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As a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked as per policy. You Have Been Warned.

As a milestone celebration of happiness and joy, Wish delivers on the heartwarming front.


  • Asha welcoming the people to Rosas as she takes them on a tour while letting them know everything about wishes being granted, King Magnifico, and the city.
    • When a child asks if they cry during the wishing ceremony, Asha assures her that she won't miss the lost wish.
  • Dahlia giving Asha good advice while wishing her good luck in being the king's apprentice.
  • Asha and her friends cheering Simon once he becomes worried about himself.
  • The Seven being concerned for Asha
  • Valentino going after Asha after she leaves her home when her family doesn’t believe her that Magnifico
  • Star gives Valentino his wish on wanting to talk so people can understand him.
  • The animals of the forest, including the trees and mushrooms, explaining to Asha that everyone is made of stardust and has the power to make their own wishes come true.
  • The people of Rosas looking at Star’s stardust and lightness is very beautiful.
  • Dahlia and the others check on Asha to see if she was okay after Magnifico denies her being his apprentice. Hal is even one of the first to assure her that she can tell them anything.
  • When Magnifico revealed to Asha that most of the wishes he had will never be granted, Asha tried to reveal that he could give them back while trying to reason with him. His reveal of having them forget their memories of wishing, was what had Asha starting planning to free the wishes including her families’ in the first place.
  • When Asha introduces Star to her friends, Star can't help but feel a sad aura around Simon, like something is missing. Asha explains to Star that Simon is 18, and had already given his wish to King Magnifico. Simon laments that he can't remember what he even wished for, so Star gives him a little heart made of yarn to cheer him up.
  • Asha showing Sabino's wish to him with Sakina.
  • Star defending Asha and her family after Magnifico crushes Sakina’s wish right in front of Asha. Doubles as a Moment of Awesome.
  • Sakina and Star comforting Asha when the latter tearfully started to regret having summoned Star telling her that it wasn’t her fault. Explaining that everyone was in danger because of Magnifico.
  • Dahlia and the six, including Amaya, Asha and Star, being concerned about Simon as despite having told Magnifico about Asha for wishing Star, they still consider him their friend.
    • In fact when discussing with Asha about Magnifico, Dahlia said that Simon was in pain with the others excluding Gabo in sadness for him.
  • Asha rallying and warning her friends about Magnifico, with Star playing a game of keep-away with marbles as stand-ins for Magnifico's wish orbs.
    • Amaya even joins them in while wanting to help her people be saved from her husband.
  • Asha introducing Queen Amaya to Star after joining her and her friends in stopping Magnifico with Amaya informing her that Magnifico wants to capture Star.
  • John and the animals stopping a brainwashed Simon from hurting Asha as she thanks them for having her back.
  • The climax sees Asha's friends and family, one-by-one, rallying to sing and defy Magnifico. When Magnifico fires a blast at Dahlia for being the first to defy him, Amaya quickly pulls her out of harm's way and begins singing alongside her.
  • Asha, her family and her friends including Star giving a hug to one another.
  • Simon apologizing to Asha for betraying her as he didn't mean to put her and Star in danger since he wanted to believe in Magnifico due to not knowing about his wish. Asha and Amaya understood his reasoning of his betrayal, explaining that they including everyone wanted to believe in him too.
    • Gabo revealing that he liked to hangout with Dario and Sabo is very sweet. With Dario even adored by this.
    • The Seven including Dahlia Dario and Gabo all welcome him back with Dario even giving him a hug.
  • Amaya helping Wendy with Peter who also wanted to fly.
  • Everyone of Rosa’s being grateful for Star having made their lives great.
  • Star making a real wand for Asha to be able to grant wishes for others in need.
  • Asha and everyone else saying goodbye to Star since it has to leave to help out others with their own wishes. However despite that, Star said that they will visit and that they can continue in wishing for themselves.
  • The post-credits scene of Sabino composing "When You Wish Upon A Star", the song that ties every Disney film together. A perfect cap-off to celebrate 100 years.
  • The book A Recipe for Adventure reveals Dahlia and Asha met when chasing a goat that stole cookies Dahlia had baked for Queen Amaya, working together to save the cookies. They solidified their friendship by sharing a broken cookie together.
  • In A Recipe for Adventure, Dahlia's wish is to become the best baker and recreate something special from her grandma's recipes—but she can't quite get the taste right despite following them to the letter. Later, Dahlia has a baking accident but discovers her mistake tastes great and has the same love her grandma's dishes had, and she and Bazeema delight in the discovery and laugh over more potential 'mistakes'.

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