The Spirit of Pocahontas * Disney-MGM Studios * Walt Disney World * January 1996
Live on stage at the Backlot Theater:
This stirring stage spectacular brings to life the dramatic story of Pocahontas and John Smith featuring the lovable characters and unforgettable songs from Disney's hit animated movie.
January 22, 1996.
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Pocahontas is the most beautiful Disney princess in my opinion
@regularshow827
5 жыл бұрын
100000000% true
@taylor.annalise1
5 жыл бұрын
Hazel Briar sameeeeee
@creepypastadetective315
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@ermesmanes6909
5 жыл бұрын
(@_@;)(╬☉д⊙)⊰⊹ฺ
@disneyvillainrocket1
4 жыл бұрын
Aurora Pearl not only she’s beautiful but she’s smart
The girl who played Pocahontas is incredibly talented. She has a great voice and I loved her signing.
Why is it so true the message within Pocahontas? This message shines bright with how hatred can separate people even though they are the same. This is why Pocahontas will always be my favorite Disney movie. It talked about racial prejudices and showed they can live in harmony,
@sarahdavid3585
4 жыл бұрын
Now go read the real story and it'll change your mind pretty quickly.
@NairAthul
4 жыл бұрын
But they didn't...she moved to England and died of some disease. And her tribe was raped, pillaged and killed of. The rest of the Native American tribes were forced off their traditional lands and to this day remain an underprivileged community.
@leavemealoha
4 жыл бұрын
She died of either pneumonia or tuberculosis. What's sad is that she was buried in England and not laid to rest in Virginia. In England, while she had an audience with King James I, she was recognized as a "savage" Native who was successfully transformed into a "civilized" woman who took up the English way of living after being baptized and reborn as Rebecca. Not exactly the ideal representation of "harmony" among Natives and the Anglo-Saxons. The movie romanticizes the history between Native Americans and settlers. I guess the good lesson taught by the fictional story is about the prejudices that exist in society and how to overcome them. It is the ideal relationship between settlers and Native Americans, even though it rarely to never happened throughout history.
@doctoquack7829
Жыл бұрын
Same
Pocahontas should be on Broadway and better than this! This serves as a concept for a legit Pocahontas musical
@kristijewels5888
6 жыл бұрын
Theatre Geek HECK YEA IF THEY CAN DO ALADDIN THEN WHY NOT
@loonercrazy
4 жыл бұрын
The version that was at Disneyland was more authentic and theatrically better in the execution than this theater-lite production in WDW.
@aidengraham676
3 жыл бұрын
Aggred
@halfdeadminah5857
3 жыл бұрын
@@GremlinBaron2 You say people are offended by everything, but at the same time say the show shouldn't be a thing today. So, I'm confused on where you stand tbh.....
@jish55
3 жыл бұрын
That will never happen, and for good reason. It's a spit in the face not only to the actual historical person, but also to the tribe, and the tribe has come forth begging Disney not to make anything else around that person. Hell, how would you feel if, say, you found out your grandmother was raped as a little girl and a film was made around her, making her older and having her fall in love with her rapist who also contributed in killing your grandmothers parents and siblings? You'd be horrified at it and demand it not be made.
This woman is a PERFECT Pocahontas. She looks exacly like the cartoon-version. I hope they find a simulair match when Disney decides to make a live action Movie of Pocahontas.
@jaydenlapiedra4686
4 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me... She is more lighter than Pocahontas
@drcringe7873
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaydenlapiedra4686 Well, Little Mermaid wasn't black either. And btw, the actor in this video is not of European decent, she is indian.
@jaydenlapiedra4686
4 жыл бұрын
Dr Cringe are you dumb? Mermaids didn’t exist, Pocahontas is a movie about a real Native American.
@drcringe7873
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaydenlapiedra4686 She is a real indian though, can't you see that?
@jaydenlapiedra4686
4 жыл бұрын
Dr Cringe she is ASIAN dude are you also blind..
I really like the fact that at 1:24, those are actual native american dances being performed
@leavemealoha
4 жыл бұрын
It is. It is called Fancy Dance. However, it was not created until after WWII and is not done in traditional regalia. The regalia worn by Fancy Dancers are vibrant and colorful and are made of modern fabrics, not the leather of traditional regalia. It also represents the story of a butterfly. Just like the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, Fancy Dance represents the transition of girls into womanhood. It mimics the flight of butterflies by displaying light and swooping movements. I recommend looking up videos on performances. It is really beautiful to watch. :)
I went to WDW for the 25th anniversary and saw this show. There was also a character breakfast at wilderness lodge with Pocahontas and John Smith. Pocahontas was flirting with my husband and John Smith came over and threatened to fight him. It was epic!
I can't wait to see live action film Movie of Pocahontas from Disney some day as well
@kristijewels5888
6 жыл бұрын
The Paradise So Band lol good luck not in our age
@suecurtis8313
5 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see add well too sue!
@shreemuthpericherla5407
5 жыл бұрын
Paradise So Channel Disney doesn’t want to remake this one because they don’t want to offend anyone
@7mandoblu
4 жыл бұрын
Paradise So Channel The New World from 2005 is the real story of Pocahontas. Great movie.
@leavemealoha
4 жыл бұрын
@@7mandoblu The New World is not a completely accurate depiction of Pocahontas' life. It is another romaticized version of history. In the movie, it shows Pocahontas as a late teenager (maybe between 16 and 18 years old - 15 at the earliest?) when she met John Smith. In actuality, she was between the ages of 9 and 13 years old when the settlers landed in Virginia in 1607. John Smith and Pocahontas were close, but they were never lovers. Their relationship was more like that of a brother and sister. While it is sometimes speculated she possessed romantic feelings for John Smith at one point, it never came to fruition. In the movie, I also noticed that years seem to pass by and Pocahontas never ages...just an observation. :)
This is amazing....I wish Disney would do more with Pocahontas now days! I never find merchandise and she’s never in the parks for meet & greets. She’s my favorite
@nukacolanut9274
4 жыл бұрын
I know. I got to meet her at Animal Kingdom when I was like, 11 and I haven’t seen her around the parks since 😕
@disneyvillainrocket1
4 жыл бұрын
Wazowski's Apprentice I even got to visit Pocahontas since Halloween 2018
@josterio2.071
3 жыл бұрын
Go on the Disney Princess site, you will see it
@victoriakane6328
Жыл бұрын
She can be found in animal kingdom park disneyworld she has a sign with leaves like the movie dose she's behind the tree of life I think next too a Starbucks or some kind of beverage cart or store I've meet her also she dose have more brakes in between but it was around 1pm I went shes my favorite princess also
@chrisbetancourt4279
Жыл бұрын
This show should come back! Beauty and the Beast has a restaurant now. Pocahontas can use some spotlight
Why is this not a musical!? So much potential!
@epicrapfan73
10 ай бұрын
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz made The Hunchback of Notre Dame into a stage musical and Stephen Schwartz made The Prince of Egypt into a stage musical and Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz should also make Pocahontas into a stage musical!
@noahfranks2892
10 ай бұрын
The reason this is not a musical is because nowadays, this would ruffle some feathers.
I like Pocahontas because she’s strong and confident and she walks her own path through life
I love when in the song it says "for whether we are white or copper skinned" I think it's beautiful
@abigailshimellis9241
2 жыл бұрын
It is. No matter what skin color we are, we all are unique in our own way
@darthkurland
2 жыл бұрын
That’s the Oscar-winning song “Colors of the Wind.” Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
*THIS JOHN SMITH IS A CLONE OF THE ANIMATION*
@robertbreschard3493
2 жыл бұрын
You got that right
What a great voice and she’s lovely too. I wonder if many of these cast members are really Native American
@evanderzufarsetiawan2511
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@andreavictoria6140
3 жыл бұрын
I read a 1995 LA Times article, and the casting director said that 38% of the performers were Native American. The rest were Hispanic or had some Native American background (such as Pocahontas’ actress)
@1NewLead
Жыл бұрын
Yes. Many of us in the show were actual tribal members. I was one of them. 😊
Um..can we please get this on Broadway?! God it would be amazing!
@yippedoodah
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think it'll ever be on Broadway since portrayals of her life are such a touchy subject along with the fact that they'll end up miscasting/whitewashing it.
@kbraven7007
2 жыл бұрын
@@yippedoodah They could always do what they did with Hunchback where they tried to make it more book accurate but it still felt like the original movie.
I'm gonna preface this by saying I'm not native american, and have no clue how culturally accurate the costume design or the choreography is. But I love the production design on this show. The girl playing Pocahontas has a wonderful voice and the tree effect is really cool looking! Great show!
@DisWldFrk90
3 жыл бұрын
They consulted with Russell Means (the voice of Chief Powhatan in the movie) and his organization, American Indian Movement, to make sure they stayed as accurate as possible when it came to the clothes and dances. They already almost got a nasty PR fire from Aladdin, they weren't going to risk it with Pocahontas. He was overwhelmed how well Disney did with the accuracy of their life at the time in regards to the Pocahontas franchise. So if anyone does complain about it, they did try their best and had approval from those who would know all about the lifestyle and clothing of the time.
@sketchnotes2246
3 жыл бұрын
@@DisWldFrk90 wow! That just makes me appreciate the show more!
More Native American movies should be played, especially on " thanksgiving", to remind those that this is not a happy time, it is a time for mourning & rememberence of those who were here FIRST & who died for this country FIRST. RESPECT is valued.
@Danny79
5 жыл бұрын
Allison Biddix a lot,of these cast members weren’t Native American.
@SirBlackReeds
5 жыл бұрын
+ThatsSoDanny Can you actually prove that? Just because they don't look like it doesn't mean they aren't. Genetics can be mixed and yet result in a person that looks pure-blooded.
@quasar4086
5 жыл бұрын
Allison Biddix that’s not at all what thanksgiving is about..
@steveb1437
4 жыл бұрын
@@SirBlackReeds they could be blood but they're probably like other people who say they are native indigenous when really they don't practice their religion or dances or even language! Now days you hear Anglos say they're part Cherokee lol give me a break!
@leavemealoha
4 жыл бұрын
One of the beliefs about the origins of Thanksgiving was that it started as a feast among Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag tribe to celebrate their alliance. Today, Thanksgiving is also a day to share among family and friends to reflect on what individuals are thankful for in their lives. However, to a lot of Native Americans, Thanksgiving overshadows the numerous bloody conflicts between tribes and European settlers. It is important to recognize what Thanksgiving represents to Native Americans and not just Anglo-Saxons.
Everyone's sings amazingly well.
I saw this as a kid and LOVED it. Pocahontas has always been my favorite Disney Princess. Thanks for the nostalgia!
Oh my gosh - I never knew this existed! I wasn't even a year old when this was filmed. O-O
Love Pocahontas , because it is about that no matter skin of colour or faith we are all living on the same planet and breeth the same air and need the same things as humans.
Shes so beautiful ❤️
In the end when everyone is singing WIND it actually was the version of the animated movie thanks for the part where it reminds me of my favorite movie of all time
This pacohontas is so nice.. am loving it.. I wish this artist play a real movie.... The girl is so so beautiful.. and this act is so real.. keep going.. thumbs up.
She is absolutely stunning
I'm watching at 2018 and I could've let to tell: YOU ROCK! I love Pocahontas
I used to work just outside this show. I loved this show!!!
@carlv1379
4 жыл бұрын
Where was it, in the park?
right in my feelings... i saw this show thanks to my mom. It's one of the fewest moments in my life that my mom was sweet to me and i really treasure it
I still remember this show and I was 4. I loved the different colored leaves at the end. I wish they still had it.
They should bring this back :(
@wowokwow533
6 жыл бұрын
this isn't the 90s you can't get away with this kind of stuff anymore
@yippedoodah
5 жыл бұрын
Also this was probably to promote the movie like the Beauty and the Beast show. BatB is an exception since it was so popular, it stuck.
@josterio2.071
3 жыл бұрын
Lasted two years
They really hit this out of the park
I remember watching this show!!! Thank you for sharing this. Such wonderful memories.
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad you enjoy it.
My favorite disney movie!!!
Actually I thought this was really beautiful :')
She is just PERFECT
This was incredible. I loved Colors of the Wind.
@robertbreschard3493
2 жыл бұрын
Tiger lily would be impressed
so lucky to have been in Disney and seen this live when I was a kid!
Disney shows used to go so damn hard
Still amazing. Really wish disney would bring back shows like this instead of projection to music like they do now
I love Pocahontas and tiana r my fav alone mulan and sleeping beauty and tangle also brave. but tiana is my main love.
Wow this is seriously a beautiful performance! Colors of the wind gave me goosebumps. I wish I had seen this as a kid besides the movie. I love this so much
This is real disney magic should be remembered
Also if you want a quicker version of this Disney film, this is it right here.
I saw this at Disneyland in 1995. I'm sure this one at Disney-MGM Studios was replaced by The Hunchback of Notre Dame as this was shortly before Hunchback was released.
YESSS VERY GOOD JOHN SMIT AND POCAHONTAS
@yanyanqu4347
5 жыл бұрын
Smith not Smit lol
This is very high-quality. Like Broadway quality. Would’ve loved to see this live. One of the best soundtracks and Disney classics.
I loved it!! It was great to see the real Pocahontas.. Very good presentation
Real pocahontas!!!
@SkylerFredKelly
6 жыл бұрын
パタパタ The
@lovegoodweno7468
6 жыл бұрын
ポカホンタスもジョン・スミスもレベル高いですよね。
This is the show that brought me to Orlando and first time working for Disney
@RandolphAgarn1
6 жыл бұрын
what did you do in it ?
@JamesBerkley1
6 жыл бұрын
Randolph Agarn I’m the dude with the Mohawk in the front of the “canoe” in RIVER BEND.
@RandolphAgarn1
6 жыл бұрын
l hope you got to do more later. I was in some plays in the mid - late 80's , when i was in my 20's. Billy in Coo coo nest, Will in Oklahoma, different parts in Our Town, Claude in Hair plus tons of back stage work. And worked for Chevrolet for two years in industrial films and national TV Ads 1985- 86. That was good money. Did some film work, nothing you ever heard of, low budget crap. Also did tons of student films. l was up for some pretty good stuff. Came close to getting a part in Raising AZ, it was me or the guy who got it. Same with Murphy's Romance. Twice i got big parts in films, the lead or 2nd lead then the funding went dry and they didnt happen. They were low budget crap, one was a cheesy animal house rip off and one a horror film. ln 89 i was going to do a film with Martin Short. They told me i had the part. Then they brought me in to Warner Brothers to meet him, he was very nice to me , but they said i was to tall. then... nothing. ln 91 l gave it up and l went to school and got my nursing license. l gave it a shot from 84 - 91 l said that was enough and time to get a real job that pays reg. l would stress easily not having a reg paycheck. l recently retired from CDCR Calif corrections where i was a nursing supervisor and now get my pension.
@mirjamvanschravendijk5914
6 жыл бұрын
Wouw
@TheatreFanatic1982
6 жыл бұрын
Hey @James Berkley I didn't know that you were in the Spirit of Pocahontas show!!!! That's so cool & amazing!!!! I'm not sure if you remember me or not, but my names Justin & we actually met each other twice back in 2010 when you performed in The King & I at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining here in Jacksonville, Florida. You did an amazing & phenomenal job in that show, as well as the Cast too!!!! But I'm the Alhambra's #1 fan & since the last time that I saw you, I've now been to the Alhambra 133 times. Also, Do you still perform in Finding Nemo The Musucal at Disney's Animal Kingdom? I hope you're doing well, my friend & Keep up the great job that you do, James!!!! 😃
Saw this! I still have some of the leaves they dropped at the end of the show in my character autograph book!
I was just in a show with the guy who played John smith in this
@carlv1379
4 жыл бұрын
What is the actor's name?
This is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for uploading!
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Better than to have it sitting on a shelf, glad you like it...
@robertbreschard3493
2 жыл бұрын
They make it all with the magic of Disney
remember has kids we would talk to the tress like Pocahontas lol
@Ian-dn6ld
5 жыл бұрын
Marshan Thomas omg I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one like that who would do that and who would pretend like I could just gently walk up to squirrels and talk softly and think they’d stay 🤣
This Pocahontas seems more realistic in term of age, she looks 18 and John looks like in his mid-30s. Scary stuff
@nanan6850
6 жыл бұрын
Wendy Yang LDS Probably because the Pocahontas was 18. Disney princess actresses can only be 18-25(or so). I don't think the guys have an age range tho.
@simon-rv6bg
6 жыл бұрын
Ann no 14-25 Snow White was 14
@nanan6850
6 жыл бұрын
ツPiggy The girl who dresses up as her in the Disney park probably isn't 14. The character is 14 but the worker who plays her isn't.
@emiblock3634
6 жыл бұрын
In real life she was 12...
@nanan6850
6 жыл бұрын
Emi Block ik. I was saying the workers at Disney can only work from 18-mid 20's if they want to be princesses.
best live show ever sue!
I remember seeing this when I was a kid♡♡♡ aww memories♡♡♡
The natives are very beautiful people..
Now I want to watch the animated one. Thanks to this.😊
They should bring back this show
I love this, awesome reenactment!!
@robertbreschard3493
2 жыл бұрын
Culture of spices
Well done guys that was so good, Pocahontas was brilliant, she even sounded like Judy Kuhn , great job all round 👍
Oh I loved it!!! Thank you so much for sharing this here!!! Kids nowadays don´t know how lucky they are to have so many interesting and beautiful works of fantasy to enrich their childhood and teenage days. Oh, the talking tree was perfect and the young actress playing Pocahontas has lived up to the challenge! All the actors seem to have gotten into the mood as well and the final result must be a sure delight to the kids!
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it...
@joalexsg9741
6 жыл бұрын
Although I´m retired now, I´m still an educator and I can assure you such plays are very educational and can be one of the many ways to keep kids away from dangerous influences or going astray, falling prey to drug addiction or any other harmful forms of behavior.
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, unfortunately youngsters don't seem to develop an appreciation for these things anymore, having a very short attention span and watching videos like this for a minute to decide that they don't like it and move on looking for another unknown quick thrill...
@joalexsg9741
6 жыл бұрын
Sad truth, and, what is even worse, those with this "short attention span" - an expression which is actually a kind euphemism for a more serious state of affairs with these kids - usually are the ones which drag the dedicated ones in a classroom to their level of overall neglect ...
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
6 жыл бұрын
...all preferably supported by addictive "smart" technology, "social" media and an attitude... 😉
This was beautyfull thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much !
Wtf she‘s gorgeous
Wow...they did so good! i enjoyed watching this ❤️
That's our fam & much love & respect
I am half Indian on my mother side & father side & all our bros & sisters over here
THE GRANDMOTHER WILLOW TREE IS PURE NIGHTMARE FUEL!!! #WTFDISNEY
@bluebird4902
6 жыл бұрын
it was pretty good
My eyes are sweating
This is amazing!
3:12 ladies and gentleman! Boys and girls! Please put your hands together for a girl named pocahontas!
This is beautiful 🥰💙
Grandmother willow is both scary and badass at the same time. Wish this show was still going on.
@gachaavocado248
4 жыл бұрын
Eh it's ok
This is absolutely beautiful
Quick @ 17:27 look up Pocahontas that's an airplane. Hehe. No really I did enjoy this, thanks for sharing this with us! 😊
Love it! Me encanta! Ojalá me hubiera tocado ver esto :'(
Potahauntus is my favorite Disney movie
I love this one
I just went to Disney world. She’s the only princess who doesn’t have a photographer or a designated spot. She just wanders. I love her, no matter how historically inaccurate. It just makes me mad bc she has the least amount of mention, no photographer, no spot, and she doesn’t have a float in any parade. She has no shows, nothing. No love action movie being done.
@chiara1194
5 жыл бұрын
There was a great non-Disney live-action movie about Pocahontas made about 15 years ago called “The New World.” It starred Q’uirianka Kilcher as Pocahontas, Colin Farrell as John Smith, and Christian Bale as John Rolfe. A “live action” version of the Disney movie would be a total trainwreck, unless they make MAJOR changes. The real Pocahontas was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived, I think a better move would be to put her image on U.S. currency and build more monuments of her.
@musicaltheatergeek79
5 жыл бұрын
*Chiara Offreduccio* the Disney movie was based on the legend of Pocahontas (i.e., Indian princess falls in love with English settler and saves his life). The movie posters even read: "An American legend comes to life." The film was never meant to be a biopic. Just as Disney put their own spin on the European fairy tales, they were doing the same with the Pocahontas legend. Contrary to popular belief, Disney did not invent the Pocahontas/John Smith romance. It had been part of the legend for centuries.
Beautiful performanc:)
Songs from the Film: Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
This the best play of pochatnas ever made
This is amazing
this was so good
I watched the 1995 cast perform this and this cast is SO MUCH BETTER!!!
@rickwiles1634
7 жыл бұрын
Eleasha Gbg
@JamesBerkley1
6 жыл бұрын
this IS the 1995 cast, there were multiple people in the cast so different configurations. :-)
😱😱😱 thank you for uploading this
@VintageDisneyParksChannel
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, enjoy!
Beautiful
this was great
Fantastic just a Dream.
beautiful
Omg, I love this tale about native americans from the indian tribes, the mohawk, cheyenne, sequia. My name is cheyenne, it means great mountains, spirit, or little mischief. You are a star. Yes, I agree.
Young playing the lead is beautiful
love this!
This reminds me of my ancestors
Thank you for posting this! Brought back childhood memories 😊
Thanks alot for making a play of my favourite movie
Super bravo j'adore pocahontas
0:11 Best version of the song ever made
Actress playing pochantaus is gorgeous
Whaou!!!😱😱❤️❤️