In true Disney+ fashion, the streaming service has nothing but family-friendly offerings coming to the platform in April. That being said, despite their appeal to children, plenty of adults could easily find the forthcoming choices entertaining and worth watching. Fans of Disney+ are well aware of the kinds of original programming the company produces on a regular basis and next month is no different.
While there are only three films coming to the streaming platform in April, each film is most definitely worthy of the next family movie night. With two documentaries and a classic callback to Disney films of the past, what the streaming service lacks in variety next month they certainly make up for with quality. Given the kind of films Disney+ is bringing to its subscribers in the coming weeks, adults and children alike should absolutely take the time to check out each film.
Wish
Stream on April 3
Wish is an animated musical filled with delightful new songs and plenty of callbacks to other classic Disney films from the past 100 years. The story takes place in the Kingdom of Rosas where a young girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) lives with her grandfather, Sabino (Victor Garber), and her mother, Sakina (Natasha Rothwell). Their kingdom is ruled by a seemingly benevolent king named Magnifico (Chris Pine), who possesses the power to grant the deepest wishes of his subjects. However, while interviewing to become the king’s apprentice, Asha discovers Magnifico has no intention of granting the majority of people’s wishes and is actually harnessing their power for his own personal gain.
Devastated by the revelation, Asha retreats to the forest, along with her pet goat, Valentino (Alan Tudyk), and wishes on a star just as she and her father used to do before he passed away. However, to her surprise, the star descends from the sky spreading stardust in its wake. The forest then comes to life as all the plants and animals, including Valentino, begin to talk. Along with Star, Valentino, and the rest of her friends, Asha subsequently sets out on a journey to return the wishes of Rosas to the people and free them of the king’s malicious intentions. Steeped in all things Disney, given it was made to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary, Wish is a family-friendly film anyone is sure to enjoy. Wish is streaming on Disney+ on Apr. 3, 2024.
Wish
- Release Date
- November 22, 2023
- Director
- Chris Buck , Fawn Veerasunthorn
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Tiger
Stream on April 22
To celebrate this year’s Earth Day, Disneynature’s new documentary, Tiger, will explore one of the world’s most magnificent and revered wild animals, the tigers of Asia. The film follows Ambar, a young tigress raising her cubs in the forests of India. Narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who is a native of India herself, the documentary will take viewers along on a unique journey as they follow Ambar and her playful cubs navigate the wild. As they evade the dangers of pythons, bears, and predatory male tigers, Ambar does her best to keep her curious and slightly rowdy cubs safe while teaching them how to survive in the wilderness of such a vast country.
With over 1,500 days of filming undertaken for the feature, Tiger is a remarkable accomplishment that combines plenty of intimate moments with the fast-paced action brimming throughout the forests of India. Directed by Mark Linfield, co-directed by Vanessa Berlowitz and Rob Sullivan, and produced by Linfield, Berlowitz, and Roy Conli, Disney’s latest nature documentary will certainly keep viewers enthralled from start to finish. Tiger is streaming on Disney+ on Apr. 22, 2024.
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Tigers on the Rise
Stream on April 22
Along with Tiger, Disneynature will mark Earth Day and the 15th anniversary of its first release, Earth, with another feature entitled Tigers on the Rise, which acts as a companion piece to Tiger. Narrated by Blair Underwood, the documentary film celebrates the amazing rebound of one of the world’s most iconic creatures, the tigers of Asia. With the big cat’s numbers now on the rise, the film aims to commend those responsible for such a wondrous shift. Thanks to the dedication of the vets, scientists, and community patrols who continue to work diligently to ensure humans and tigers can coexist, tiger populations are growing.
However, despite such positive changes, the magnificent creatures continue to sit on the endangered species list. Nonetheless, the upward population trend suggests hope for the future of tigers across the globe. Given the nature of such success, tigers are now venturing beyond the confines of India’s forest reserves and into farms and villages across the country. As such, new challenges for the big cats, and the humans who live alongside them, mean more solutions are needed to protect such revered creatures. Directed by Rob Sullivan, co-directed by Alistair Tones, and produced by Sullivan, Vanessa Berlowitz, Mark Linfield, and Roy Conli, Tigers on the Rise is undoubtedly the kind of inspiring and uplifting story both children and adults can enjoy. Tigers on the Rise is streaming on Disney+ on Apr. 22, 2024.
Disney+ Title | Release Date |
|---|---|
Wish | Apr. 3 |
Tiger | Apr. 22 |
Tigers on the Rise | Apr. 22 |
