Disneyland Paris will debut a new stage show this summer called “TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure” and the park has released details on what guests can expect.
About the Show
“TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure” begins with Charlie, a child who is passionate about music, and he dreams of conducting the orchestra for a school end-of-year gala.
But something unexpected happens and Charlie’s precious music sheets are lost on the eve of the concert!
As Charlie falls asleep, Woody and his Toy Story friends wake up and join forces to recover the scores scattered throughout various Pixar stories such as “Coco,” “Monsters Inc.” “Up,” and “Finding Nemo.”
Arnaud Feredj and Matthieu Robin, directors at Disneyland Paris, have crafted the show to be a multi-layered sensory experience of water effects, creative lighting, contemporary choreography, iconic live music, and more.
Visually, there will be full-sized mobile decorations standing over 20 feet tall and nearly 100 feet wide, 4,800 square feet of LED screens stretching from floor to ceiling, and 200 spotlights to seamlessly blend stage moments from scene to scene — creating the most immersive stage ever at Disneyland Paris.
With over 30 Pixar artists and characters on stage, this artistic live show will take visitors on an epic adventure through the worlds of Pixar.
“We are thrilled to unveil ‘TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure,’ an innovative and immersive experience that brings the magic of Pixar’s most iconic films to life,” said Natacha Rafalski, President of Disneyland Paris.
“This new show perfectly exemplifies our commitment to providing world-class entertainment that touches the hearts of our guests in such a unique and powerful way. It also showcases the exceptional talent of our cast and creative teams who have worked tirelessly to deliver this experience to our guests.”
The Music
Each performance will feature eight musicians paying homage to the timeless beauty of Pixar’s most memorable soundtracks, alongside an original score recorded with 54 musicians at the Nashville Studios.
The piano, violin, trumpet, cello, guitar, drums and saxophone are an integral part of the story and accompany the viewer throughout each scene.
Here are artist renderings of the musician costumes:
There will also be one original song in the show called “Together We Are One.” It was produced by Guillaume Coignard and Jonathan Barr, then recorded in Nashville.
Show Details
“TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure” will take place at Studio Theater in Walt Disney Studios Parks. It’s all part of a revitalized “Worlds of Pixar” inside the park.
There will be five performances a day, each about 30 minutes in length.
The show will debut on July 15, 2023.
After the Show
Disneyland Paris will have new Pixar merchandise available for guests to purchase after the show.
There will also be new Pixar-inspired treats available, such as original Magnum® creations at the Ice Cream Creations food truck, like the Cars Race Track Treat (vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate coating, with raspberry and mango chunks, plus three scoops of chocolate) or Toy Story Cowboy Crunch (vanilla ice cream, milk chocolate coating, with chopped almonds and praline chunks).
Near the Buzz Lightyear statue, a second food truck will offer a ZigZag Corn Dog made with beef sausage and cornbread batter, as well as a “To Infinity and Beyond” Eclair at the hazelnut cream, inspired by everyone’s favorite Space Ranger.
Behind The Scenes Look
Disneyland Paris has put together this short look at creating the new show. The dialogue is in French, but if you don’t understand French, not to worry…you can set the YouTube player to show English subtitles (or another language). You’ll find the settings icon on the bottom of the video screen.