Use of Disney Characters in the Theme Parks

As much as I love Walt Disney World, I must admit that the park could do a better job of incorporating its characters. Having never been to Disneyland I don't know exactly if that is the same case, but I hear it often. It says a lot that many people's favorite thing to do at Walt Disney World (including mine) was to see those more rare characters @ Character Palooza @ Hollywood Studios. The demand and desire from this event became so popular that Disney ended up cancelling character palooza last month.

First, let me say booo to that decision. I do understand Disney trying to protect this magical experience and moving it around. However, it should tell Disney that it is in high demand and that guests want to meet more characters. They can move it around and spread it around, but make it more frequent. Nobody wants to roam the park all day wondering when, where, and if character palooza is going to happen. They just want to meet their favorite characters. If my favorite movie is Pinocchio and I want to meet the title character, then I should be able to know where he might be. I shouldn't have to wonder around the whole park looking. This is my one gripe with Disney in that they don't incorporate their characters in the best way possible.

Here are 10 changes I'd immediately do if I was in charge!

1) Make sure you could meet each of the following in every park, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip, Dale, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Jiminy Cricket

2) Add more character dining (Details of which to be released in a future entry)

3) Rotate some rare characters through the parks every other hour and have the selection of characters change weekly.

4) Replace the meet and greet at town square with characters from the movie that most recently released from the vault

5) Animal Kingdom Entrance you can meet the Three Little Pigs

6) Hollywood Studios Entrance you can meet Handy Manny and Bullseye

7) EPCOT Entrance you can meet Lewis and Wilbur Robinson (these can rotate to other characters after about a year)

8) Outside of Mexico guests can also meet Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles with Donald Duck

9) In Adventureland in the Magic Kingdom add a meet and greet spot to permanently have Abu and the Genie.

10) Instead of meeting Dug and Russell, you should be able to meet two animal characters in ANIMAL KINGDOM. My choices would be Jiminy Cricket and Flik since it is right outside of the Bug's Life area.

Bonus: I'd also put into action a new park which I'll describe in a later entry.

Here is the list of characters that Disney has a costume for that are virtually unable to meet (non-face)

Abby Mallard

Abu

Agent Oso

Annie

Atta

Big Bad Wolf

Bolt
Bowler Hat Guy

Brer Rabbit

Bullseye

Captain Hook

Carl Fredrickson

Chicken Little

Clara Cluck

Clarabelle Cow

Clarice

Darkwing Duck

Emile

Fiddler Pig

Fifer Pig

Flik

Foulfellow

Friar Tuck

Judge Frollo

Genie

George Sanderson

Gepetto

Gideon

Goliath

Gov. Ratcliffe

Gypsy Moth

Hades

Handy Manny

Horace Horsecollar

Jiminy Cricket

JoJo

Jose Carioca

June

Kenai

Koda

Launchpad McQuack

Leo

Lewis Robinson
Lotso
Louis the Alligator
Lucky the Dinosaur
Ludwig Von Drake
Lumiere
Miss Bunny
Mittens
Mr.Potatohead
Mushu
Needleman
Oogie Boogie
Panchito Pistoles
Perla
Pinocchio
Practical Pig
Prince John
Queen of Hearts
Quincy
Rabbit
Remy
Rhino
Robin Hood
Roger Rabbit
Roxie
Sebastian
Shaker
Shan Yu
Sherif of Nottingham
Slim
Smitty
Terk
Thumper
Timon
TRex
Tweedles
WallE
Wendell
Wilbur Robinson

That is quite the impressive list and I am sure that people would love to meet the majority of the characters on it.

Next week I will start an updated countdown of the Disney characters. Have a great weekend!

-Noland

Jiminy Cricket Character Dining

One of my favorite characters in the Disney Universe is Jiminy Cricket. My son and I both love him and he was dying to meet him when we had our passes last year. This kid has watched Pinocchio about 10 times in a row and can't get enough of the cricket. Unfortunately, Jiminy Cricket is always MIA at the Disney Parks. He cannot be found anywhere and that is a shame. This is one of the most important characters in the Disney Universe after all...It's time Disney did something about that and let the people meet Jiminy Cricket.

The easiest way and most fun way to do this is to make a character dining experience with Jiminy Cricket. The great thing about character dining is that you can meet the character without waiting in a huge line and they get to spend some quality time with your family. Here are my Top 10 character dining ideas to include Jiminy Cricket. They can do these ideas at any of the parks, resorts, or the re-imagined Disney Springs. Just bring us the cricket. These ideas are numbered 10 to 1 with 10 being the idea I would least likely pay for to 1 being the idea I want to sign up for today!!! I would pay for any of these dining experiences though.

Honorable Mention: House of Mouse Dining Experience (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Jiminy Cricket)
This dining experience would tie into the popular series house of mouse which just so happened to be a restaurant. While Jiminy Cricket was a valuable member of that show I am not so sure that he would make the cut this time. Of course, I wouldn't really want it without him.

10. Mickey's Christmas Carol (Jiminy Cricket, Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse)
While they might not be the characters that play them and might actually be the character in the movie, it would be neat to have some experience surrounded on the Christmas Carol. Of course, Scrooge's longtime worker Bob Cratchit was played by Mickey while the ghost of Christmas past was played by good ol' Jiminy Cricket. People would love to see Scrooge and Jiminy both in a character dining experience.

09. A Bug's Life (Dot, Flik, Jiminy Cricket, Hopper)
While this would be more centered on the Bug's Life Movie, this would be a great experience for people and a fine way to work Jiminy Cricket into the parks. It is unlikely that there would be more Bug's Life influence in the parks though as they already got a mini show experience at the Animal Kingdom. I think this would be perfect for Animal Kingdom lodge though.

08. Pinocchio Theme (Foulfellow, Gepetto, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio)
This would be the easiest dining experience to do. They could even do it in the Pinocchio Village Haus that already exists and turn that from a quick service place to a character dining hall of awesomeness. Imagine riding small World and not only seeing the people waving at you, but seeing the different characters from Pinocchio.

07. Jiminy Cricket's Christmas (Jiminy Cricket, Donald Duck, Chip, Dale)
Most people don't realize this, but there was a Jiminy Cricket holiday special at one time. They should put this up as a dining experience around the holidays in my opinion. I think there would be many people who would love it. The other characters included are the main characters in the special.

06. Theme Song Characters (Gaston, Jiminy Cricket, Tigger, Thomas O'Malley)
This is a fun to me. Characters that have sung their own theme song getting included. There are numerous choices, but I chose the 4 that best fit the description. Well the three that best fit the description and Jiminy Cricket who sung the theme song for Disney as a whole. Don't forget that it was Jiminy Cricket who sung "When You Wish Upon A Star." Tigger and Gaston are already fan favorites and you can't meet Thomas O'Malley anywhere making this a fantastic meet and greet. I would love to replace O'Malley or Gaston with Darkwing Duck though for personal preference here.

05. Fun  Singing Characters (Baloo, Jiminy Cricket, Lumiere, Sebastian)
For this meet and greet experience you take the four characters that sung perhaps the most fun songs in Disney. Those songs being Bare Necessities, When You Wish Upon A Star, Be Our Guest, and Under the Sea. Besides who wouldn't want to meet this group of four that is rarely featured. The only one of the four you can meet is Baloo and there is massive fan appeal for all four of the characters.

04. Most Magical Non-Mickey Characters (Genie, Jiminy Cricket, Mushu, Olaf)
Now, this would be the most popular of the meet and greets because it would satisfy the Olaf crew. It is almost a no-brainer to do something like this and pump up the other movies. These characters are very magical and either have powers or are given extra life/attributes through magic. Tinkerbell, Pinocchio, and/or Peter Pan could easily replace one of these characters in this experience.

03. Small Characters (Chip, Dale, Jiminy Cricket, Sebastian)
This is the less strong option of characters from the concept of taking very small characters and putting them into a larger than life dining experience. There are several options to go with Jiminy this is the weaker 3 to go along. There are several more characters that I wouldn't pay for, but I'd pay for this. Chip and Dale aren't as appealing to me, but are very popular, but Sebastian is a big draw. Lumiere is a bigger draw than the Chipmunks for me, but I realize that this is a more likely group if they did go with this theme. The toys would also be likely candidates.

or better option same concept...
Small Characters (Abu, Jiminy Cricket, Mushu, Timon)
I haven't seen any of these characters for a meet and greet in about 5 years. Getting all of them in this experience would be awesome.

02. Wise Characters (Jiminy Cricket, Owl, Rafiki, Sebastian)
I love this theme and would absolutely book this dining experience. My son has been begging me over and over to meet Owl and I have never seen him at Disney. Not at a parade, not at anything! You cannot see Owl on Disney property. This dining experience where you can meet Owl and Jiminy Cricket would be awesome especially when you throw in the other two. All of these characters gave a great deal of advice during their roles in the Disney Universe. It just makes too much sense not to have this dining experience. Get on it Disney.

01. Disney Throwback (Jiminy Cricket, J. Thaddeus Toad, LaunchPad McQuack, Oswald)
With throwbacks and sentimentality becoming so popular, it could be a fantastic idea, no the best idea to have a throwback character dining experience. The two no brainers for this would be Jiminy Cricket and Mr. Toad from the departed Mr. Toad's Wild Road, but who else would join them? Oswald would be another easy choice as he came before even Mickey Mouse. Using these characters that are not used as much anymore would be something that Disney fans would really enjoy. For the last character in this experience I went with Launchpad because he was so big in the 90s and is unused today. He was the sidekick in the DuckTales cartoon and in Darkwing Duck and Disney fans loved him. This experience would sell out constantly. Disney can go ahead and get on this one (I won't even charge them for my idea).

Timothy Q. Mouse would be great in either of the last two themes as well. Stay tuned next week for some more random thoughts.

-Noland

Characterpalooza at Hollywood Studios

In the past year, Noland and I have been going to Walt Disney World a lot. We both have learned so much about how to navigate the parks and meet characters that we can even have a full day with several rides and character meet and greets during the busy times. We've also gone for an afternoon and accomplished more than some people do in a whole day.

Have you ever watched the TV Show called The Middle on ABC? Well, on their 2014 season finale, they won a trip to Disney World. It's a long story and I don't want to ruin the episode but the first day they go to Disney, they run into many misfortunes and don't end up riding anything. In fact by the time they agree to get into one of the many long lines, they jump into a line of people who happen to be walking out of the park. It made me laugh so hard because I know that I've been to Disney and felt that way before. Have you  ever gone to Disney World and felt completely overwhelmed? I know that the first few times I went to Disney's Magic Kingdom, my mom only managed to get me to ride a couple of rides. I met a few characters too but that may have been around the times when characters would just walk around. And according to the pictures, my brother and I rode Dumbo...

And here we are in front of the castle.

It can be hard to navigate a place if it is your first time going or you have only been one or two times before. After all, each park is large, it's hot outside, crowded, you are trying to read this large map to figure out where to go, and what is the best way to get there, all while your toddler/ little one is (or multiple kiddos are) crying because he/she is hungry or thirsty. Okay so that is a little bit over-dramatic, but it can be challenging. I get it. Since we've managed to figure it out, we have decided to start sharing some Disney World tips and tricks on this blog occasionally.

Today we are going to talk about Characterpalooza at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios (previously known as MGM). I'm starting to believe that Hollywood Studios could be one of the best places to meet characters. As an adult, it has two of the best rides (in my opinion) in all of Walt Disney World Resort: Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roller coaster) and it has a TON of characters and a secret meet and greet that I'm going to telly you about called CHARACTERPALOOZA.

What is Characterpalooza? Well it is a gathering of characters that happens at Hollywood Studios! It will not be listed on the map or times guide but it happens almost every day.

Up: Noland and Noland Jr. meeting Stitch Below: The Evil Queen from Snow White, and Pocahontas.

What characters will be at Characterpalooza? There is no telling which characters will show up at Characterpalooza, I hear it changes from time to time but, we did see some characters that you could not see anywhere else. We happened to run into Characterpalooza on Tuesday, July 24, 2014. They had about 14-15 characters out. Here are the list of characters that were out when we arrived: Stitch, Evil Queen (from Snow White), Pinocchio, Gepetto, Queen of Hearts, Mary Poppins, Penguin (from Mary Poppins), Chip, Dale, Pocahontas, Meeko, Minnie Mouse, Mulan, and a couple of Army Men from Toy Story.

Above: Here is Minnie Mouse interacting with some people in line and the Queen of Hearts posing for a picture. Below: Mulan ran out of time to meet with all her fans so she went by and talked to each of them before she left. We met Chip. Noland Jr. didn't look at the camera but he was smiling!

 










When is Characterpalooza? According to Kenny the Pirate, it all depends on Fantasmic (a nighttime extravaganza featuring music, pyrotechnics, video projected on water, fiber optics, lasers and many more effects at Disney's Hollywood Studios).

• If Fantasmic isn't scheduled, Characterpalooza will NOT happen.


• If one Fantasmic show is scheduled, Characterpalooza will occur at 4:30 p.m. near Echo Lake, and 5:30 p.m. on the Streets of America.


• If two Fantasmic shows are scheduled, Characterpalooza will happen only at 6:00 p.m. on the Streets of America.

So the next time you travel to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, make sure to check out Characterpalooza and meet some characters that you may not see anywhere else in the parks. 

Below is Noland Jr and I meeting Pinocchio. Gepetto was there too but stepped away by the time is was our turn in line.

How long is Characterpalooza? Characterpalooza is usually in about half hour increments. When we met the characters, they were out for about 30 minutes. We didn't get pictures with every character but we did get to interact, meet and take pictures with about 4-5 of them. 

Hollywood Studios has many other characters that can be found on the park's times guides such as: Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Green Army Men, Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Sophia from Sophia the First, Phineas and Ferb, Wreck-it-Ralph, Vanellope von Sweets, Woody, Buzz, Sorcerer Mickey, Mr. Incredible and Frozone from The Incredibles, Lightning McQueen and Mater from Cars, Sully, Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc/Monsters U.

This is outside of Toy Story's Midway Mania. The green army men hang out there.








Here are the Nolands meeting Jake from Jake & the Never land Pirates by the Disney Junior Stage show.

Hope that helps in planning your vacation!

-Jen

Ranking the Best Disney Songs

Hello blog world, it sure has been a while.

We have been thinking about posting back on this site and with a recent Disney Song ranking, we have seen the perfect opportunity. Buzzfeed did a ranking of their top Disney Songs here. Since we are Disney experts at this point, and have seen all of the movies, we thought our list could be much better than their list. Noland, being the bigger Disney fanatic between us, has posted his list below along with the Buzzfeed ranking for each song and a link.

I decided to use the same rules that Buzzfeed used.
"All songs are from animated films that were released in theaters.
All songs must be sung by the character in the movie.
No sequels.
All films made by Walt Disney Studies. So, no Pixar."
I also didn't use James and the Giant Peach and Nightmare Before Christmas which Buzzfeed did. To me Toy Story is way more Disney than those two movies.

102. "I Wonder" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #70

101. "Topsy Turvy" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #72

100. "My Own Home" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

99."Madam Mim" - The Sword and the Stone
Buzzfeed Ranking #98

98."Friends on the Other Side" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #66

97. "Lack of Education" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The other countdown had 0 Fox and the Hound songs. I have a few.

96. "After Today" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #45

95. "Honor to Us All" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #63

94. "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

93."Hip Hip Pooh Ray" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed"

92. "The Unbirthday Song" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

91. "Appreciate the Lady" - The Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

90. "Nobody Else But You" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #61

89. "A Guy Like You" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #83

88. "The Gospel Truth" - Hercules
Unranked By Buzzfeed

87. "Ma Belle Evangeline" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #50

86. "He’s A Tramp" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #56

85. "Listen With Your Heart" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #52

84. "The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind (Ratigan)" - The Great Mouse Detective
Buzzfeed Ranking #62

83. "That's What Makes the World Go Round" - The Sword and the Stone
Unranked By Buzzfeed

82. "Les Poisson" - The Little Mermaid
Unranked By Buzzfeed

81. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #15

80. "One Last Hope" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #90

79. "So This Is Love?" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #49

78. "Once Upon a Dream" - Sleeping Beauty
Buzzfeed Ranking #21

77. "Trust In Me" - The Jungle Book
Unranked Buzzfeed Ranking

76. "Thomas O’Malley" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #100

75. "Reindeers Are Better Than People" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #96

74. "The Work Song" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #89

73. "Scales and Arpeggios" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #94

72. "Dig A Little Deeper" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #58

71. "Bella Notte" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #32

70. "I 2 I" - Goofy Movie
Buzzfeed Ranking #7

Buzzfeed and I didn't see eye to eye on this song. I have it 63 spots lower than them. I can't see how this song gets a top 10 ranking.

69. "All in the Golden Afternoon" - Alice in Wonderland
Buzzfeed Ranking #97

68. "Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buzzfeed Ranking #30

67. "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #43

66. "Just Around the Riverbend" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #29

65. "The Siamese Cat Song" - Lady and the Tramp
Buzzfeed Ranking #99

64. "Something There" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #46

63. "Hi-Diddle-Dee (An Actor’s Life for Me)" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #101

62. "Fixer Upper" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #73

61. "Heffalumps and Woozles" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh also got no love from Buzzfeed. Despite being the movie that brought us many sequels, TV shows, rides, books, etc. This movie and the songs in it were fantastic. The movie was the basis for the ride at Walt Disney World.

60. "I’m Late" - Alice in Wonderland
Unranked By Buzzfeed

59. "A Pirate’s Life" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #57

58. "Give A Little Whistle" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #86

57. "Frozen Heart" - Frozen
Unranked By Buzzfeed

56. "Mother Knows Best" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #76

55. "Baby Mine" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #25

54. "Colonel Hathi’s March" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

53. "Belle" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #22

52. "For the First Time In Forever" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #67

51. "I Won’t Say (I’m In Love)" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #14

50. "Bibbiddi-Bobbidi-Boo" - Cinderella
Buzzfeed Ranking #84

49. "Cruella De Vil" - 101 Dalmations
Buzzfeed Ranking #11

48. "Your Mother and Mine" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #47

47. "Why Should I Worry" - Oliver and Company
Buzzfeed Ranking #12

46. "Beauty and the Beast" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #4

I actually enjoy this movie and the music, but this song is a tad overrated IMO. Too slow for me personally. Good song, but not top 5 worthy as Buzzfeed suggests.

45. "Prince Ali" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #27

44. "Almost There" - The Princess and the Frog
Buzzfeed Ranking #19

43. "Colors of the Wind" - Pocahontas
Buzzfeed Ranking #9

42. "A Girl Worth Fighting For" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #74

41. "When I See An Elephant Fly" - Dumbo
Buzzfeed Ranking #92

40. "Best of Friends" - Fox and the Hound
Unranked By Buzzfeed

39. "Reflection" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #10

38. "Whistle While You Work" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #40

37. "Following the Leader" - Peter Pan
Buzzfeed Ranking #53

36. "Little Black Rain Cloud" - Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

35. "Gaston" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #34

34. "Trashin’ the Camp" - Tarzan
Unranked By Buzzfeed

This was my favorite part of Tarzan. The animals trashing the camp and making music while at it.

33. "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #37

32. "Zero to Hero" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #28

31. "One Jump Ahead" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #33

30. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #17

29. "Be Prepared" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #18

28. "The Mob Song" - Beauty and the Beast
Unranked By Buzzfeed

27. "Love Is An Open Door" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #82

26. "That’s What Friends Are For" - The Jungle Book
Unranked By Buzzfeed

25. "Rumbly in My Tumbly" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

24. "Kiss the Girl" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #36

23. "In Summer" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #88

Olaf is the best character in Frozen let's face it. This is an amazingly happy song and definitely top 25 worthy.

22. "Friend Like Me" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #44

21. "Heigh-Ho" - Snow White
Buzzfeed Ranking #55

20. "When Will My Life Begin" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

19. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #5

18. "Up, Down, Touch the Ground" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

As a PE guy and a Winnie the Pooh fanatic this has to be near the top for me. 

17. "Everybody Wants to Be A Cat" - The Aristocats
Buzzfeed Ranking #71

16. "No Strings" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #95

15. "Go The Distance" - Hercules
Buzzfeed Ranking #26

14. "Part of Your World" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #2

13. "Let It Go" - Frozen
Buzzfeed Ranking #6

12. "I See the Light" - Tangled
Buzzfeed Ranking #60

11. "Be Our Guest" - Beauty and the Beast
Buzzfeed Ranking #41

10. "I Just Can’t Wait to Be King" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #8

Buzzfeed nailed it with this one. This is clearly a top 10 song. It is so full of energy and so great. It is also the best part of Mickey's Philar Magic at Walt Disney World (which is one of our favorite attractions).

09. "Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
Buzzfeed Ranking #20

This song is in a lot of people's top 5 Disney songs and for good reason. It is the most memorable part of the movie and is the song people think about with the movie. It is featured brilliantly on the new ride at Magic Kingdom for the Little Mermaid. Disney nailed it with this happy upbeat song.

08. "A Whole New World" - Aladdin
Buzzfeed Ranking #3

This song, also a part of Philar Magic is another one on many people's top 5 Disney Songs. For many people it is the #2 song that Disney did. Until recently, I wouldn't have had this in my top 10, but my wonderful wife has got me hooked on Aladdin now.

07. "I Wanna Be Like You" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #38

The Jungle Book is my #1 movie and King Louie is a top 5 Disney character for me. That might make me a little biased towards this song, but let's be honest, it is fantastic. Another cheerful, happy, great sounding song from this movie. Jungle Book has one of the best soundtracks of any Disney movie. In my opinion, it has the best soundtrack.

06. "I’ve Got A Dream" - Tangled
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Amazing that this song was not ranked by Buzzfeed. In fact, Tangled got very little recognition period. This song is incredible and goes along with the whole theme of Disney. It was so unexpected and wonderful the 1st time you heard it and it doesn't disappoint after that. Hearing all of the dreams in the song is awesome.

05. "I’ll Make a Man Out Of You" - Mulan
Buzzfeed Ranking #13

Hearing this song is what actually got me to sit and watch Mulan. It is a pretty good movie and this is clearly the best part of it. It's irony and awesomeness amazes me. Oh ya, it sounds pretty terrific too.

04. "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Unranked By Buzzfeed

Easily the biggest omission of the entire list. This song is in nearly every Winnie the Pooh movie ever created (and there are a lot). It announces the arrival of an iconic Disney character and is his undisputed theme song. This song certainly should have been on the list. I could argue it on any spot but #1.

03. "The Bare Necessities" - The Jungle Book
Buzzfeed Ranking #16

As I said earlier, I may be a bit biased towards the Jungle Book, but I don't think so here. This song encourages people to focus on the important things in life and not worry about other things. It also is the theme song of the greatest character in all of Disney IMO. Baloo hit a home run with this classic.

02. "Hakuna Matata" - The Lion King
Buzzfeed Ranking #23

This song was the most memorable from the movie and was the focus for a large part of it. It was the theme song for two of the most lovable characters in all of Disney. The best part of this movie though is that it encourages people to not focus on the past.

01. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Pinocchio
Buzzfeed Ranking #1

Buzzfeed nailed it here. The Disney unofficial theme song and clear choice for #1. This is the only spot on the whole countdown where I matched Buzzfeed exactly.

-Noland