Editing Annette Funicello (section)

===Return to Disney===
In 1961, Funicello returned to ''Zorro'' playing a different role. She starred in a big budget musical for Disney, ''[[Babes in Toyland (1961 film)|Babes in Toyland]]'' (1961), alongside [[Tommy Sands (American singer)|Tommy Sands]] and Kirk.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Annette Funicello to Star in Disney Film|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=January 26, 1961|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|page=a9}}</ref>  She also appeared in two television movies filmed in Europe for Disney alongside Kirk, both of which were released theatrically in some markets: ''[[The Horsemasters]]'' (1961), shot in England, and ''[[Escapade in Florence]]'' (1962), filmed in Italy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Walt Disney Will Film Romantic Teen Comedy|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=August 20, 1960|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|page=n17}}</ref> It has been pointed out that although Disney had Funicello under contract a long time "he never seemed to have much faith in her abilities to carry a film (she usually supported the boy)."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-hayley-mills/|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills|first= Stephen|last= Vagg|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>