About Milo and Kida

Milo and Princess Kida are the two protagonists of Disney's 2001 animated feature Atlantis: The Lost Empire. In 1914, archaeolinguist Milo Thatch fully believes in the existence of Atlantis and is determined to have the Smithsonian Institution fund an expedition to discover it. One day, he meets eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore, an old friend of Milo's late grandfather, Thaddeus. Whitmore reveals that he made a bet with Thaddeus to fund an expedition to Atlantis. Whitmore persuades Milo to join the expedition and gives him the Shepherd's Journal, a book describing the history and path to Atlantis. Following the journal, Whitmore's crew travels through a dormant volcano and eventually arrive at Atlantis, where they are greeted by Kidagakash Nedakh, daughter of the king of Atlantis.

The king is not interested in contact with the outside world and orders Kida not to interact with the newcomers. Disregarding her father's wishes, Kida enlists Milo to help Atlantis recover its history, as its culture and knowledge have been decaying for centuries. As they investigate the mysteries surrounding the city—the inexplicable way that it sank intact miles beneath the surface and the fact that its inhabitants have survived millennia with impossibly long lifespans—Milo and Kida grow closer, forging a friendship that blossoms into a closer relationship by the end of the movie.

Learn more about Milo, Kida, and their relationship.

Concept Art Gallery

Here are some cute sketches, concept art, and production artwork from the team that animated Atlantis. This concept art shows that the romance between Milo and Kida was originally intended to be more overt than what wound up making it to the final film. Most of these sketches were drawn by Randy Haycock and John Pomeroy, and uploaded to Randy Haycock's Tumblr.