6.4/10118 votes#1 - First Day of Rule
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/22/2016
On the day Elena officially becomes Crown Princess, she must rescue her sister Isabel from aboard a missing ship.
Director: Elliot M. Bour
Writer: Craig Gerber
6.7/1081 votes#2 - Model Sister
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/22/2016
Elena is torn between a promise she made to help Isabel and fulfilling her royal duties as crown princess.
Director: Elliot M. Bour
Writer: Craig Gerber, Becca Topol
6.5/1076 votes#3 - All Heated Up
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/29/2016
Elena finds herself at odds with the Grand Council when dealing with a magical rock whose anger can trigger a “monfuego” eruption.
Director: Elliot M. Bour
Writer: Tom Rogers
6.9/1066 votes#4 - Island of Youth
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/12/2016
While the castle is preparing a surprise party for Esteban, Elena and Mateo take him sailing to an island where the Fountain of Youth is located. Elena and Mateo must save Esteban when he drinks too much water and becomes younger.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Becca Topol
7.3/1071 votes#5 - Spellbound
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/26/2016
On the night Elena decides to appoint Mateo as Royal Wizard of Avalor, an evil malvago and old enemy of Alakazar named Fiero turns her family and the citizens to stone. Mateo must put his skills to the test to stop Fiero and save the people of Avalor
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Tom Rogers
6.6/1060 votes#6 - Prince Too Charming
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2016
Elena visits the Kingdom of Cordoba to oversee construction of a bridge between it and Avalor but is convinced by lazy and spoiled Prince Alonso to shirk her royal duties. Elena must save the kingdom when the digging awakens a totem giant from Mayan folklore named the Yacalli.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Mercedes Valle
6.4/1059 votes#7 - Finders Leapers
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2016
During an archeological dig, Esteban accidentally releases a mischievous duende, a magical elf-like creature based on Latino folklore, who sets out on a mission to unleash hundreds of other duendes on Avalor.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Silvia Cardenas Olivas
5.8/1063 votes#8 - Royal Retreat
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/2016
Elena attends her first Royal Retreat as Crown Princess and learns that it is more important to do what is right than to fit in after a clashing disagreement with one of her fellow rulers.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Becca Topol
6.9/1058 votes#9 - A Day to Remember
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2016
On Dia de los Muertos, Elena discovers her ability to see ghosts and sets out to help the spirit of a woman mend the rift between her grandchildren and save the family restaurant.
Director: Elliot M. Bour
Writer: Silvia Cardenas Olivas
7.4/1057 votes#10 - The Scepter of Light
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2016
When a moth fairy tries to bring "the gift of eternal darkness" to Avalor during a solar eclipse, Elena must learn how to control the magic in her royal scepter.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: N/A
6.3/10227 votes#11 - Elena and the Secret of Avalor
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/2016
Elena laments how she was trapped in the magical Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, until she was set free by a brave young Princess: Sofia The First.
Director: Jamie Mitchell
Writer: Craig Gerber
6.8/1066 votes#12 - Navidad
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2016
Elena brings all the communities of Avalor together to share each other's holiday traditions. But when a Doña Paloma scheme causes an overly competitive atmosphere, Elena sets off on a traditional "parranda" and carols through the city to remind everyone of the true spirit of Navidad.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Craig Gerber
6.2/1055 votes#13 - Olaball
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/25/2017
Elena helps coach Gabe when he joins Avalor's Royal "olaball" team despite being a terrible player.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Tom Rogers
6.3/1047 votes#14 - Flight of the Jaquins
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/4/2017
Skylar is chosen to help train three young jaquins on defending the kingdom of Avalor.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Becca Topol
6.4/1051 votes#15 - Crystal in the Rough
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/11/2017
On Isabel’s first day of school, she tries changing herself in order to fit in on a field trip to the Crystal Caverns.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Mercedes Valle
6.9/1049 votes#16 - The Princess Knight
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2017
Elena enters a fencing tournament disguised as "Knight Elezar" to prove that she is a great fencer.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Becca Topol
6.7/1047 votes#17 - Captain Turner Returns
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2017
Naomi's mom gets a new job in their old kingdom. Naomi and Elena try to convince her not to move the family away from Avalor.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Kaita Mpambara
6.5/1053 votes#18 - King of the Carnaval
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2017
Esteban’s childhood friend, Victor, returns to Avalor during the kingdom’s Carnaval celebration and convinces Esteban to help him rob the royal treasury.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Tom Rogers
6.7/1047 votes#19 - My Fair Naomi
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/2017
When Elena finds out that her best friend Naomi's sixteenth birthday is coming up, she decides to throw her a Royal Quinceanera at the palace! But when Naomi becomes obsessed with having the perfect party, their friendship is put to the test.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Maria Escobedo
6.8/1048 votes#20 - Spirit Monkey Business
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/30/2017
Elena must rescue Mateo when an unruly spirit monkey launches him into the Spirit World.
Director: Nathan Chew
Writer: Tom Rogers
6.6/1046 votes#21 - Wizard-in-Training
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 7/21/2017
Mateo takes on an apprentice, but soon discovers teaching is harder than it looks.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Becca Topol
6.9/1049 votes#22 - Realm of the Jaquins
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/12/2017
Elena travels to the realm of the jaquins, but unknowingly puts Avalor in danger.
Director: Elliot M. Bour
Writer: Silvia Cardenas Olivas, Craig Gerber
7.1/1040 votes#23 - The Gecko's Tale
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 8/18/2017
Elena and her sister Isabel must work together to help undo a curse when an explorer is turned into a gecko.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Kaita Mpambara
6.9/1032 votes#24 - Party of a Lifetime
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 8/25/2017
Elena and her friends get stranded on a sailboat and are rescued by a mysterious ship.
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Mercedes Valle
6.7/1033 votes#25 - Blockheads
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/16/2017
Elena and her friends are transformed into sculptures!
Director: Robb Pratt
Writer: Tom Rogers
The Best Episodes of Elena of Avalor Season 1
Every episode of Elena of Avalor Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Elena of Avalor Season 1!
The story of a brave teenager who has saved her kingdom from an evil sorceress and must now learn to rule as a crown princess...
Genres:AnimationKids
Network:Disney Channel
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"First Day of Rule" is the best rated episode of "Elena of Avalor" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 118 votes. Directed by Elliot M. Bour and written by Craig Gerber, it aired on 7/22/2016. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Model Sister".