Past or Present?

Past or Present? is the third episode in the first season of upcoming ABC family original television show, Ari's Diary. It is set to air on February 3, 2016.

Merriweather
Ari struggles to conceal The Diary's power, and is thrusted into a void of dreaming, leading her to wonder if the diary is telling a story from the past or the present. Meanwhile, Marina is informed by Ralph that the Diary of Queen Athena is in town, but cannot locate it.

Saltbay
In Atlantis, Queen Athena fails to give her husband a child, so decides to call on The Old Wizard to help her in any means necessary.

Title and background

 * "Past or Present?" is named for the struggles Ari goes through when concealing the powers in the Diary.

Main Cast
'''Boldened characters are counterparts that appear. Italicised characters do not appear.'''
 * Beth Bonaparte-Tatum as Marina Waverly/Marina the Magnificent
 * Raymond Bennett as Ralph Benji//Benjamin the Sinner
 * Tiffany Burnett as Ariella Waverly
 * Gerald-Lee Daniels as Dean Powell/Prince Eric
 * Darryl Grimbly as Alvin Emerald
 * Declan Kuntz as Greg Waverly/King Triton
 * Dina Merrett as Olivia Waverly/Queen Athena
 * Chelsea Talgoy as Nina Fabian
 * Luisa Winston as Susan Waverly

Supporting Cast
'''Boldened characters are counterparts that appear. Italicised characters do not appear.'''
 * Christine Alia as Polly Ferrell/Polly-Anna
 * Emily Carmichael as Theresa Evans
 * Peter Forsyth as Arnold Oldman/The Old Wizard
 * Mallory Jackson as Ulrika Vanhorn/Ulrika Hornett

Trivia

 * The table read for this episode will take place on August 22, 2015.
 * Filming is set to begin on August 26 and will end on August 31.