- My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
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My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade 
DVD Cover for My Little Pony: The Princess PromenadeDirected by Vic Dal Chele Written by Jeanne Romano Starring Tabitha St. Germain
Janyse Jaud
Adrienne Carter
Britt McKillip
Chantal Strand
Andrea Libman
Kathleen Barr
Venus Terzo
Kelly Sheridan
Brian Drummond
Ellen KennedyMusic by Mark Watters Distributed by Paramount Release date(s) February 7, 2006 Running time 66 min.
(Feature: 44 min.)Country United States Language English My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade is a computer animated film coinciding with the release of the Crystal Princess line of My Little Pony. It featured the debut of the Breezies who live in Breezie Blossom and the 2006 re-design of Spike the dragon, who originally featured in the first run of My Little Pony (referred to as the G1 line by collectors) from the 1980s into the 1990s. The film has a strong following amongst G3 collectors, and has been positively received by many since its DVD debut in 2006. The DVD also features the bonus episode A Charming Birthday, which was originally released on video in 2003. This film, along with Disney's Bambi 2, is the last animated film to ever be released on VHS.
The Princess Promenade is again re-released on The Hub's official website, alongside My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas and My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow.
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Summary
The Spring Promenade is nearly here, and the Ponies are preparing for it with the help of the Breezies. But a troublesome weed lands Wysteria and Pinkie Pie in a mysterious cave where Spike the dragon has been sleeping for a thousand years. He makes Wysteria a princess, but Wysteria learns that it's more important to be true to yourself.
Characters
Main article: List of My Little Pony charactersMajor Characters
- Wysteria
- Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain
An Earth pony with a purple body and a Purple, white and pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Wysteria flowers. Wysteria is Ponyville's gardener and Organizer of the Spring Promenade. She is shown to be a good gardener who loves flowers. She is also shy, but she finds a way to fill every activity with laughter and fun. After awakening Spike from his 1000-year sleep, she became The Princess of Ponyville.
- Pinkie Pie
- Voiced by: Janyse Jaud
An earth pony with a pink body and a light pink mane & tail. Her cutie mark is three balloons. Pinkie Pie is imaginative, friendly and fun-loving. She also loves planning big parties and anything pink.
- Rainbow Dash
- Voiced by: Venus Terzo
An earth pony with a sky blue body, pink, orange, yellow and green mane and dark blue, purple and pink tail. She has a rainbow on the clouds as her cutie mark. She is stylish, and also caring. Usually speaks with a Zsa Zsa Gabor-style accent and always adds the word "darling" into her speeches.
- Minty
- Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain
An earth pony with a mint green body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is three swirled mint candies. Minty is described to be a green machine, who likes anything green. She also loves collecting socks, standing on her head and playing checkers with Sweetberry.
- Razaroo
- Voiced by: Jillian Michaels
An earth pony with a purple body and a Blue, light pink and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Green and yellow parcel tied with pink and white ribbons. The main protagonist of A Charming Birthday, Razzaroo is Ponyville's resident party planner. She always plans everyone's birthday using her Birthday Book. In the special, she and her friends did a surprise party for Kimono.
- Kimono
- Voiced by: Kathleen Barr
An earth pony with a Pinkish Purple body and a dark purple mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Two Yellow Japanese Lanterns with Flower Designs. Kimono is a wise sage of Poniville and also the keeper of all Pony Legends and Lore. Known to be knowledgeable, she is often sought for advice by the ponies. Although she is born in Ponyville, she prefers to live in the outskirts of town.
Minor Characters
- Sweetberry
- Voiced by Kathleen Barr
An earth pony with a magenta body and a purple, green and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Two strawberries and a white flower. Sweetberry is the owner of the Sweetberry Sweet Shoppe and alongside Cotton Candy, works at the Cotton Candy Cafe. She likes to help each other out in and also likes to make several sweet treats for her friends. Sweetberry is sometimes busy but very reliable.
- Cotton Candy
- Voiced by Kelly Sheridan
An earth pony with a pink body and a blue, light pink and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Cotton candy on a Stick. The owner of the Cotton Candy Cafe, in where she serves ice cream and sundaes to her friends. She is also a storyteller, enjoying conversation.
- Sparkleworks
- Voiced by Venus Terzo
An earth pony with an orange body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Yellow, red, blue and white fireworks. Sparkleworks is a Glitzy pony, who has a big imagination and can make each and every day an adventure. She is also found of glittery stuff and Razaroo explained that she coated Ponyville with glitter during her birthday.
- Sunny Daze
- Voiced by Adrienne Carter
An earth pony with a white body and a yellow, pink, orange and purple mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Orange and pink smiling sun surrounded by purple clouds. Sunny Daze is a brave athletic pony, who usually loves outdoor activities and things with bright colors.
- Daffidazey
- Voiced by: Ellen Kennedy
An earth pony with a white body and a Yellow, Orange, Pink, Blue and Purple mane and tail. Her cutie mark is an Orange, Yellow and Purple flower with Three Green leaves. Daffidazey is Ponyville's hair stylist, who runs the Twist n' Style Petal Parlor. She values cleanliness highly and can't usually see well unless she uses her glasses. She also has good styling skills and even fixed up Spike, despite being dirty and all messed up.
- Spike
- Voiced by: Brian Drummond
A dragon with blue with orange scales. Spike resides deep under the Celebration Castle in Ponyville until Wysteria woke him up from his 1000 year sleep. Because of this, he explained that whoever touched the flower Spike has, she'll be appointed as the Princess of Ponyville in which Wysteria has the role. He is shown to be knowledgeable on things and gives the ponies some advice.
- Zipzee
- Voiced by: Andrea Libman
A Breezy with a yellow body, a yellow antennae and a orange mane and tail with a yellow streak. Her cutie mark is Two orange and white flowers. She is always seen with Tiddlywink and Tra La La, living in Breezy Blossom. Unlike the two, she has an allergy to pollen and flowers.
- Tiddly Wink
- Voiced by: Chantal Strand
A Breezy with a purple body, a pink antennae and a dark purple mane and tail with a pink streak. Her cutie mark is a Purple flower. She is always seen with Zipzee and Tra La La, living in Breezy Blossom.
- Tra La La
- Voiced by: Britt McKillip
A Breezy with a light pink body, a pink antennae and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Pink flower. She is always seen with Zipzee and Tiddly Wink, living in Breezy Blossom.
A Charming Birthday
The DVD includes a second animated feature, A Charming Birthday, originally issued on a VHS alongside the Glitter Celebration Ponies in 2003. Chronologically taking place before both A Very Minty Christmas and The Princess Promenade, it shows how the ponies in Ponyville planned a special surprise party to Kimono.
Reception
The film has considerable critical acclaim for a direct-to-DVD animated movie aimed specifically at children. [1]
Inspiration for Friendship is Magic
According to Lauren Faust, she stated that she used some of the ideas in the DVD special on her pitching for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,[2] as Lisa Licht of Hasbro Studios considered that Faust's style was well suited to that line and asked her to consider "some ideas where to take a new version of the franchise."[2]
References
- ^ "My Little Pony - The Princess Promenade". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20056/my-little-pony-the-princess-promenade/. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ a b 'Tekaramity' (2011-09-15). "Exclusive Season 1 Retrospective Interview with Lauren Faust". Equestria Daily. http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/09/exclusive-season-1-retrospective.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
External links
- My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade on The Hub
- My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade at the Internet Movie Database
My Little Pony Created by Bonnie ZacherleTV series Films and Specials Rescue at Midnight Castle (1984) • Escape From Catrina (1985) • The Movie (1986) • A Very Minty Christmas (2005) • The Princess Promenade (2006) • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow (2006) • The World's Biggest Tea Party (2006) • A Very Pony Place (2007) • Twinkle Wish Adventure (2009)Animated Shorts A Charming Birthday (2003) • Dancing in the Clouds (2004) • Friends are Never Far Away (2005) • Pinkie Pie and the Ladybug Jamboree (2006) • Greetings From Unicornia (2006) • Pinkie Pie's Special Day (2008) • Meet the Ponies (2008) • Starsong and the Magic Dance Shoes (2008) • Rainbow Dash's Special Day (2009) • Sweetie Belle's Gumball House Surprise (2009) • Waiting for the Winter Wishes Festival (2009) • Pinkie Pie's Ferris Wheel Adventure (2009) • Once Upon a My Little Pony Time (2009-2010)Video games Friendship Gardens • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow • Pinkie Pie's Party (Parade) • Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a DayCharacters Fandom BroNYCon • Equestria Daily • My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic • My Little Pony OnlineRelated articles Categories:- English-language films
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