Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures

Story

This hour-long special contains 4 episodes where Dora (voice of Fatima Ptacek) and her trusty sidekick Boots (voiced by Eduardo Aristizabal) meet new friends and help solve a variety of problems.

In the first episode, a mermaid called Marisol (voice of Isabela Moner) enlists Dora’s help to solve a sticky situation where seaweed is taking over the underwater city of Sirena Sea and trapping its inhabitants.

In the second episode, Dora helps Marisol’s dolphin friend Rosa (voice of Naomi Rosado) to find the perfect gift for their ‘friendiversary’.

In the third episode, Dora helps her friends put on a big show after locating the musical instruments that had disappeared.

In the final episode, Dora sets off to find her birthday cake after Swiper (voice of Marc Weiner) takes it and, in the process, discovers that all her birthday wishes have already come true.

Themes

Overcoming obstacles and challenges; petty theft

Violence

Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures has some violence – for example, a clam tries to bite Swiper.

Sexual references

There are no sexual references in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures.

Alcohol, drugs and other substances

There’s no substance use in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures.

Nudity and sexual activity

There’s no nudity and sexual activity in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures.

Product placement

There’s no product placement in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures.

Coarse language

There’s no coarse language in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures.

Ideas to discuss with your children

Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures is a vibrant, animated adventure blending traditional Dora the Explorer charm with new whimsical characters and many small musical numbers. The movie is best suited to children aged 3-6 years.

The main messages from Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures are that when we work together, we can solve any problem and that even if things get tricky (or sticky) we should keep calm, be creative and never give up.

Values in Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures that you could reinforce with your children include teamwork, cooperation, friendship. Helpfulness and creativity.

Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures could also give you the chance to talk with your children about the value of being helpful, working together, and finding ways to make each day a little better than the one before it.