The Best Episodes of Elena of Avalor Season 1

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

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

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

Elena enters a fencing tournament disguised as "Knight Elezar" to prove that she is a great fencer.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Becca Topol

Elena and her friends get stranded on a sailboat and are rescued by a mysterious ship.

Director: Robb Pratt

Writer: Mercedes Valle

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

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

Elena travels to the realm of the jaquins, but unknowingly puts Avalor in danger.

Director: Elliot M. Bour

Writer: Craig Gerber, Silvia Cardenas Olivas

Elena must work with Doña Paloma to break a spell.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Kaita Mpambara

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

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

Elena must rescue Mateo when an unruly spirit monkey launches him into the Spirit World.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Tom Rogers

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

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

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

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

Mateo takes on an apprentice, but soon discovers teaching is harder than it looks.

Director: Robb Pratt

Writer: Becca Topol

Elena and her friends are transformed into sculptures!

Director: Robb Pratt

Writer: Tom Rogers

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

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

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

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

Skylar is chosen to help train three young jaquins on defending the kingdom of Avalor.

Director: Robb Pratt

Writer: Becca Topol

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

Elena helps coach Gabe when he joins Avalor's Royal "olaball" team despite being a terrible player.

Director: Nathan Chew

Writer: Tom Rogers