Un Poco Loco! Coco Added to Mickey’s PhilharMagic

Remember when Pixar’s “Coco” hit the big screen in 2017 and struck the world with its incredible wit and a heartwarming story about family? All of a sudden the world fell in love with Mama Coco. Coco is famous for being a funny and wicked film, but it will turn into waterworks in the end, like riding an emotional rollercoaster. From its storyline revolving around a Mexican tradition called Dia de Muertos to the characters and movie soundtracks, this movie really captured the spectacular culture of Latinos and the nostalgia of loving being with our family—especially that family is a huge part of Mexican culture.

Coco is based on a Hispanic tradition or belief that as long as your family or people remember you, even if you’ve already passed, you will forever exist in the afterlife. The Ofrendas, a home altar with a collection of ritual photos of the deceased loved ones gives a passage for their souls into a living realm. In this movie, the afterlife world is modeled after a real town in Mexico called San Miguel de Allende. This movie also captures important lessons in life: From following your dreams and doing everything to seize the moment, to nothing is more important than our family.

From being a top-grossing film in 2017, now “Coco” will soon be making its way to Mickey’s PhilharMagic! Disney announced that a one-of-its-kind animated scene based on the film Coco will be added to the PhilharMagic attractions at Disney Parks. The musical number “Un Poco Loco” will anchor as an opening scene to welcome guests at Disney Californa Adventure park on July 17. One of the original composers from the movie, Germaine Franco, was the producer and composer of the unique scoring for this scene. It will also appear in the Magic Kingdom later this year in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

Latinos can take pride in Coco being the world’s first Disney-Pixar universe crossover to ever appear and be featured in a guest-favorite 3D fantasy adventure in Disney Parks. Guests will witness again the spectacular bits and pieces from the movie. It was said that Donald Duck will be seen riding one of the Alebrijes. In Mexican culture, these colorful and beautiful animals represent the four elements namely; Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. According to folklores, Alebrijes are guardians that would guide the souls of our loved ones who passed to the afterlife world.

Hispanic tales are continuously making their way to popular and mainstream entertainment as they should. One of the things to be proud about Coco’s appearance in Mickey’s PhilharMagic is that this will highlight and showcase Mexican heritage in front of an audience from different walks of life. It’s refreshing to see Pixar and Disney attempt to include diversity from different cultures into their works and even into their themed parks. It is important for the people, especially the kids, to witness their cultures being portrayed and represented well in all aspects of media regardless of whether it’s live-action or animation.