Tag: Music
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Happily Ever After Comes to Walt Disney World
The skies about the Magic Kingdom in Florida shone bright this week as Walt Disney World unveiled its newest fireworks spectacular, Happily Ever After. This is the third fireworks show to come to the Magic Kingdom since it opened in 1971. The first was Fantasy in the Sky, the second Wishes. Watch here the livestream…
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Happily Ever After Single Now Available On iTunes
Disney has released their new fireworks show theme, Happily Ever After, on iTunes. The song has been popular before the premier. It is actually the featured song in Hong Kong Disneyland’s Mickey and the Wondrous Book. This new recording has Jordan Fisher and Angie Keilhauer as the singers. Disney Parks Blog will have a live…
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10 Most Under-Appreciated Disney Songs
Quick, think of your favorite Disney song! For most of us, that’s a pretty difficult task. The Disney cannon of musical numbers is one of the most recognizable and wonderful in cinema history, with hundreds upon hundreds of iconic hits. Narrowing it down can be quite hard. With so much great music, even superb songs…
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Disneyland Resort’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! Offers Multiple Ride Experiences
When Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! opens on May 27th, riders will get to experience multiple different iterations of the ride. Anyone who has seen the Guardians of the Galaxy movies know that music plays a heavy role in the storytelling. This attraction will be no different. When guests board this attraction they…
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5 Reasons Why Empire Strikes Back Might Be The Best Star Wars Movie
Star Wars is iconic. It transcends the film genre to be a genre in itself. We all have our favorite Star Wars film. Many, like me, have The Empire Strikes Back as their favorite Star Wars film. What makes it so special? Here are 5 reasons why… Roller Coaster Story Like the title says, this…
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Fantasy Waters at the Disneyland Hotel – DAPs from the Past
Before there was World of Color, Disney Dreams, or Rivers of Light, there was Fantasy Waters. This water and light show ran at the Disneyland Hotel from 1992 to 2007. Hosted by the voice of Jack Wagner, it was a montage of Disney musical moments in a show that ran nearly 20 minutes. If you…
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Disney Junior Dance Party Coming to Disney California Adventure!
Fans of Disney Junior rejoice, an all new dance party is coming to Disney California Adventure this summer that will be just for you! Disney Junior Dance Party will be an interactive, high-energy, live show that will take inspiration from the Disney Junior shows Mickey and the Roadster Racers, as well as Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First and…
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RunDisney Resolutions – It’s All About the Music
At the beginning of the year I brought up how to start off with a runDisney race as part of resolutions for the year. So, you may have picked out a race to sign up for, and now need to train for it. Ugh! Training! It’s hard to start off feeling motivated in running when…
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Celebrate Gospel Returns to Disneyland Resort on February 18
Fans of gospel music will want to be at the Disneyland Resort on February 18th when more than a dozen gospel choirs come to Disney California Adventure to share their gifts of music. For the eighth year, Celebrate Gospel will be returning to honor Black History Month along with the spirit and legacy of gospel…
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New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer Shows Team Together Against New Villain
Disney and Marvel released a new trailer for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 film during the Super Bowl. The trailer shows off the team encountering a Ayesha, the new villain, and brings together others to form a bigger team. Nebula and Yondu who were former rivals of the Guardians look to be…
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Listen to the Entire Beauty and the Beast Song with Ariana Grande and John Legend Singing!
The full length song Beauty and the Beast with Ariana Grande and John Legend singing in anticipation of the live-action movie of the same name being released. It was posted on the Walt Disney Records YouTube page. While it doesn’t have any video, it does let Disney fans hear what is coming when Beauty and the…
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Josh Groban to Release Original Song “Evermore” from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Soundtrack
ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER JOSH GROBAN TO RELEASE ORIGINAL SONG “EVERMORE” FROM DISNEY’S “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” SOUNDTRACK PRESS RELEASE BURBANK, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2017) – Multi-platinum international recording artist and songwriter Josh Groban has recorded an all-new original song, “Evermore,” for Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast.” The song will appear in the film’s end credits as…
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Main Street Electrical Parade – DAPsCast Episode 50
This special episode features the entire soundtrack of the Main Street Electrical Parade live from the Premiere Party at Disneyland in 3D sound.
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Celine Dion to Perform Original Song ‘How Does a Moment Last Forever’ for Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
PRESS RELEASE: BURBANK, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2017) – Five-time GRAMMY® winning and best-selling recording artist Celine Dion will perform an all-new original song, “How Does A Moment Last Forever,” for Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast.” The song will also be included on the film’s soundtrack. Written by eight-time Oscar®-winning composer Alan Menken (“The Little…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Soundtrack Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continues to make money at the box office and prove that a Star Wars stand alone story can be a success. Rogue One shows the harrowing adventure that a group of Rebel spies went on to obtain the plans to the Death Star that eventually led to the events…
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Rogue One – A Star Wars Story – Spoiler Free Review
The highly anticipated Rogue One has arrived in theaters. This brand new type of Star Wars film is going to test how fans and the rest of movie goers feel about Star Wars overall. So, how did the film stack up? Story The plot is based on some small bits of text in Episode 4,…
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Moana – Is It Worth Seeing?
If you haven’t seen Moana by now (I know, since it came out so long ago), I promise I won’t spoil anything for you. It has opened to rave reviews and is on the way to have a huge intake at the box office for opening week. But, is it really worth seeing? Let’s see……
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Best Walt Disney World Song – DAPsCast Episode 39
It’s guys night again where Mr. Daps, Murray and Mikey try to deduce what the best song of Walt Disney World is. They go park by park to narrow down the best song in each one, and then from all 4 main parks they vote on the best.
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Michael Giacchino Takes Over Composing Duties for Star Wars: Rogue One
Star Wars: Rogue One continues to stay in the news with its productions adventures. The newest tidbit to come out of this production is that Michael Giacchino will be taking over the scoring duties from Alexandre Desplat. According to the Hollywood Reporter, this is due to a scheduling conflict that has arisen due to much talked-about…
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The Music of the Night – Geeks Corner – Episode 547
Welcome to a very special musical episode of Geeks Corner! This week we are joined by Cullen Vance, a very talented musician and storyteller visiting from Oregon. He brings his mandolin and helps add a musical element to the show. If you like what you see of him in this episode, check out his website: http://cullenvancecreative.com…
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Listen to Disney and Pixar Shorts Music
Disney and Pixar animated films have wonderful soundtracks that are released to the delight of ears everywhere. Many times they grab the spotlight of theater goers who pick out a favorite song and then run home to download it. Sometimes we forget about the animated shorts that precede the film we anticipate. In many of…
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Tomorrowland Terrace Welcomes Back Live Bands
Disney Parks Blog has announced the return of live music to the Tomorrowland Terrace stage starting August 6. The stage has been quiet at night for a while, and fans have been wanting bands to return since they disappeared. Bands like 80z All Stars, Scot Bruce, and Suburban Legends will come back for a limited time…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Tour – DAPsCast Episode 34
Mr. Daps and Murray take you on a tour through Hong Kong Disneyland, with some music even!
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Shanghai Disneyland Audio Tour – DAPsCast Episode 33
Mr. Daps interviews Murray about his Shanghai Disneyland adventure, and with audio from several attractions and entertainment, including Tron Lightcycle Power Run, Mickey’s Storybook Express, and Ignite The Dream.