


But when she discovers that magic is in danger, she sets off on a journey to save it.ĭirected by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro-Smith, Encanto features eight original songs written by their muse and ultimate Disney fan, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Encanto, Disney’s 60th animated feature, brings music and dance together to tell the story of Mirabel Madrigal (Stephanie Beatriz), a Colombian teenager facing the fact that she is the only one who doesn’t have any magical abilities in her family. It takes years of development, not to mention countless rewrites to perfect the script, numerous in-house screenings, and so much more. Making an animated film at Walt Disney Animation Studios is a tremendous undertaking.
