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It is no secret that we are Disney fans. From the theme parks, to the movies, to the merchandise – this family loves it all! Ever since our Walt Disney World vacation in May, my three year old has been asking, “When we going back to Disney Junior Land?”
Our next Disney vacation is still in the works and TBA so we’ve had to content ourselves with listening to our favorite Disney CDs. We were so excited to review Walt Disney Records’ newly created line of collectible CDs, the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection.
The Legacy Collection features the beloved original soundtracks from each of the movies, plus valuable documentary content that tells the story behind the music. Each album features newly created artwork from Lorelay Bove, a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios (“Tangled,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Wreck-It Ralph”). The artwork is beautiful and my daughter loved that each CD has a book-like appearance.
As we listened to the CDs on a recent road trip, the music took me back to my childhood and the many subsequent cherished Disney memories. Each member of my family has a clear favorite song from the three CDs we reviewed. Here are some of them:
My three year old’s favorite is Just Can’t Wait to be King from The Lion King: The Legacy Collection
My five year old has a surprise favorite – Scar’s Be Prepared! We’ve listened to that song on repeat the past few days. It’s almost a given that my son is going to shout out, “#8 please mom!” the second we get in the car. Sung by Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings (who took over after Irons’s voice gave out), and Whoopi Goldberg, this song’s lyrics are even wittier than I remember as a child. Disney’s song writers are incredible at writing extra meaning into the songs – I loved the double meaning for pride in this song. So smart!
Listening to the The Lion King also gets me excited for seeing the Festival of the Lion King in the brand new Harambe Theater. It was being remodeled during our visit to the Wild Animal Kingdom so my kids haven’t had a chance to see it yet. Definitely on our Disney bucket list!
It was definitely not a surprise that my daughter loved the Sleeping Beauty sound track best. She said it reminded her of her time at the Bippity Boppity Boutique. Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in my heart, too, and reminded me of all the classic Disney movies and rides in Fantasy Land. The orchestral scores are beautiful and I dare you not to slip into a waltz during Once Upon a Dream.
For myself, I have a hard time choosing between Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins with Dick van Dyke and Circle of Life. So many good iconic songs. If you want to get a sneak peek into the making of the Circle of Life scene and music – you have got to check out this video from Disney Insider!
So far only The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty, and Mary Poppins have been released in The Legacy Collection. The Little Mermaid will be released on 11/17/14 with the rest of The Legacy Collection 2015 as follows:
Fantasia 75th 1/3/15
Pinocchio 75th 2/3/15
Toy Story 20th 3/17/15
Disneyland 60th 4/7/15
Lady and the Tramp 60th 5/12/15
Pocahontas 20th 6/23/15
Aristocats 45th 8/14/15
Cinderella 65th 8/14/15
So many fun CDs to look forward to! These will make great stocking stuffers for our favorite Disney fan! I always love having Disney CDs for our road trips and our kids beg to listen to them. The Legacy Collection is available on Amazon.com and the Disney Store, of course.
Now for the exciting part, Walt Disney Records is generously giving away all three CDs to one of my lucky fans! Enter in the rafflecopter below:
If it comes to this blogger’s attention that the winner of this giveaway has won on an additional blog for this same prize, this blog reserves the right to chose another winner.
What is your favorite Disney song?
What CD are you most excited to listen to?
65 Comments
Robin (Masshole Mommy) · October 17, 2014 at 7:57 am
I am a lover of ALL things Disney, too, so I would love these CD’s!!
Deborah @ Mommy Crusader · October 17, 2014 at 9:49 am
My favorite Disney song is “A Whole New World” by Aladdin. I LOVE the two part harmony and the story in the song. The CD I am most excited to listen to in this collection is “The Lion King” Those songs always bring back happy memories, and I really enjoy the song “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King.”
Diana Hatch · October 17, 2014 at 9:57 am
I love Let it Go from Frozen!
Alexa Cohen · October 17, 2014 at 10:01 am
a whole new world!
Sarah · October 17, 2014 at 10:21 am
I love “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid 🙂
Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal · October 17, 2014 at 10:37 am
We are headed to Disneyland on Sunday and I am totally heading to the library to pick up some cd’s for the trip! Thanks for the inspiration! I think my favorite Disney song is “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” from Lion King
Susan Evans · October 17, 2014 at 10:51 am
How fun to be able to listen to sound tracks of Disney movies!
Amanda Boehmer · October 17, 2014 at 10:58 am
My favorite Disney song is “Hakunamata” from the Lion King!!! I hope we win!!
Candace · October 17, 2014 at 11:02 am
I haven’t seen Mary Poppins in so long! Made me want to watch it.
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Nancy · October 17, 2014 at 11:07 am
Hakuna Mattata! Love the Lion King. Totally going to YouTube some of the songs to bring me back to the 90’s.
Misty Guthrie · October 17, 2014 at 11:08 am
I love everything on both The Lion King and The Little Mermaid soundtracks! Those two are definitely our family favorites! 🙂
Annie | MontgomeryFest · October 17, 2014 at 11:09 am
this is magical! she looks utterly giddy in that bippity boppity boutique photo – sooo cute!!
Breanna · October 17, 2014 at 11:56 am
Disney songs are the BEST – I mean, the BEST! You can’t go wrong! 🙂 I remember making CDs of Disney Songs when I was in college! Haha! 🙂 I love the Lion King soundtrack for sure!
MommyJenna · October 17, 2014 at 12:39 pm
I’d have to say “Spoonful of Sugar” is my favorite.
Michelle · October 17, 2014 at 1:06 pm
I just got back from a trip to Disneyland, where my cousin introduced me to the tradition of pin collecting/trading. I’m in trouble…:)
Sharon · October 17, 2014 at 1:26 pm
There are just TOO many amazing Disney songs for me to choose just one lol! But I think Aladdin has a huge collection of my favorite songs 😉
Tiffany K · October 17, 2014 at 2:47 pm
Anything on the Pocahontas soundtrack is my fav.
Stephanie · October 17, 2014 at 3:09 pm
I am sad to admit this but I had never seen Mary Poppins until this past year and my niece wanted to watch it and I joined in. Instantly loved it! I’ve been missing out.
maria @ close to home · October 17, 2014 at 3:32 pm
I love all the disney classics. I have many on VHS, yes I just wrote that. NEed to upgrade for my kids
Amethyst Moon · October 17, 2014 at 3:34 pm
I love Disney, and I love their music! My favorite Disney song changes based on my mood, but it is usually something from Mary Poppins.
Elizabeth Towns · October 17, 2014 at 4:16 pm
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Gotta be it! Or Fa,So,La, TI Doe! I love Disney songs as much as the next American Princess. The Circle of Life. Oh my gosh the list goes on and on….
Audra watts · October 17, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Under the sea from the little mermaid
Alisha Kostiuk · October 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm
We love Disney. We are constantly singing “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”.
Katy rose · October 17, 2014 at 5:06 pm
so cool! My nephew would love the Lion King. I had no idea these were coming out. Yay for being a kid again. – Katy
deanna ritz · October 17, 2014 at 5:40 pm
I love Disney so much and couldn’t wait to have children to share Disney with. I love all of the music. I would love these cds.
karissa · October 17, 2014 at 6:57 pm
We are big Disney fans at our house, especially my husband.
Elizabeth O. · October 17, 2014 at 7:01 pm
I’ve been a huge Disney songs fan since childhood!
Mama to 5 BLessings · October 17, 2014 at 7:23 pm
These movies are great selections. Mary Poppins is one of my favorites.
Chrissy · October 17, 2014 at 7:39 pm
The Disney Channel on Pandora is my absolute favorite station… followed by the Glee station. I’m slightly obsessed.
I remember as a kid have the Disney Sign Along songs videos, so yeah… I would be all over this!
Trisha · October 17, 2014 at 7:40 pm
This would be a great collection of CDs for our family. We are all huge Disney fans and these are soundtracks from some of our favorite movies!
kendall · October 17, 2014 at 7:48 pm
Ah this sounds wonderful! We love Disney!
Carolann · October 17, 2014 at 9:59 pm
This may have been THE hardest decision to make. I honestly can’t come up with my favourite Disney song since I love too many of them! I would say though that i’m most excited about the Little Mermaid Soundtrack and I had NO idea they were releasing this collection! It is on my list to look for now!
Kristie D. · October 17, 2014 at 10:08 pm
I like “Under the Sea” from Little Mermaid and “A Whole New World’ from Aladdin. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Myrabev · October 17, 2014 at 10:42 pm
Reading this post brought back all the Disney movies I used to love as a kid, Pocahontas and Mary poppins my absolute favourite
Dawn · October 17, 2014 at 10:59 pm
My family and I are actually currently at Disney World. I have been looking for something like this!
Chelsea · October 17, 2014 at 11:44 pm
Love me some Disney! A great giveaway 🙂
Cindy · October 18, 2014 at 12:02 am
There is a song from The Hunchback of Notre Dame that I love. I can’t remember the name right now. It’ll come to me in my sleep tonight. haha
Rosey · October 18, 2014 at 4:35 am
I think Hakuna Matata is my favorite Disney song. Thanks for hosting, this is a fun giveaway.
Kelli A · October 18, 2014 at 5:58 am
This is pretty cool I bet my daughter knows almost every disney song made! (she’s 18) My favorite off the top of my head is probably “Hakuna matata” But if I thought about it for a while longer I may end up changing my mind a couple hundred times! 🙂
Nichole · October 18, 2014 at 8:06 am
We love all things Disney! I grew up singing all the songs. From The Lion King’s “I just can’t wait to be king” to Beauty and The Beast’s “Be Our Guest”, they all hold a special memory.
Andi · October 18, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Disney is quite the busy company isn’t it! Always something for everyone!
Janeane Davis · October 18, 2014 at 8:21 pm
This seems like it would be a nice collection of music for families to enjoy together.
estherjulee · October 18, 2014 at 9:52 pm
we love disney too! we recently watched saving mr banks… and then immediately after had to watch mary poppins to refresh our memory!
Britt · October 18, 2014 at 9:57 pm
I am constantly singing the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack…I think my boyfriend is sick of it. haha
Holly Mitkowski · October 18, 2014 at 10:37 pm
So hard to pick!!!! I love a whole new world!
liz l · October 19, 2014 at 11:44 am
ANything from Beauty and beast
aimee @ like mother like daughter · October 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm
So many good songs I don’t know how to pick. I love a whole new world!
Mandy Kauffman · October 19, 2014 at 3:01 pm
My favorite Disney song is the Circle of Life from the Lion King. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
Tammi · October 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm
Disney music always transport me to a very happy place. My favorites are from Mary Poppins. When my kids were little I would sing the songs to them.
Nasya Smith · October 19, 2014 at 8:03 pm
This is so cool, I am a huge Disney fan!
Helen · October 20, 2014 at 8:10 am
There are so many great songs it would be hard to pick one, but I do love Bartok the Magnificent.
courtney hennagir · October 20, 2014 at 8:56 am
I love “just can’t wait to be king”!
Brenda · October 20, 2014 at 9:01 am
Such a great giveaway! I love a bit of disney magic!
Aleshea Dominique · October 20, 2014 at 9:22 am
YAAS, to all the disney love. I don’t think I can pick a favorite anythin’ when it comes to disney
mechele johnson · October 20, 2014 at 9:43 am
I don’t know the name of it but the song from Sleeping Beauty that goes, “I know you, I’ve danced with you once upon a dream…” My daughter and I sing and dance to that all the time!
Angela Saver · October 20, 2014 at 3:49 pm
My favorite is from Lion King…. Hakuna Mattata!
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Sheila @ BrainPowerBoy · October 20, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Wow, we are big Disney fans and I didn’t know about this collection. Thanks so much for sharing. We always enjoy The Lion King show at Animal Kingdom, so that would be my favorite.
Jessica Doll · October 20, 2014 at 4:47 pm
I like a lot of Disney songs, but Colors of The Wind is pretty high up there for me.
Nicole · October 20, 2014 at 5:49 pm
There are so many good ones! Under the Sea is a top pick, as is Beauty and the Beast (Tale as old as time) – I walked down the aisle at my wedding to the instrumental of that song
Birdiebee · October 20, 2014 at 8:41 pm
Let it Go from Frozen.
Nikki @ MBAsahm · October 21, 2014 at 5:54 am
I have some old Disney CDs that would probably be considered antiques at this point, haha!! I’ll need to look into these new ones 🙂 My son is just about to turn 1 so he has not yet developed a LOVE for Disney but I can’t wait!! My husband and I took our Babymoon in Disney and we already have another Disney trip planned for next summer! Can’t wait! <3 Great review!
Krista · October 21, 2014 at 9:47 am
I love Disney CD’s! This would be a great stocking stuffer!
Ruby · October 23, 2014 at 6:31 pm
I love A Whole New World from Aladdin, but Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid is a close second
Rebekah · October 25, 2014 at 8:32 am
I can’t wait to pick up the little mermaid! It’s the first movie I ever saw in theatres and is still one of my favorites!
Kristen · October 27, 2014 at 4:05 am
THere’s nothing like the magic of Disney…and I don’t think my girls have seen Lion King! BTW…did you like bippity boppity boutique?
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