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Disney makes its maiden voyage to the South Pacific

To save the world, Moana, left, teams up with Maui

IN MOST ANIMATED DISNEY MOVIES, THERE IS A SONG THAT introduces viewers to the world the characters inhabit. In Beauty and the Beast, “Belle” tells of a poor provincial town with smelly fish and stale baguettes. In The Little Mermaid, “Under the Sea” describes an aquatic haven where crustaceans and carp are “devotin’ full time to floatin’.”

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