A fresh music loop has debuted at the esplanade between Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure as part of the festive decor for the 70th anniversary celebrations.
New Disneyland Esplanade Music Loop
Disneyland is officially celebrating its 70th anniversary with new and returning entertainment offerings, special attraction overlays, and themed decorations. In addition to the visible decor, the resort also added a new music loop to the esplanade area that also houses the new castle sculpture.
There have actually been a total of two music loops that have debuted in the esplanade since the beginning of the anniversary. The first loop, which arrived at the beginning of the celebration on May 16, featured classic Disney songs played in the style of a music box. This list included “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Under the Sea,” “Once Upon a Dream,” and more. However, this loop was not widely adored by guests. This loop was also considered on the shorter side and ran for approximately half an hour.
Just a few weeks following the debut of the new music box loop, it has already been replaced by a new main music loop during the day; the controversial music box loop still plays at the end of the night. Disney has not confirmed whether the change is due to the guest reactions toward the initial loop, or if periodically changing the esplanade music will be an ongoing part of the anniversary.
The new music loop includes:
- “Celebrate Happy” – Jonas Brothers, Disneyland 70th Celebration Album
- “Better Together” – Matt from Middle School and Norelle, Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration Parade
- “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” – George Bruns, Pirates of the Caribbean
- “Welcome to Radiator Springs” – Joe Louis Walker, The Music of Cars Land
- “All Aboard the Mine Train” – Sherman Brothers, Tokyo Disneyland Westernland Music Loop
- “Part of Your World” – Jodi Benson, “The Little Mermaid,”
- “Matterhorn Yodelers” – Matterhorn Yodelers, Matterhorn Bobsleds
- “Rainbow Connection” – Boyz II Men, “World of Color: Happiness!,” “Music from Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration” Album
- “Indiana Jones Theme” – John Williams, Finale & End Credits – “Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade”
- “Don’t Fight the Rhythm” – Brandon Rogers, Rhett Fisher, and Devin Hoffman, Pixar Pals Playtime Party
- “Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor’s Life for Me)” – Walter Catlett (Honest John), “Pinocchio”
- “If I Didn’t Have You” – Billy Crystal and John Goodman, “Monsters, Inc.”
- “The Bear Band Serenade” – Peter Renaday, Country Bear Jamboree
- “Step Into the Magic” – Disneyland 60th Anniversary Theme Song, Unreleased Demo Version
- “A Nation on Wheels” – George Bruns, Disneyland Peoplemover
- “The Avengers (Theme Suite)” – Alan Silvestri and Danny Elfman, “Avengers” films
- “Field Trip” – Thomas Newman, “Finding Nemo”
- “Miracles from Molecules” – Sherman Brothers, Adventures Thru Inner Space
- “From Star Tours” – John Williams, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- “Fortuosity” – LA Session Musos, Disneyland/Magic Kingdom Main Street, U.S.A. Music Loop
- “Makes Me Wanna Move” – FITZ & Fitz and The Tantrums,” “World of Color: Happiness!,” “Music from Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration” album
- “High Ho” – Frank Churchill (composer), Dwarf Chorus, “Snow White”
- “Magic Happens” – Todrick Hall, Disneyland Magic Happens Parade
- “The Mad Tea Party / The Unbirthday Song” – Ed Wynn (Mad Hatter) and Jerry Colonna (March Hare), “Alice in Wonderland”
- “Nothing Can Stop Us Now” – Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
- “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” -Rex Alan, Carousel of Progress
- “Electric Fanfare” – Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, 1977-1996
- “When You Wish Upon a Star” – Leigh Harline (Composer), Chorus of Cast, “Pinocchio”
- “I2I” – Anthony Gargiula, Scott Hoying, Grayson Villanueva, and Topher Ngo, “World of Color: Happiness!,” “Music from Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration” Album
- “Mickey Mouse Club March” – Jimmie Dodd (Composer), Orchestral/Disneyland Esplanade
- “Space Mountain” – Dick Dale, Space Mountain
- “We Belong Together” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story 3”
- “It’s a Small World Clock Parade”- Sherman Brothers, “it’s a small world”
- “Special Spice” -Anika Noni Rose (Tiana), Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
- “You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly” – Paul Collins, “Peter Pan”
- “Incredicoaster On-Ride Audio” – Michael Giacchino (Composer), Instrumental, Unreleased
- “Fantasmic! Exit Music” – Bruce Healey, Fantastic!, Disneyland Park
- “Loading the Train / Casey Junior” – Chorus, “Dumbo”
- “Strange Things” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story”
- “Grim Grinning Ghosts” -Bill Lee, Betty Taylor, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Paul Frees, The Haunted Mansion
- “I See the Light” – Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, “Tangled”
- “Surface Pressure” – Flor de Toloache, “World of Color: Happiness!,” “Music from Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration” Album
- “All In the Golden Afternoon” Disney Studio Chorus and Kathryn Beaumont, “Alice in Wonderland”
- “It’s Wondrous” – Devan Garcia and Rudi, Wondrous Journeys
- “Once Upon a Dream” – Jack Lawrence and Sammy Fain, “Sleeping Beauty”
- “Party at the Clubhouse” – Mickey Mouse and Goofy, Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live!
- “Winnie the Pooh” – Sherman Brothers, “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”
- “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” John Williams, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” – Randy Newman, “Toy Story”
- “Welcome to Tomorrowland” – Dan Foliart (Composer), Tokyo Disneyland Tomorrowland Background Music, Unreleased in US
- “Great Rainbow” – Scott Hoying, “World of Color: Happiness!,” “Music from Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration” Album
- “Soarin’ Over California” – Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Soarin’ Over California
Several of these songs, including the event’s official theme song “Celebrate Happy” performed by the Jonas Brothers, are a part of the official Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration Album. The album is now available on most online music streaming services.
You can also listen to “Celebrate Happy” in a video posted by the Jonas Brothers below:
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