Whisker Haven
Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets is an American animated short series animated produced by Disney Publishing and Ghostbot Studios. It is based on the Disney's Palace Pets, a spinoff of the Disney Princess franchise. The series is directed by Alan Lau and written by Shea Fontana. It premiered on the Disney Junior watch app and subsequently aired on Disney Junior. The animated shorts were made available through the accompanying app until 2019 "Palace Pets in Whisker Haven", which also included activities and games featuring the Palace Pets.
Premise
Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets stars a core group of six palace pets: Treasure, Pumpkin, Petite, Sultan, Dreamy and Berry along with the caretaker fairy hummingbird Miss Featherbon. These Palace Pets enter magical portals from their respective Princess Kingdoms and travel to the animal kingdom of Whisker Haven.In this new magical world, the Palace Pets go on fun-filled adventures and learn to value friendship, kindness and loyalty. From putting on a dance show to throwing the biggest ball, there's no task too big, too small, or too glamorous for the Palace Pets.
Characters
Main
- Berry – A pale azure rabbit who belongs to Snow White.
- Pumpkin – A white puppy with a passion for ballet who belongs to Cinderella.
- Dreamy – A pink kitten. As her name suggests, like her owner Aurora, she is often sleepy.
- Treasure – A scarlet kitten who belongs to Ariel.
- Petite – A bookish tan pony who belongs to Belle. She bears a striking resemblance to Fluttershy from the My Little Pony franchise.
- Sultan – A confident orange tiger cub who belongs to Jasmine, and one of five male characters from the series.
- Miss Featherbon – A blue hummingbird with magical powers. She sometimes offers advice to the Palace Pets, and even serves as a host at some events. She was not featured in the Palace Pets in Whisker Haven app.
Supporting
- Lily – A pale lavender kitten who belongs to Tiana.
- Bibbidy – A perfection-loving white pony who belongs to Cinderella.
- Sweetie – A pale blue pony who specialises in speed for horse racing events and belongs to Snow White.
- Nuzzles – A shy but sneaky orange-and-gold fox who belongs to Aurora. According to the episode "Hearts! Hooves! Eggs!", she likes eggs.
- Mr. Chow – A kitten who runs the feed store.
- Lucy – A puppy who runs the Squeaking Ball Shop.
- Tillie – A kitten who runs Tutu Tailor.
- Taj – A lavender young elephant who belongs to Jasmine, and another male character.
- Daisy – A yellow Maltese dog who belongs to Rapunzel.
- Windflower – A blue raccoon who belongs to Pocahontas.
- Pounce – An amber-and-gold bobcat who belongs to Pocahontas, and another male character.
- Fern – A rarely-seen pink owl who belongs to Aurora.
- Barnaby Pickles – A Tabby cat who likes to tell jokes.
- Pierre the Fish – Barnaby Pickles' French best friend.
- Nyle – A naughty teal monkey who is Jasmine's pet. He is also a male.
- Gleam – A tan-colored fawn with a good sense of direction. Like Truffles and Daisy, she belongs to Rapunzel.
- Truffles – A clean and perfumed pink pig who belongs to Rapunzel.
- Teacup – A singing gold Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who belongs to Belle.
- Bloom – A pale pink pony who belongs to Aurora.
- Brie – A pale blue mouse who belongs to Cinderella.
- Jane Hair – A cat who owns a Hair Salon.
- Slipper – A chubby, pale blue Persian kitten who enjoys putting quartzes on things. She belongs to Cinderella.
- Matey – A lavender Border Collie who belongs to Ariel. He is also a male.
- Waddles – A light purple puffin who belongs to Ariel.
- Sandstorm – An orange and pale yellow cheetah who belongs to Jasmine.
- Chai – A pink red panda who belongs to Mulan.
- River – A teal wolf pup who belongs to Pocahontas.
- Otto – A light cyan sea otter who belongs to Ariel.
- Ash – Slipper's best friend, a pink and purple baby dragon who belongs to Aurora.
- Page – A lamb who belongs to Belle.
- Chipper – A red squirrel who drives a camper. She belongs to Aurora.
- Snowpaws – A white snow leopard who belongs to Mulan.
- Blondie – A golden pony who belongs to Rapunzel.
- Blossom - – A purple panda who belongs to Mulan.
- Seashell – A purple pony who belongs to Ariel.
- Rouge - A pink kitten who belongs to Belle.
Episodes
Season 3 (2017)
By this period, episode lengths have been reduced from 3 minutes to 2 minutes.Broadcast
Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets episodes premiered on the Disney Junior watch app. It later aired on Disney Junior on June 20, 2015. The second season was released on March 14, 2016. The third season debuted on June 3, 2017. The series was later made available to stream on DisneyNow.Reception
Viewership
On March 16, 2016, it was announced that the first season of Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets generated over 204 million views across all platforms in 2015.Critical response
Ashley Jones of Romper ranked Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets 13th in their "13 Shows For Kids Who Love Princesses" list, writing, "The Palace Pets travel to a magical world and embark on fun, fantasy-filled adventures."In other media
Books
Palace Pets Big Golden Book: Welcome to Whisker HavenMs. Featherbon and the Holiday HelpersBerry's Halloween Costume TroubleWhisker Haven: A Paw-fect Party!Treasure's AdventuresPetite's Great Feats- ''Sultan's Triumphs''
Video games
- ''Palace Pets in Whisker Haven''