. But Mateo hadn’t moved to leave, nor did he move further into the room. He just watched. She was sleeping peacefully now, but looked so small and frail in the hospital bed with all those tubes and wires around her.

He couldn’t just leave her there. All alone. What if something happened? What if she woke up? Would she be be afraid? Or upset?

“I’m sorry sir, but you are going to have to leave. You can come back tomorrow at 8am during visiting hours.” The nurse was back.

His eyes never leaving Elena’s resting form for a second, he objected, “B-but—”

“Family only after hours. You have to l—”

“But I am family!” he blurted out without thinking, his voice cracked with desperation. He turned to look at the nurse, his eyes wide and pleading.

Her eyes narrowed as she pierced him with an assessing gaze, something in his expression must have convinced her for she simply nodded once and swept from the room without another word.

Once the nurse had gone, he finally approached Elena’s bedside. Thankfully the swelling had gone down in her face and the red splotchy patches on her skin had faded. She looked a lot better, and Mateo felt a hint of relief that she was really going to be ok.

Pulling up a chair, he settled himself near her head and reached for her hand–– clutching it in his own shaking hands, he marveled at how solid it felt though Elena, herself, felt so far away.

He reached over and softly brushed a strand of hair away from her forehead. “Please wake up, Elena. I–– I really need you to wake up,” he murmured, pressing a gentle kiss to her knuckles and continued, “I need you. That hasn’t changed, even after all of these months. I know I have a lot to make up for. Please, give me a chance to do it.” Leaning a little closer, he placed his hand gently against her cheek and pressed a feather light kiss to her lips. “I love you, Elena,” he whispered, “eres mi mundo, mi amor.”

Exhausted from the events of the day and the warring emotions raging within, he took her hand and laid his head on the bed beside hers. Closing his eyes, he drifted off to sleep.

[pizzansunshine]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Luna’s Big Leap premiered in Spain this week even though it’s not set to premier in the US until April 27. It was cute but…it was a jaquin centric episode so not my fave. I miss the amigos when they’re gone lol! It was an enjoyable 20 minutes and the moral was sound. The song though? Amazing! Yvette Nicole Brown can seriously belt it out! Plus Migs and Skylar as back up dancers was priceless. A+ choreography!

So here are a few spoilery screen caps. Enjoy!

[breakingdownthefences]

Is Luna holding Estrella? Pretty excited for this episode!

[pizzansunshine]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Luna’s Big Leap premiered in Spain this week even though it’s not set to premier in the US until April 27. It was cute but…it was a jaquin centric episode so not my fave. I miss the amigos when they’re gone lol! It was an enjoyable 20 minutes and the moral was sound. The song though? Amazing! Yvette Nicole Brown can seriously belt it out! Plus Migs and Skylar as back up dancers was priceless. A+ choreography!

So here are a few spoilery screen caps. Enjoy!

[pizzansunshine]

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Luna’s Big Leap premiered in Spain this week even though it’s not set to premier in the US until April 27. It was cute but…it was a jaquin centric episode so not my fave. I miss the amigos when they’re gone lol! It was an enjoyable 20 minutes and the moral was sound. The song though? Amazing! Yvette Nicole Brown can seriously belt it out! Plus Migs and Skylar as back up dancers was priceless. A+ choreography!

So here are a few spoilery screen caps. Enjoy!

[breakingdownthefences]

Does Elena fence in this episode? What is her storyline? You’re so lucky you got to see the episode early! I hope its the same with Naomi Knows Best! Thank you for these screen caps!

[ohisms]

okay this is something i needed to hear today so i’m making sure everybody on my dash hears it

you don’t have to write your canon character exactly as they are canonically portrayed.

you don’t have to hear their voice in the dialogue you’re writing.

you don’t have to know what’s going on inside their head all the time.

you don’t have to know what they would say in every situation.

DON’T  compare yourself to canon because canon is the foundation of a character, and the whole point of writing is to develop your own take on a character. nobody writes a canon character perfectly, and nobody writes them the exact same.

please understand that canon is just putty for you to work with, and that it’s so much more fun to just write your portrayal the way that you want to.

[cheapfilling]

college is catered towards the able bodied and able minded. school applauds people who can stay up all night, skip meals, and work endlessly. that kind of extreme contribution is expected. why are disabled people being squeezed out of academic institutions? why should I feel inferior because of some arbitrary and ridiculous standard?

[sickly-tired]

The undying truth.

[sylveon-trender-deactivated2019]

Not to mention, every college campus Ive ever been on is MADE of stairs and hills.

[breakingdownthefences]

This is so true! I never stayed up all night! I forgoed social events so I could study at a decent hour and not have to study at ten at night.

[lovelikeelena]

Is Elena of Avalor for Everyone?

After Elena of Avalor premiered and a few episodes had aired, I started seeing some parents posting on twitter about how they watched it with their children.  I view Elena as a family show, so I thought that was cool and sweet.  That is until I discovered that some of the children watching Elena were 2-7.  While the first season, minus Secret of Avalor and A Day to Remember are fine for kids to watch, I don’t believe kids under nine-years-old should watch S2 on.  The storylines are complex bc Elena is an adult-as they should be.  When we first meet Elena, we witness her watching her parents being murdered by a power hungry sorceress who then tries to kill our girl.  That’s not something a toddler or kindergartener should be watching.  The rest of S1 minus the episodes I listed is appropriate.  As for S2, parents need to watch it before letting their children see it.  While some episodes like Three Jaquins and a Princessa, Royal Rivalry, and Science Unfair are fine, most of the season from Race for the Realm on is darker and more complex than 1.  Again, because Elena is getting older and facing real problems like PTSD and trauma recovery.  Topics that little kids wouldn’t understand for the most part.

  What it boils down to is this,  I think it depends on the age of the child and personality.  You know your kids best.  With that said, I honestly think Elena is for ten and up.  Maybe nine at the earliest.  I don’t believe five-year-olds should be watching her past S1 minus Secret of Avalor due to the complex storylines.  With older kids, you can talk with them and open up discussions about topics covered on the show.  But episodes like Rise of the Sorceress, Song of the sirenas, Jewel of Maru and Race for the Realm are not for little kids.  Obviously, this is just my opinion.  What does everyone else think?

[breakingdownthefences]

I agree! I also think if a child is under nine and are watching it that it depends on their personility and that if parents are watching it with them they can judge what their child can handle and what they can’t. So while I agree that Elena isn’t for kids under nine or ten I think also its a case by case basis if the child is younger.

[idle-compy]

This may just be me, but I think Elena of Avalor is made for all ages. Not only younger audiences and not only older audiences. Everyone.

The way I see it, Elena is like any other Disney princess. She has complex storylines and the show covers sensitive topics, making it seem like it’s not for children. But if you think about it, so do other princesses, such as Moana, Mulan, and even Elsa in some ways. Those movies are made for all audiences, children and adults, and that’s how I see Elena of Avalor.

Nobody says anything if a young child wants to watch official Disney princess movies, so why say something about a show that’s structured the same way. I know plenty of children ranged 3 - 8 who love Elena. Watching her show isn’t going to leave them traumatized.

I just had to say something. Since the show’s began, I’ve seen comments from many people saying that kids shouldn’t watch it because it’s bad for their “fragile” brains. Since season two started, however, the comments have increased, most likely because the season has been darker and more complex.

These are just my opinions. I’m not trying to call people out and say that anyone’s wrong for what they think. It does sound a bit like a rant, but I’m not great at putting my thoughts into words.

[disneyschedules]

Is Elena of Avalor really aimed for the audience of Disney Junior "wrather" than Disney Channel's audience (even though it airs there sometimes)?

It was marketed as as Disney Channel show, and around the same time reruns also aired on Disney Junior, until February 2018 when New Episodes moved to the Disney Junior Channel and reruns still aired on Disney Channel until most recently, November 29, (November 30) 2018. Ratings for the show airing on Disney Junior are on-par or better compared to the shows on the regular Disney Channel. The only problem with the show now is that Disney Junior as of recent is only airing New Episodes and no reruns, so this isn’t really a win-win situation for the show, although full episodes are still on the Disney NOW App and On Demand.