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  "textContent": "# **Disney Kids & Family Greenlits “Journey” Created By Matt Munn In First Collaboration With Barack Obama And Michelle Obama’s Company** **Higher Ground**\n\nLet’s take a trip to our magical destiny! 🗺️🐉 Back in February 2024, we reported on a potential **Disney Television Animation** project **“Journey”** described as a epic animated comedy set in medieval times since then we barely had any updates…. until now.\n\n**Disney Kids & Family **and President **Barack Obama** and **Michelle Obama** ’s Higher Ground are joining forces to greenlight music-driven, original animated fantasy series “**Journey** ” created by**Matt Munn**.\n\n**Journey’s** greenlit is part of a week of multiple animated announcements of **Disney Kids & Family **ahead of the Annecy Festival running from June 22 to June 26.\n\n> When the energy shield protecting her city begins to fail, Journey answers a mysterious call that leads her beyond its walls — and into the forbidden lands beyond. In this new world, she uncovers the truth about her father’s disappearance and discovers a powerful magic within herself that may hold the key to saving her people.\n\n“** _Journey_** _\"_ is created by **Matt Munn** (**_Blue Sky Studios \"Ice Age: Collision Course”, “Ferdinand”, \"Spies in Disguise\", Anaapurna Animation “Nimona”)_** , who will serve as executive producer alongside **Peabody Award** winner**Steve Loter (**_**“Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur”, “The Ghost And Molly McGee”, QAmerican Dragon Jake Long\", “Kim Possible”**_**)**. **Jessie Dicovitsky** is an executive producer alongside **Barack Obama** and **Michelle Obama** for **Higher Ground**.\n\n**ICON Creative Studio (“Sofia The First: Royal Magic”, “Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol”, “Monsters At Work”, “Ariel”, “Firebuds” **and the upcoming**“Monstropolis”** land at**Disney’s Hollywood Studios**) will provide the animation services for the series.\n\n“**Journey** is an epic adventure anchored by a remarkable young heroine whose courage inspires those around her. At its core, it’s a story about resilience, self-discovery and the power of believing in something bigger than yourself — the kind of universal themes that have defined Disney stories for generations\" - **Ayo Davis (Disney Kids & Family CEO, Disney Television Animation VP of Development & Current)**\n\n“Combining adventure, imagination and music, ** _Journey_** is a true original that takes bold swings, We’re proud to partner with Disney on this fantastical series and to build on Higher Ground’s history of delivering fun and meaningful stories for kids and families\" - **Jessie Dicovitsky (Higher Ground Development Executive)**\n\nBesides “Journey”, Disney Television Animation currently has five upcoming projects for Disney Channel and Disney+ currently under NDA which likely will be unveiled this week or during the Annecy Festival.\n\nThe studio’s currently is producing a NDA action-adventure series in collaboration with**Jeff Swampy Marsh** ’s animation studio **Surfing Giant Studios** , Projects in development at the studio include a new show by**Ian Jones-Quartey (Cartoon Network Studios “OK K.O! Let’s Be Heroes)** and ”**Poic And Pica** “ by **Elsa Duhamel**. **SAG-AFTRA** recently listed two potential new projects **\"Fuzz”** and **“Suburbion”** , all five projects are for Disney Channel and Disney+.",
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