
Love āem or hate āem, sometimes we just canāt get that Disney attraction song out of our head. Often cheery, sometimes eerie (Iām looking at you, āGrim Grinning Ghostsā), many of these melodies are infectious and seem to get stuck on an endless loop in our thoughts whether we like it or not. We find ourselves mindlessly humming them as we fold laundry or stand in line at Starbucks. And, every now and again, we simply HAVE to sing along with that tune in our head, making nearby innocent bystanders either smile brightly in recognition or roll their eyes (after they sarcastically thank you for getting the song stuck in their head now too). Go ahead and try not to āmind-singā these as you read, I dare you!
10. āGolden DreamāāThe American Adventure
āAmericaaaa, spread your golden wings! Sail on freedomās wind, across the skyyyyy.ā Does anyone else get major goosebumps during this song like I do? This inspirational anthem joins a montage of powerful scenes highlighting our great country at the conclusion of The American Adventure attraction in Epcot. As the final number, many a guest canāt help but replay the song in their head on their way out, and because of the strong emotions it provokes, may even want to belt it out to the rest of the World Showcase!
9. āThe Three CaballerosāāGran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros
Whatās not to love about this slow-moving musical boat ride inside the Mexico pavilion at Epcot? Itās dark and cool, gives you a relaxing break off your feet, practically NEVER has a long line, and has a catchy tune that follows the boat through Donald Duckās adventures in Mexico. The animated segments are playful and fun as well as the āsmall world-likeā dolls, but nothing is quite as memorable as the song that is played throughout the entire ride. Trumpets and other Mexican instruments give this melody a whimsical and upbeat personality, making you do that little bouncy dance in your seat. Sure, there are actual lyrics at the end of this mostly instrumental tune, but donāt ask me to correctly sing along. I usually just āNa Na Naā my way through the words I donāt know, intermixing āThe Three Caballeroooooooosā when I see fit.
8. āHeigh Ho!āāSeven Dwarfs Mine Train
As the twisty-turney train barrels into the mine, youāll get treated to a performance of this classic song by those lovable, pickaxe-wielding dwarfs. The lyrics donāt get much simpler than this. Throw in some whistling and youāve got a catchy number that, for better or worse, just wonāt go away. I, for one, have never met a classic Disney tune I didnāt like and dig dig dig dig dig dig dig singing along!
7. āUnder the SeaāāVoyage of the Little Mermaid
Letās face it, this perky song has been playing in the background of your brain for the last 20 or so years since you first saw the movie. Yep, itās embedded it there, just waiting for a chance to spring forth to the forefront of your mind and have you joining in with the hot crustacean band. This attraction located inside Hollywood Studios is the key that opens the musical lock-box in your head and will have this song playing on auto-repeat, over and over. And over. And over.
6. āOne Little Sparkāā Journey into Imagination with Figment
Embodying all the zany fun of Figment himself, this original song has been sneaking its way inside your head since you rode the very first incarnation of the ride with Dreamfinder. Despite many major renovations to the ride itself, the song remains with a few new verses added. Everyone togetherāāImaaaaaaaagination, Imaaaaaaaagination!ā
5. “Ev’rybody’s Got a Laughin’ Place”āSplash Mountain
With three familiarly catchy songs played throughout the ride, it truly is up for debate which one will get stuck in your head the longest. For us, āThe Laughing Placeā song just barely secures the top rank, āZip-a-Dee-Doo-Dahā and āHow Do You Do?ā following closely behind. This chirpy little ditty is a charmer for sure, offering you a handy distraction before your log boat takes you plummeting head-first down a waterfall. āEvārybodyās got a laughinā place, a laughin place to go ho-ho!ā Youāre welcome.
4. āThereās a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow!āāThe Carousel of Progress
āā¦Shining at the end of every day!ā This song which includes the lyrics, āMan has a dream, and thatās a start/He follows his dream with mind and heartā all but shouts the ideologies of Walt Disneyās life and vision. Itās so dang catchy and happy, leaving us no choice but to merrily sing along all day, every day, during our Disney vacation and on the trip homeā¦and then proceed to set our ringtone to it. Is this just me?
3. āThe Tiki Tiki Tiki RoomāāWalt Disneyās Enchanted Tiki Room
In a place where āall the birds sing words and the flowers croon,ā you wonāt be able to resist jumping right in and singing along with these audio-animatronic birds. Just how many times can a song include the word ātikiā in its lyrics? Your fellow park goers are about to find out!
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2. āYo-Ho (A Pirateās Life for Me)āāThe Pirates of the Caribbean
Arguably the most loved theme song on Disney property and a shower-staple for many, singing this grunty pirate anthem makes us feel a sense of camaraderie with those rascally, patch-wearing scallywags. A good majority of us (raising my hand) can only get as far as the opening lyrics before we have to indecipherably mumble our way to the āDrink up, me hearties, yo-ho!ā part but thanks to the memorable melody and rebellious, free-spirited nature of it, all of us landlubbers want to swing a pint and sing along. An epic theme song for some and really bad eggs for others, this tune will be with you for hours, days, months, yearsā¦
1. āItās a Small Worldāāitās a small world
Like a hellish earworm, this song will undeniably get stuck in your head, threatening to never, ever, EVER go away. You might want to kill us for mentioning it, but on a list of the most infectious Disney attraction songs this will ALWAYS rank at number one. As the most infamous song on Disney property, many of us sing it simply to annoy the people around us. No amount of banging your head against the wall will banish it from your brain, and even when you sleep, the melody will find you there too. So you might as well just go ahead and embrace the highly repetitive songā¦and you might actually come to love the simple lyrics and sweet message. Maybe.
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