After a fierce storm, a young girl is shipwrecked on a remote tropical island. Her only clues to her identity are a broken nameplate that reads “Ro,” a trunk of belongings, and a tattered flag. Found by a wise red panda named Sagi and a proud peacock named Azul, the girl is raised among animals and given the name Ro. Over the years, she learns to speak to animals, befriends a baby elephant named Tika, and lives a peaceful life on the island—though she has no memory of her past. barbie.fandom.com+2digitalmoviedeals.nbcuniversal.com+2

Ten years later, Prince Antonio from the kingdom of Apollonia discovers the island. Impressed by Ro’s kindness and her relationship with her animal friends, he invites her (and they join) to his kingdom. There, Ro begins to uncover not only more about her past, but also an evil plot by Queen Ariana to seize power. Amidst misunderstandings and royal conflict, Ro eventually rediscovers her true identity as Princess Rosella of Paladia and helps save the kingdom through courage, friendship, and love. IMDb+2barbie.fandom.com+2


Series / Film Details

CategoryInformation
TitleBarbie as the Island Princess
Release DateDirect-to-DVD: September 18, 2007 (USA) digitalmoviedeals.nbcuniversal.com+3Wikipedia+3Wikipedia+3; TV premiere: ~5 days later on Nickelodeon Wikipedia
Running TimeApproximately 85 minutes Wikipedia+2Common Sense Media+2
Country of OriginCanada and United States Wikipedia+1
LanguageEnglish Wikipedia+1
DirectorGreg Richardson Wikipedia+1
WritersCliff Ruby & Elana Lesser Wikipedia+1
ProducersJesyca C. Durchin, Jennifer Twinner McCaron, Shea Wageman Wikipedia
Music / SongsScore by Arnie Roth. Songs by Megan Cavallari, Amy Powers, and exec producer Rob Hudnut. Includes ~9 original songs. Wikipedia+2barbie.fandom.com+2
Studio / AnimationMattel Entertainment and Rainmaker Animation (the only Barbie film animated under Rainmaker after Rainmaker’s acquisition) Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
Main Voice CastKelly Sheridan as Ro/Rosella; other cast includes Alessandro Juliani (Prince Antonio), Melissa Lyons, Christopher Gaze, Susan Roman, Steve Marvel, Andrea Martin, etc. Wikipedia+2barbie.fandom.com+2
Genre / ThemesAnimated musical fantasy; identity, kindness, royalty, belonging, animal friendship digitalmoviedeals.nbcuniversal.com+2Common Sense Media+2
Video Game Tie-InYes — a video game was released in 2007 for platforms like PC, Nintendo DS, Wii, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2. Developed by Ivolgamus / Human Soft. Metacritic+2BarbiePedia+2