History Heartwarming / DisneyThemeParks

** Disney Legend; Ron Logan remembers attending the Magic Sky Way, with Walt Disney, at the 1964 - 1965 World's Fair. Despite being offered the V I P Entrance, Walt Disney insisted in waiting in line, with every one else, with the line itself being two hours long!?

* At Main Street Disneyland many of the buildings have a second floor that looks like it might be little more than a facade. Maybe just window dressing and nothing much behind them. But in one of those second floor windows there is a light from a lamp. If you ask some of the cast members around about the light in the window above the firehouse, they might tell you that in the upper floor of that building Walt Disney had a small and very private apartment built where he enjoyed watching people visiting the park. The lamp is kept lit in those rooms (which are kept practically unchanged)to symbolize his spirit and his dream staying alive.

** In 2003, the Negativland sound collage radio show ''Over the Edge'' did a show on Music/{{Eminem}} at his most uncensored, vile and hateful. Producer Don Joyce subsequently apologized to listeners for a "toxic" show. His (mostly) non-ironic antidote was "[[https://archive.org/details/OTE_20031009_A_Nice_Trip_to_Disneyland A Nice Trip to Disneyland]]", using music, sound effects and voice acting (including outtakes) from classic rides and shows including the entire Carousel of Progress.

* After news broke of Russi Taylor's passing on July 27, 2019, Elyse Willis (who co-wrote [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 "Carried Away"]]) [[https://imgur.com/a/uHLDcXy shared a picture of her and Russi during a recording session for "Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway"]]. The attraction will mark Russi's final performance as Minnie Mouse. Also doubles as a TearJerker.

* At the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''-themed Anna and Elsa's Royal Welcome show in Disney Hollywood Studios, the ambassador of the Studios offers to welcome the two sisters by leading guests in a sing-along of "Let it Go". Anna admits that this will mark her first time hearing the song, since Elsa performed it in seclusion. After the sing-along finishes, Anna exclaims, "Oh, you were all so adorable! I ''love'' that song!"

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnRLSuiF50 Any video featuring guests]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV_e2ardtyA especially children]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-vxaP-tYJg meeting]] [[Disney/TheAristocats Marie]]. [[http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5012/5541287239_14eb199e57.jpg It's just so cute to watch]] [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsgDGYLOeA children giving hugs and interacting with Marie]], who is considered by quite a few viewers to be one of the cutest Disney characters next to Figaro, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Olaf]] and [[Disney/BigHero6 Baymax]].

* [[http://disneyruleseverythingaroundme.tumblr.com/post/102253823553/because-we-needed-a-video-of-baymax-walking This video]] of [[Disney/BigHero6 Baymax]] walking backwards, taken at the (sadly now discontinued) ''Big Hero 6'' meet and greet at Disneyland.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSEJ_bh1OEw Jason Derulo stopping a televised performance at Disney World so a guest can propose to his girlfriend.]] There have been many memorable proposals at the parks, but this one really takes the cake. Bonus points for Derulo's song selection being [[Disney/TheLionKing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight".]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiIAAA4QAis Seeing the Tree Of Life at night]], complete with certain animal scenes set to classic Disney music. Especially the bit with the Deer and Bunny set to [[{{Disney/Bambi}} "Love Is A Song".]]

* The return of ''Film/CaptainEO'' to Epcot in 2010, after Music/MichaelJackson's untimely death. While its initial popularity didn't last (it closed in January 2014), the comeback was welcomed by fans.

* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4qMqbL9ACo Disneyland Paris commercial from Christmas 2018]] tells the story of a duckling who stumbles upon a Disney comic book and dreams of being just like his hero Donald Duck, set to "[[Theatre/ManOfLaMancha The Impossible Dream]]". When the flock migrates, he is unable to take the comic with them and they end up huddling in the bushes during a storm. When morning comes, the baby duck emerges to see Sleeping Beauty Castle and Donald Duck standing over him in HolyBacklight inviting him in for a hug.

* A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4qMqbL9ACo Disneyland Paris commercial from Christmas 2018] tells the story of a duckling who stumbles upon a Disney comic book and dreams of being just like his hero Donald Duck, set to "[[Theatre/ManOfLaMancha The Impossible Dream]]". When the flock migrates, he is unable to take the comic with them and they end up huddling in the bushes during a storm. When morning comes, the baby duck emerges to see Sleeping Beauty Castle and Donald Duck standing over him in HolyBacklight inviting him in for a hug.

* Heartwarming/TheHauntedMansion has it's own page.

* At Disney's Polynesian Village Resort, there is a restaurant called Trader Sam's Grog Grotto that features the animatronic figure of the tiki god Uh Oa, who was featured in the infamous Under New Management version of the Enchanted Tiki Room. Whenever someone orders a special drink named after her, she comes to life and bellows a line from that version of the show. Doubling as VisualEffectsOfAwesome, the fact that this figure is even featured there at the restaurant is heartwarming in that while the Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management was controversial, it shows Disney is still willing to acknowledge even some of its more negatively received attractions as part of Disney World's history and pay tribute to it accordingly.

* Just about ''everything'' done in conjunction with Disneyland's 60th Anniversary. This includes the [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome visually stunning]] firework and projection show "Disneyland Forever" and a special version of ''Ride/WorldOfColor'' involving Walt's plans for Disneyland and his older work in general. They also got a port of Hong Kong's nighttime parade, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6fMMTqXiBc "Paint The Night"]], their first LED light-using parade, in which you can even interact with the lights at one point.

* The aftermath of Mickey's fight against the villains in ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}'' has everything go dark. Suddenly, Tinker Bell emergpes, waving her wand. Following her comes the ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie'' incarnation of Mickey, driving a boat with various Disney-owned protagonists.[[note]]Disneyland uses the Mark Twain, while Walt Disney World features a replica of the ''Steamboat Willie'' boat.[[/note]] Most of them come from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, of course, but Mickey's friends and even sometimes a few live-action or Pixar characters, such as Mary Poppins and Buzz Lightyear, join the ride. The passengers wave ribbons at the viewers, while the chorus reinforces the power of imagination and dreams.

* Imagine being one of the faceless characters in a Disney theme park, wearing that uncomfortable outfit, and forced to stay in character. Now imagine a girl old enough to know you're just someone in a suit [[TearJerker all but begs you to tell her that she is worthy of being loved.]] One unknown actor rose to the occasion: [[http://www.thedistractionnetwork.com/images/gay-off-pics-118.jpg you can see it here.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYQUnW4kSao This 2017 commercial]] explores the notion of Disneyland attractions and landmarks having a place to stay after disappearing from the park. A female Cast Member makes her way through warehouse #64658[[note]]the zip code of Walt Disney's childhood home in Marceline, Missouri[[/note]], passing Disneyland historical relics of all shapes and sizes, including some still-functional rides and Audio-Animatronics. When she finds some dimmed Main Street Electrical Parade floats, she re-activates them with a new light, allowing the Parade to make a temporary return "home" to Disneyland.

** Disney Legend; Ron Logan remembers attending the Magic Sky Way, with Walt Disney, at the 1964 - 1965 World's Fair. Despite being offered the V I P Entrance, Walt Disney insisted in waiting in line, with every one else, with the line itself being two hours lng!?

* How about this story? After the September 11th attacks, all of the Walt Disney World theme parks and activities were closed for the day. However, when it seemed that nothing would go on, they surprisingly ran the Electrical Water Pageant that night, with one small change...they kept the American flag floats lit during the entire trip around the lake.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6VDP_2Eqc This commercial for Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnRLSuiF50 Any video featuring guests]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV_e2ardtyA especially children]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-vxaP-tYJg meeting]] [[Disney/TheAristocats Marie]]. [[http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5012/5541287239_14eb199e57.jpg It's just so cute to watch]] [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QHsgDGYLOeA children giving hugs and interacting with Marie]], who is considered by quite a few viewers to be one of the cutest Disney characters next to Figaro, {{Chip N Dale}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Olaf]] and [[Disney/BigHero6 Baymax]].

* The part of California Adventure that Ariel's Undersea Adventure currently resides in used to have a theater playing a documentary titled, ''Golden Dreams''. Creator/WhoopiGoldberg portrayed the mythical Queen Califia, who took guests through the history of the state named after her, while occasionally providing encouragement to Californians in need. Eventually, she encounters a young Creator/SteveJobs expressing his dream of selling [[AppleMacintosh personal computers]] to everyone in the world. Steve Wozniak retorts, "[[ItWillNeverCatchOn Dream on, Steve.]]" Califia chimes in, "[[SincerityMode Keep dreaming.]] Trust me on this one", then bites from [[{{Foreshadowing}} a red apple]].

** What's more heartwarming is that, as Cracked.com found out, even though those outfits are uncomfortable as heck, they're willing to wear it to see the joy on children's faces.