The Curse of Princess Ivy

Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy is a Sofia the First special, that aired on November 23, 2014 as a Disney Junior special movie event.

Plot
while the castle is preparing for King Roland and Queen Miranda's wedding anniversary ball, Sofia discovers that her amulet is for so much more than just talking to the animals when her sister Amber takes the amulet and uses it to summon a princess. Unfortunately, the princess that magically appears before Amber and Sofia’s eyes is evil and she wants to overthrow the kingdom of Enchancia! Sofia and Amber’s every attempt to stop the princess fails…that is, until Rapunzel comes along and helps the girls come up with the perfect plan to save the day.

Cast

 * Ariel Winter as Sofia
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes as Amber
 * Mandy Moore as Rapunzel
 * Anna Camp as Princess Ivy
 * Tyler Merna as Prince James
 * Travis Willingham as King Roland II
 * Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
 * Tim Gunn as Baileywick
 * Wayne Brady as Clover
 * Ashley Eckstein as Mia
 * Meghan Strange as Robin
 * Jess Harnell as Cedric the Sorcerer
 * Oliver Platt as Everburn
 * John Michael Higgins as Flambeau
 * Sam Riegel as Smokelee
 * Gary Anthony Williams as Hobwing
 * Mick Wingert as Nitelite

Songs

 * A Kingdom of My Own
 * Smoke, Wings and Fire
 * Risk It All

Trivia

 * This episode's original title was The Wrath of Princess Ivy, but was changed to The Curse instead.
 * Rapunzel is the first non-traditional animated Princess to appear on the show.
 * This is the second time Amber takes the amulet for her own selfish desire, the first was "Princess Butterfly".
 * Amber mentions Princess Jasmine from "Two to Tangu", Ariel from The Floating Palace, Cinderella from the pilot and Belle from "The Amulet and the Anthem". She also mentioned Rapunzel for summoning while wearing the amulet before she came to help in the palisades.
 * Rapunzel is the eighth Disney Princess to appear on the show.
 * The first was Cinderella in Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess.
 * The second was Jasmine in "Two to Tangu".
 * The third was Belle in "The Amulet and the Anthem".
 * The fourth was Ariel in Sofia the First: The Floating Palace.
 * The fifth was Aurora in "Holiday in Enchancia".
 * The sixth was Snow White in "The Enchanted Feast".
 * The Seventh was Mulan in "Princesses to the Rescue!".
 * This is the third Disney Junior special in the series, the first was Once Upon a Princess and the second was The Floating Palace.
 * The events in this special episode takes place a year after the first special, the only reason was Roland and Miranda's wedding anniversary and so does Sofia's coronation anniversary.
 * Amber learns the secret of Sofia's amulet when she spots her speaking to and understanding her animal friends and then getting her to confess by confronting her about it.
 * Rapunzel is the third Disney Princess Amber meets, the first was Jasmine in "Two to Tangu" and the second was Mulan in "Princesses to the Rescue!".
 * Princess Ivy's voice is performed by Pitch Perfect star Anna Camp.
 * Everburn's voice is played by 2012 and Bicentennial Man star Oliver Platt, and Pitch Perfect and Bad Teacher star John Michael Higgins provides the voice of Flambeau. Higgins is also known as Bill Feingold in Bicentennial Man. However Platt and Higgins star in the same movie.
 * This is the first time the Amulet of Avalor summons two princesses, one of which is not a Disney Princess.
 * This is also the first time the Amulet summons a princess that is up to no good, and also not to help them.
 * This is the first time Amber summons a princess, and the first time seen wearing the Amulet. When she wears it this does not even let her understand Clover and the other animals yet if a good deed wasn't made.
 * Princess Ivy is the first villain in the show who wants to destroy the amulet instead of desiring its magical abilities.
 * This is the second time the Amulet of Avalor brings a curse upon its wearer.
 * This episode marks the third time the Amulet gets taken by force.
 * This episode reveals the reason that Cedric and Miss Nettle both kept trying to trick Sofia into giving them the Amulet is because when the Amulet of Avalor is taken from its chosen bearer without their consent, the amulet will place a curse on the thief who stole it.
 * This is the second time Amber is seen in her nightgown. The first was "The Big Sleepover".
 * This is the first special where Cedric doesn't play as the main villain. However he also does not steal the amulet for himself. Princess Ivy will be the second enemy he will oppose to protect the amulet, the first was Miss Nettle.
 * The Blazing Palisades were mentioned in the lyrics of the Enchancia Anthem just like the Ever Golden Glades in King for a Day.
 * This is the first special that Sofia doesn't sing in.
 * The first special where every song is entirelly sung by one person.