It’s not a stretch to say that Kylie Cantrall was born to be a Disney princess. The Descendants: The Rise of Red star made it clear to her artistic parents at the age of two that she was a natural performer, and that innate ability soon took shape in the form of dancing, singing, songwriting and acting. At the same time, Cantrall also developed a deep affection for Disney and all its programming that featured young trailblazing performers such as Zendaya, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus. At 8 years old, the L.A. native turned that affinity into a YouTube series called Hello Kylie where she reviewed Disney Channel shows and covered the music of its young stars.

A few years later, Cantrall started auditioning for various roles around town, but she couldn’t shake the fact that the Disney trajectory was the ideal course for her.

“I had done some auditions for Nickelodeon shows,...