There is a New Set of Villains in Town - “Disney’s Descendants”

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A fairytale would be a fairytale with a princess and a villain. We usually gravitate towards the princess and all the goodness she envelops. I remember Temera dressing up on her first real Halloween as Cinderella, complete with crown and heeled shoes. She was gorgeous. Unfortunately, she fell asleep before we could actually get out of the house and that was the end of our Halloween. As the kids got older, we definitely made more of a play for the villains. When it comes right down to it, the villains are just more FUN.

My kids were on to the new Disney movie, Descendants, long before I was. They kept talking about it as if it was the biggest thing since sliced bread. I couldn’t figure out if it was another Disney TV show or a movie coming out in the theater. I finally got it that it was a TV movie, but would also be released on DVD. Kind of a brilliant marketing ploy… because my kids were glued to the TV when it aired, and they STILL had to have me buy the DVD (and the CD) because, well… my kids HAVE to have everything Disney.On July 31st, the movie was released on The Disney Channel, and on DVD, at Walmart. For about a week it was on a loop on my TV screen. Every time I walked into the living room, Descendants was on. I finally stopped one evening and sat down with them to watch the whole thing. It only took me about 3 seconds to become totally engrossed in the storyline. If you haven’t heard of it yet (you must be living under a rock), it’s the story of the children of the evil Disney characters. Funny how they are suddenly ALL teenagers… and never mind where their father’s (or mother’s) are. That absolutely needs to be another movie altogether. The question these kids have to figure out for themselves is whether to be bad… or be good. No spoilers here… you have to watch for yourself.

You have your Villains: Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty), Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmations), Jafar (Aladdin), and the Evil Queen (Sleeping Beauty). The storyline has the villains sending their teenage kids to fetch the wand of the Fairy Godmother. And let’s face it… who WOULDN’T want the wand of the Fairy Godmother?

The movie is typical Disney… lots of good, lots of bad, a moral at the end of the story, and lots of music.

And so I don’t have to be the only one with this ridiculous song going through my head, (we just call it the Ridiculous Song around here even though it DOES have a real title) I thought I’d burn it into your head as well.

We were really disappointed when we went to Walmart and all of the Descendant’s Dolls were sold out. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lauryn so upset. She was counting on getting all of them, just like she did when Frozen came out. We’re doll people in this house! They’re even sold out online. That tells you something… I’m sensing a sequel here. Good thing my kids’ birthdays are coming up… I need to find those dolls!

The DVD we got also came with a special bonus… a free Isle of the Lost bracelet. Now tell me how I’m supposed to divide this one up between 3 kids?

I’ve always been a Maleficent fan myself. After all, if you are going to side with evil, might as well side with the evilest, right?

Which is your favorite Disney Villain and what do you love about them?