{"id":434051,"date":"2026-08-15T20:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434051\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T20:42:09","slug":"disney-princess-the-ultimate-concert-celebration-brings-brandy-susan-egan-paige-ohara-judy-kuhn-and-more-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434051\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration’ brings Brandy, Susan Egan, Paige O’Hara, Judy Kuhn and more together"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fans attending D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event<\/a> in Anaheim, California were treated to a star-studded concert bringing together Disney princesses from animation, live-action films and Broadway in what organizers described as the largest gathering of Disney princesses ever assembled.<\/p>\n

The special, “Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration,” was filmed at Disney California Adventure and features performances and collaborations from performers associated with some of Disney’s most beloved characters.<\/p>\n

\"Disney<\/p>\n

Disney Princesses perform during “Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration” at the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n

Photo by Jeff Gritchen\/MediaNews Group\/Orange County Register via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Among the highlights are duets featuring Ariel performers Jodi Benson and Halle Bailey, Belle performers Paige O’Hara and Susan Egan, and Moana performers Auli’i Cravalho and Catherine Laga’aia.<\/p>\n

Benson, who voiced the animated Ariel, reflected on the significance of the gathering.<\/p>\n

“What a moment!” she exclaimed. “I know, it’s magic, isn’t it? We’ve been waiting to get all of our girls together.”<\/p>\n

Anika Noni Rose, who voiced the animated Tiana, described the experience as emotional.<\/p>\n

“It was very moving and very, I don’t know, very emotional and poignant to me,” she said.<\/p>\n

The concert also features Brandy performing her song from “Cinderella” and Lea Salonga, who provided the singing voices for the animated versions of Mulan and Jasmine.<\/p>\n

\"Brandy,<\/p>\n

Brandy, live action Cinderella, performs during “Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration” at the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n

Photo by Jeff Gritchen\/MediaNews Group\/Orange County Register via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I think I’m just doing this for that little girl in the Philippines that stood on top of a coffee table and sang,” Salonga said. “It’s special.”<\/p>\n

It was also revealed they keep in touch through a group chat known as the “princess posse.”<\/p>\n

When asked about the vibe in the group chat, Cravalho, who voiced the animated Moana, said, “It’s a lot of kindness. It’s a lot of love and light. It’s also a lot of memes.”<\/p>\n

For Laga’aia, who portrays Moana in the live-action adaptation, sharing the stage with longtime Disney performers was especially meaningful.<\/p>\n

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“Insane,” she said. “Like, these are my my childhood. These are the women that I grew up with that were, you know, part of raising me in a way,” Laga’aia said.<\/p>\n

The weekend was also especially significant for Susan Egan, the original Belle on Broadway and the voice of Megara in Hercules, who is being inducted as a Disney Legend.<\/p>\n

“I’m looking at the lineup of all of the other people being honored, and I feel, I don’t know, just it’s a bit crazy,” she said. “It’s a little surreal.”<\/p>\n

“Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration” airs Sunday on ABC and streams on Disney+ at 8\/7c.<\/p>\n

The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of this station.<\/p>\n

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