Photos: SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC Celebrates New Disney Series with Breakfast Event
The new series will premiere Monday, May 25, on Disney Jr. and will be available to stream on Disney+ the next day.
On May 16, Disney+ and Disney Jr. hosted Sofia’s Enchanted Breakfast at Short Stories Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The event welcomed cast members and celebrity fans and their families to celebrate the upcoming premiere of Sofia the First: Royal Magic, debuting May 25 on Disney Jr. and next day on Disney+. Check out photos below.
Talent from the series in attendance included Ariel Winter (Princess Sofia), Kai Harris (Prince Zane), Aaliyah Magcasi (Camila), Mela Pietropaolo (Layla), Matthew Lamb (Prince Devin), Yonas Kibreab (Prince James), and Darcy Rose Byrnes (Princess Amber).
Also in attendance with their families were: Stassi Schroeder (“House of Stassi”), Jenna Dewan (“The Rookie”), Scheana Shay (“Vanderpump Rules”), Alisa Reyes (“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”), Jamila Jordan-Theus (“Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts”), Janet Caperna (“The Valley”), Nia Sanchez (“The Valley”), Tom Payne (“Walking Dead”), Iliza Shlesinger (“Last Comic Standing”), and Brianna Betts.
The new series follows Sofia as she attends The Charmswell School for Royal Magic, where she discovers she is the most magical princess in the realm and must learn how to master her powers while making new royal friends. Moana, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Cinderella, Aurora, and Elena of Avalor will make special appearances throughout the series, with Auli‘i Cravalho reprising her role as Moana.
In addition to Ariel Winter as Sofia, the new series stars Nate Torrence as Pepper, Mela Pietropaolo as Layla, Kai Harris as Zane and Aaliyah Magcasi as Camila. The recurring cast includes Beanie Feldstein as Wildfyre, Yvette Nicole Brown as Lady Saddlespur, James Monroe Iglehart as Lord Primrose, Jeremy Swift as Mr. Muddykins, and Tony Hale as Mimsy Fizzlewick. Reprising their roles from the original series are Wayne Brady as Clover, Tim Gunn as Baileywick, Eric Stonestreet as Minimus, Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda, Travis Willingham as King Roland, Darcy Rose Byrnes as Amber, and Jess Harnell as Cedric.
Sofia the First, which introduced Disney’s first little girl princess, originally premiered in 2012 with the animated television movie Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess. Craig Gerber, who developed and served as executive producer on the original series, serves as the creator and executive producer of Sofia the First: Royal Magic.
Photo Credit: Disney/Maya Dehlin

MELA PIETROPAOLO, AALIYAH MAGCASI

BRIANNA BETTS

STASSI SCHROEDER CLARK

TOM PAYNE

ILIZA SHLESINGER

CHRISTINA PATRICIO

CESILY COLLETTE

"SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC" LA EXPERIENTIAL EVENT - Here is tomorrow's! Celebrity fans and their kids joined the cast and creative team for an enchanted breakfast event to celebrate the premiere of "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" at Short Stories Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, 2026. "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" debuts May 25 on Disney Jr. and next day on Disney+. (Disney/Maya Dehlin) JAMILA JORDAN-THEUS

"SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC" LA EXPERIENTIAL EVENT - Here is tomorrow's! Celebrity fans and their kids joined the cast and creative team for an enchanted breakfast event to celebrate the premiere of "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" at Short Stories Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, 2026. "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" debuts May 25 on Disney Jr. and next day on Disney+. (Disney/Maya Dehlin) JANET CAPERNA

"SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC" LA EXPERIENTIAL EVENT - Here is tomorrow's! Celebrity fans and their kids joined the cast and creative team for an enchanted breakfast event to celebrate the premiere of "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" at Short Stories Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, 2026. "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" debuts May 25 on Disney Jr. and next day on Disney+. (Disney/Maya Dehlin) ALYSSA SAPIRE (HEAD OF DISNEY JR. ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING AND STRATEGY), CRAIG GERBER (CREATOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), Ariel Winter, AYO DAVIS (PRESIDENT, DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION)

"SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC" LA EXPERIENTIAL EVENT - Here is tomorrow's! Celebrity fans and their kids joined the cast and creative team for an enchanted breakfast event to celebrate the premiere of "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" at Short Stories Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16, 2026. "Sofia the First: Royal Magic" debuts May 25 on Disney Jr. and next day on Disney+. (Disney/Maya Dehlin) Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter, MELA PIETROPAOLO

KAI HARRIS, Darcy Rose Byrnes

Darcy Rose Byrnes, MELA PIETROPAOLO

CRAIG GERBER

MARISSA RACHEL

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YONAS KIBREAB

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Darcy Rose Byrnes, MELA PIETROPAOLO, CRAIG GERBER, AALIYAH MAGCASI
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