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Disney Night Returns on Dancing with the Stars

Disney Night Returns on Dancing with the Stars


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One of the best nights of Dancing With The Stars is almost here: Disney Night! Find out when and who will be dancing to what right here.

New Host

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Julianne Hough has returned to the ballroom and is co-hosting with Alfonso! Hough has almost done it all with performing and winning the Mirrorball trophy to being a judge on the show. I (Heather) love watching this season with her as a co-host.

Last season, Tyra Banks shared that she would not be returning to co-host Dancing With The Stars. Tyra Banks shared with TMZ that she wanted to “focus on my business and my entrepreneurship and also producing more TV” and it was time to move “from the ballroom to the boardroom.” You can read more on that HERE.

Return to ABC

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Season 32 of Dancing With The Stars has returned to ABC! This season will air simultaneously on ABC and Disney+ and then air next day on HULU!

Now that it live streams simultaneously with ABC, Disney+ subscribers on all subscription tiers were shown ads. On Disney+ what would air as local ads on ABC were replaced with Disney+ ads for upcoming releases such as Haunted Mansion and Loki.

You can read more about commercials being added in for Disney+ subscribers HERE.

Disney Night Returns

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My favorite night of the competition is Disney Night on Dancing With The Stars! The Disney100 episode will air on October 17, 2023 at 8/7c! This episode will feature “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” as an opening number.

Performances will include:

  • TV and film star Alyson Hannigan and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Jazz to “Be Our Guest” from “Beauty and the Beast.”
  • Oscar®-winning actress Mira Sorvino and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Waltz to “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” from “Cinderella.”
  • Marvel star Xochitl Gomez and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Paso Doble to “Un Poco Loco” from “Coco.”
  • Ariana Madix (“Vanderpump Rules”) and pro Pasha Pashkov will perform a Contemporary to “Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II.”
  • Singer and social media star Lele Pons and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Rumba to “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King”

Disney Night returns to Dancing With The Stars. Performances will include songs from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Dumbo, The Lion King, Fantasia, Coco, Lady and the Tramp, and more.

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  • Former Bachelorette Charity Lawson and pro Artem Chigvintsev will perform aViennese Waltz to “Part of Your World” from “The Little Mermaid.”
  • GRAMMY®-winning singer Jason Mraz and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Foxtrot to “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin.”
  • NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Viennese Waltz to”Baby Mine” from “Dumbo.”
  • Social media and reality TV star Harry Jowsey and pro Rylee Arnold will perform a Quickstep to “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” from “Toy Story”
  • ”The Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams and pro Peta Murgatroyd will perform a Jazz to “He’s a Tramp” from “Lady and the Tramp.”
  • Real estate mogul and TV star Mauricio Umansky and pro Emma Slater will perform a Paso Doble to “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” from “Fantasia.”

This is sure to be a fun and Disney magic filled night. Will you be watching?

What do you think of the song and types of dances selected for Disney Night? Is Disney Night one of your favorite DWTS episodes too? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to share this post with a friend!

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Ali r

Monday 16th of October 2023

Some of those songs are a bummer. Dumbo being one of my LEAST favorite Disney movies...I shall fast forward through that none sense.

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