Magic Music Days

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Magic Music Days is a program put on by the Disneyland Resort, the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort Paris. It brings in school and community groups to perform in the parks and/or take part in workshops or clinics. Types of groups include:

• Instrumental Groups
• Vocal Groups
• Dance Groups

[edit] Performance Requirements

Disneyland: Groups wishing to perform must send in a video of the group and pass an audition. Groups that do not pass may not perform in the park but may participate in a workshop.
Walt Disney World: Groups must send in a video and picture with their application. All groups must purchase tickets through Disney Magic Music Days. They may perform in the parks or participate in a workshop.

[edit] Performance Areas

Located on the west side of Epcot, this stage is used primarily by vocal and instrumental groups participating in the Disney's Magic Music Days program.

Disneyland: Dance and Instrumental groups may perform at the Carnation Plaza Gardens stage located to the west of Sleeping Beauty Castle or at the Hollywood Backlot stage in Disney's California Adventure (DCA). On rare occasions the Small World mall area has been used for performances. Bands march down Disneyland's parade route as a pre-parade, a show directly before the parade. Bands might also march down DCA's performance corridor as a pre-parade or as a pre-show to the High School Musical Pep Rally.

Walt Disney World: Orchestras may play on an outdoor stage at the marketplace, an outdoor shopping center. At Epcot, groups may also perform on a stage that is encased by a temporary "shell", this is located next to Innoventions West. The stage faces a small seating area with a control booth at the rear of the area. Magic Kingdom: Groups performing in the Magic Kingdom may have the opportunity to perform on the Galaxy Place Theatre or Cosmic Ray's Starlite Cafe in Tomorrowland. For those groups that are marching, the bands perform a march down the parade route at various times but may or may not coincide with one of Disney's actual parades. They may also march at Epcot around the World Showcase or Future World.

[edit] Workshops/Clinics

Disneyland: Disneyland workshops are run by current and former Disneyland Cast Members who work professionally outside of Disneyland in the industry of the workshop they are running. Instrumental clinicians often conduct, arrange, direct, or perform music for major television and movie studios. Workshops are 90 minutes long and are designed to give students a taste of what professional studio musicians, singers, or dancers go through. Dance workshops are run like an audition. Instrumental workshops and Choral workshops cover multiple song segments from Disney animated and live action movies and are dubbed onto the film using a click track. Groups participating in a Workshop often receive a DVD of their work.
Walt Disney World: WDW clinics are run by Disney World Cast Members. Some of these clinicians also work professionally in their their field outside of Walt Disney World. Instrumental clinics are three hours long, cover one Disney medley piece, played back with Disney animation clips, much like a movie trailer. A Disney character, usually Mickey or Goofy, makes an appearance at the end of the workshop to thank the students for their work. Groups participating in a Workshop receive a DVD of their work.

[edit] Souvenirs

Disneyland: Directors receive any signs displayed in Disneyland or Disney's California Adventure which displayed their group's name, a plaque thanking the group for its efforts in arts, and a gift bag courtesy of the Yamaha corporation. Each participant receives a Disneyland specific Magic Music Days shirt.
Walt Disney World: For the groups that perform in the Magic Music Days program, the participants might receive a couple souvenirs from Disney. Past items include a commemorative pin from the Magic Music Days (this pin is exclusively reserved for just the participants) and a shirt with the Magic Music Days logo on the front. The director/organization receive a banner indicating their groups performance for the "World", a plaque that they can display, or a small statue of Mickey Mouse all dressed up as a director. The magnetic times listed on the boards in front of the performance locations are also given to the group leader.

[edit] Back Stage

Groups experiencing the program will get views of the backstage workings of the Disney Parks. Because of this, photography and videography is prohibited in these areas. The group may have their picture taken by Disney and then either perform, take part in a workshop, or experience both.
Disneyland: Students who go back stage will see roads and the back of the mountains of Toon Town, which are suspended on poles or attached to existing backstage structures. They can purchase drinks or snacks backstage through vending machines. Disneyland has two recording studios and two larger rehearsal halls.
Epcot: Those students who are performing at Epcot will enter through back stage. A Magic Music Days building is located behind the Italian pavilion. There, groups may change into their costumes/gowns, warm up, have rehearsals, or anything else the group may need to perform prior to appearing on stage. The groups may enter the park in two locations: one being located next to Italy and the other between Imagination! and The Land Pavilions.
Magic Kingdom: Students performing in the Magic Kingdom will be escorted through a cast members only entrance next to Pirates of the Caribbean ride. From there they will make their way to changing locations to prepare for their performance.

[edit] Famous Performers

• The Idlers - yearly since 1988 (Epcot: World Showcase stage/American Adventure pavilion; Magic Kingdom: various venues)

[edit] Sponsorship

Ludwig/Musser Percussion and Glaesel String Instruments from Conn-Selmer, Inc. are the Official Instrument providers of Disney Magic Music Days at the Walt Disney World Resort. The town of Kissimmee, FL is also a major sponsor for the entire Magic Music Days program at the Disney World Resort complex. Yamaha is the Official Music provider of the Disneyland Resort.

[edit] Websites

[1]- Walt Disney World Magic Music Days [2]- Disneyland Magic Music Days