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Emmy-nominated writer and producer Chelsea Beyl took TV Kids Festival viewers behind the scenes of the brand-new Disney Junior series Alice\u2019s Wonderland Bakery<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Beyl took part in a keynote conversation with TV Kids<\/em>\u2019 Kristin Brzoznowski at the virtual festival. You can watch it in its entirety here<\/a>. <\/strong>The development team at Disney Junior approached Beyl about the idea: \u201cWe want to combine Alice in Wonderland<\/em> with a bakery! I was intrigued by the idea. Wonderland is such a whimsical and clever idea and place, so I knew kids would fall in love with that world. And baking is such a family activity. I knew kids would enjoy learning about how Alice bakes and uses food to connect people.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the approach to introducing Alice to a new generation of preschool audiences, Beyl noted, \u201cOur show is inspired by the original 1951 Disney version. Alice in that movie has a very solo journey; she\u2019s going from one place to the next in Wonderland. For preschoolers and our show, we wanted to give Alice a core gang. We aged down all the characters and decided to make Alice and her friends the descendants of the [characters in the] original.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyl continued, \u201cWe wanted to capture the essence of those original characters. The wacky, bonkers, zaniness of the Mad Hatter\u2014for Hattie, we gave him a lot of those qualities. At the same time, because this is for preschool, we wanted to give them little quirks and some cultural elements to make them unique for our show. For instance, Hattie is inspired by Japanese culture. Also, just introducing characters like the Cheshire Cat, who is so iconic and playful. So we tapped into his original silliness; he\u2019s mischievous, he\u2019s playful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about the show\u2019s core themes, Beyl responded: \u201cOur show is about the power of food. Alice is a baker. She always says, \u2018Where there\u2019s a whisk, there\u2019s a way! There\u2019s a recipe for anything!\u2019 Food can just bring a smile to someone\u2019s face. Sometimes, all you have to do is sit down and share a meal with someone and a friendship forms. That is a huge theme of the show. Alice takes food and brings people together and makes friends. Also, food is a way to express yourself, to be creative, which is another core theme we wanted to express.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brzoznowski asked Beyl about the challenges of working with such beloved IP. \u201cBecause Alice in Wonderland <\/em>is such an iconic property, and there are many versions out there, the challenge was, where do you start? Some kids might have seen the 1951 feature; others have not. We ended up combining food and friendship and that wackiness of Wonderland in our first episode. Alice discovers the very Wonderland tradition of the unbirthday, and through that, she befriends Rosa, the Princess of Hearts, and in turn, makes her feel better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyl previously worked on Vampirina<\/em> and Doc McStuffins<\/em>\u2014shows that, like Alice\u2019s Wonderland Bakery<\/em>, had prominent girl leads. \u201cWhen I was a kid, a lot of what I watched had boy leads. Also, the girls were either princesses or tomboys. There wasn\u2019t much in between. Doc was a smart and nurturing girl who was into medicine and science and taking care of her toys. Vampirina was a funky vampire who believed in being herself. Having a variety of girls is what we should continue to do to show those nuances. I think we\u2019re doing that with Alice. She\u2019s not a princess, she\u2019s a baker. She\u2019s very curious and fearless.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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