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Barbie Dreamtopia

Web-based Barbie media franchise


Barbie Dreamtopia,[1][2] Barbie: Dreamtopia[3] or simply Dreamtopia, is a web-based children's media franchise created by Julia Pistor for Mattel Television which was active from 14 January 2016 to 21 October 2021.

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Dreamtopia was originally produced by Israeli animation studio Snowball Studios[4][5] with support from The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund.[6][7] from 14 January 2016 to 1 April 2018. Toronto-based Relish Studios produced an 8-part mini-serial spin-off of the franchise titled Barbie Return to Dreamtopia as an part of a broader animated web franchise known as Barbie's Dreamworld which was released by Mattel Television on YouTube Kids and YouTube, the latter via its Barbie user handle, between 21 July and 21 October 2021.[8][9]

Premise

The series follows Chelsea Roberts as she finds herself touring her own make-believe land known as Dreamtopia with her big 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.[10]

Broadcast

Dreamtopia began with the release of a teaser promo video on 14 January 2016. The shorts then followed from 5 May to 21 July 2016 and was initially released as a YouTube Kids-exclusive production, but was later made available on YouTube. An animated television special spanning 46 minutes in length was distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and broadcast on television in 5 countries and regions on 26 June 2016. The success of the TV special resulted in the greenlighting of an eponymous web series, with four episodes released early on YouTube and YouTube Kids on 4 May 2017.[11] The web series episodes began releasing weekly on YouTube and YouTube Kids from 5 November 2017 to 1 April 2018.[12] Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand on 2 March 2018.[13] The series also premiered on Kabillion in the United States on 7 September 2018[14]

Main characters

  • Chelsea (voiced by Meira Bilnkoff):[3] Barbie's little sister and the focus of the franchise.[15]
  • Barbie (voiced by Erica Lindbeck):[3] Chelsea's older sister.
  • Honey (voiced by Lucien Dodge):[3] Chelsea's puppy.[15]
  • Otto / Notto Prince (voiced by Addie Chandler)[3] is Chelsea's neighbor. In Dreamtopia, his character is Notto Prince.[15]

Shorts

The Barbie: Dreamtopia franchise overall was centered on a series of animated shorts released exclusively on YouTube between 5 May and 21 July 2016.[16][17][18]

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Television film

An eponymous television film spanning 46 minutes in length was released on 26 June 2016 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and broadcast on television in 5 countries and territories including Cartoon Network in Latin America, Super RTL in Germany, Pop in the UK and Ireland, MiniMini+ in Poland, Karusel in Russia and Media Prima in Malaysia.[11]

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Barbie Dreamtopia: Festival of Fun

The web-based special, Festival of Fun, was released on 4 May 2017 on YouTube and its affiliate mobile app. It is a compilation of the first four episodes of Dreamtopia: The Series ahead of its official debut in November that year.

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The Series

During MIPCOM 2016, Mattel Creations announced the greenlighting of an eponymous web series and afterwards on YouTube via its Barbie user handle on 12 October 2016, citing the success of the television film special released on 26 June as the reason.[11][28][17] It is, like the franchise overall, created by Julia Pistor with assistance from Saul Blinkoff and majority-directed by Eran Lazar.[7] This web series, like the earlier web shorts, was first released on YouTube Kids and to YouTube itself afterwards from 5 November 2017 to 1 April 2018.[2][29]

The series debuted on American television via children's programming block KidsClick from Sinclair Broadcast Group on 24 September 2018 and on South African television via eToonz on 25 March 2019.

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Books

  • Barbie Dreamtopia: Storybook and Cell Phone Projector (Movie Theater) Hardcover
  • Barbie Dreamtopia Big Golden Book
  • Barbie Dreamtopia: Kocham ten film
  • Barbie Dreamtopia: Hayaller Ulkesi Harika Boyama Kitabi
  • The Best Birthday (Barbie) (Step into Reading)
  • The Birthday Wish (Barbie: Dreamtopia) (Pictureback®)
  • Barbie: Dreamtopia Invisible Notes
  • Barbie: Dreamtopia - Pinta Y Pega
  • Nakley i raskras! "Barbie Dreamtopia
  • Barbie: Dreamtopia - Stick Stack
  • Barbie: Dreamtopia - The Most Precious Gem

Video games

Note: These were individually listed on the Barbie.com website during its run and were all discontinued in 2022.[56]

  • Magical Hair
  • Coloring Creations Game
  • Sparkle Mountain Ride
  • Rainbow Cove Cloud Creations
  • Wispy Forest Spot The Difference
  • Sweetville Sugar Match
  • Dreamtopia Adventure Games

References

  1. "Barbie Dreamtopia Dolls | Princess, Mermaid & Fairy Dolls". Barbie.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. Chaves, Fernanda Matarrita (18 November 2017). "'Barbie Dreamtopia': Todo es posible, si se aprende a soñar" ['Barbie Dreamtopia': Everything is possible, if you learn to dream]. La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "Barbie: Dreamtopia". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. "Barbie - Dreamtopia". Snowball Studios. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Snowball Barbie Dreamtopia Titles Animation". Imaginar. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. "Barbie™ Dreamtopia". The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. Dickson, Jeremy (12 October 2016). "Mattel Creations greenlights two new Barbie series, more kids content". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. "Barbie's Dreamworld". Relish Studios. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. "🌈 Return to Dreamtopia!". Barbie. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022 via YouTube.
  10. "Barbie Dreamtopia special to air on Tiny Pop this weekend". Licensing.biz. Biz Media. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  11. Wolfe, Jennifer (12 October 2016). "Mattel Announces Two New Animated 'Barbie' Series & TV Special". Animation World Network. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. "Mattel teams with Spice Girls' Geri Horner for Barbie Dreamtopia campaign". Licensing.biz. Biz Media. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  13. "Cartoon Network Australia And Boomerang Australia March 2018 Highlights". RegularCapital: Cartoon Network International News (Press release). RegularCapital/Turner Broadcasting System Asia-Pacific/Catapult Communications. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. "BARBIE DREAMTOPIA". Kabillion. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. "Barbie Dreamtopia". Mattel. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  16. "Barbie: Dreamtopia". 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  17. "Learning Through Barbie Dreamtopia". Barbie. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  18. "Barbie Dreamtopia". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  19. "Wispy Forest Part 1 - Dreamtopia". Barbie. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  20. "Wispy Forest Part 2 - Dreamtopia". Barbie. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  21. "Rainbow Cove Part 1 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  22. "Rainbow Cove Part 2 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  23. "Sweetville Part 1 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  24. "Sweetville Part 2 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  25. "Sparkle Mountain Part 1 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  26. "Sparkle Mountain Part 2 - Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  27. "Barbie: Dreamtopia". Treehouse TV. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  28. "Dreamtopia". Barbie.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  29. "A Mopple Mishap - Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series - Episode 6". Barbie. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  30. "A Staticky Situation - Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series - Episode 7". Barbie. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018 via YouTube.
  31. "Bearable Barry - Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series - Episode 15". Barbie. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018 via YouTube.
  32. "Glitter Ball Trouble - Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series - Episode 16". Barbie. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018 via YouTube.
  33. "The Magic Seeds - Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series - Episode 20". Barbie. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018 via YouTube.
  34. "Barbie Dreamtopia Adventure Games". Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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