The Land Before Time XVI: Return to Big Water

The Land Before Time: Return to Big Water (also known as The Land Before Time XVI: Return to Big Water) is an upcoming official direct-to-video animated family adventure feature film and will be the sixteenth film in The Land Before Time series about 21 dinosaurs who live in the Great Valley. The film will be directed by Davis Doi. Like all other Land Before Time movies, it is traditionally-animated.
== Plot ==
The story begins in the Great Valley where Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Ruby, Ali, Shorty, Rhett, Guido, Tippy, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Etta and Wild Arms (Gang of 21) playing together. Later, they meet Mo again. Suddenly, they later get separated from their families and the Great Valley, during a flood. As they try to find a way back home to the Great Valley, they re-visited Petrie's uncle Pterano 
== Voice cast ==
* Owen Vaccaro as Littlefoot
* Anndi McAfee as Cera/Abigail
* Aria Curzon as Ducky
* Jeff Bennett as Petrie / Mutt
* Rob Paulsen as Spike / Guido / Mo / Mo's Water Kin/Tina’s Father/Ruby’s Dad
* Jackson Robert Scott as Chomper/Tarbos
* Meghan Strange as Ruby
* Nika Futterman as Ali / Ruby’s Mom/Annie
* E.G. Daily as Rhett / Shorty
* Cree Summer as Tippy/Tina
* Michael Kelley as Hyp
* Scott Menville as Nod
* Awkwafina as Guido’s Mother
* Hank Azaria as Guido’s Father
* Damon Wayans Jr. as Wild Arms
* Reba McEntire as Etta
* Ralph Fiennes as Pterano (speaking)
* Danny Elfman as Pterano (singing)
* Anya Taylor-Joy as Rosie’s Mother
* Tom Hanks as Rosie’s Father
* Scott Whyte as Bron
* Kristen Bell as Littlefoot’s Mother
* Kath Soucie as Elsie/Littlefoot’s
* stepmother/Tina’s Mother
* Jim Cummings as Grandpa Longneck
* Miriam Flynn as Grandma Longneck / Diplodocus Mom
* Richard McGonagle as Topsy
* Jessica Gee as Tria
* Mia Talerico as Tricia
* Tress MacNeille as Mama Swimmer / Mama Flyer/Rosie
* David Cross as Max, a Troodon
* Zack Pearlman as Uta, a friendly Deinonychus fast-biter who speaks flatteeth language
* Frank Welker as Sharptooth Swimmer
* Tony Amendola as the Narrator
== Characters ==
===Main===
* Littlefoot - A brown male young Apatosaurus.
* Cera - A orange female young Triceratops.
* Ducky - A green female young Saurolophus. 
* Petrie - A brown male young Pteranodon.
* Spike - A green male young Stegosaurus.
* Chomper - A purple male friendly young Tyrannosaurus.
* Ruby - A pink female young Oviraptor.
* Tippy - A pinkish-orange young Stegosaurus who is Spike's playful friend.
* Ali - A purple female young Apatosaurus who is Littlefoot's Love Interest
* Rhett - A brown male young Apatosaurus who is Littlefoot's and Ali's friend.
* Shorty - A green male young Brachiosaurus who is Littlefoot's brother.
* Hyp - A gray male teenage Hypsilophodon.
* Mutt - A green male teenage Muttaburrasaurus.
* Nod - A teal blue male teenage Nodosaurus.
* Guido - A teal male young Microraptor.
* Rosie - A Light Pink Microraptor Who is Guido’s Love Interest
* Tina - A Green Tyrannosaurus Rex who is Chomper’s Love Interest
* Annie - A Purple Pterodactyl Who is Petrie’s Love Interest and Pterano’s Daughter
* Abigail - An Orange Female Stegosaurus Who is Spike’s Girlfriend
* Wild Arms - A male Nothronychus who is eccentric member of Bron's herd.
* Tarbos - A Blue Tarbosaurus Who is Chomper’s Cousin
* Ozzy and Strut - Two Struthiomimus
===Returning Characters===
* Pterano - An Orange-brown male Pteranodon who is Petrie's uncle.
* Mo - A colorful male Ophthalmosaurus who is Littlefoot's friend.
* Diplodocus Mom - A female dark gray Diplodocus
* Elsie - A green female Elasmosaurus
===New Characters===
* Max - A gray-ish Troodon
* Uta - A friendly purple-ish Deinonychus fast-biter who speaks flatteeth language
===Recurring Characters ===
* Bron - A brown male Apatosaurus who is Littlefoot's and Shorty's Father
* Littlefoot’s Mother - A Purple Female Apatosaurus Who is a Ghost of Her
* Littlefoot's stepmother - a Female Apatosaurus Who is Bron’s Sister Who Took Place of Littlefoot’s Mother
* Tippy’s Parents - Two Stegosaurus
* Grandpa Longneck - A male Apatosaurus who is Littlefoot's grandpa.
* Grandma Longneck - A female Apatosaurus who is Littlefoot's grandma.
* Topsy - A dark gray male Triceratops who is Tria's husband and Cera's and Tricia's father.
* Tria - A dark pink female Triceratops who is Topsy's wife and Cera's and Tricia's mother.
* Tricia - A pink female baby Triceratops who is Cera's baby sister and Topsy's and Tria's baby daughter.
* Ducky & Spike's Mother - A green-ish brown female Saurolophus.
* Petrie's Mother - A light-blue female Pteranodon.
* Etta - A yellow female Pteranodon who befriends Littlefoot and his friends.
== Songs ==
Adventuring Song sung By Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Rhett, Shorty, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Pterano, Etta and Wild Arms
Big Water (Reprise) sung by Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Tina, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Rosie, Rhett, Shorty, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Pterano, Etta and Wild Arms
Imaginary Friends (Reprise) sung by Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Tina, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Rosie, Annie, Rhett, Shorty, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Pterano, Etta and Wild Arms
Just the Way I Love sung by Chomper, Tina, Littlefoot, Ali, Petrie, Annie, Etta, Wild Arms, Guido, Rosie, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Ruby, Rhett, Hyp, Mutt, Nod and Pterano
I Love You sung by Annie and Pterano
We Did it Together sung by Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Tina, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Rosie, Rhett, Shorty, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Pterano, Etta and Wild Arms
Just the Way I Love (End Credits Version) sung by Charlie Puth
== Home Video Release ==
June 3rd 2026
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Logo (2016) with Comcast Byline.png|Universal Pictures Home Entertainment logo (The Land Before Time XVI: Return to Big Water)
==Opening Logos==
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== Opening Credits ==
UNIVERSAL 1440 ENTERTAINMENT presents
a UNIVERSAL ANIMATION STUDIOS production
THE LAND BEFORE TIME: RETURN TO BIG WATER
== Closing Logos ==
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== Trailer ==
(Universal Logo)
Narrator: Your Favorite Dinosaurs are Back Again for The First Time in an All New Movie
Littlefoot: Let’s Go
Narrator: The Land Before Time: Return to Bug Water When a Mysterious Flood Returns
Etta: Oh No I Think We Might Be Lost Again Littlefoot
Narrator: Littlefoot Will Lead the Way
Littlefoot: Don’t Worry Etta We Will Go Home
Narrator: Join Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, Tina, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Rosie, Rhett, Shorty, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Annie, Tippy, Pterano, Etta and Wild Arms and The Return of an Old Favorite, Mo
Mo: Come On Friends
Ali: We’re Coming with You Littlefoot
Ducky: Let’s Get Out of Here
(Swimming Sharptooth Roars)
Narrator: Featuring a New Song Just The Way I Love Preformed by Charlie Puth
Etta: Good Job Littlefoot
Ali: Let’s go Home
Tina: I Love You Chomper
Narrator: Featuring the Voices of David Cross and Zack Pearlman
Max: It’s Time to Go Guys
(Littlefoot and his Friends Dive Underwater)
Narrator: Bring Home The New Movie in The Great Family Movie Series of All Time
Etta: What Are You Waiting For?
Pterano: Come On Annie
Annie: I Love You Petrie
Narrator: The Land Before Time: Return to Big Water Coming to Blu-Ray, Digital and DVD This Summer
== Trailer Release Date ==
May 5th 2026
== Gallery ==
===Main===
Littlefoot picture.png|Littlefoot (voiced by Owen Vaccaro)
Cera picture.png|Cera (voiced by Anndi MacAfee)
Ducky infobox.png|Ducky (voiced by Aria Curzon)
Petrie flying.jpg|Petrie (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
Spike photo.png|Spike (voiced by Rob Paulsen)
Chomper picture.png|Chomper (voiced by Jackson Scott)
JOTB Ruby.png|Ruby (voiced by Meghan Strange)
Vlcsnap-2017-03-13-01h08m23s066.png|Ali (voiced by Nika Futterman)
Guido 6.jpg| Guido (voiced by Rob Paulsen)
Hyp TV series.png|Hyp (voiced by Michael Kelley)
Mutt02.jpg|Mutt (also voiced by Jeff Bennett respectively)
Nod III.png|Nod (voiced by Scott Menville respectively)
Shorty.jpg|Shorty (voiced by E.G. Daily)
Wild Arms.jpg|Wild Arms (voiced by Damons Wayans Jr.)
Rhett.jpg|Rhett (voiced by E.G. Daily)
Tippy intro.png|Tippy (voiced by Cree Summer)
Big Daddy.jpg|Big Daddy (voiced by Sam Elliot)
The-Land-Before-Time-Lizzie-the-land-before-time-43241004-460-503.png|Lizzie (voiced by Cree Summer)
Skitter.jpg|Skitter the Tinysaurus (voiced by Leigh Kelly)
Rocky & Dusty.jpg|Rocky & Dusty the 2 Tinysauruses (voiced by Ashley Rose Orr & Nika Futterman)
===Recurring===
Tricia picture.png|Tricia (voiced by Mia Talerico)
Edgar picture.png|Grandpa Longneck (voiced by Jim Cummings)
Muriel picture.png|Grandma Longneck (voiced by Miriam Flynn)
Topsy.JPG|Mr. Threehorn (voiced by Richard McGonagle)
Tria TV series.png|Tria (voiced by Jessica Gee)
Francesca picture.png|Mama Swimmer (voiced by Tress MacNeille)
Tori picture.jpg|Mama Flyer (also voiced by Tress MacNeille)
Bron headshot.jpg|Bron (voiced by Scott White)
20180802 191608.png|Etta (voiced by Reba McEntire)
== Trivia ==
* Pterano Will Make his Third Appearance His First Appearance is The Land Before Time 7: The Stone of Cold Fire and His Second Appearance is The Land Before Time 15: Journey to Sharptooth Mountain
* Elsie (from The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island) will make her second appearance.
* Diplodocus Mom (from The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water) will make her second appearance.
* This will be the third Land Before Time film to go over 80 minutes; the first one being The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, and the second being The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave.
*This will be the third film with a Swimming Sharptooth as an antagonist, with The Mysterious Island being the first and Journey to Big Water being the second.
*this Opening Scene will be The Same Thing as the Opening Scene of The Land Before Time 9: Journey to Big Water
== Quotes ==
Tina: Hey Chomper What are You Doing
Chomper: Having Fun with Littlefoot
Tina: I Love You Chomper
Chomper: (Blushes) Yeah
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