# Disney Sing-Along Songs
**Disney Sing-Along Songs** is a series of home-video music compilations released by [Walt Disney Home Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/walt-disney-home-video-vhs) from 1986 to 2006, presenting songs from Disney films, television programs, and theme-park attractions with on-screen lyrics so that children could sing along at home. Thirty-two volumes were released on VHS, laserdisc, and DVD, and the series became one of Disney's bestselling video brands during the VHS era.[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) • [2](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/29/frozen-sing-along-dvd-out-now)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First release | *Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah*, first VHS release in 1986, featuring "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from *Song of the South*[3](https://www.songofthesouth.net/memorabilia/detail.php?id=315) |
| Run | 1986 to 2006, with 32 volumes released[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) • [4](https://tapg1946.wordpress.com/2019/06/08/30-years-of-disneyland-fun-a-retrospective/) |
| Formats | VHS, laserdisc, and DVD[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) |
| Lyric presentation | Lyrics at the bottom of the screen, animated with a bouncing-ball element to help viewers follow the timing[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) |
| Hosts | Professor Owl and Professor Ludwig Von Drake introduced each song[5](https://touringplans.com/blog/s6_singalongsongs_disneylandfun/) |
| Landmark volume | *Disneyland Fun*, video debut August 14, 1990; the first live-action volume and the first set at a Disney park[6](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-disneylandfun.html) • [7](https://disleelandia.blog/2021/09/15/disneys-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun/) |
| Spinoff | *Mickey's Fun Songs*, a live-action line whose titles were reissued under the Sing-Along Songs label in 1996[8](https://www.liquisearch.com/list_of_walt_disney_and_buena_vista_video_releases/disney_sing_along_songs) |
## Format
Each volume was a compilation of musical numbers drawn from Disney's film and television library, with the lyrics printed on screen so that viewers could read and sing each line. The sing-along aspect consisted of lyrics at the bottom of the screen animated with a bouncing-ball element that marked the timing, a device borrowed from the sing-along cartoons of the silent and early sound eras, in which [Max Fleischer](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-fleischer)'s Song Cartunes, begun in 1924, used a bouncing ball atop the lyrics to help audiences keep up.[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) • [9](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/the-last-screen-song-11586.html)
Animated segments featuring Professor Owl and Professor Ludwig Von Drake introduced each song. Professor Owl came from the 1953 animated short *Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom*, and footage of the hosts was taken from Disney television programs of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s.[5](https://touringplans.com/blog/s6_singalongsongs_disneylandfun/) • [10](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs) • [6](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-disneylandfun.html) Most volumes ran about 30 minutes; *Disneyland Fun* ran 29 minutes, and the 2003 volume *Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too* ran 36 minutes.[6](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-disneylandfun.html) • [11](https://homevideo.wikitide.org/wiki/List_of_Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs_video_releases)
The series was introduced in the fall of 1986 to coincide with Disney's "Bring Disney Home for Good" promotion, headlined by the Classics video release of *Sleeping Beauty*, and most episodes of the first three waves were produced in association with TV is OK Productions, a company founded by Phil Savenick and Harry D.[11](https://homevideo.wikitide.org/wiki/List_of_Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs_video_releases) The Guardian dates the launch to the same occasion, writing that the range was first launched in 1986 to celebrate the theatrical revival of *Song of the South*, the studio's Reconstruction-era musical.[2](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/29/frozen-sing-along-dvd-out-now)
## Volumes and series waves
The first volume, *Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah*, appeared on VHS in 1986 and collected ten songs, including "The Mickey Mouse Club March," "Following the Leader" from *Peter Pan*, "It's a Small World," "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" from *Cinderella*, and "Whistle While You Work" from *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*.[3](https://www.songofthesouth.net/memorabilia/detail.php?id=315) Early volumes followed quickly: *Heigh-Ho* on May 19, 1987, *The Bare Necessities* on October 6, 1987, *You Can Fly!* on February 2, 1988, and *Very Merry Christmas Songs* on December 20, 1988.[12](https://thetvdb.com/series/disneys-sing-along-songs/allseasons/official) The title was also issued on Betamax.[13](https://www.disney.museum/detail.php?id=467)
The series went through distinct packaging waves. A second series began in May 1990 with *Under the Sea* and reissued earlier volumes under new numbering in North America, while a third series began in December 1994 with *Circle of Life* and again re-released the previous volumes.[10](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs) Later volumes tied releases to current films: *Friend Like Me*, the eleventh volume, built around *Aladdin*, was released April 30, 1993 at a list price of $12.99, and *Be Our Guest*, built around *Beauty and the Beast*, followed in 1992 at the same price.[14](https://device.report/m/f73615f68bc4fb839fe1123a293458bd812091bb6f700a5d61ee6e13eea3038f.pdf) The 2002 DVD of *Disney's Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs*, released November 5, 2002, collected 21 traditional Christmas songs with narration by [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://www.edgepedia.org/roscoe-lee-browne) and both new animation and classic footage.[15](https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/8712) A Disney Princess line followed, with *Once Upon a Dream* released September 7, 2004 and *Enchanted Tea Party* on September 6, 2005.[8](https://www.liquisearch.com/list_of_walt_disney_and_buena_vista_video_releases/disney_sing_along_songs)
## Disneyland Fun and the park volumes
*Disneyland Fun – It's a Small World*, released on VHS on August 14, 1990 as a tie-in to Disneyland's 35th anniversary, changed the series' format. Instead of compiling clips from animated films, the entire feature was filmed live at [Disneyland](https://www.edgepedia.org/disneyland), with costumed characters and children visiting the park's lands, from Main Street, U.S.A. through Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Frontierland, New Orleans Square, and [Fantasyland](https://www.edgepedia.org/fantasyland).[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun) • [5](https://touringplans.com/blog/s6_singalongsongs_disneylandfun/) • [16](https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Sing-Along-Songs-Disneyland-Fun-DVD/76620/) It was the first live-action Sing-Along Songs video and the first set at a Disney park, and it opened with "Whistle While You Work" performed by live-action characters preparing the park for opening.[7](https://disleelandia.blog/2021/09/15/disneys-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun/) • [5](https://touringplans.com/blog/s6_singalongsongs_disneylandfun/) Directed by Michael Dimich, its 13 songs included "Step in Time," "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," "It's a Small World," "Grim Grinning Ghosts," and "[When You Wish Upon a Star](https://www.edgepedia.org/when-you-wish-upon-a-star)."[1](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun)
The park format proved durable. Later volumes included *Campout at Walt Disney World* (1994), *Beach Party at Walt Disney World* (1995), and *Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom* (1999).[8](https://www.liquisearch.com/list_of_walt_disney_and_buena_vista_video_releases/disney_sing_along_songs) • [17](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-flik.html) *Disneyland Fun* was reissued on DVD on September 27, 2005 as one of four Disney DVDs issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Disney theme parks.[6](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-disneylandfun.html)
## Mickey's Fun Songs and the end of the series
A live-action line, *Mickey's Fun Songs*, ran in the mid-1990s; its titles were reissued under the Sing-Along Songs label in 1996, with *Beach Party at Walt Disney World* released June 30, 1995 in the Mickey's Fun Songs version and June 25, 1996 in the Sing-Along Songs version.[8](https://www.liquisearch.com/list_of_walt_disney_and_buena_vista_video_releases/disney_sing_along_songs)
The series wound down in the 2000s. Final volumes included *Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too* on April 1, 2003 and *[Home on the Range](https://www.edgepedia.org/home-on-the-range-2004-film) – Little Patch of Heaven* (2004), the last built around Disney's 44th animated feature.[11](https://homevideo.wikitide.org/wiki/List_of_Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs_video_releases) • [18](https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/childrens/sing-along-songs-home-on-the-range-little-patch-of-heaven/) The Guardian attributes the decline to the studio's musical output at the time, which consisted of films such as *Home on the Range* and *The Country Bears*.[2](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/29/frozen-sing-along-dvd-out-now)
## Legacy and the Disney+ era
The Guardian describes Sing-Along Songs as one of Disney's most enduring money-making ventures, straddling the VHS, laserdisc, and DVD eras and eventually expanding to albums, audiobooks, and film-specific sing-along videos for 1990s hits such as *Hercules* and *Aladdin*.[2](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/29/frozen-sing-along-dvd-out-now)
Disney revived the sing-along format for individual films on Disney+. Beginning with *Encanto* on March 18, 2022, the service released Sing-Along versions of fan-favorite musicals with on-screen lyrics, including *Moana* and *The Little Mermaid* on July 22, 2022, followed in August 2022 by *The Lion King* (2019), *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride*, *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), *Beauty and the Beast* (2017), and *Tangled*.[19](https://press.disneyplus.com/news/disney-plus-announces-sing-along-versions-of-seven-disney-classics-launching-july-22) • [20](https://press.disneyplus.com/disney-plus/sing-along-assets)
## References
1. [Disney Sing Along Songs – Disneyland Fun, The Retroist](https://www.retroist.com/p/disney-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun)
2. [Frozen Sing-Along out now on DVD, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/29/frozen-sing-along-dvd-out-now)
3. [Sing Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986), Song of the South Memorabilia](https://www.songofthesouth.net/memorabilia/detail.php?id=315)
4. [30 Years of Disneyland Fun: a Retrospective, tapg1946](https://tapg1946.wordpress.com/2019/06/08/30-years-of-disneyland-fun-a-retrospective/)
5. [Saturday Six: 6 Reasons We Love Disney Sing Along Songs – Disneyland Fun!, TouringPlans Blog](https://touringplans.com/blog/s6_singalongsongs_disneylandfun/)
6. [Sing Along Songs: Disneyland Fun – It's a Small World DVD Review, DVDizzy](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-disneylandfun.html)
7. [Disney's Sing-Along Songs – Disneyland Fun, Disleelandia](https://disleelandia.blog/2021/09/15/disneys-sing-along-songs-disneyland-fun/)
8. [List of Walt Disney and Buena Vista Video Releases – Disney Sing Along Songs, LiquiSearch](https://www.liquisearch.com/list_of_walt_disney_and_buena_vista_video_releases/disney_sing_along_songs)
9. [The Last Screen Song, Cartoon Brew](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/the-last-screen-song-11586.html)
10. [Disney's Sing-Along Songs, Disney Wiki](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs)
11. [List of Disney's Sing-Along Songs video releases, Home Video Wiki](https://homevideo.wikitide.org/wiki/List_of_Disney%27s_Sing-Along_Songs_video_releases)
12. [Disney's Sing-Along Songs – Aired Order, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/disneys-sing-along-songs/allseasons/official)
13. [Sing Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986) Betamax, Disney Museum](https://www.disney.museum/detail.php?id=467)
14. [Movie World Family; 'First' For Sony, device.report trade-press scan](https://device.report/m/f73615f68bc4fb839fe1123a293458bd812091bb6f700a5d61ee6e13eea3038f.pdf)
15. [DVD Review: Disney's Very Merry Christmas Sing Along Songs, DVD Talk](https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/8712)
16. [Sing Along Songs: Disneyland Fun DVD, Blu-ray.com](https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Sing-Along-Songs-Disneyland-Fun-DVD/76620/)
17. [Sing Along Songs: Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom DVD Review, DVDizzy](https://dvdizzy.com/singalongsongs-flik.html)
18. [Sing Along Songs: Home on the Range – Little Patch of Heaven, Videolibrarian](https://videolibrarian.com/reviews/childrens/sing-along-songs-home-on-the-range-little-patch-of-heaven/)
19. [Disney+ Announces Sing-Along Versions of Seven Disney Classics, Disney Plus Press](https://press.disneyplus.com/news/disney-plus-announces-sing-along-versions-of-seven-disney-classics-launching-july-22)
20. [Sing-Along Assets, Disney Plus Press](https://press.disneyplus.com/disney-plus/sing-along-assets)
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