Season 3 of Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure was announced indirectly on May 18, 2016.[1] The official announcement for the third season was made on May 31, 2018.[2] It premiered on October 7, 2019
It is the final season of the Tangled animated series, running at seventeen episodes (twenty-one if specials are serialized). Originally it was going to have thirty-six episodes, giving the series eighty-four episodes as a whole, but Disney wanted a near 70-episode show, the season was cut short due to ratings and the rules that Disney had 60 episode length for most animated shows.
Summary
Rapunzel returns to the kingdom of Corona only to find that it has been taken over by an old enemy with the help of Andrew and the Separatists of the realm of Saporia. Still reeling from Cassandra’s betrayal and newfound Moonstone-empowered strength, the barefoot princess must use her innermost strength to save all of Corona and that of the entire world.
Sticking by her side is her boyfriend and partner in life, Eugene; her loyal chameleon sidekick, Pascal; no-nonsense and dutiful stallion, Maximus; Eugene’s best childhood friend, Lance Strongbow, a redeemed Varian and two former thieves, Angry and Red's real names are revealed to be Kiera and Catalina.
Episodes
- Rapunzel's Return
- Return of the King
- Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
- The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Soone
- No Time Like the Past
- Beginnings
- The King and Queen of Hearts
- Day of the Animals
- Be Very Afraid!
- Pascal's Dragon
- Islands Apart
- Cassandra's Revenge
- Race to the Spire
- A Tale of Two Sisters
- Flynnpostor
- Once a Handmaiden...
- Plus Est En Vous
Characters
Main
- Princess Rapunzel
- Eugene Fitzherbert
- Lance Strongbow
- Pascal
- Varian
- Kiera and Catalina (since "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?")
- Cassandra (primary antagonist)
- Zhan Tiri (main antagonist)
Recurring
Supporting
- Mother Gothel (flashbacks via mirror diary; 4 episodes)
- Shorty
- Adira (4 episodes; no lines)
- Hector (4 episodes; no lines)
- Quirin (6 episodes)
- Vigor (Plus Est En Vous, Part 3"; cameo)
- Old Lady Crowley
- Xavier the Blacksmith
- The Stabbington Brothers ("The Return of the King", "Plus Est En Vous, Part 3")
- Captain of the Guards
- Peter and Stanley
- The Baron ("Flynnpostor")
- Creighton ("Who's Afraid the Big, Bad Wolf?")
- Clementine ("Rapunzel's Return, Parts 1 & 2")
- Kai (series premiere)
- King Trevor ("The King and Queen of Hearts")
- Lord Demanitus (series finale; flashback)
- Little Big Guy ("Pascal's Dragon")
- Ruddiger
- King Edmund of the Dark Kingdom
- King Frederic of Corona
- Queen Arianna of Corona
Trivia
- Disney Plus split the premiere and "Cassandra's Revenge" in two-part episodes, and the series finale as a three-part episode, giving this final season about 21 episodes.
- The season was ordered indirectly by Zachary Levi, while addressing the span of 78-long episodes for the series in an "Entertainment Tonight" interview.[3]
- Its date was said to be October 7, which is a Monday; whereas the six episodes of the first season on Friday and the television movie Tangled: Before Ever After before changing the time slot to Sunday mornings on Disney Channel starting with the seventh episode of season one and every episode of season two. After the premiere episode, thirty-five new episodes are to air on an unspecified time the day after a new episode airs. This new twist of airings further has fans confused as what time in the afternoon a new episode airs on Disney Channel.
- From October 7th, 2019 to October 18th, 2019 have aired nine episodes, while 2020 concluded with eight episodes that have aired, leading up to Prince Eugene "Horace" and Queen Rapunzel's wedding day.
Series Elements
Songs
- Waiting in the Wings (reprise; "Rapunzel's Return, Part 1")
- Crossing the Line ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 1")
- Stronger Than Ever Before ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 2")
- Bigger Than That ("Be Very Afraid")
- The Girl Who Has Everything ("Cassandra's Revenge, Part 1")
- The Girl Who Has Everything ("Cassandra's Revenge, Part 1" reprise)
- Nothing Left to Lose ("Cassandra's Revenge, Part 1")
- Through It All ("Plus Est En Vous, Part 1")
- I'd Give Anything For You ("Plus Est En Vous, Part 2")
- Life After Happily Ever After (reprise; "Plus Est En Vous, Part 3")
Spells
- Decay Incantation (series premiere and 3-part finale; still incomplete)
- Black-Rock Incantation ("Cassandra's Revenge, Parts 1 & 2" and 3-series finale)
- Hope Incantation ("Cassandra's Revenge, Parts & 2" and 3-series finale)
- Healing Incantation (three-series finale)
Kingdoms/Realms
- The Dark Kingdom
- Corona
- Equis ("The King and Queen of Hearts")
- Ingvarr ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
- Pittsford ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
- Koto ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
- Neserdnia ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
- Bayangor ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
- Galcrest ("Beginnings"; mentioned)
Places
- The Moonstone Chamber ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 1)
- The Dark Castle ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 1")
- Corona Castle
- The Throne Room
- Old Corona (3 episodes)
- Corona Village
- Varian's Home (2 episodes)
- Varian's Laboratory ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 2" & "Be Very Afraid")
- The Great Tree ("Islands Apart")
- Gothel's Cottage (flashback in "Rapunzel's Return", "A Tale of Two Sisters")
- Cassandra's Black Moon-Rock Tower (7 episodes)
- The Lost Realm ("Plus Est En Vous, Part 2")
Objects and Weaponry of Vast Power
- Magic Blonde Hair
- Wand of Oblivium ("Rapunzel's Return, Part 1")
- The Sundrop Flower (pictures & flashbacks; "No Time Like the Past")
- The Moonstone Opal (14 episodes)
- The Black-Moon Rocks (14 episodes)
- Shadow Blade (14 episodes)
- Cassandra's Moon Rock Armor (14 episodes)
- Shapeshifting Cloak (2 Episodes)
- Mind-Trap Stone (3 Episodes)
- The Ultimate Power of the Heavens ("Plus Est En Vous, Part 3")
Objects
- The Scroll ("Be Very Afraid", "Cassandra's Revenge")
- Brown Hair (flashback in "Beginnings", "Plus Est En Vous")
- Eugene's Sword
- Rapunzel's Crown
- Rapunzel's Journal
- Rapunzel's Satchel
- Cassandra's Music Box (flashback in Season 3 premiere & "A Tale of Two Sisters")