Filled with more Easter Eggs than the South Lawn of the White House on a certain Monday in April, bursting with bright and lively and old-fashioned visuals and destined to put a tap in your toe and a song in your heart, Disney’s “Wish” serves as a refreshing original confection as well as a “greatest hits” celebration of the 100th anniversary of the little animation studio founded in October of 1923 by the Chicago-born brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney.
Yes, this film is unapologetically corny and unabashedly self-congratulatory, and while it pales in comparison to many of the classic animated films referenced throughout, the little ones should find it entertaining enough and the parents should be at least mildly amused as well as grateful for a zippy 95-minute running time.
