Barbie Dreamtopia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Barbie Dreamtopia |
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| Creator | Julia Pistor |
| Owner | Mattel Creations |
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Barbie Dreamtopia (also called Barbie: Dreamtopia) is a media franchise produced by Mattel Creations and animated by Snowball Studios, an Israeli animation company that makes media aimed at preschoolers and children aged 5–11. The series was created and developed by Julia Pistor, one of Mattel's executive producers. The series follows Chelsea Roberts as she finds herself touring her own make-believe land known as Dreamtopia with her elder sister, Barbie. There, they discover a whole new munch-able world; swim through rainbow rivers with small mermaids and fly through cotton candy clouds with fairies.
Dreamtopia was initially released as an exclusive to YouTube's affiliate mobile app, YouTube Kids, and later released to YouTube in general. A film was broadcast as a television special on June 26, 2016 across multiple countries. The success of the film resulted in the greenlighting of a series Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series, with four episodes released early on YouTube Kids and to the populace in May 2017. More episodes were released weekly to the general YouTube starting from November 5, 2017. Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series has premiered on Cartoon Network Australia on March 2, 2018.
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Main characters
- Chelsea (voiced by Meira Bilnkoff), Barbie's little sister and the youngest of the Roberts siblings.
- Honey (voiced by Lucien Dodge), Chelsea's puppy.
- Otto / Notto Prince (voiced by Addie Chandler), Chelsea's neighbor. In the Dreamtopia world his character is called Notto Prince.
- Barbie (voiced by Erica Lindbeck), Chelsea's older sister.
Media
Barbie Dreamtopia: Shorts
Barbie: Dreamtopia is a YouTube-exclusive series of 2D-oriented computer-animated shorts released in 2016.
| No. | Title | Runtime | Release date (YouTube general) | Ref |
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| S1 | "Wispy Forest Part 1" | 3:43 | May 5, 2016 | TBA |
| S2 | "Wispy Forest Part 2" | 3:10 | May 13, 2016 | TBA |
| S3 | "Rainbow Cove Part 1" | 3:55 | May 19, 2016 | TBA |
| S4 | "Rainbow Cove Part 2" | 2:59 | May 26, 2016 | TBA |
| S5 | "Sweetville Part 1" | 2:44 | June 30, 2016 | TBA |
| S6 | "Sweetville Part 2" | 2:53 | July 7, 2016 | TBA |
| S7 | "Sparkle Mountain Part 1" | 2:19 | July 14, 2016 | TBA |
| S8 | "Sparkle Mountain Part 2" | 2:47 | July 21, 2016 | TBA |
Barbie: Dreamtopia film
The television film Barbie: Dreamtopia was released on June 26, 2016 and broadcast on multiple networks including Cartoon Network (Latin America), Super RTL in Germany, Pop in the UK, MiniMini in Poland, Karusel in Russia, and Media Prima in Malaysia. The runtime was 44 minutes.
| No. | Title | Runtime | Release date |
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| M1 | "Barbie: Dreamtopia" | 44 minutes | June 26, 2016 |
Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun
Festival of Fun was released on May 4, 2017. It is a compilation of the first four episodes of Dreamtopia: The Series.
| No. | Title | Runtime | Release date | Refs |
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| M2 | "Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun" | 39:08 | May 4, 2017 | TBA |
Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series
Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series is a series created by Julia Pistor and Saul Blinkoff and directed by Eran Lazar. This new series follows the success of the 2016 television film special and, like the 2016 web series, was first released on YouTube Kids in 2017. The videos were posted to the main YouTube website starting from November 5, 2017.
The series was announced by Mattel on YouTube via its Barbie user handle on October 12, 2016. The series began releasing on YouTube's affiliate mobile app, YouTube Kids on November 5, 2017, and on the main site afterwards. In the United States, The series debuted on American over-the-air television on KidsClick on September 24, 2018. The series also airs on eToonz in South Africa from March 25, 2019.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Runtime | Release date (YouTube general) | Ref |
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| 1 | "Building a Licorice Barn: A story about Patience" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 9:06 | May 26, 2017 | TBA |
| 2 | "The Supersonic Sparkling Lemonator: A story about Teamwork" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 9:25 | May 25, 2017 | TBA |
| 3 | "The Gemonstrator: A story about Discovery" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:03 | May 28, 2017 | TBA |
| 4 | "Keep On Looking 'til You Find It: A story about Not giving up" | Eran Lazar | TBA | 9:00 | May 27, 2017 | TBA |
| 5 | "The Sweetest Journey: a story about Patience" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:21 | November 5, 2017 | TBA |
| 6 | "A Mopple Mishap: a story about Communication" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:23 | November 12, 2017 | TBA |
| 7 | "A Staticky Situation: a story about Being Flexible" | Eran Lazar | Donna Logan | 10:24 | November 19, 2017 | TBA |
| 8 | "The Lost Treasure of the Prism Princess: a story about Teamwork" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:25 | November 26, 2017 | TBA |
| 9 | "Four Times the Chelsea: a story about Different Points Of View" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:23 | December 3, 2017 | TBA |
| 10 | "The Wispy Forest Hairathalon: a story about Listening" | Eran Lazar | Joan Considine Johnson | 10:22 | December 10, 2017 | TBA |
| 11 | "A Winning Color Combination: a story about Forgiveness" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:21 | December 17, 2017 | TBA |
| 12 | "The Damaged Spellbook: a story about Respecting Other People's Things" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:27 | December 24, 2017 | TBA |
| 13 | "Concert in the Clouds: a story about Confidence" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and Dana Middleton | 10:26 | December 31, 2017 | TBA |
| 14 | "Forest Full of Friendship: a story about Friendship" | – | – | 10:10 | January 7, 2018 | TBA |
| After receiving a friendship bracelet from Zoie, Chelsea goes to Dreamtopia to share the idea with her friends there. | ||||||
| 15 | "Bearable Barry: a story about Being Different" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:21 | January 13, 2018 | TBA |
| 16 | "Glitter Ball Trouble: a story about Responsibility" | Eran Lazar | Kate Boutilier | 10:20 | January 21, 2018 | TBA |
| 17 | "Unicorn in the Cloud: a story about Imagination" | Eran Lazar | Ann Austen | 10:28 | January 28, 2018 | TBA |
| 18 | "Sailing on a String: a story about Kindness" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 10:13 | February 4, 2018 | TBA |
| 19 | "Rainbow Cove Games: a story about Fair Play" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:32 | February 11, 2018 | TBA |
| 20 | "The Magic Seeds: a story about Working Together" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:26 | February 18, 2018 | TBA |
| 21 | "A Sound in Sweetville: a story about Being Brave" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 10:15 | February 25, 2018 | TBA |
| 22 | "It's Not Easy Being Clean: a story about Responsibility" | Eran Lazar | David Rosenberg | 10:10 | March 4, 2018 | TBA |
| 23 | "Magical Gifts of the Forest: a story about Thoughtfulness" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:23 | March 11, 2018 | TBA |
| 24 | "The Sweetville Parade: a story about Overcoming Obstacles" | Eran Lazar | Joan Cosidine Johnson | 9:57 | March 18, 2018 | TBA |
| 25 | "Fancy Cheese Fiasco: a story about Honesty" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:36 | March 25, 2018 | TBA |
| 26 | "The Tumblin' Tangleweed: a story about Being Tidy" | Eran Lazar | Alicyn Packard and David Middleton | 10:13 | April 1, 2018 | TBA |
