Disney's 'Strange World' coming to Disney+ in time for Christmas

Dec 12, 2022 in "Disney+"

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Posted: Monday December 12, 2022 12:08pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney's Strange World will stream on Disney+ beginning December 23 2022, just one month after its debut in theaters on November 23.

Strange World will but on Disney+ December 23 2022

The 61st feature from Disney Animation is set in a vast, hidden, subterranean world where bizarre creatures, looming danger, and points unknown await a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they navigate the uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures.

The voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, and Lucy Liu

Helmed by Oscar-winning director Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer, Raya and the Last Dragon), the film boasts a voice cast led by Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, a farmer who finds himself thrust into an expedition into the unknown; Dennis Quaid as Jaeger Clade, Searcher’s larger-than-life explorer father; Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, a pilot, natural leader, and Searcher’s wife and partner in all things; Jaboukie Young-White as Ethan Clade, Searcher and Meridian’s 16-year-old son, who longs for adventure beyond his family’s farm while also navigating a school crush; and Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, the head of the land of Avalonia—a valley surrounded by mountains so steep that any explorer who has tried to climb out has never returned—and the leader of the exploration party.

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DKampyFeb 17, 2023

Agreed 100 percent…I have a nephew who recently came out but knew he was gay in high school… he has mentioned how tough it was to have a crush on a fellow student but not able to talk about it with anyone… the more exposure to different people the better

Chi84Feb 17, 2023

Some of the posters in this thread have taken the position that race (unlike same-sex relationships) isn’t a blip on anyone’s radar and hasn’t been for 40 years. What prompted that quote by Halle, I wonder?

celluloidFeb 17, 2023

It is a good thing she did not, she likely would not get to play her now.

BuddyThomasFeb 17, 2023

Halle Berie’s recent quote about her playing Ariel in The Little Mermaid also applies in this thread: “Halle, speaking about the significance of playing Ariel, said, “I know what it would've meant to me as a little girl to have been able to see a black Ariel when I was younger, she says. "If I would've seen that, it would have changed my whole outlook on life.” Same applies to me and many others if we had seen anything like Strange World when we were kids.

Ghost93Feb 14, 2023

I think to appease TP2000 and to prevent him from continuing to beat a dead horse, Splash Mountain should be rethemed to "TP2000's Burbank Adventure!" The ride follows Bob Chapek on the run from a random animatronic Chihuahua who keeps popping out of nowhere to remind him of Disney's box office failures. His catchphrase — repeated 20 times in the ride — is "Burbank can't be happy about this!" As you go up the lift hill, Bob Chapek yells to angry shareholders "Please don't throw me out of the Walt Disney Company!" The drop symbolizes Chapek being thrown out of the company. The "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" segment at the end is replaced with shareholders celebrating Bob Iger's return and Avatar: The Way of Water's box office success. Despite the celebration, the random Chihuahua gets one final punchline, "but what about merchandise sales!?! I don't see any kids dressed as Na'vi for Halloween!" After the ride, at the former Briar Patch shop, children can buy T-Shirts, plushies and mugs with the Chihuahua shaking a martini with the tagline "Burbank!"

BuddyThomasFeb 14, 2023

You missed the point. Surprise.

TP2000Feb 14, 2023

These are not layoffs! They are only staffing reductions. And they aren't even happening.

TP2000Feb 14, 2023

Just out of morbid curiosity, where do you think the Walt Disney Company has been headquartered since 1939? 🤔

Disney IrishFeb 14, 2023

Take a shot..... 🥃

BuddyThomasFeb 13, 2023

You said Burbank again! Hurray!

doctornickFeb 12, 2023

I liked it, but I find Inside Out to be overrated. I feel like a big part of the appeal of it was that it was finally a new concept after Pixar had released a number of sequels, as well as Brave and Good Dinosaur (which was after Inside Out) which are among the worse ever Pixar films. Up to Inside Out was a 6 year gap.

MisterPenguinFeb 12, 2023

This would sting me to the core if for a second I thought you cared about any of those laid off.

TP2000Feb 12, 2023

You should go stand out on Buena Vista Ave. in Burbank and tell the laid off employees that as they get walked out this month. "Back in November, these weren't actually going to be layoffs, we were just going to call them staffing reductions! This is fine!"

LittleBufordFeb 12, 2023

He’s definitely meant to pull at the heartstrings (I cry each and every time I watch that scene), but I don’t view that as manipulative. To me, he symbolises that part of your childhood that you inevitably move on from but that, at some deep level, is fundamental to who you are.