Enchanted composer Alan Menken will be on stage for the July 24th 2009 screening of the live-action/animation movie about a cartoon princess in the real world. The screening will be held at the Ridgefield Playhouse at Ridgefield. ca
So if you’re in vicinity stop by to talk with this great man.
Source: Jim Hill Media

mooky_7_sa over at UD spotted another Aladdin reference in Enchanted,  the picnick scene during That’s How You Know refers to Al and Jas magic carpet ride. The way Gisselle waves is supposed to homage Jasmine waving I think it’s streching how much Enchanted references classic Disney animated films. The dancing women with the chandelier on her head is refering to Beauty and the Beast though.
Also Disney-Fan wrote in the begining of the movie the old hag tricks Gisselle in following her to the waterfall fountain is said to resemble Jafar convincing Aladdin to go with him to the Cave.
Check out the troll’s loincloth pictures, he wears the peasant dresses from Aurora, Cinderella and Belle

Seeing Amy Adams preform Happy Working Song at yesterdays Oscars yearned me to when the Best Song nomiees where a big event during the gala. Look at Brad and Lea preform live at the Oscars.

I was schocked to read that Enchanted didn’t bring home the Best Song Oscar despite having three nominated songs. Also I was sad to learn that the score didn’t win either. Considering the songs are more fresh and orginal in a Disney semi-animated film in almost a decade, and the first time Alan Menken wrote for a Disney film since Home On The Range he should’ve brought home something.

But who needs an Oscar anyway the film already has a good sized fan base of people like myself yearning to days gone by when the studio produced high quality hand-animated films. Films with realistic characters that feel emotions and can make you laugh or cry within seconds eventhough they live in fictional kingdoms and are princes and princesses they can be real to people who want to believe in fairytales.

People like Tube’r vanimelda4 who did the logical thing let the big six sing “That’s how you know”

DarthSythynys came up with the same idea and threw Megara and Alice into the mix for a different flavor.

eze2804 clipped together the Enchanted Suite and a bunch of clips from Princess movies incl. Aladdin. I didn’t think it was very good and I would’ve done it differently.
Use clips from fun theatical songs like Be Our Guest and Kiss the Girl during the That’s How You Know part then include footage from Snow White and Cinderella cleaning for the Happy Working Song followed romantic clips like the ball room dance or Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty a/t Beast.

The Disney Blog carried the amusing story that Enchanted composer, the famed Alan Menken known and loved for his songs and score of past Disney films, is worried he’s competing with himself for this year’s Best Song Oscar.

The source the article is linking is death so I have to guess blog’s author means the Academy members can’t decide what song to vote for. I say vote for “That’s How You Know” because it’s funny, catchy and the best original song I’ve heard in a musical film in years. Yay for Alan’s return.

Perhaps it’s because Aladdin isn’t the typical fairytale princess story Disney was known for in the past because until know I didn’t found a reference. No magic carpet ride, no evil vizier not even a magic lamp are the film. Mermaid, Snow, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast got tons of references. Even 3 princess voice actress had tiny guest roles.

But DlandDug at LaughingPlace finally found something. In an specified scene

The Queen refers to Giselle as that “forest rat,” in the same manner that Jafar refers to Aladdin as that “street rat.”

Yay for us and thank you Kevin Lima for honoring your second Disney project as writer.