So this is what we learned about 'Wreck it Ralph' 2 from the D23 expo!

So this is what we learned about 'Wreck it Ralph' 2 from the D23 expo: The sequel to Wreck It Ralph will see the titular character moving beyond the world of video games and into the broader horizon that is the internet. Directors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston (Zootopia) took the opportunity to introduce a new character names Yesss, that will be voiced by Taraji P. Henson. The character is an algorithm used to power a viral news site called Buzzaholic — essentially poking fun at the ephemeral, viral nature of the modern web.

But apparently it was a scene that served as commentary on the history of Disney princesses that got the biggest laughs of the entire animation presentation. Riffing on the meta-leanings of the first film, the sequence puts Sarah Silverman’s Vanellope von Schweetz in the same room as a host of classic Disney animated heroines, from Snow White and Moana, to Frozen’s Anna and The Little Mermaid’s Ariel. The modern characters are all voiced by the original performers, with each bringing up different aspects of their stories that have been seen as increasingly problematic in recent years as Disney has tried to become more progressive with its female characters.

The sequence served as a both an in-joke and acknowledgement of past concerns, the kind of winking take that has made films like The Lego Movie and the original Wreck-It Ralph so popular. Ralph Breaks the Internet is coming on November 21st, 2018