Okay I admit I could not stand Dora. Hated the cartoon and wondered what parents let their kid run in a jungle by theirselves. So I held off watching this movie for selfish reasons and deprived my kids of its glory. I am pleasently suprised. It has me guessing if it would stick to old fashioned cartoon plots or if the next scene would be some oddball off the wall joke or comedy skit. I am still deeply upset that the red hen, tico, and doras twin brother and sister does not make an appearance.