In a world full of mystery and excitement, there’s a brave hero named Ridley Jones. She loves history and is always ready for an adventure. Ridley is not just any hero; she protects a special museum where the past comes alive. With her trusty fedora and a sense of adventure, Ridley is always ready to save the day!
One day, Ridley discovers that a precious necklace called the Phoenix Ruby is missing from the museum. Her mom, who works at the museum, might lose her job if they don’t find it. Ridley wants to help, but her mom thinks she’s not ready for such a big task. But Ridley believes in herself and is determined to prove she’s ready for an adventure!
As Ridley explores the museum, she discovers something amazing. The exhibits come to life at night! She meets a talking dodo bird named Dudley, a friendly dinosaur named Dante, and even a mummy named Ismat. They all become her friends and help her on her quest to find the missing necklace.
Ridley is amazed to find out that the museum is full of talking animals and magical creatures. She meets Peaches, a monkey who went to space, and Fred, a funny dodo bird who loves to pretend to fly. Together, they all decide to help Ridley find the missing necklace.
While searching for the necklace, Ridley and her friends accidentally start a stampede of caribou! It’s a wild and exciting chase, but Ridley stays brave. With the help of her new friends, she manages to stop the stampede and finds the necklace on one of the caribou’s horns.
Ridley returns the necklace just in time, saving her mom’s job. Her mom is proud of Ridley and realizes that she’s ready to learn more about the museum’s secrets. Ridley is excited to start her training and go on more adventures with her new friends.
Now that Ridley knows the museum’s secret, she’s eager to learn and explore more. With her mom and grandma’s guidance, Ridley is ready to take care of the museum and its magical inhabitants. She’s excited for all the adventures that await her and her friends.
And so, Ridley’s journey begins, full of fun, friendship, and exciting discoveries. Who knows what amazing adventures she’ll have next?
Design Your Own Museum Exhibit: Imagine you are creating a new exhibit for Ridley’s museum. What kind of magical creature or talking animal would you include? Draw a picture of your exhibit and write a short story about what happens when it comes to life at night. Share your drawing and story with your classmates and discuss how your exhibit could help Ridley on her next adventure.
Treasure Hunt at Home: Just like Ridley searched for the Phoenix Ruby, create a treasure hunt at home. Ask a family member to hide a small object and give you clues to find it. As you search, think about how Ridley felt when she was looking for the necklace. After you find the treasure, talk about what strategies helped you and how teamwork with Ridley’s friends might have made it easier.
Night at the Museum Role Play: With a group of friends or family, choose different characters from Ridley’s story, like Dudley the dodo bird or Dante the dinosaur. Act out a scene where the museum comes to life. What would your character say or do? How would they help Ridley on her quest? This activity helps you understand the importance of each character and how they contribute to solving problems together.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, with sensitive or inappropriate content removed while maintaining the essence of the dialogue:
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[opening theme music playing][female singer]
In a place full of mystery
Where the past comes alive
There’s a hero of history
Who is ready to thrive!
She is saving our future
By protecting our past
She’s a hero
Whose moment’s arriving at last!
Ridley Jones!
Daring and bold and courageous
Ridley Jones!
Guards the museum with pride
Ridley Jones!
Her sense of adventure’s contagious
With dinos and dodos
And astronaut chimps by her side
Ridley Jones!
Wearing her trademark fedora
Ridley Jones!
No challenge can get in her way
She won’t ever give in to her fear
She shines when adventure is near
Swinging into the fray
And then saving the day
Ridley Jones!
Ridley Jones!
[music ends]
-[whimsical music playing]
-[girl] Ready or not, here I come.
Bye-bye. Thank you for coming.
Mama, I noticed the Phoenix Ruby.
It’s gone!
[both] Shh!
[coughs] Anything wrong?
What? Like, something-missing-wrong?
No! Mr. Peabody, everything is perfectly perfect.
[Mr. Peabody] Hmm.
Ever since he bought the museum, he’s been looking for a reason to fire you.
But, if you weren’t running the museum, we’d have to–
Move. I know. Don’t worry, Ridley.
I’ll find the necklace.
I can help. It’ll be an adventure!
Oh, sweetheart, Dante hates it when you hang on his tail.
Who is Dante?
Ha! Did I say Dante? That’s weird. [chuckles]
And I can’t think why I said that.
-[door opens]
-Hello? Who’s there?
Just me. Lonny.
Security Guard of the Month, 42 months running!
Um, Lonny, you’re the museum’s only security guard.
True. I got a couple stragglers for you, Ms. Jones.
Sorry, we love it here.
It’s always hard to get them to leave.
You’re that kid who lives here, right? In the museum?
Yep. I know it seems cool, but it can also be kinda boring.
You’re not allowed to do anything…
[girl 2] I’m a dinosaur! Chomp! Chomp!
All I know is, it’d be way more fun if the dinosaurs really could talk.
You live in a treehouse inside a Children’s Museum, and you don’t have enough fun?
[laughs] Okay, okay.
[grunts]
She’s a natural.
The answer is no.
She’s not old enough. She’s not ready.
She’s as ready as she needs to be.
A journey doesn’t start at the end.
-[emotional music playing]
-[soft rattling]
-Mama, I heard something.
-[murmurs]
[Mama] Hmm-Mm.
Whoa.
[mystical twinkling]
I’m ready. I know I am.
[uplifting music playing]
There’s a sense that I get
As I walk through these halls
A feeling the relics
That hang on the walls
Whisper, “Destiny calls”
Like these silent exhibits
Are somehow a part
Of some new adventure
That’s waiting to start!
I know in my heart I’m ready
Ready to find what is waiting in store
Yes, I’m ready
Ready to do something more
And although it sounds crazy
I can’t shake the feeling somehow
Every last exhibition says
“Ridley, your moment is now”
My moment is now!
Now that I’m ready
Ready to find what is waiting for me
Yes, I’m ready
No matter what it might be
Yes, I’m ready
Ready for Mom to finally see
See that I’m ready
Ready for my destiny
I’m ready!
-[rattling]
-[intriguing music playing]
-[fan motor whirring]
[whirring stops]
-[mystical twinkling]
-Huh?
[gasps] Whoa.
[voice] Who turned off the fan?
[uneasy] I did.
[voice] How can I fake-fly without it?
That fan is the wind beneath my wings.
Sorry, I was looking for a missing necklace and–
Wait, “fake-fly”? Who are you?
[voice] I think the far more important question is, who are you?
[both screaming]
-Why are we yelling?
-I don’t know!
No, no, no, wait. Yes, I do.
Because you’re a museum dodo bird who’s supposed to be extinct!
Well, you don’t have to get personal about it!
[sadly] You have no idea how lonely it is to have an exhibit all to yourself.
And forget being extinct. You’re talking!
You’re not supposed to be talking!
-[voice 2] Dudley!
-Ah!
[voice 2] You up?
[Ridley] No way! Dinos can talk!
Of course we can talk.
-Whoa! Watch the tail!
Sorry.
-[grunts]
-[laughs] My tail is always trying to sneak up on me.
Sweet to finally meet you. I’m Dante.
And that’s Ralph. Say hi, Ralph.
I’m Ridley. [chuckles] And I’m talking to a dinosaur. And his tail.
-Ha! You know it.
-[lemurs chittering]
Whoa! Watch out! Lemurs coming through.
Thanks, mate. I’m taking the little ones for a field trip to the Space Wing.
-Come on, keep it moving.
-[gasping] Ismat, look who’s here!
OMEgypt! Ridley?
Warning. I might be mummy royalty, but I’m still a hugger!
[straining] Yes, you are!
Mummy hugs. Cool.
[sighs] Wait, I’ve seen you in the mummy exhibit.
But you’ve changed.
New outfit!
The clothes I have to wear during the day are so last dynasty.
[muffled] Heya, I’m Peaches.
First monkey to slip on a banana peel in space.
-Huh?
-[Dante] Psst.
Houston, we have a problem hearing you.
Sorry. Always forgetting I have this thing on.
Heya, I’m Peaches. First monkey to slip on a banana peel in space!
Wow! So you finally got called up to lead the herd.
She did say she was ready.
You heard me? Of course.
You’re a lot like your mummy, you know.
You know my mummy– I mean, my mom?
Of course we know your mom.
She’s kinda in charge of this place.
I know. But I didn’t know—
About us?
-Yeah.
You must feel like you landed on a strange, new planet.
It’s kinda mind-blowing!
[imitates explosion]
Dudley! Your fan ruined my fur!
Sorry, Fred.
It just makes me feel like a glorious winged eagle soaring through the clouds.
-[wind gusts]
Dodo birds can’t fly.
[yelps] Not with that attitude they can’t.
Is Fred a she? Or a he?
I don’t know. They’re just a Fred.
Cool.
Come on. We’ll give you a tour.
[yelps] Wait up!
I can’t actually fly. Uh, yet!
Hang ten, Mrs. Sanchez!
I’ve been hanging for more like a solid twelve hours, that is.
I have such a cramp in my tail!
The butterflies love to surf the tail.
This place is incredible!
Well, your mama and grandmama have always taken galactically great care of us.
My mom’s in trouble.
The Phoenix Ruby is gone.
If she doesn’t find it before the morning, she could lose her job.
I wanna help, but she doesn’t think I’m ready.
Sometimes you have to tell people who you really are on the inside.
I just wish I could do more to–
Wait, what’s that?
[Ridley gasps] The necklace! I can help my mom.
Careful! Caribou get real jumpy when you go into their exhibit.
You know what would be really bad?
A stampede!
[screams] Stampede!
It’s like they read my mind!
See? If I can think it, I can be it!
I am an eagle. I am an eagle!
-[Ridley] Whoa!
-[gasps] Dude, that was close.
[caribou] Stampede!
Wait. There’s no back wall?
Not at night.
-[adventurous music playing]
-Are they going away or getting closer?
-Oh! Oh! Closer!
-[Peaches] Brace for impact.
[caribou] Stampede!
[panting]
-Are you sure you’re ready?
-[all] Huh?
Oh, helmet. Forgot.
Ridley, are you sure you’re ready?
Stampedes are serious business.
We wouldn’t want you to go the way of the dodo bird because we went extinct!
You know?
Uh, I feel your pain, dude.
[caribou] Stampede!
-I’m ready.
-I was hoping you’d say that.
You’re cleared for takeoff.
Show ’em what you’re made of, but do it in style!
Now you’re runway-ready!
[caribou] Stampede!
[Ridley] Whoa!
[grunts]
[gasps, grunts]
Ah!
[caribou] Stampede!
[grunts]
[yelps] Whoa! Whoa!
-Oh, I can’t watch!
-I can’t stop watching.
[grunts] That’s one giant leap for girlkind!
[twinkling]
[grunts] Hi! I’m Ridley. Nice to meet you.
Would love to chat, but gotta mosey.
[grunts] Stampede. Stampede.
-Hi!
-[screams] I mean, hi. I mean, what are you doing?
Trying to get that necklace back.
-[gasps] What necklace?
-The one on your horns.
[gasps] There’s a necklace on my horns?
Get it off! Get it off!
If you could just stop stampeding, I could grab it.
The thing about a stampede is you can’t stop.
Stampede!
Ridley’s in a load of trouble.
-We gotta help her.
-Do we?
A good queen always protects her friends.
Who’s with us?
-[groans] We gotta orbit those caribou back into their exhibit.
That way, they won’t destroy anything else.
Stampede!
Stampede!
Stampede!
Stampede!
Stampede!
Whoa!
[piano notes playing]
[caribou panting]
[Ridley gasps]
[Ridley] Whoa!
[caribou] Stampede!
Stampede!
Stampede!
-[adventurous music playing]
I know this is shocking, but it’s time to power down!
[hooves rumbling]
The pottery exhibit is closed to stampedes today!
Uh, please fasten your seat belts, put your tray tables upright,
and thank you for flying with Dodo Airlines!
[tires screech]
The eagle has landed!
Ridley! We gotta get ’em back into the exhibit.
I don’t have the necklace yet.
Now or never!
Well, in that case, now!
Bisonic choice!
[grunts]
[sighs] Did you complete your mission?
Yep.
-Juras-sick.
-That was royal.
I have to get it to my mom.
Mom! Mom!
[shushes]
[chattering]
I’m afraid the necklace is magnificent!
I guess everything is in order this time.
But I’ll be back.
I’m watching you, Joneses!
Thank you for coming, Mr. Peabody.
I’ll walk you out.
I told you I was ready.
[chuckles] But how did you get this?
[gasps]
-You met–
-Mm-hmm.
So, I have a lot of explaining to do.
And so do you.
[chuckles] About that…
I know this doesn’t look great, but, um, I am ready to run this place.
I don’t think so.
But maybe you’re ready for me to start teaching you.
-Yes!
-Oh, Juras-sick!
You made your mummy proud!
As someone wise once told me, you don’t start a journey at the end.
There’s so much to explain.
But I think we should jump right into lesson number one.
Yes? What is it?
-Cleaning up.
-[laughs] Cool. I can do that.
And your new ground crew can help.
-[Ismat] Mummazing!
-[Dante] Mesozoic!
-[Ridley] Some like it hot.
-[Lonny over PA] Attention, guests. The museum is now closing.
-Unless you’re planning on moving in…
-I don’t wanna go.
Thanks for coming! Exit’s this way.
See you soon!
Bye!
Phew! That’s the last of the guests.
Coast is clear.
Everyone can come out now, right?
[laughs] Someone’s antsy tonight.
-[mystical twinkling]
-I can’t help it.
Now that I know the truth about the museum,
all I can think about is going on adventures!
[gasps] Adventures?
So you’re sure you’re ready to start your training?
-[Yep.]
-You’re sure you’re sure?
The surest! I was born ready!
Well, that’s true.
-[both] Okay.
-Yes!
The women of our family have always taken care of the museum.
Our job is and always has been to take care of the artifacts
who make their home here and preserve them.
Mm-hmm. Yep. Got it.
And learn from these cultures and history, recent and ancient.
Uh-huh. I know!
It’s also our job to return artifacts whenever we can find their home or their people…
Oh my gosh. Are we still talking?
Mama, Grandma, the Jones family history is super cool,
but when I found out that the museum, you know, comes to life at night,
I thought I’d be going on adventures!
Traipsing through jungles, rushing through temples, eating bugs…
Okay, maybe not that last one.
[sighs] Ridley, most of the job isn’t about adventures.
It’s about keeping the peace.
This is part of training. [sighs]
But you can go into the museum and meet everyone.
Now that’s more like it!
Bye, Mama! Bye, Grandma!
Hey there! Oh, how’s it going?
Mrs. Sanchez, did you do something new with your tail?
You noticed! Thank you, dear!
-Bison’s greetings to ya!
-Ridley!
[grunts] Be careful of your queen!
Ismat, you’re not our queen.
What’s on your flight plan this evening?
I started my museum training.
But it was a little less exciting than I thought it’d be.
-I was hoping for some adventures.
-[grunts, gasps]
You know, I don’t remember your mama starting adventures until she was pretty far into her training.
Even a big, wild animal like me started small.
Moo! [coughs]
I know I have what it takes to protect the museum.
-[Excuse me.]
-Huh?
Can I get some help?
Oh! Why, yes, you can.
Goin’ on an adventure.
You lucky duck.
-I mean, you lucky penguin.
-[mystical twinkling]
See? Totally ready to help.
Pedro! Pedro, where are you?
Have you seen Pedro? Have you?
Please, he can’t be out of the cold for very long.
Pedro?
-[whimpers]
-Dudley? Everything okay?
No, it’s a disaster! Pedro is missing.
He’s just a little flightless bird thrust out into the world all on his own.
Something I know all about, and it is not good!
Who’s Pedro? Is he one of my loyal subjects?
I don’t know.
But if he’s part of this museum, he’s my responsibility.
I’m gonna need a description.
He’s little. Yay high.
Black and white. And he waddles like this.
Doopdadoopeedoo.
Uh, you’re describing a penguin.
He’s a penguin.
A penguin?
[gasps] I know where he is.
Whoa! Ridley, where you rolling off to?
To the Serengeti!
I have to go rescue Pedro.
Though I probably need to pack some supplies first.
“Supplies,” eh?
We know where you can get supplies fit for a queen.
[gasps] Whoa!
It’s an adventurer’s dream!
How did you know about this?
Are you kidding?
These are the secret supplies of your mom and grandma!
-[rattling]
-[chuckles]
Well, you know, luckily, it’s pretty sturdy stuff.
Mom and Grandma, huh?
-[uplifting music playing]
-[Dante] Whoa!
-[Fred] Nice!
-[Ismat] I like it!
I think I’m ready to go.
But you’re not going alone, dudette.
We’re coming with ya.
-You are?
-[Fred] Duh!
You’re gonna need a big ol’ bison bodyguard.
Me. I mean me.
Oh! Right!
And you’ll need a royal escort to tell you what to do in a nice way.
Uh-uh. No way.
The Serengeti is hot and dangerous,
and dodos sunburn easily,
and I don’t have my flip-flops for the sand.
You can always stay here.