Wish (film)

King Magnifico and his wife, Queen Amaya, establish the kingdom of Rosas on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Having studied sorcery, Magnifico is able to grant the greatest desires of his subjects, but they have to give up the memory of their wishes to be sealed away and protected by the king until he can grant them. Once a month, at a ceremonial event, Magnifico chooses one wish to be granted.

Years later, 17-year-old Asha prepares to interview for the job of Magnifico's apprentice on the day of her grandfather Sabino's 100th birthday, hoping that Magnifico will grant Sabino's wish to inspire people. The interview goes well until Asha requests for Sabino's wish to be granted, which Magnifico declines, seeing the wish's elusiveness as a potential threat to his power. Asha realizes Magnifico never intends to return the ungranted wishes to their owners, and when she questions his methods, Magnifico refuses to accept her apprenticeship or grant any of her family's wishes.

Asha tries but fails to convince Sabino and her mother Sakina that Magnifico is deceiving them. Distraught, she makes her own wish on a star, and to her surprise, the star descends from the sky in the form of an anthropomorphic ball of light, which Asha names Star. Star's magic gives the forest animals, including Asha's pet goat Valentino, the ability to talk, and they tell her that all life is made of stardust. Encouraged, Asha enlists Star's help in retrieving her family's wishes. Everyone in the kingdom senses Star's presence, and Magnifico feels intimidated by it. Despite Amaya's pleas, he turns to forbidden dark magic to maintain his position of power as his subjects begin to doubt his way of ruling.

Asha retrieves Sabino's wish and he is overjoyed to be able to remember it, but Magnifico arrives to arrest them, having been informed that Asha was responsible for Star's summoning. Corrupted by the dark magic, Magnifico intends to use Star's magic and Rosas's wishes to increase his own power, forcing Sabino and Sakina to flee to a nearby island while Asha, Star, and Valentino stay behind to free the citizens' wishes. One of Asha's friends, Simon, is revealed to be the one who sold her out to Magnifico, in hopes that his wish to become a knight would be granted. Magnifico grants the wish, but additionally bewitches Simon into being his henchman and capturing Asha.

Asha rallies her other friends Dahlia, Gabo, Hal, Bazeema, Safi, and Dario to put an end to Magnifico's reign. Amaya also joins them, having discovered Magnifico's corruption. While her friends infiltrate Magnifico's study and open up the ceiling to free the wishes, Asha tries to distract Magnifico, only to be tricked by a disguised Simon, whom she defeats with the animals' help. Magnifico ascends the castle's tower, absorbing the power of every wish and trapping Star. Asha attempts to stop him but is easily overpowered as Magnifico blocks out the sky and immobilizes the citizens, preventing them from wishing on stars. Unwilling to give up, Asha remembers the animals' message from before and encourages the citizens to make a wish about changing Rosas's future. The strength of their collective desire overpowers Magnifico, releasing the wishes from him and freeing Star. Magnifico's magic turns against him and traps him inside his staff's mirror, while the citizens regain their sealed wishes with a newfound appreciation of pursuing them.

Amaya becomes the sole ruler of Rosas, helping the citizens make their wishes come true on their own. A regretful Simon is forgiven by Asha and her friends. Star gifts Asha with a magic wand so that she can inspire people to keep dreaming before returning to the sky among the other stars.

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Top row: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral and Victor Garber respectively play the roles of Asha, King Magnifico, Valentino, Queen Amaya and Sabino.
Bottom row: Natasha Rothwell, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef and Jon Rudnitsky respectively play the roles of Sakina, Simon, Gabo, Safi and Dario.

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• Ariana DeBose as Asha, a 17-year-old girl who wishes upon a star to help save Rosas after sensing a coming darkness.{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Everything We Learned at D23 Expo's Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Panel|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/everything-we-learned-at-d23-expos-pixar-and-walt-disney-animation-panel.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426130743/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/everything-we-learned-at-d23-expos-pixar-and-walt-disney-animation-panel.html |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=CNBC |language=en}} Director Chris Buck says Asha is "energetic—an enthusiastic member of her community who proudly shows off this incredible place where she's grown up".{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Tessa |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Disney's Wish Characters Explained|url=https://mamasgeeky.com/2023/09/disneys-wish-characters-explained.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927214027/https://mamasgeeky.com/2023/09/disneys-wish-characters-explained.html |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |website=Mama's Geeky}}
• Chris Pine as King Magnifico, the king of Rosas who is the sole keeper of people's wishes. Writer Allison Moore says his motivations are not honorable, stating that "Magnifico seems to think wishes are just ideas. But they are a part of your heart—the very best part of your heart! Yet he's holding them inside these wish bubbles—hundreds of them—and most will remain there forever because that's how he controls the kingdom—by giving false hope".{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Chris Pine to Play Ruler of Magical Kingdom in Walt Disney Animation's 'Wish'|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/chris-pine-cast-walt-disney-animation-wish-ariana-debose-1235595413/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426235737/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/chris-pine-cast-walt-disney-animation-wish-ariana-debose-1235595413/ |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
• Alan Tudyk as Valentino, a goat whose wish to communicate comes true after Star's magic grants him the ability to talk.
• Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya, King Magnifico's wife and the queen of Rosas.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Disney Animation's 'Wish' Adds Angelique Cabral As Chris Pine's Queen|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/wish-angelique-cabral-disney-1235549655/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924051815/https://deadline.com/2023/09/wish-angelique-cabral-disney-1235549655/ |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}
• Victor Garber as Sabino, Asha's 100-year-old grandfather who is waiting to be granted his wish.{{Cite web |author=Walt Disney Animation Studios |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Wish |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyRxxpD3yNw&t=1s |access-date=September 27, 2023 |website=YouTube |type=official trailer |archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927161438/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyRxxpD3yNw&t=1s |url-status=live }}
• Natasha Rothwell as Sakina, Asha's mother.
• Jennifer Kumiyama as Dahlia, Asha's best friend who is the royal baker and the unofficial leader of "The Teens". She was inspired by Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Harvey Guillén as Gabo, a boy who is cynical but has a heart of gold and is part of The Teens. He was inspired by Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Niko Vargas as Hal, a joyful girl who is part of The Teens. She was inspired by Happy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Evan Peters as Simon, a strong boy with a big heart who is part of The Teens. He was inspired by Sleepy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2023 |title=Walt Disney Animation Studios Unveils Wish Trailer|url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-animation-studios-unveils-wish-trailer/ |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=The Walt Disney Company |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927233031/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-animation-studios-unveils-wish-trailer/ |url-status=live }}
• Della Saba as Bazeema, a shy girl who is part of The Teens. She was inspired by Bashful from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Ramy Youssef as Safi, a boy who is plagued with allergies and is part of The Teens. He was inspired by Sneezy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Jon Rudnitsky as Dario, Asha's rosy-cheeked and wiggly-eared friend who is part of The Teens. He was inspired by Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Additional voice cast includes Keone Young as Mountain Climber, Tall Man Tourist, and Guard #1; Heather Matarazzo as Flying Woman; and Nasim Pedrad as Sania, a woman whose wish to make the finest dresses is granted by King Magnifico.{{Cite web|date=November 10, 2023|title=Wish|url=https://assets.gettyimages.com/bf-boulder-whitelabelbucket-getty-prod/7r9vb8rt5895f6hbsf383bg/v/1149125606/original/WISH%20press%20kit%20FINAL%2011-09-23.pdf|access-date=November 11, 2023|website=Getty Images|format=Credits}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Singer and television presenter Rochelle Humes cameos in the UK version of the film as Rochelle, a villager who wishes to become the captain of a ship.{{cite web |last=Cormack |first=Morgan |title=Disney's Wish adds Rochelle Humes cameo alongside Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/rochelle-humes-wish-disney-cameo-exclusive-newsupdate/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101174019/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/rochelle-humes-wish-disney-cameo-exclusive-newsupdate/ |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |access-date=5 November 2023 |website=Radio Times}} Yvette Nicole Brown and James Monroe Iglehart have vocal cameos during "I'm a Star" and are credited as the featured singers of the Choir alongside Woody Buck.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PburFAbTZnM|title=Disney's Wish - Writing & Recording "I'm A Star"|author=Walt Disney Animation Studios|work=YouTube|date=November 10, 2023|accessdate=November 10, 2023|archive-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110171742/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PburFAbTZnM|url-status=live}}

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Wish began development in 2018, but it was not publicly disclosed until January 21, 2022, when it was reported that Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officer Jennifer Lee was writing an original film at the studio.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Annecy: Disney's 'Wish' Revealed in 20 Minutes of Footage From Animated Musical|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/annecy-disney-wish-revealed-20-214414160.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617190145/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/annecy-disney-wish-revealed-20-214414160.html |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=January 21, 2022 |title=The Magic Maker: Jennifer Lee's Plan for Walt Disney Animation — and Finding the Next Frozen|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jennifer-lee-interview-walt-disney-animation-frozen-encanto-1235076391/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129025528/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jennifer-lee-interview-walt-disney-animation-frozen-encanto-1235076391/ |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, Disney Animation announced the film's title, as well as that the directing team would consist of Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, and Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones as producers. Buck, Veerasunthorn, and Del Vecho had all worked with Lee on the Frozen franchise, as co-director, story artist, and producer, respectively. It was also announced that the art style would combine the look of Disney's traditional watercolor animation and computer animation, which the company utilizes in its modern period. Composer Dave Metzger cited Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Sleeping Beauty (1959) as the main sources of inspiration for the designs of the characters and setting, as well as the latter film being the source of the decision to present the film in the 2.55:1 aspect ratio.{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=September 25, 2023 |title='Wish' will be loaded with 'legacy nods' to classic Disney films|url=https://ew.com/movies/wish-legacy-nods-disney-films/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005195527/https://ew.com/movies/wish-legacy-nods-disney-films/ |url-status=live }} Veerasunthorn, who was making her feature directorial debut with this film, said that she was "excited about honoring Walt Disney with the feature. Our art and technology team would come together to figure out how to combine the 20th century illustration look that inspired Walt [Disney] with the CG technology we have now".{{Cite web |last=Soliman |first=Michelle Anne P. |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Disney to release Ant-Man, Elemental, Wish and more in 2023 |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2022/12/13/492473/disney-to-release-ant-man-elemental-wish-and-more-in-2023/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213070838/https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2022/12/13/492473/disney-to-release-ant-man-elemental-wish-and-more-in-2023/ |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |publisher=BusinessWorld}}

The film's animation was originally intended to be completely traditional, but it was later decided to be blended with computer-animation when 2D alone was considered, in the filmmakers' opinion, as having too many limitations in terms of camera movements and characterization.{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Tara |date=27 September 2023 |title=Wish Filmmakers Considered Going Full 2D for Disney's 100th Anniversary - Here's Why They Didn't |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/wish-filmmakers-considered-going-full-2d-for-disneys-100th-anniversary-heres-why-they-didnt |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928035947/https://www.ign.com/articles/wish-filmmakers-considered-going-full-2d-for-disneys-100th-anniversary-heres-why-they-didnt |url-status=live }}

The Art of Wish artbook revealed that Queen Amaya was originally going to be a villain alongside Magnifico,{{sfn|Rebello|Baughman|2023|p=126}} while Star was originally "a human character, part magical, part glowing, inspired a bit by Peter Pan".{{cite web|last=Duke|first=Kassie|url=https://www.cbr.com/disney-wish-villain-viewers-divided/ |title=Early Concepts for Disney's Wish Had a Different Plan For Its Villain |website=CBR.com |date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208181131/https://www.cbr.com/disney-wish-villain-viewers-divided/ |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |url-status=live}} Additionally, several concepts and scenes were ultimately cut or altered from the finished film, including a scene where Asha and her family hide away in a village where the people write their wishes on trees and Sabino dies shortly after inspiring Asha to fight Magnifico,{{Cite web |last=Fuentes |first=Tamara |date=2024-01-17 |title=Exclusive: Watch a Deleted Scene From 'Wish' That Almost Changed The Entire Movie|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a46410920/wish-deleted-scene-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}} a chase scene through the forest where Star transformed into several creatures to escape Queen Amaya and her guards,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CADSsgPDXg |title=Disney's Wish {{!}} To Rosas - Deleted Scene |date=January 16, 2024 |publisher=Walt Disney Animation Studios |via=YouTube}} and an alternate ending where Magnifico devoured wishes to become all-powerful and Asha, intending to stall him, attempted to pass Valentino off as Star.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAm1qRQbFs |title=Disney's Wish: Exclusive Deleted Alternate Ending Scene (2023) |date=January 18, 2024 |publisher=IGN |via=YouTube}} A scene of Sabino singing "A Wish Worth Making" after Asha recovers his wish was cut from the film late in development for unknown reasons.{{Cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |title=Exclusive: Watch 'Wish' star Victor Garber's deleted Disney song 'A Wish Worth Making'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/01/22/disney-wish-exclusive-saba-sabino-deleted-song/72283030007/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}

On September 9, 2022, during the 2022 D23 Expo, Ariana DeBose and Alan Tudyk were announced to have been cast in the leading roles of Asha and Valentino, respectively.{{Cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Rebekah |last2=Kim |first2=Matt |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Disney's 2023 Animated Film Is Called Wish|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/disneys-2023-animated-film-is-called-wish|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911034631/https://www.ign.com/articles/disneys-2023-animated-film-is-called-wish |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=IGN |language=en}} On April 26, 2023, at CinemaCon, it was announced that Chris Pine would voice King Magnifico. Lee said of Pine "as the most powerful person in the kingdom, King Magnifico needed to be played by someone who could give all the charm, cleverness and charisma to this magnanimous character, and Chris is beautifully bringing all of that and then some". On September 18, 2023, Angelique Cabral was announced as the voice of King Magnifico's wife, Queen Amaya. The rest of the cast was announced with the release of the full trailer.

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Julia Michaels was announced to write lyrics and partial music to original songs for Wish at D23 Expo in September 2022. Work on the songs began the year before during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |last2=Grobar |first2=Matt |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Ariana DeBose Leads Disney Toon Musical Wish from Frozen Team – D23|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/wish-disney-movie-princess-pic-at-d23-1235113523/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910133002/https://deadline.com/2022/09/wish-disney-movie-princess-pic-at-d23-1235113523/ |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} By April 2023, Dave Metzger was confirmed to compose the film's score, while Benjamin Rice joined Michaels to write the songs by contributing additional music.{{Cite web|date=April 26, 2023 |title=Dave Metzger Scoring Disney's Wish|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/04/26/dave-metzger-scoring-disneys-wish/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426185739/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/04/26/dave-metzger-scoring-disneys-wish/ |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023}} At CinemaCon in April, Disney showed a clip of Asha singing the song "This Wish", which reporters from Deadline Hollywood described as "a very pretty, powerful anthem".{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro, Anthony |last2=Tartaglione, Nancy |last3=Goldsmith, Jill |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Disney At CinemaCon: 'Marvels', 'Wish', 'Little Mermaid', 'Haunted Mansion' & More|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/disney-cinemacon-2023-movies-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-marvels-elemental-indiana-jones-1235337916/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426231856/https://deadline.com/2023/04/disney-cinemacon-2023-movies-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-marvels-elemental-indiana-jones-1235337916/ |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-26 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} On October 18, 2023, it was revealed that JP Saxe had also joined the songwriting team to make additional music for the song "This Wish".{{cite web |title=First Song from Disney's 'Wish' Soundtrack Released {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/10/18/first-song-from-disneys-wish-soundtrack-released/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=October 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019081239/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/10/18/first-song-from-disneys-wish-soundtrack-released/ |url-status=live }}

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For the film's underscore and orchestrations, Metzger incorporated "ethnic percussion (such as castanets and finger cymbals) as well as instruments from the Mediterranean region such as guitars to bring color to the score and evoke that kingdom".{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Also featured in the film is "When You Wish Upon a Star", the signature song of The Walt Disney Company, first introduced in Pinocchio (1940). To incorporate the song into the underscore, Metzger utilized the song's first five notes at the request of Chris Buck, saying that the filmmakers "wanted something different. I played with an ethereal texture. So, we go from the Walt Disney Pictures 100th anniversary logo and transition into the land of Rosas and Wish".{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz|title=Disney's 'Wish': How Composer Dave Metzger Pays Homage to 'When You Wish Upon a Star' |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/disney-wish-composer-homage-when-you-wish-upon-a-star-1235758459/ |website=Variety |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111174158/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/disney-wish-composer-homage-when-you-wish-upon-a-star-1235758459/ |url-status=live }}

On Good Morning America on October 16, 2023 (the official 100th anniversary of the Disney studio), it was announced that songs from the soundtrack would be releasing every Wednesday beginning on October 18, 2023, with "This Wish". The soundtrack was released on November 17, 2023, by Walt Disney Records, followed by an extended deluxe edition featuring Metzger's score, instrumental versions of the songs and demo recordings with Michaels on November 22, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.mousesteps.com/2023/10/16/disney-animations-wish-tickets-now-on-sale-wish-wednesdays-music-rollout-revealed/|title=Disney Animation's "Wish" Tickets Now on Sale; "Wish Wednesdays" Music Rollout Revealed|author=MouseSteps|work=MouseSteps|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=October 16, 2023|archive-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016202403/https://www.mousesteps.com/2023/10/16/disney-animations-wish-tickets-now-on-sale-wish-wednesdays-music-rollout-revealed/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title='Wish' Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Details {{!}} Film Music Reporter|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/11/21/wish-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-details/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |language=en-US |archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122033840/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/11/21/wish-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live }}

Wish had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 8, 2023, just hours after the end of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike was announced for 12:01 AM the next day, with Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Jennifer Lee and Disney CEO Bob Iger in attendance and Asha, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse walking the blue carpet in the cast's place, while featuring a live drone show above the theater.{{cite web |last1=Maddaus |first1=Gene |title=SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike|url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-tentative-deal-historic-strike-1235771894/ |website=Variety |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109010354/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-tentative-deal-historic-strike-1235771894/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Manning |first1=Luke |title=Disney Celebrates the Premiere of "Wish" with Special Drone Show Over Hollywood|url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/wish-movie-premiere-drone-show/ |website=LaughingPlace.com |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109033627/https://www.laughingplace.com/w/disney-entertainment/wish-movie-premiere-drone-show/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |last2=Jackson |first2=Angelique |title=As Bob Iger and Disney Execs Attended 'Wish' Premiere, News of Strike Ending Kicked the Celebration Into Overdrive|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bob-iger-disney-wish-premiere-sag-aftra-strike-ends-1235785244/ |website=Variety |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110135521/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bob-iger-disney-wish-premiere-sag-aftra-strike-ends-1235785244/ |url-status=live }} It was theatrically released in the United States on November 22.{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=September 10, 2022 |title=Ariana DeBose to Star in Disney's Wish, with Songs by Julia Michaels |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/wish-disney-ariana-debose-julia-michael-1235366691/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910133004/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/wish-disney-ariana-debose-julia-michael-1235366691/ |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} The United Kingdom premiere took place at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on November 20, 2023.{{cite web |title=▷ Wish {{!}} London film premiere 【2023|url=https://londonfilmpremieres.com/wish/ |website=londonfilmpremieres.com |access-date=5 November 2023 |language=en |archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105181857/https://londonfilmpremieres.com/wish/ |url-status=live }} On February 16, 2023, following the commercial failures of the company's Strange World and Pixar's Lightyear (both 2022), Disney reportedly considered extending the theatrical windows for both Wish and Pixar's Elemental in hopes of bringing families back to theaters.{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=February 16, 2023 |title=How Much Is Too Much Marvel and Star Wars? Disney Rethinks Franchise Output|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-star-wars-tv-shows-movies-slowdown-1235326681/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216152056/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-star-wars-tv-shows-movies-slowdown-1235326681/ |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=Liam |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Disney Reportedly Considering Longer Theatrical Windows for Upcoming Animation Releases|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-longer-theatrical-windows-animation-releases/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217001103/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-longer-theatrical-windows-animation-releases/ |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com}} On June 15, 2023, at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, twenty minutes of footage from Wish were screened. Early access screenings of the film took place on November 18, 2023, coinciding with the 95th birthday of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, for which a special brand spot commemorating it was attached to these screenings.{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Chris |title=Disney Is Giving Fans a Chance to See 'Wish' Early|url=https://collider.com/wish-movie-early-screenings/ |website=Collider |access-date=5 November 2023 |language=en |date=26 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday to Mickey—the Mouse Who Started It All|url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/happy-birthday-to-mickey-the-mouse-who-started-it-all/ |website=The Walt Disney Company |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=18 November 2023 |archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119054005/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/happy-birthday-to-mickey-the-mouse-who-started-it-all/ |url-status=live }}

In July 2023, it was reported that Disney was considering postponing some of their 2023 releases, including Wish, due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.{{Cite web |last=Buckley |first=Thomas |date=July 24, 2023 |title=Disney Considers Delaying Some 2023 Movie Releases Over Strikes|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-24/disney-weighs-delaying-some-2023-movie-releases-amid-strikes?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Bloomberg}}

Lego released three sets based on scenes from the film on October 1, 2023. Funko, Mattel, Hasbro and Moose Toys also released toys and figurines based on the film's characters on October 4, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/-103488875 | title=All the best toys from Disney's 'Wish,' Marvel and more featured at the New York Toy Fair | access-date=October 4, 2023 | archive-date=October 5, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005195527/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/-103488875 | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Three new LEGO Disney Wish sets officially revealed|url=https://www.brickfanatics.com/two-new-lego-disney-wish-sets-officially-revealed |access-date=5 September 2023 |website=Brick Fanatics |date=September 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906105928/https://www.brickfanatics.com/two-new-lego-disney-wish-sets-officially-revealed |url-status=live }} On September 29, 2023, Disney reported that the official trailer for the film became the most viewed trailer for any of their animated films since Frozen II (2019), earning over 66.5 million views globally on all online platforms, surpassing the 20 million views of the teaser trailer released earlier in the year and becoming the most viewed trailer for a Disney film on TikTok. The film's originality, characters, music and King Magnifico's position in the story as the film's villain were praised on social media.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=29 September 2023 |title=Disney's 'Wish' Trailer Is Most Watched for the Animation Studio Since 'Frozen 2' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disneys-wish-trailer-is-most-watched-1235604536/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929193231/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disneys-wish-trailer-is-most-watched-1235604536/ |url-status=live }}

On October 4, 2023, Disney announced a "Wish Together" campaign in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nestlé, General Mills, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Applebee's, Friendly's and TGI Fridays in which Disney would donate 10% of the sale price of each individual item of merchandise from the film up to $1 million to the foundation, product and restaurant.{{Cite web |last=Francis |first=Katie |date=October 4, 2023 |title=Disney Announces New 'Wish Together Sweepstakes' Giving Away Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line Vacation|url=https://wdwnt.com/2023/10/disney-announces-new-wish-together-sweepstakes/ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |website=WDW News Today |language=en-US |archive-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016202405/https://wdwnt.com/2023/10/disney-announces-new-wish-together-sweepstakes/ |url-status=live }} At Destination D23 in September 2023, it was announced that Asha would be doing meet-and-greets at the Disney Parks throughout November to promote the film, including Cartoon Network Hotel, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris). The film's cast was unable to take part in the Destination D23 event due to the restrictions imposed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.{{cite web |last=Ace |first=Shannen |date=10 September 2023 |title=FIRST LOOK: 'Wish' Asha Meet and Greet Character Appears at Destination D23 Before Theme Park Debut - WDW News Today|url=https://wdwnt.com/2023/09/photo-wish-asha-meet-and-greet-character-appears-at-destination-d23/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019081240/https://wdwnt.com/2023/09/photo-wish-asha-meet-and-greet-character-appears-at-destination-d23/ |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=WDW News Today}}

On December 19, 2023, a collaboration project with the movie Spy × Family Code: White was announced in Japan. A parody poster illustration featuring Spy × Family series' characters Anya and Bond Forger, which mirrors the Japanese theatrical release poster of Wish, and a combination trailer video were also released on the same day.{{cite tweet| author=Spy × Family Anime| user=spyfamily_anime| number=1736944697422320052| title=Gekijō-ban Spy Family to Wisshu, Kiseki no Korabo ga Kaikin| script-title=ja:劇場版SPY_FAMILY と ウィッシュ 奇跡のコラボが解禁| trans-title=Movie Spy x Family and Wish, Miraculous Collaboration Unveiled| language=ja| date=19 December 2023| access-date=19 December 2023| location=Tokyo, Japan}}{{cite AV media| date=19 December 2023| script-title=ja:アーシャとアーニャが奇跡のコラボ⁉ 映画『ウィッシュ』と『劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White』スペシャル映像 「ウィッシュ」大ヒット上映中！| trans-title=Miraculous Collaboration between Asha and Anya!? - "Wish" and "Spy × Family Code: White" Special Video - "Wish" is now showing as a blockbuster hit!| title=Āsha to Ānya ga Kiseki no korabo!? - Eiga "Wisshu" to "Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White" Supesharu Eizō - 'Wisshu' Dai Hitto Jōei-chū!| type=promotion video| location=Tokyo, Japan| language=Japanese| author=Disney Studios Japan| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMT6wN-ZVXI| website=YouTube| access-date=19 December 2023| archive-date=December 19, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219072120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YMT6wN-ZVXI| url-status=dead}}

Wish was released for digital platforms on January 23, 2024, followed by Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD on March 12, 2024, by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.{{cite web |last=Northrup |first=Ryan |date=January 12, 2024 |title=Disney's Wish Digital Release Date Revealed After Disappointing Box Office|url=https://screenrant.com/wish-movie-vod-digital-blu-ray-release-date-confirmed |access-date=January 13, 2024|website=ScreenRant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113231827/https://screenrant.com/wish-movie-vod-digital-blu-ray-release-date-confirmed/ |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |url-status=live}} It was released on Disney+ on April 3, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Valerie |date=2024-03-18 |title='Wish' Gets Disney+ Streaming Release Date|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/wish-disney-plus-streaming-release-date-1235811441/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318161600/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/wish-disney-plus-streaming-release-date-1235811441/ |archive-date=2024-03-18 |url-status=live}}

The film ranked No. 10 on Apple TV and No. 5 on Vudu for the week ending February 4.{{Cite web |last=Brueggemann |first=Tom |date=2024-02-05 |title=From 'Migration' to 'The Beekeeper,' VOD Charts Suggest Viewers Are Willing to Wait for Lower Rental Prices |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/migration-the-beekeeper-vod-viewers-wait-for-lower-prices-1234951184/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}} Wish later secured the No. 10 spot on Vudu for the week of February 12–18, while the movie ranked No. 9 on Google Play during the same period.{{Cite web |last=Brueggemann |first=Tom |date=2024-02-19 |title='Wonka' Achieves Rare #1 Three-Peat on VOD as It Holds Off 'The Iron Claw' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/vod-charts-wonka-three-peat-the-iron-claw-1234954982/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}} Wish debuted at No. 2 on the UK's Official Film Chart, based on digital downloads.{{Cite web |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=2024-01-31 |title=Wonka makes delicious debut as the UK's Official Number 1 film |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/wonka-debut-number-1-film/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Official Charts Company |language=en}} It remained in the Official Film Chart for six consecutive weeks in the Top 10, holding the No. 9 position as of March 6.{{Cite web |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=2024-03-06 |title=Anyone But You earns second week at the top of the Official Film Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/Anyone-But-You-holds-Number-1-film/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Official Charts Company |language=en}} Wish debuted at No. 4 on the March 2024 physical media sales chart following its March 12, disc release, according to Circana's VideoScan tracking service.{{Cite web |last=Latchem |first=John |date=April 18, 2024 |title=March 2024 Disc Sales Led by 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/march-2024-disc-sales-led-by-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom/ |access-date=March 30, 2025 |website=Media Play News}}

Following its debut on Disney+, Wish garnered 13.2 million views in five days, becoming the third most-watched streaming premiere for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film, following Encanto (2021) and Frozen II (2019).{{cite news |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=April 8, 2024 |title='Wish' Hits 13.2 Million Views on Disney+ in Five Days |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/wish-ratings-views-disney-plus-1235964539/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408232940/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/wish-ratings-views-disney-plus-1235964539/ |archive-date=April 8, 2024 |access-date=April 8, 2024 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-04-08 |title=Musical Animated Feature 'Wish' Garners 13.2M Views In First 5 Days On Disney+ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/wish-ratings-13-2-million-views-on-disney-first-five-days-1235878794/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Deadline Holylwood |language=en-US}} Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, calculated that Wish was watched for 1.18 billion minutes from April 1–7, making it the most-streamed film of the week.{{Cite web |last=Gruenwedel |first=Erik |date=May 2, 2024 |title=Nielsen: TV Medical Dramas Topped Weekly Household TV Streaming Through April 7 |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/nielsen-tv-medical-dramas-topped-weekly-household-tv-streaming-through-april-7/ |access-date=March 30, 2025 |website=Media Play News}}{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2024-05-02 |title=Nielsen Streaming Top 10: 'Wish' Debuts at No. 4 With 1 Billion Minutes Watched, 'The Resident' Jumps to the Lead |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-april-1-1235997656/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} It became the first film on Disney+ since Elemental (2023) to surpass one billion minutes of viewing time.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2024-05-02 |title=Streaming Ratings: 'The Resident' Climbs to No. 1 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-ratings-april-1-7-2024-1235889098/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The following week, from April 8–14, the film accumulated 642 million minutes of watch time, once again ranking as the most-streamed film.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2024-05-09 |title=Streaming Ratings: 'Fallout' Has Amazon's Biggest Opening Ever |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-ratings-april-8-14-2024-1235895179/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2024-05-09 |title=Nielsen Streaming Top 10: 'Fallout' Debuts at No. 1 With 2.9 Billion Minutes Watched, Best One-Week Viewership Ever for an Amazon Show |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-3-1236006910/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Wish accumulated 388 million minutes of watch time from April 15–21, becoming the fifth most-streamed film that week.{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2024-05-16 |title=Nielsen Streaming Top 10: 'Killing Eve' Charts After Netflix Debut With Surprising Popularity Among Viewers Age 65+, 'Fallout' Breaks Another Record |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/nielsen-top-10-ratings-streaming-april-15-1236015004/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2024-05-16 |title=Streaming Ratings: 'Baby Reindeer' Makes Chart Debut, 'Fallout' Stays on Top |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/streaming-tv-ratings-april-15-21-2024-1235901697/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Wish grossed $64 million in the United States and Canada, and $191 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $255 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film lost the studio $131{{nbsp}}million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.

In the United States and Canada, Wish was released alongside Napoleon and the expansion of Saltburn, and was initially projected to gross $45–50 million from 3,900 theaters over its five-day Thanksgiving opening weekend.{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |first2=Nancy |last2=Tartaglione |date=November 20, 2023 |title='Wish' To Rise Disney Animation's Star Over Thanksgiving With $75M Global Opening; 'Napoleon' Charges For $46M WW – Box Office Preview|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/wish-napoleon-box-office-thanksgiving-projection-1235630318/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120233320/https://deadline.com/2023/11/wish-napoleon-box-office-thanksgiving-projection-1235630318/ |url-status=live }} The film made $8.3 million on its first day, including $2.3 million from Tuesday night previews. After Thanksgiving Day ($3.9 million) and Black Friday ($8 million), projections were lowered to $32–33 million. It went on to debut to $19.5 million (and a total of $31.7 million over the five days), finishing in third behind holdover The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Napoleon.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 26, 2023 |title='Songbirds & Snakes' Reigns Supreme Over Thanksgiving Stretch With $42M 5-day; 'Napoleon' Steps On Disney's 'Wish' With $32M+ — Box Office|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-wish-napoleon-thanksgiving-1235634036/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126003448/https://deadline.com/2023/11/box-office-wish-napoleon-thanksgiving-1235634036/ |url-status=live }} Variety attributed the low opening to a lack of social media marketing and divided word-of-mouth, but suggested that the film could leg out as Pixar's Elemental did earlier in the year.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2023-11-24 |title=Thanksgiving Box Office Battle Heats Up: Disney's 'Wish' Struggling Against 'Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/thanksgiving-box-office-battle-wish-napoleon-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-1235807997/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125010916/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/thanksgiving-box-office-battle-wish-napoleon-hunger-games-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-1235807997/ |url-status=live }} The film finished in fifth in the subsequent two weeks, with grosses of $7.4 million in its second weekend,{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/box-office-renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-godzilla-minus-one-hunger-games-1235647651/|title='Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé' $22M Opening Irreplaceable For Sleepy Early December Weekend; Fuels $95M+ Frame Best Post 2018 – Update|date=December 3, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 3, 2023|archive-date=December 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202172438/https://deadline.com/2023/12/box-office-renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-godzilla-minus-one-hunger-games-1235647651/|url-status=live}} and $5.3 million in its third weekend.{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/box-office-boy-and-the-heron-beyonce-renaissance-1235658395/|title=Hayao Miyazaki Notches Record $12M+ U.S. Opening With 'The Boy And The Heron'; 'Renaissance' Loses Glam With -77% Drop – Sunday Box Office Update|date=December 10, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 11, 2023|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211035548/https://deadline.com/2023/12/box-office-boy-and-the-heron-beyonce-renaissance-1235658395/|url-status=live}}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose |score=48|count=223|average=5.6|consensus=Wish earns some tugs at the heartstrings with the way it warmly references many of the studio's classics, but nostalgia's no substitute for genuine storytelling magic – no matter how beautifully animated it might be.|ref=yes |access-date=March 22, 2024}} It was the first Walt Disney Animation Studios film to be classified as "Rotten" on the site since Chicken Little (2005).{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |date=2023-11-19 |title=Wish Debuts On Rotten Tomatoes With Disney's Worst Score In 18 Years|url=https://screenrant.com/wish-movie-rotten-tomatoes-score-disney-comparison/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122231925/https://screenrant.com/wish-movie-rotten-tomatoes-score-disney-comparison/ |url-status=live }} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews, becoming the lowest-rated Walt Disney Animation Studios film on the site.{{Cite web |title=Wish |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wish/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=Metacritic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007215928/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wish/ |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |language=en |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Dietz |first=Jason |title=Every Disney Animated Film, Ranked Worst to Best |url=https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/every-disney-animated-film-ranked-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Metacritic |date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421103725/https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/every-disney-animated-film-ranked-worst-to-best/ |archive-date=April 21, 2024 |language=en |url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 71% overall positive score.

Kate Erbland of IndieWire praised the film, saying "As Disney celebrates its 100th year, Wish serves as a throwback to the past, a celebration of the present, and a gentle push into the future."{{cite web |last1=Erbland |first1=Kate |title='Wish' Review: Disney Adds Modern Sparkle to a Classic, with a Mild Touch of Hallucinogens|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/wish-movie-review-disney-musical-1234925838/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117185922/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/wish-movie-review-disney-musical-1234925838/ |url-status=live }} Brian Truitt of USA Today gave it three stars out of four and wrote that the film "entertains and unabashedly owns being a safe paean to old-school Disney, shamelessly aiming for all your nostalgic feels. And it makes no difference who you are."{{cite web |last=Truitt |first=Brian |title='Wish' movie review: Ariana DeBose is a powerhouse in a musical that owns its Disney-ness |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/11/17/wish-disney-movie-review/71606175007/ |website=USA Today |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117183805/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/11/17/wish-disney-movie-review/71606175007/ |url-status=live }} John Nugent of Empire called it "An appropriate tribute to Disney, by itself. It hardly breaks any ground—it's simply there to celebrate the ground the studio was built on," but felt that "the jokes largely land a little flatly, to be appreciated by only the youngest audiences (although props must be given to the cadre of breakdancing chickens, a genuine highlight)."{{cite web |last=Nugent |first=John |title=Wish |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wish/ |website=Empire |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=en |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117185921/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/wish/ |url-status=live }} Sarah El-Mahmoud of CinemaBlend awarded the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "From gorgeous watercolor-like settings, to adorable talking animals, to earworm pop songs, Wish goes to the Disney mainstays."{{Cite web |last=El-Mahmoud |first=Sarah |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Wish Review: Disney Animation's Tribute Album Of A Movie Casts Charming, Nostalgic Sorcery |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/wish-review |access-date=November 18, 2023 |website=CinemaBlend |archive-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118014302/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/wish-review |url-status=live }} Kristen Lopez of TheWrap called it "a darling film with fantastic music and amazing voice performances, but the story does feel a bit like a house of cards waiting to be poked."{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Kristen |title='Wish' Review: Disney Goes Back to Basics With Animated Musical|url=https://www.thewrap.com/wish-movie-review-disney-ariana-debose/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117191025/https://www.thewrap.com/wish-movie-review-disney-ariana-debose/ |url-status=live }} Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post gave the film a 1.5 out of 4 rating and said, "As far as birthday celebrations go, Wish is about as special as throwing your "I'm a century old!" bash at a rest-stop Arby's."{{cite web|last=Oleksinski|first=Johnny|url=https://nypost.com/2023/11/21/entertainment/disneys-wish-review-i-wish-upon-a-star-this-movie-was-over/|title=Disney's 'Wish' review: I wish upon a star that this movie was over|website=New York Post|date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121195733/https://nypost.com/2023/11/21/entertainment/disneys-wish-review-i-wish-upon-a-star-this-movie-was-over/|archive-date=November 21, 2023|url-status=live}} Kevin Maher of The Times earned a rating of 1 out of 4, saying, "Just like The Marvels, Wish is an emotionally inert and personality-free movie that appears to have been assembled from the outside in."{{cite web|last=Maher|first=Kevin|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/wish-review-disneys-latest-turkey-is-a-dreadful-fairytale-without-a-plot-8cd9l8pt8|title=Wish review — Disney's latest turkey is a dreadful fairytale without a plot|website=The Times|date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924161557/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/wish-review-disneys-latest-turkey-is-a-dreadful-fairytale-without-a-plot-8cd9l8pt8|archive-date=September 24, 2024|url-status=live}} Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic wrote that "What saves the film from being nothing but a rehash are DeBose, whose singing voice unsurprisingly shines, and Pine (who sang in Into the Woods), who makes an excellent villain, as well as some of the songs, most of which they're involved in."{{cite web |last=Goodykoontz |first=Bill |title='Wish' borrows from Disney's greatest hits. But some of the songs feel like new classics|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2023/11/17/wish-movie-review/71480884007/ |website=The Arizona Republic |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120192908/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/billgoodykoontz/2023/11/17/wish-movie-review/71480884007/ |url-status=live}}

Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post gave 2 stars out of 5 in a review: "what Wish feels like at times: not a movie made by filmmakers with an original vision, but one assembled by focus group, with an eye more on fan service than on fresh ideas. [...] It all feels familiar, which is another word for comforting. And Wish, however recycled it may be, is at least that: warm, funny-ish and with its heart in the right place."{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Michael |date=2023-11-17 |title=Review {{!}} 'Wish' could've been great. Are new ideas too much to wish for? |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/11/17/wish-movie-review/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118143330/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2023/11/17/wish-movie-review/ |url-status=live }} Damon Wise of Deadline Hollywood{{'}}s review was mixed, saying that "Disney used to make this kind of film all the time, but now the studio seems a bit bamboozled as to how to do it in the modern age, which might explain why it lifts quite a lot from DreamWorks' Shrek—starting with a tongue-in-cheek fairytale-book opening—and takes its musical direction from The Greatest Showman, which means lots of tub-thumping numbers that sound like variations on a theme from a YA adaptation of Les Misérables. Like that film's bombastic "This Is Me," every song here feels like an overreaction, and the verbosity of the lyrics ("hesitations" rhymes with "reservations") jars with the simplicity of the animation and its Snow White palette." He concluded that "Thankfully, it doesn't outstay its welcome, but to cap 100 years with a few throwaway quips about Bambi, Mary Poppins and Peter Pan (plus a whole roll call of more recent characters during the end credits) seems to be a hell of a disappointing way to capitalize on such a formidable back catalog."{{cite web |last1=Wise |first1=Damon |title='Wish' Review: Ariana DeBose Shines In A Low-Stakes Fairytale That Sells The Disney Brand Short|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/wish-review-ariana-debose-shines-chris-pine-disney-fairytale-animation-1235614133/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117171044/https://deadline.com/2023/11/wish-review-ariana-debose-shines-chris-pine-disney-fairytale-animation-1235614133/ |url-status=live }} Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Even during its more successful moments, Wish{{'}}s magic falls flat. The film is weighed down by its purpose: to revel in Disney nostalgia while soaring into the future."{{cite web |last1=Gyarkye |first1=Lovia |title='Wish' Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Voice a Disappointing Tale of Two Disneys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235648321/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117185934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235648321/ |url-status=live }} Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote "The strategy behind Wish seems to be: If we do an homage to enchantment, the audience will be enchanted. True magic, however, can't be recycled."{{cite web |last1=Gleiberman |first1=Owen |title='Wish' Review: The New Disney Animated Musical Wishes Upon a Star — and a Brand|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235792825/ |website=Variety |access-date=17 November 2023 |date=17 November 2023 |archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117190457/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235792825/ |url-status=live }} Tim Grierson of Screen International wrote that the film "...is a strained animated musical which overtly references the company's most beloved films, a strategy that mostly exposes how singular the studio's productions used to be."{{cite web |last1=Grierson |first1=Tim |title='Wish': Review|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/wish-review/5187990.article |website=Screen Daily |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123110247/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/wish-review/5187990.article |url-status=live }} Amy Nicholson of The New York Times wrote that "Oddly—and rather fascinatingly—this is a film about a spiritual revolution. Can Asha, a humanist, convince the islanders to reject the man in the embroidered robe who preaches that he alone is a conduit for miracles?"{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |date=2023-11-21 |title='Wish' Review: The Sorcerer's Disgruntled Apprentice |language=en-US |work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/movies/wish-review-the-sorcerers-disgruntled-apprentice.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122044636/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/movies/wish-review-the-sorcerers-disgruntled-apprentice.html |url-status=live }}

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