Welcome, friends!
Today we are discussing Disney's 1985 under-appreciated adventure fantasy - "The Black Cauldron".

Which of course, means we are also discussing the books it is based on! Aly gives us the biography of author Lloyd Alexander, who wrote the Prydain Chronicles. Disney's The Black Cauldron is based on the first two books in the series: The Book of Three, and The Black Cauldron. Once again, we see how mythology directly inspired another writer - this time it was Welsh mythology, and The Prydain Chronicles are steeped in it. Aly breaks it down (a little bit, it's a wee bit complex) for us the best she can.

Sarrah discusses how this movie failed. It just did. It really did, guys. Remember how The Care Bears Movie beat it at the box office? But there are a few silver linings! She also lets us know how there was a major breakthrough in animation technology with the invention of

Together we discuss the brief moment The Black Cauldron had in the Disney parks, as well as a video game based on the film and it's potential brighter future within Disney.

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Mural within the Cinderella Castle Adventure Tour in WDW





















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The Horned King in the Cinderella Castle Adventure Tour in WDW





















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Picture of a Cast Member inside Gurgi's Munchies and Crunchies in WDW





















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Cast Member working at Gurgi's Munchies and Crunchies in WDW

In our walk-through, we make a fair few Harry Potter references (again), rename the anatomy of a piggy, and mispronounce every single character's name at least once (at least we're honest about it).

So let us gather our friends, companions, and our courage as we face the cauldron born on our quest for The Black Cauldron!

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