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Year after year, New Year’s Eve is often the same. A countdown to the end of the year with your local TV station or personality, ending with champagne, confetti, and the “ball drop.”
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But if you’re a Disney Fanatic… there’s another way to celebrate your New Year’s Eve countdown. A better way. Synchronizing the midnight countdown to your favorite Disney character or Disney movie scene.
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Beast Transformation Countdown
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Calling all Beauty and the Beast (1991) fans! Start the movie at precisely 10:42:48 p.m., and you’ll experience the movie’s finale, where the Beast is transformed during the stroke of midnight on December 31st.
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The Perfect Cast
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Sit back, relax, and flip on A Goofy Movie (1995) at exactly 10:50:43 p.m. this New Year’s Eve. Why? Because you’ll ring in the new year with the perfect song, “I2I,” and “The Perfect Cast.”
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“Rocket’s Explode!”
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The first Pixar film ever created included a unique element…explosives. If you want to have your own private firework explode on your screen, begin Toy Story (1995) at 10:45:15 p.m. When midnight strikes, the rocket that shoots Woody and Buzz into the sky (just before “falling with style”) will explode.
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Fireball Drop
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If you start watching The Incredibles (2004) at precisely 10:14:52 p.m., you can enjoy the fireball drop near the end of the movie. And who better to ring in the new year than with Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Frozone, Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack?
“I am Iron Man”
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. The iconic finger snap by Iron Man/Tony Stark can happen at exactly midnight as the new year begins. All you need to do is start the film at 9:29:30 pm.
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Naveen and Tiana Kiss
As Disney fans await the grand reveal of the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride at Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom Park) and Disneyland Resort (Disneyland Park), we can all enjoy another watch of The Princess and the Frog (2009).
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Set the movie up to begin at 10:32:35 p.m., and you’ll see Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen get married and kiss at midnight.
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These are just a handful of options available through Disney+ (or if you own the DVDs or other media). You can also set up your own Disney New Year’s countdown. Just pick the “midnight moment” and backtrack the movie to find the starting time.
But remember to account for commercials if your Disney+ subscription includes ads!
