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 have twenty-one episodes. Originally it was going to have thirty-six episodes, giving the series 78 episodes as a whole, but Disney wanted a 60 episode show, the season was cut short.
The season and the series concluded on March 1, 2020.
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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 Saporia. Still reeling from Cassandra’s betrayal and newfound Moonstone-empowered strength and greater deathly/destructive abilities, the barefoot princess must use her innermost strength to save all of Corona, her parents, 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 also known now as 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
- 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 (flashback & mirror diary)
- Shorty
- Adira
- Hector
- Quirin
- Vigor
- Old Lady Crowley
- Xavier
- The Stabbington Brothers
- Captain of the Guards
- Pete and Stan
- The Baron ("Flynnpostor")
- Creighton ("Who's Afraid the Big, Bad Wolf?")
- Clememtine ("Rapunzel's Return")
- 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
- King Frederic
- Queen Arianna
Trivia
- 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 will conclude with three episodes of the show left to air with the five episodes have aired, leading up to Eugene and Rapunzel's wedding day.
Series Elements
Songs
- Waiting in the Wings (reprise)
- Crossing the Line
- Decaying Incantation
- Stronger Than Ever Before
- Bigger Than That
- The Girl Who Has Everything
- The Girl Who Has Everything (reprise)
- Nothing Left to Lose
- Through It All
- I'd Give Anything
- Life After Happily Ever After (reprise)
Spells
- Decay Incantation (series premiere and finale; incomplete)
- Black-Rock Incantation ("Cassandra's Revenge" and series finale)
- Hope Incantation ("Cassandra's Revenge" and series finale)
- Healing Incantation (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 (season three premiere)
- The Dark Castle
- Corona Castle
- The Throne Room
- Old Corona
- Corona Village
- Varian's Home
- Varian's Laboratory
- The Great Tree ("Islands Apart")
- Gothel's Cottage (flashback in "Rapunzel's Return", "A Tale of Two Sisters")
- Cassandra's Stronghold
- Zhan Tiri's Prison
Objects and Weaponry of Vast Power
- Magic Blonde Hair
- Wand of Oblivium (Season 3 premiere)
- The Sundrop Flower (pictures & flashbacks)
- The Moonstone Opal
- The Black Rocks
- Shadow Blade
- Cassandra's Armor
- Shapeshifting Cloak (2 Episodes)
- Mind-Trap Stone (3 Episodes)
- The Ultimate Power of the Heavens (series finale)
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")
