When I first started running, I wanted to do everything I could to keep my mind off of what I was doing. To accomplish this, I listened to podcasts during the first 8 months of my training. Listening to podcasts, and especially Disney and running podcasts, gave me invaluable information about runDisney events and running in general. On one particular episode, I heard Jeff Galloway talking about how listening to music while you run can help you keep a steady pace, and, depending on the song, can give you an even faster pace than you are used to. I had tried running to music a few times before that, but I always found myself getting bored and my mind would start to wander. Nevertheless, the next day I chose to run solely with music, and voila! I saw a definite increase in my pace. I still wasn’t a fan, though. I missed the Disney connection I was getting with my podcasts. That’s when I decided to add in some Disney songs to my playlist, and instantly I was hooked. Anytime a song came on that wasn’t one of my Disney songs, I was a tiny bit disappointed, and I couldn’t wait till another one played. Occasionally I added new songs, and I ran with this playlist from August to January’s Marathon Weekend.
After Marathon Weekend 2016 ended, I wanted to keep the Disney magic alive at home, so I created a new running playlist, consisting only of Disney songs! I love my running playlist now, because every song takes me straight to the theme parks in my mind, or into one of my favorite TV shows or movies. I hope my runDisney playlist contains a few songs that you can add to your own running playlist.
Songs That Take Me To The Disney Parks
- Destiny
- Golden Dream
- Grim Grinning Ghosts
- Hot, Hot, Hot
- One Little Spark
- Soarin’
- Splash Mountain Medley
- The Three Caballeros
- There’s A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
- Wishes
- Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)
Disney Songs That Make Me Run Faster
- A Star Is Born from Hercules
- Almost There from The Princess and the Frog
- Bop to the Top from High School Musical
- Breaking Free from High School Musical
- Dig A Little Deeper from The Princess and the Frog
- Disney Mambo #5 (A Little Bit Of…) by Lou Bega
- Get’cha Head in the Game from High School Musical
- Go the Distance from Hercules
- Go the Distance Reprise from Hercules
- Go With the Flow from Finding Nemo: The Musical
- Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride from Lilo and Stitch
- He Lives in You
- I’ll Make Me A Man Out of You from Mulan
- I2I from A Goofy Movie
- Into the Open Air from Brave
- Just Around the Riverbend from Pocahontas
- Just Keep Swimming from Finding Nemo: The Musical
- Learn Me Right from Brave
- Makin’ Memories
- One Jump Ahead from Aladdin
- One Last Hope from Hercules
- Something That I Want from Tangled
- Stand Out from A Goofy Movie
- Start of Something New from High School Musical
- Stick to the Status Quo from High School Musical
- There’s Room for Everyone from Pete’s Dragon
- Touch the Sky from Brave
- Try Everything from Zootopia
- We’re All in This Together from High School Musical
- When Can I See You Again? From Wreck-It Ralph
- When Will My Life Begin from Tangled
- Why Should I Worry from Oliver and Company
- Wringle Wrangle by Fess Parker
- Zero to Hero from Hercules
More Disney Songs
- A Girl Worth Fighting For from Mulan
- A Whale of A Tale from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- After Today from A Goofy Movie
- Be Prepared from The Lion King
- Bill of Sale from Pete’s Dragon
- Brazil from Saludos Amigos
- Brazzle Dazzle Day from Pete’s Dragon
- Carrying the Banner from Newsies
- Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
- Circle of Life from The Lion King
- Disco Mickey Mouse
- Down in New Orleans from The Princess and the Frog
- Duck Tales Theme
- Fixer Upper from Frozen
- Friend Like Me from Aladdin
- Gonna Take You There from The Princess and the Frog
- Hakuna Matata from The Lion King
- Honor to Us All from Mulan
- I Just Can’t Wait to Be King from The Lion King
- I Saw A Dragon from Pete’s Dragon
- I’m Number One from Muppets Most Wanted
- I’ve Got A Dream from Tangled
- Immortals from Big Hero 6
- In the Big Blue World from Finding Nemo: The Musical
- Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl
- Let’s Get Together from The Parent Trap
- Life’s A Happy Song from The Muppets
- Little April Shower from Bambi
- Love Is An Open Door from Frozen
- Me Party from The Muppets
- Mickey Mouse Club March
- On the Open Road from A Goofy Movie
- Passamashloddy from Pete’s Dragon
- Portebello Road from Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Saludos Amigos
- Say It With A Slap by Louis Prima
- Scales and Arpeggios from Aristocats
- Son of Man from Tarzan
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins
- Tale Spin Theme
- That’s How You Know from Enchanted
- The Aristocats
- The Ballad of Davy Crockett
- The Beautiful Briny from Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- The Gospel Truth I, II, III from Hercules
- The Happiest Home in These Hills from Pete’s Dragon
- The Headless Horseman
- The Phony King of England from Robin Hood
- The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down Down Down from Winnie the Pooh
- The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers
- The World’s Greatest Criminal Mind from The Great Mouse Detective
- True to Your Heart from Mulan
- What I’ve Been Looking For from High School Musical
- When We’re Human from The Princess and the Frog
Did I miss any songs on your playlist? Have I given you any songs that you might not have considered before? Let me know in the comments!
Another wonderful blog. Music is food for our soles!!!!
Thank you! I have been turning the internet upside down for a list of Disney running songs for my Princess Fairy Tale Challenge playlist!