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|name = Dora's Big Birthday Adventure
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|season = 5
|number = 17 (aired)<br>20 (produced)
|airdate = [https://dora.fandom.com/wiki/Dora's_Big_Birthday_Adventure_(DVD) Tuesday, August 3, 2010 (DVD)]<br>[https://nickstory.fandom.com/wiki/August_15,_2010 Sunday, August 15, 2010 (Nickelodeon)]<br> [https://nickstoryjr.fandom.com/wiki/August_22,_2010 Sunday, August 22, 2010 (Nick Jr.)]
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'''Dora's Big Birthday Adventure!''' (or simply known as “'''Dora IX: The Big Birthday Adventure!'''”) is the 9<sup>th</sup> double-length episode ''Dora the Explorer'' TV special. It is also the 17<sup>th</sup> episode from Season 5, as well as the third and final episode of the Magic Storybook Trilogy. In production order, it's the 20<sup>th</sup> and final episode of [[Season 5]].

It was released on August 15, 2010 to commemorate the show's 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary, which was on the day before this episode aired.

==Characters==
*[[Dora]]
*[[Boots]]
*[[Backpack]]
*[[Map]]
*[[Fiesta Trio]]
*[[Swiper]]
*[[Benny]]
*[[Isa]]
*[[Tico]]
*[[Big Red Chicken]]
*[[Baby Blue Bird]]
*[[Mami]]
*[[Papi]]
*[[Abuela]]
*[[Guillermo Márquez|Guillermo]]
*[[Isabella Márquez|Isabella]]
*[[Perrito]]
*[[Diego Márquez|Diego]]
*[[Alicia Márquez|Alicia]]
*[[Daisy Márquez|Daisy]]
*[[Baby Jaguar]]
*[[Diego's mother]]
*[[Diego's Father]]
*[[Boots' mother]]
*[[Boots' father]]
*[[Benny's grandmother]]
*[[Isa's mother]]
*[[Tico's mother]]
*[[Maestra Beatriz]]
*[[Baby Duck]]
*[[Azul]] (final appearance)
*[[Trains|Gray Train]] (final appearance)
*[[Val the Octopus]]
*[[Señor Tucán]]
*Baby Toucan (debut)
*[[Grumpy Old Troll]]
*[[Pirate Pig]]
*[[Pirate Piggies]]
*[[El Mago]] (cameo in book)
*[[León]]
*[[Roberto]]
*[[Mami Bugga Bugga Bug|Mami Bugga Bugga]]
*[[Baby Bugga Bugga Bugs|Bugga Bugga Babies]]
*[[Caballíto]]
*[[Sabrina the Snow Princess]]
*[[Allie]]
*[[Red Rooster]] (flashback)
*[[Pinto]] (flashback)
*[[Chocolate Tree]] (flashback)
*[[Wizzle (species)|Wizzles]]
*[[Wishing Wizzle]]
*[[Flying Monkeys]]
*[[La Bruja]]
*[[Scarecrow|Mr. Scarecrow]]
*[[Little Monster]]
*[[Storm Cloud|Big Storm Cloud]]
*[[Moon]] (non-speaking)
*[[Little Star (Character)|Little Star]] (non-speaking)
*[[Mariana the Mermaid]] (non-speaking)
*[[Unicorn]]

==Summary==
Today is Dora's 8<sup>th</sup> birthday and she and Boots need the viewer's help on an "epic" quest to get past a mean witch and find the Wishing Wizzle so they can wish themselves back home in time for Dora's big birthday party with her friends and family!

==Plot==
The episode starts with Dora and Boots in the magic story book after helping Allie saving the [[Crystal Kingdom]] from the wrath of the greedy king, where they've been on many exciting adventures. Boots tells the viewer that today is Dora's 8<sup>th</sup> birthday and it's time to go back home to their home in the rainforest so they can celebrate, They have been away in the magic storybook for a long time helping friends like the Snow Princess and Allie in the [[Crystal Kingdom]], and Dora begins remembering all the adventures she and Boots had as the magic crystal necklace begins showing flashbacks of the entire show up to now; but before they jump out of the book they end up in a twisty wind cloud which carries them all the way to Wizzle World. The Wizzles remember Dora and Boots because they helped them before. Dora doesn't mind, as all they have to do is jump out of the book and get home, but when she and Boots try to do so, nothing happens. The Wizzles tell them they cannot jump out of the Magic Storybook from Wizzle World and the only way out of the book from there is to go see the Wishing Wizzle who lives on Wizzle Mountain, who can use his magic wishing crystal to wish them home, but he has since lost it. Dora shows the Wizzles her crystal necklace which she got from the Snow Princess, and the Wizzles recognize it as the wishing crystal and they must return it to the Wishing Wizzle right away. They also warn them that the mean witch La Bruja, who hates wishes, is the reason behind the wishing crystal disappearing, by stealing it and throwing it out of Wizzle World before it somehow ended up in the Snowy Forest. Despite their nervousness, the Wizzles have the utmost confidence in Dora and Boots and wish them luck on their journey. Map says they need to go over Sea Snake Lake, past the Dancing Forest, go over the Rainbow and go to Wizzle Mountain. Dora also gets a call from the Snow Princess through the crystal, who tells her if she ever needs help, then she should ask the crystal to remember her friends by saying "Recuerda a mis amigos".

Upon arrival at Sea Snake Lake, Dora and Boots encounter a mean sea snake who won't let them past, so they find a bubble they can use to fly right over him. La Bruja then appears and casts a spell on the bubble, which rips holes in it causing it to sink. Remembering the Snow Princess's advice, Dora and Boots tell the crystal, "Recuerda a mis amigos," for help; the crystal shows them the time [[Sticky Tape|they used sticky tape to fix a hole in Benny's hot air balloon before it fell into Crocodile Lake]]. This inspires Dora to do the same to fix the bubble. After getting the sticky tape out of Backpack, she and Boots count eleven holes in the bubble and tape them up, allowing them to safely land on the other side.

En route to the Dancing Forest, Boots' tail gets caught in a snapping flower; since the flower understands Spanish and requires a magic word, Dora teaches how to say "Abre, por favor" to let Boots free. They soon come to the Dancing Forest, where they meet the dancing trees who remember them from a while ago. Suddenly, El Bruja appears again and casts another spell on the trees, causing them to stop dancing and capture Dora and Boots, refusing to let them go on. Luckily, Dora remembers what the crystal does and she and Boots shout, "Recuerda a mis amigos" again. The crystal shows them the time [[Dora Saves the Mermaids|they did the Coconut Conga with the Pirate Piggies to get past the coconut trees]]; Dora realizes they should do the same, and she and Boots dance the Coconut Conga, teaching the trees to dance again and let them go.

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Finally meeting up with the Wishing Wizzle, Dora tells him it's getting late and would like to go home for her birthday party. The Wishing Wizzle would love to help him, but he doesn't have his wishing crystal, Dora shows him the crystal she got from the Snow Princess, and he recognizes it as his crystal, and can finally grant wishes again. But just as he is about to use the crystal to send Dora and Boots home, La Bruja appears once more and cracks the crystal with her magic, so it can't do any more magic. All hope seems lost until the Wishing Wizzle gets an idea and there may be another way to get the crystal working again; Dora needs help from all the friends she helped and helped her in return because the love of friends is very powerful if she believes in it. Thinking of all her friends, Dora tells the crystal, "I wish to go back home", and it begins to reactivate and show all of her friends she helped, both in the storybook and forest, saying "I wish Dora back home!", but they still need one more friend. Dora then remembers the viewer who helped them on all their adventures and needs their help more than ever. Encouraging the viewer to shout, "I wish Dora back home!", the crystal generates enough magic that engulfs Dora and Boots in a tornado which lifts them out of the book and transports them back to the forest.

The wish worked, Dora and Boots have made it back home to Dora's house where the party is held, and now the party can start. Dora sings and dances with all her friends and thanks them for wishing her home, and Boots shows the magic storybook: the Wishing Wizzle has his crystal back, La Bruja lost her powers forever, and Wizzle World is safe once more. Everyone gives Dora a big group hug and Dora tells the viewer to hug someone they love. Dora is happy to be home, but can't wait to explore again sometime.

==Places in this episode==
#[[Sea snake lake|Sea Snake Lake]]
#[[Dancing forest|Dancing Forest]]
#[[Rainbow]]
#[[Wizzle Mountain]]

==Sub Places==
*[[Crystal Kingdom]]
*[[Snapping flowers|Snapping Flowers]]
*[[Sunflower field|Sunflower Field]]
*[[Dora's House]]

==Items in Backpack (clockwise starting from the top right)==
*Sticky tape (correct item)
*Crayon box
*Thermos
*Donut
*Pair of scissors
*Hula hoop

==Songs==
*[[We're Going Home]]
*[[Good Luck song|Good Luck]]
*[[Travel Song]] ([[Travel Song#Dora's Big Birthday Adventure version|Big Birthday Adventure variation]])
**[[Mambo]] (from "[[Daisy, La Quinceañera]]")
**[[Bate, Bate, Chocolate]] (from "[[The Chocolate Tree]]")
**[[Isa, Turn the Wheel]] (from "[[Dora's Pirate Adventure]]")
**[[Pirate Dance]] (from "[[Dora's Dance to the Rescue]]")
**[[Clean Up Song]] (from "[[Dora Saves the Mermaids]]")
*[[Coconut Conga]] (also from "[[Dora Saves the Mermaids]]")
*[[You Gotta Learn to Say "Boo!"]]
*[[Rain, Rain, Go Away]] (from "[[The Big Storm]]")
*[[Dora's Home]]
*[[We Did It!]] (updated extended version)

==Older Episode Clips==
===Episodes used in the magic storybook recap, in order:===
*"[[Dora Saves the Snow Princess]]"
*"[[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]]"
===Episodes used during "[[We're Going Home]]", in order:===
*"[[Job Day]]"
*"[[A Present For Santa]]"
*"[[The Happy Old Troll]]"
*"[[Big Sister Dora]]"
*"[[Little Star]]"
*"[[We All Scream for Ice Cream]]"
*"[[Best Friends]]"
*"[[¡Rápido, Tico!]]"
*"[[Dora's First Trip]]"
*"[[Save Diego]]"
*(unfinished episode)
*"[[Best Friends]]" (again)
*"[[Save Diego]]" (again)
*"[[Dora's First Trip]]" (again)
*"[[Dora and Diego to the Rescue!]]"
*"[[Louder!]]"
*"[[The Shy Rainbow]]"
*"[[Boots' Special Day]]"
*"[[Super Spies]]"
*"[[Boots' Special Day]]" (again)
*"[[The Super Silly Fiesta]]"
*"[[Dora's World Adventure!]]"
*"[[El Dia De Las Madres]]"
*"[[Big Sister Dora]]" (again)
*"[[Best Friends]]" (yet again)
*"[[Isa's Unicorn Flowers]]"
*"[[Meet Diego!]]"
*"[[Best Friends]]" (a fourth and final time)
*"[[The Super Silly Fiesta]]" (again)
*"[[Dora and Diego to the Rescue!]]" (again)
*"[[Super Babies]]"
*"[[The Backpack Parade]]"
*"[[Lost Squeaky]]"
*"[[The Happy Old Troll]]" (again)
*"[[The Super Silly Fiesta]]" (a third and final time)
*"[[Rojo the Fire Truck]]"
*"[[Dora's Pirate Adventure]]"
*"[[The Magic Stick]]"
*"[[Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur]]"
===Episodes remembered during the first [[Travel Song]], in order:===
*"[[Daisy, La Quinceañera]]"
*"[[The Chocolate Tree]]"
*"[[Dora's Pirate Adventure]]"
===Episodes remembered during the second [[Travel Song]], in order:===
*"[[Roberto the Robot]]"
*"[[The Super Silly Fiesta]]"
*"[[Dora's Dance to the Rescue]]"
*"[[Dora Saves the Mermaids]]"
===Episodes used to help Dora and Boots on their adventure, in order:=== 
*"[[Sticky Tape]]" (to fix the bubble)
*"[[Dora Saves the Mermaids]]" (to break free of the trees)
*"[[The Big Storm]]" (to stop the rainbow from disappearing)

==Trivia== 
*This is one of the two episodes that aired in honor of the show's 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary, the other being [[Swiper the Explorer]], which premiered on March 21, 2010.
**However, this episode marks the '''official''' 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the series, as it features a few songs (and clips) from past episodes and some new ones.
***Additionally, just after the premiere of this episode, a 15-minute documentary titled "[[Dora: The Girl Heard 'Round the World]]" was aired.
*The book "Happy Birthday, Dora!" is based on the final scenes of this episode.
*This is the final episode of the Magic Storybook Trilogy, following "[[Dora Saves the Snow Princess]]" and "[[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]]".
*This is the 9<sup>th</sup> double-length episode.
*This episode premiered the day after the 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the show's first three episodes [[The Legend of the Big Red Chicken]], [[Lost and Found]], and [[Choo-Choo!]].
*This is the second episode where the tip of Boots' tail gets chomped, first being "[[Fish Out of Water]]".
*During the "We're Going Home" song, the characters in the flashbacks appear to be lip-syncing to the song.
*The only episodes that weren't used for flashbacks during "We're Going Home" are [[Journey to the Purple Planet]], [[Star Mountain]] and [[Boots to the Rescue]].
*This is the first episode to use a [[We Did It!#New extended version (Seasons 6–8)|newer, more upbeat version]] of the "[[We Did It!|We Did It]]" song. It will be used for the rest of the series starting with the next season.
*The crystal Dora wears throughout the episode is the same one Dora wore in "[[Dora Saves the Snow Princess]]" and "[[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]]". It is revealed in this episode to be the Wishing Wizzle's wishing crystal, and when Dora says she got it in another story, she is referencing the events of the former episodes.
**After this double-length special, it is never seen again because the Wishing Wizzle has it, as Dora gave it to him, and this is, of course, the final episode of the Magic Storybook Trilogy.
**The [[Wishing Crystal]], however, will always be remembered.
**When [[La Bruja]] cracks the wishing crystal (after Boots says, "La Bruja cracked the wishing crystal!"), she says almost exactly what Swiper says after swiping something, but she saying, "It'll never work now!" and laughs. However, she doesn't say, "You're too late!" before that.
*There was no four picture pop-up sequence after going over the rainbow. There was no need to anyway because Dora and Boots are already at the fourth location (Wizzle Mountain).
*This is the 117<sup>th</sup> episode of the series.
*In some scenes of this episode, Dora has her Season 6 look.
*In some frames during the [[We Did It!]] song, Boots has his Dora and Friends Look.
*This is the second time the birthday balloon is shown after [[Whose Birthday is It?]].
*Map uses different animations and assets in his segment.
**He also says the places twice before he zoom wipes.
**After Map explains to the viewer about getting to the last place Dora and Boots got to go, he just says "Remember...", instead of the usual "So remember...".
*This episode parodies the 1939 film “''The Wizard of Oz''.” Dora is Dorothy Gale, Boots is Toto, Sabrina is Glinda the Good Witch of the North, La Bruja is the Wicked Witch of the West, the Scarecrow is the scarecrow, and the Birthday Wizzle is the Wizard of Oz while the Wizzles are the munchkins and the Flying Monkeys are Nikko and the flying monkeys, the only characters who are missing from ''The Wizard of Oz'' is the Tin Man (which could be played by Roberto) and the Cowardly Lion (played by Leon).
**Additionally, Allie from [[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]] could have played the part of Locasta, the Good Witch of the North due to her supporting Dora. And the [[Witch (Dora Saves the Snow Princess)|witch]] from [[Dora Saves the Snow Princess]] could play the part of the Wicked Witch of the East due to eventually losing her powers in a natural disaster.
**Coincidentally, ''The Wizard of Oz'' used to air several times in the 80s on [[Nickelodeon]]'s sister channel CBS.
*In the Nintendo DS game, Mr. Scarecrow briefly escapes from his stick to help Dora and Boots scare the crows.
*Swiper is on his good side at Dora's birthday party. And rather than swiping Isa's flowers, He smells them. However, Dora and Boots stopped him from swiping twice in the flashbacks. 
**However, La Bruja takes his place as the antagonist.
***Besides that, Perez voices Click.
*This episode shows some clips from past episodes from Seasons 1-4, but Dora and Boots' dialogues from those episodes were re-recorded by the new cast instead of using the archive audio recordings of the show's original cast.
*Map and Backpack were supposed to sing their full songs because it’s Dora birthday. However, they do not.
*This is the only double-length episode of ''Dora the Explorer'' in which Dora wears her casual outfit throughout the entire length of the episode.
**However, it was the second time in the franchise in general in which it happens, because Dora was seen in her casual outfit throughout the ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]'' double-length episode "[[Diego's Great Dinosaur Rescue]]" from start to finish.
*Dora and Boots don't sing the [[Travel Song]] in this episode. However, they technically do but they don't sing it in the original way and it's not played in the original version. They sing it in a different way and it's played in a different version, they actually sing a special variant.
*Dora and Boots will never sing the original [[We Did It!]] from now on.
*This is the last episode of Season 5 in production order.
*Unlike [[Whose Birthday is It?]], the entire cast doesn't sing the [[Happy Birthday song]] to Dora, nor do they sing [[Feliz Cumpleaños]] from Season 1 episode [[Surprise!]], they instead sing [[Dora's Home]].
*The birthday balloon with a picture of Dora on it is magenta and pink, but in [[Whose Birthday is It?]], the balloon with a picture of Swiper on it was yellow and orange. However, they both have the same design.
*This episode on Nickelodeon was released on the same day that Danza Kuduro by Don Omar was released on.
*In later episodes, Dora's eyes will be larger, but her eyes may still look normal due to the size increase being insignificant.
*The birthday party music that plays on the Birthday Balloon is recycled from [[Whose Birthday is It?]].
*This is the second episode using the Nickelodeon logo from 2009-present, with the first being [[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]] (Except on DVD and Amazon Prime) 
**This is the first episode where the Nickelodeon Productions logo has a buzzing effect. This will be continuing from Seasons 6 to 8, and later on ''[[Dora and Friends: Into the City!]]''. It was also on ''Go, Diego, Go!'' starting with [[Bengal Tiger Makes a Wish!]] and the final Ni Hao, Kai-Lan episode [https://nihaokailan.fandom.com/wiki/Journey_to_Monkey_King_Castle Journey to the Monkey King Castle].
**This along with [[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]] are the only episodes with the 2009 Nickelodeon logo to have the same copyright font on the copyright notice that was used starting with [[The Big Red Chicken's Magic Show]]. Starting with Season 6 onwards, it will revert back to the font that was used on [[Benny's Big Race]], [[Isa's Unicorn Flowers]], [[Dora Saves the Snow Princess]], and [[Bark, Bark to Play Park]].
*"Recuerda a mis amigos" is the Spanish phrase for "Remember my friends".
*This episode has the highest number of characters present in the entire series, being above 50 (counting the Wizzles as one character, the flying monkeys counting as two, and the Bugga Bugga Babies at Dora's birthday party counting as one).
**However, there would've been even more characters present if any of these absent characters were to show up for Dora's birthday party. Characters who did not show up at the party include:
***All characters from [[Go, Diego, Go!]] (except Diego, Alicia, Daisy, their parents, and Baby Jaguar).
****The [[Bobo Brothers]] and [[Mommy Bobo|their mother]] and [[Bobo Brothers' sisters|sisters]] (most likely busy)
****[[Mama Jaguar]]
****[[Sammy]] (He didn't make his Dora debut until [[Dora & Diego's Amazing Animal Circus Adventure]].)
****[[Ollie and Oscar]]
****[[Click]]
****[[Rescue Pack]]
****[[Chucho]]
****[[Tapir]]
****[[Uno]], [[Dos]], and [[Tres]] Condors
****[[Tranimal]]
****The [[Magician]] from [[Diego's Safari Rescue]]
****[[Juma]]
****[[Burgin|Burguin]]
****[[Yang]]
****[[Shanti]]
****[[Medina]]
****[[Kicho]]
****[[Jorge the Hawk]]
****[[Aldo|Aldo the Eagle]]
****[[Pablito]]
****[[Baby Humpback Whale]] (He can't because he stays in the ocean.)
****The Red-Eyed Tree Frogs
****[[Linda Llama]]
****[[Chinta]]
****[[Maia|Maia the Maiasaura]] (She lives back in time.)
***The [[Explorer Stars]] (Star-catching was completely retired after Season 4. However, if they did show up at the party, it would most likely be '''EVERY''' single explorer star that appeared throughout Seasons 3-4, including the ordinary colored ones.)
***The animals from [[The Magic Stick]]
***The [[Dog Catcher]], [[Puppy]], and the 100 puppies from [[Save the Puppies!]] (They live in a video game. However if the Dog Catcher did come, he would most likely still be a mailman.)
***The Dachshunds from [[Bark, Bark to Play Park|Bark Bark to Play Park]].
***All the animals from [[ABC Animals]], including [[Armadillo]] (They live in an ABC book. However, it's still possible for them to come as the ABC book is life-sized, and Armadillo alone was seen leaving the book at the beginning of the [[ABC Animals|aforementioned episode]].)
***The animals that helped Dora and Boots save Diego in the Season 4 episode [[Save Diego!]]
***The animals from [[Dora and Diego to the Rescue!]].
***[[Flinky]], [[Inky]], [[Plinky]], [[Dinky]], [[Al]], and [[Baby Winky]] (Because they live on the [[Purple Planet]], which is outside of the solar system. Additionally, Baby Winky alone doesn’t appear until [[Baby Winky Comes Home]].)
***[[Coquí]] and [[Coquí's Friends and Family|his Friends and Family]] (They live on an island and don't have anyone to take them with them. Plus, if Coquí were to leave his island, he could get sick.)
***[[Baby Bear]] from [[Meet Diego!]]
***[[Baby Bear (Baby Jaguar's Roar)|Baby Bear]] from [[Baby Jaguar's Roar]]
***[[Pirate Parrot]] (He's mostly likely busy.)
***[[King Juan el Bobo]] and [[King's Mommy|his Mommy]]. (they are likely busy)
***The [[Giant|Giant-Giant]], [[Giant-Giant's Puppy|his puppy]], the [[Giant Baby|Baby Giant]], and [[Señora Gigante]] (Since their large size could possibly cause accidents, it might have been best for them to not come. Additionally, Señora Gigante alone doesn't appear until [[Dora's Hair-Raising Adventure]]. However, because they're truly friendly, it's likely hinted that they know how to be cautious, hence they could've possibly come the party.)
***The characters from Fairytale Land, including the [[Dwarves|Seven Dwarves]], [[Jack And The Beanstalk|Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk]], the [[Prince of Fairytaleland|Prince of Fairytale Land]], [[King Lion]] and [[Queen Lioness]], [[Cinderella]], the [[The Three Little Pigs|Three Little Pigs]], [[Snow White]], etc.
***The characters from Nursery Rhyme Land, including [[Little Lamb]] and [[Mary]], [[Peter Piper]], [[Humpty Dumpty]], etc. (Nursery Rhyme Land is located inside the Big Book of Nursery Rhymes. However, it's still possible for them to come as much like the ABC book from [[ABC Animals]], the Big Book of Nursery Rhymes is life-sized, and Little Lamb alone was seen leaving the book at the beginning of [[Dora Had a Little Lamb]].)
***[[Prince Ramon]] and the [[Witch]] (They live in a book.)
***[[Señor Burro]] (He's most likely busy.)
***Big Green Train and Big Red Train from [[Choo-Choo!]] (for an unknown reason since Azul and the Big Gray Train came. However, it is possible that Big Green Train and Big Red Train are most likely busy taking people to other places.)
***[[Rojo|Rojo the Firetruck]] (He is most likely busy saving people and extinguishing fires.)
***[[10 Wheeler]]
***[[Bulldozer]]
***[[Giant Crane]]
***[[Tow Truck]] (He is most likely busy saving people and helping vehicles.)
***[[Ice Cream Truck]] (Most likely busy giving people ice cream.)
***[[Young Wizard]]
***[[Baby Red Fish]] and the Red Fish Family (They can't come to the party because fish need water to survive.)
***[[Wizzle (Wizzle Wishes)|Wizzle]] and his parents (They live in a book.)
***[[Baby Crab (Character)|Baby Crab]] and [[Mami Crab|his mother]] (They live on an island and don't have anyone to take them with them.)
***[[Santa Claus]] and his [[Santa's Elves|elves]] (This is not a Christmas episode.)
***[[King Kinkajou]] and [[Sir Swiper]] (They live in a fairytale book.)
***[[El encantador|El Encantador]] (He lives in a jigsaw puzzle.)
***The [[Three Little Piggies (characters)|Three Little Piggies]]
***[[Chocolate Tree]] (He can't come because he is a tree and he stays where he is.)
***[[Pablo]] and [[Pablo's Grandfather|his Abuelo]] (They were likely busy taking care of their farm.)
***[[King Popo]], [[Queen Maria]], and [[El Mago]] (They live in a book.)
***[[Baby Fox]], [[Mami Fox]], and [[Papi Fox]].
***[[Autobús]] (He is most likely busy transporting people to places.)
***[[Pinto]] (He was most likely busy.)
***[[Red Rooster]] (Most likely because he goes to bed early so he can wake up early to wake up the sun.)
***[[Arco Iris]] (The party took place at nighttime.)
***[[Sun]] (The party took place at nighttime.)
***[[Little Bull]]
***[[Yuki]]
***[[Camilla]]
***[[Luis]]
***[[Nelly]]
***[[Sleepy Sloth]] (She is most likely sleeping in the rainforest.)
***[[Mountain Goat]]
***[[Boots' sisters]] (For an unknown reason, most likely because they were busy or they may not feel like coming.)
***[[Ducks|Duck Family]] (for an unknown reason)
***[[Friendly Owl|La Lechuza]] (Owls are nocturnal so it was probably still possible for her to come, but still.)
***[[Mr. Snowman]] (Because he would melt.)
***[[Flower|Little Flower]]
***[[Jack O'Lantern]]
***[[La Maestra]]
***[[Mimo]]
***[[Penguino]] (He lives in the South Pole and the rainforest is too warm for him.)
***[[Scarecrow|Mr. Scarecrow]] (For an unknown reason despite appearing in this episode. Possibly because he is busy scaring birds at the cornfield.)
***[[Sabrina the Snow Princess]] and the [[Snow Fairy]] (They live in a book.)
***[[Allie]] (She lives in a book)
***[[Tallest Mountain]] (She can’t come because mountains can't walk, run, or even jump.)
***[[Knock-Knock Door]] (Impossible to come because he stays where he is.)
***[[Echo Bush]] (He is a bush and he stays where he is.)
***[[Amelie]], [[N'Dari]], [[Vladimir]], and [[Mei]] (They all live around the world. However, it's still possible for them to come, but they were most likely busy.)
***[[Fifi]], [[Sammy (hyena)|Sammy]], [[Fomkah]], and [[Ying Ying]] (They all live around the world. However, it's still possible for them to come, but they were most likely busy.)
***[[Hoon and Balan]]
***[[Jonah and Franz]]
***[[Chloe]]
***[[Skylar]]
***[[Tico's cousins]]
***[[Mariana the Mermaid]] and the [[Mermaids]] (They are mermaids and live underwater. However, if they would appear, they would all get legs for the first time.)
***[[Señor Shush]]
***[[Russian Troll]]
***[[Little Piggy]] (she was likely busy)
***[[Najim]]
***[[Paj]]
***The [[Turkeys]] from [[A Crown for King Juan el Bobo]]
***[[Prince of Cloud Castle]]
***[[Queen Bee]]
***[[Squishy Squid]] (He lives in a sandcastle at the beach and doesn’t have anyone to take him there.)
***[[King crab|King Crab]]
***All dinosaurs from the show, including [[Baby Dino (character)|Baby Dino]], [[Mother Dinosaur|his mother]], and the dinosaurs from [[Baby Dino|the episode with Baby Dino's name]], [[The Golden Explorers]], and [[Baseball Boots]] (They live back in time.)
***[[Dancing Elf]] and his cane
***[[Special Delivery Bird]] (She is most likely busy delivering extra special letters.)
***[[Silly Mail Bird]] (He is most likely busy delivering mail.)
***[[Big Silly Bird]] (Because he would be too silly.)
***[[Screen|Blue Screen]] from [[The Lost City]] and [[Save the Puppies!]] (He can't come because screens cannot move so he stays where he is.)
***Benny's Animal Friends that appeared in the PC Game Dora's Backpack Adventure (They never appeared in any episodes of the show.)
***Any characters of the show that have only appeared in various games or books released so far (including Go, Diego, Go!)
*Although this is a 2010 episode, Diego and Alicia are wearing their outfits from Season 4-5 (Dora), and Season 1-3 (Diego). While in the new [[Go, Diego, Go!]], they are wearing their Season 4-present clothes.
**However, it is possible that this episode was produced before Season 4 of [[Go, Diego, Go!]] with its new voice actors as well as the final credited appearance of [[Jake T. Austin]] (Diego), [[Thomas Sharkey]] (Baby Jaguar) and Serena Kerrigan (Alicia).
**Alternately, it would have been the first time Diego, Alicia and Baby Jaguar made their debut in their new voice actors (Brandon Zambrano, Dylan Clark Marshall and Gabriella Aisenberg) before [[¡Vacaciones!]].
**This is the only episode where Alicia was together with Swiper, Azul, Pirate Pig, Big Red Chicken, Baby Blue Bird and the rest of the characters in the show.
*Treehouse used to air this special every Canada Day (July 1) from 2011 until 2022.
*The [[Wishing Wizzle]]'s Voice Actor, Héctor Elizondo, played [[w:c:avatar:Wan Shi Tong|Wan Shi Tong]] in ''[[w:c:avatar:Avatar: The Last Airbender|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and ''[[w:c:avatar:The Legend of Korra|The Legend of Korra]]''.
*Unlike [[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]], Sabrina's dialogue when calling Dora from the crystal (as well as the flashbacks the crystal shows to help Dora) are done in mono sound.
*The same episode title was used as a video game for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation 2.
*Backpack's dancing animation is recycled from [[Dora's Dance to the Rescue]].

==Goofs/Errors==
*Unlike the TV version, the DVD version uses a variation of the intro from "[[Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom]]".
*During the [[Pirate Dance]] segment, the song and background is different than what it is in [[Dora's Dance to the Rescue]] and Dora and Boots had their pirate outfit from [[Dora's Pirate Adventure]].
*Dora forgets to properly defeat La Bruja, so it's possible that La Bruja is not giving up just yet.
*The scene where the Pirate Piggies are sailing under the wishing star is '''actually''' from an unfinished episode that was later merged to this episode, then scrapped due to it not fitting the theme of this episode.
*When Dora is teaching the viewer how to remember her friends, her right eye (viewer's left) is larger than usual.
*A scene with Dora and Boots looking at all the stars and the wishing crystal in the night sky, Boots' original favorite part, followed by Dora showing the viewer their wishing star and telling them that it only works for good wishes was going to be included in this episode, as evidenced in a video behind-the-scenes look on Parents featuring voice actress Caitlin Sanchez, in which a snippet of the script of this episode is shown on camera.
*When Dora said, "Look, it's Isa! We gotta turn the wheel!", her mouth is out of sync because the producers recycled the scene from [[Dora's Pirate Adventure]].
*Just like the rainbow in the season 2 episodes, "[[The Big Storm]]" and "[[The Missing Piece]]", the Season 5-6 Intro, and several other episodes, it did not have a red, indigo, and purple stripe, three colors that rainbows also have in real life.
**However, when Boots said "The rainbow is back", an indigo stripe on the rainbow appears. After that, it somehow disappears.
**This was corrected in the book adaptation of the episode, where the illustrations show the rainbow with all seven colors.
*During the line, "Tico's drumming, and Benny plays his guitar!" in the [[Dora's Home]] song, the Grumpy Old Troll's beard is yellow instead of orange.
*<span>Before the </span>[[We Did It!]]<span> song, the Fiesta Trio play their fanfare music but without their instruments, their music just plays when they are flying on balloons.</span>
*It is unknown why there weren't any flashback of Dora in some episodes of [[Go, Diego, Go!]] that have her. It's possible that the producers wanted to concentrate/focus only on [[Dora the Explorer|the main show]].
*It's unknown how Azul and the Gray Train arrived at the party.
*It's unknown how the wishing crystal ended up in the Snowy Forest.
*When everyone was shouting "Birthday hug for Dora!", Perrito can be seen lip-syncing to the line.
*When reactivating the crystal, Backpack Map, Diego's Family, Grumpy Old Troll, and Azul are not wishing Dora home.
*The Witch’s spell is broken.
*During "The Big Storm" flashback, when singing "Rain, Rain, Go Away" to get rid of the Big Storm Cloud, Dora and Boots sing "Come again ''another'' day" instead of "Come again ''some other'' day."
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