Dora the Explorer (2024 reboot) (2024)

Dora the Explorer (also known as Dora (or eventually Dora: Say Hola to Adventure)) is an CGI-animated New Generation series that is released in September 30th, 2023 on the YouTube channel Dora & Friends and on Paramount+ on April 12th, 2024 along with the Nick Jr. Global on April 2024. The series serves as the fourth series within the Dora franchise and also serves as a reboot and polarized version to the 2D-animated original series of the same name.

On September 13th, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.

Synopsis[]

It's Dora, the world's most famous exploradora! Join her and all her friends on brand new, magical adventures in the rainforest!

Cast[]

• Diana Zermeño as Dora, Isabella
• Asher Colton Spence as Boots
• Katarina Sky as Backpack
• Anairis Quiñones as Map, Fiesta Trio Armadillo
• Danny Burstein as Fiesta Trio Frog, Fiesta Trio Marmoset, Grumpy Old Troll
• Marc Weiner as Swiper
• Donovan Monzon-Sanders as Tico, Guillermo
• Quintún Muñoz as Benny
• Tandi Fomukong as Isa
• Chris Gifford as Big Red Chicken
• Kathleen Herles as Mami
• Mike Smith Rivera as Papi
• Maria Canals-Barrera as Abuela, Benny's Grandmother
• TBA as Daisy
• TBA as Alicia
• TBA as Diego
• TBA as Baby Jaguar
• TBA as Mama Jaguar
• TBA as Rescue Pack
• TBA as Diego's Father
• TBA as Diego's mother
• TBA as Señor Tucán
• Roxana Ortega as Cynthia the Centipede
• TBA as Ash the Axolotl
• Taboo as Quickatoo
• Elaine Del Valle as Val the Octopus
• TBA as Bailarina
• Kate del Castillo as Ale
• TBA as Pirate Pig
• TBA as Pirate Piggies
• TBA as Explorer Stars

Differences from the original show[]

The reboot is a polarized version of Dora the Explorer (Unlike Dora and the Lost City of Gold, which takes place in a separate universe).

• The episodes now consist of two side-by-side 11-minute segments instead of full 22-minute episodes.
  • In addition, there is a commercial break between the episodes.
• Map was reimagined into a female character of the same name, serving the same role that he previously had.
• I'm the Map (replaced by Dónde Está), Backpack, Backpack (replaced by The Backpack Song), Swiper's original music, and the Travel Song aren't present in the reboot, due to the short running time.
• A new version of the We Did It! song appears in the reboot known as Super Bien.
• The blue cursor has been abandoned with this series. While the short series "Dora's Aventuras!" has the colored paths, it's unknown when the picture pop-up sequence will return.
• Various segments have been changed:
  • Map(a)'s Segment:
    • The segment is on another world as some have 2 locations to get to the destination while other second-part episodes have only one location of getting to the destination.
  • Backpack's Segment:
    • The segment is outside instead of inside since The Backpack Parade.
• Swiper uses his sinister laugh to know he's around, instead of whisking (Similar to the one in Dora's English Adventure)
• Some of the characters have been changed:
  • Dora's design and her Seasons 1-6 outfit have received an upgrade, now featuring a purple shirt underneath her classic pink shirt, a pink barrette in her hair, a new wristband, and light pink Velcro shoes. Additionally, her ears and eyebrows are visible in this series.
  • Backpack has been redesigned to resemble a modern backpack used by children today, which includes adjustable straps and an attachable keychain.
  • Boots, Swiper, Benny, the Grumpy Old Troll, and the Big Red Chicken remain unchanged for the most part, but now have colorized eyes alongside all the other characters.
  • Isa and Tico have received a bit of a design overhaul. While both of them now have prominent feet, it's Isa who gets the most drastic redesign, having a slightly pointier snout, purple stripes on her tail and purple highlights on her dorsal fins. Additionally, she now has fingers on her formerly stubby hands, while Tico only gains thumbs.
    • Swiper has also been slightly redesigned to an extent as well. He has a rounder snout and head and also has visible toes on his feet. His tail, much like Tico's, looks furrier as well.
  • The Fiesta Trio now consists of a new lineup. While the blue frog has remained (this time with more saturated colors), the group now features a marmoset and armadillo, replacing the grasshopper and snail respectively.
    • Their voices are normal pitched, rather than being high pitched.
    • They also have bigger roles, Joining in on singing songs with Dora and Boots.
  • Dora's old Mami and Papi, are replaced with new ones, Abuela has a different design, and the attires of Guillermo and Isabella have switched colors.
  • Dora's friends have different characteristics:
    • Benny is super strong. (As realizer revealed in We're a Team!)
    • Isa loves to sing.
    • Tico loves to use different gadgets.
    • Big Red Chicken loves to sleep.
    • Swiper swipes stuff in a different way. When he takes something, he holds on to it and does nothing with it.

Dora's Aventuras![]

1. Learn the Colors
2. Learn the Shapes
3. Learn the Numbers
4. Learn the Animals
5. Learn the Food
6. Learn about Music
7. The Treasure Hunt!
8. The Magic Rainbow!

Dora Saves Fairytale Land![]

1. Swiper and the Golden Goose!
2. Little Red Riding Dora and Big Bad Swiper!

Episodes[]

Season 1[]

1. Catch the Quickatoo/Lost Lorito
2. Rainbow's Lost Colors/Boots' Rubber Band Ball
3. The Alebrije Adventure/Let's Get A Paleta
4. Big Red Chicken Wake Up!/The Mystery Gift
5. Friendaversary Adventure/Swiper's Birthday Surprise
6. The Little Axolotl/Bubble Trouble
7. Rainforest Ritmo/The Magic Nut
8. Tiny Dancer/The Sleepy Sun
9. Tres Leches Trouble/Wizzle Wozzle Woo
10. Croc-A-Bye Baby/Wanna Empanada?
11. If The Boot Fits/Piñata Party
12. Tico and Bip Bip's Big Show/Wonky Wishing Wand
13. A Guayabera For Tico/Falling Estrellas
14. Crabby Boots/Papi's Picnic Party

Season 2[]

1. Big Big Boots/Backpack's Sticky Situation
2. A Piñata for Mami/Invisi-Swiper
3. Isa's Royal Garden Party/Sammy's Surprise
4. The Floor is Guava/We Are The Grumples
5. Crabby Wedding/The Cloud Kingdom
6. Partly Claudia/Ranita's Magic Stripes
7. Troll Jelly/Catch That Kitty!
8. Adventures in Plantsitting/Andrea The Alebrije
9. Rainforest Race/Bok Bok Birthday
10. Too Many Swipers/Bateo's Home Run
11. The Great Abuela Cook-Off/Missing Map
12. Tongue Twisted Roll/Chompy and the Cloud Flower
13. Tio Tesoro's Treasure Hunt/The Great Key Mystery

Video Gallery[]

Trivia[]

• This is the first Nick Jr. series to premiere exclusively on Noggin/Paramount+ streaming services before hitting the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. linear cable networks. Like the other original Paramount+ series including the ''Rugrats'' and ''iCarly'' reboots, ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', ''The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'', ''Big Nate'' and ''Transformers EarthSpark'', the series will also air on the Nickelodeon linear channels at a later date.
• This is the fifth Nick Jr. series to get a Noggin app webpage and sneak peeks/interactive content before the series actually premiered. The other four being ''Blue's Clues & You!'' (2019-), ''Santiago of the'' ''Seas'' (2020-23), ''Baby Shark's Big Show!'' (2020-) and ''Rubble & Crew'' (2023-).
• The series has the shortest running time in any Dora the Explorer series and it's one of the first series to do so, with only 11 minutes for two segments of the full episode.
• This is the first Dora series to be made by Little Coop and Pipeline Studios. Pipeline is also known for creating shows for PBS Kids like Alma's Way and Elinor Wonders Why.
• Swiper and the Big Red Chicken are currently the only characters to retain their original voice actors from the original series.
• Swiper and Backpack are currently the only characters to retain their phrases from the original series.
• This is the second project in the Dora franchise to be fully animated in CGI. The first is the amusement ride Dora & Diego's 4D Adventure: Catch that Robot Butterfly!.
  • The original series and the spin-off Dora and Friends also featured CGI elements, but they were normally combined with the regular 2D animation of both shows.
• This is third project in the Dora franchise to feature a redesign of Backpack. The first is Dora and Friends and the second is the film Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
• Swiper was going to have his mask reveal his hair and have his floating eyebrows removed, but was reverted back to normal and kept his eyebrows.
• Benny was originally going to wear a backwards yellow cap. However, it was removed in the final version for unknown reasons.
• The series has a new Fiesta Trio, consisting of the frog from the original lineup, a marmoset, and an armadillo; however some images featured the original trio in the early development.
  • The marmoset's design is based on Boots' original design.
• The end credits on nickjr.com (United States only) interestingly has no audio for unknown reasons, despite the metadata showing that there is audio present.

See also[]

• Dora and the Fantastical Creatures - A 2023 animated short film serving as a pilot to the Dora series.

External links[]

• Dora The Explorer wiki