The Evolution Of Aladdin's Genie In Disney Parks - DIStory Ep. 28

The evolution of everyone's favorite blue Genie, from Disney's Aladdin, in the parks, on ice & Broadway!
*Theme Park Tube Discord - / discord
*Magic Candle Company - www.magiccandl...
*Disney Dan Shirts - teespring.com/...
*Patreon - / disneydan
*Theme Park Tube - www.THEMEPARKTU...
*Subscribe - / @distorydan
Follow, Like & Subscribe on:
*Twitter - / disneydan
*Disney Dan Facebook - / disneydanyoutube
*Instagram - / thedisneydan
*Lego Gaming Facebook & Twitter- / brickstolife & / brickstolife
LEGO GAME FAN? Check out our awesome LEGO site for news, guides, giveaways and more!: www.brickstolif...
*Video Editor & Legendary Camera Special Thanks to Art Vega
*Research And Writing Special Thanks to Sam from Pupepepets
*Voice Over & Audio Assistance by Nate Begle
*Character Resources thanks to great blogs like Character Central

[@merrymermaid]

great: tuxedo genie godly: *champagne* tuxedo genie

[@skippermatt7939]

Vince McMahon meme intensifies

[@matthewbruneau-richardson1877]

I’d love to see an evolution of Ariel, since sometimes she’s had a full costume, and other times she’s half woman half puppet

[@jadamcfp1]

Matthew Bruneau-Richardson me too! Hugs and kisses 😘

[@Ireton06]

Yea Ariel would be a neat episode

[@hayden1351]

Agreed!!!!

[@xenreshee779]

So true

[@cruzwestin4261]

A trick: watch series at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.

[@cecroadshows6449]

They changed the design of the Hawaiian shirts every few years. In 2003, he had a Yellow Hawaiian flower shirt. In 2006 or 2007 he had a green Hawaiian with multicolored flowers. In 2010 or 2011, he had a hot pink Hawaiian flower shirt. And finally in 2015, he had a bright red Hawaiian flower shirt.

[@eucaris2222]

i like you

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Thank you for choosing Magic Carpet for all your travel needs. Don't stand until the rug has come to a complete stop. Thank you. Goodbye now

[@sammywestenberger9303]

You’re Welcome

[@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst]

Avery the Cuban-American 2019 Will Smith Genie: Thank you for choosing Carpets, Camels and Caravans. Be sure to tip your Genie on the way out!

[@laurenfernandez1163]

sesame street 1992 - 1993

[@Backtothezack]

Dan *says literally anything* Dan- HAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHAHAHAAAA

[@taurinecat]

Yeah he is cracking himself up here.

[@crazyfire9470]

It’s so annoying

[@laurenfernandez1163]

disney on ice 1993

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

Why y'all hating on Dan? I absolutely love his belly laughs! He's obviously having a good time doing what he's doing, so leave the man alone!

[@prof.schreiber8925]

Anyone else watching this waiting, during the parade scenes, for "Aren't they lovely, June?"

[@bradleycotton3237]

Prof. Schreiber “Fabulous, Harry. I love the feathers.”

[@jaderuiz4352]

yes im am

[@yolielittlecannoli7143]

Robin Williams was the diamond in the rough for us 😔

[@unoriginal1562]

You get an Aladdin parade! And you get an Aladdin parade! And you get an Aladdin parade! And you get an Aladdin parade! And YOU-

[@samanthamiel2595]

EVERYBODY GETS AN ALADDIN PARADE!

[@vampsetshimmer6044]

My step uncle actually did the makeup for genie for the California adventure show

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

Wow!

[@ayamisdelicious3600]

H🤯

[@Cynthiaa315]

I miss the show sooo so much.

[@Rachellk]

Look at Disney Dan Genie giving Will Smith a run for his money😂

[@Anachronismgorl]

Dan you FOOL. The Hawaiian shirt was the ONLY THING I cared about.

[@starsINSPACE]

Seeing thru that five o clock shadow is hilarious

[@mirandamarie2328]

Fun fact: My School's theater director played the genie in the Hyperion show and he's in this thumbnail 😊😊

[@eerielakeerie]

i know its not the focus of the video but i kept getting completely distracted by the costumes for the Magic Carpet - they just look so funny

[@Alpha0727]

Genie is the only character that can meet himself, despite Disney’s character policy of never having the same character out at the same time. Disney could literally make an event where all the characters are replaced by Disney and no one would think the Magic was broken.

[@henryapplebottom7231]

I don't know how to feel about this.

[@pink-a-palouza7888]

I know you mentioned it in your universal video with Shrek about Beetlejuice but with the musical closing in June will you do one soon?????? Just asking you don’t even need to answer my question..... by the way I love all your Distory

[@DistoryDan]

Yeah I’m working on a treat for that one to see if I can make some magic happen.

[@pink-a-palouza7888]

Disney Dan oh 😭😭take your time I know you work so hard on all your videos 😅😅send love and energy for you ❤️⚡️❤️⚡️❤️

[@Hgdrifter]

The Disney on ice version kind of reminds me of the creppy burger king mascot lol

[@kimdoogleouo4521]

To me, the genie isn’t a huge blue thing, he’s an energy. He’s a personality. I also love that they had him fat in Broadway. Love me some positive fat representation.

[@LifeWithLowee]

I *wish* DCA would bring Aladdin back! I don't care for the Frozen....

[@russianboss0378]

I love broadway genie. I saw aladdin in NYC the week that Robin Williams died and the Genie came out before the show to do a moment of silence for Robin Williams. It was very heartfelt. He was such a great actor!

[@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst]

RussianBoss 037 (Ezekiel) Zeke Hamish Beckley: Yeah he was but at least Willard Carroll Smith Jr or as many people know him as 'William the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Smith'/Will Smith did a good job staying loyal and true to the late Robin McLaurin Williams name in the 2019 Aladdin remake.

[@SirBlackReeds]

James Monroe Iglehart should have been Genie in the live-action remake. He did for the stage what Robin Williams did for the screen. Well, either him or Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias.

[@justanerdyhobbitgirl]

I hadn't thought of that before but I agree 100%

[@amberbalogach3001]

I loved James Monroe Iglehart as Genie. I saw the broadway production about 6-months to a year before the original cast left and I think he did an amazing job. He's just as good as Robin Williams to me.

[@Phantomsangel]

All those smiling genies in that world in ice poster is nightmare fuel lol I didn't notice the masks in that one stage show until you brought them up. Wow the Broadway show really does look amazing! I thought it was the live action outfit from the thumbnail lol. Dan you are always so happy and full of giggles. :3

[@brycevo]

I absolutely loved the Aladdin show, and that Genie was so great

[@brycevo]

Thank you for the ❤️ and the amazing content

[@ReItachi1989]

Nice evolution of Genie, but I thought Maleficent was the next one you were gonna do?

[@skippermatt7939]

@4:26 Don't they look lovely June!?

[@bradleycotton3237]

Skipper Matt “Fabulous, Harry! I love the feathers.”

[@M0useT00th]

Your laugh sounds just like Al's Toy Barn, the chicken guy from toy story 2

[@amandavita7089]

The costume videos are my absolute favorites! I love how much fun you had with this one! Vacation Genie will always be the best Genie.

[@frankiehealey4674]

14:05 say what you want about the costume that performer is SELLING IT as the genie

[@ryanmiddleton3788]

How about Anna and Elsa, Coronation dresses, normal attire, Christmas, queens dresses from Frozen 2, Disney on ice, Broadway, normal attire from Frozen 2

[@tinkywinky9087]

I wonder if there is an evolution of simba?

[@jake0324demo]

simba has never been a meet and greet character ever, the only lion king characters that are in the parks are timon, rafiki, and shenzi, banzai, and ed (the hyenas), with the last characters mentioned being the rarest of them come to think of it, genie is quite rare here at disney world, but not as rare as jafar and the sultan especially. still hoping simba debuts as a meet and greet soon hopefully during the 50th of wdw along with every other single character returning.

[@kaileykrantz]

Tinky Winky- I think it would be soooo cool to see Adult Simba as a meet and greet character!!

[@memethyst]

there have been a few variations of a simba puppet in parade floats and shows [like festival of the lion king]

[@nathanforester5993]

The Vacation Genie is basically based on an outfit Robin Williams wore.

[@NayeliGarciav1]

You can do the evolution of Princess Jasmine through in and out of the Disney theme park

[@officialsamstermadness]

Maybe you should make an evolution of Spongebob at Universal!

[@shaliseshaw9385]

Waiting for evolution of Captain Hook, Huey Dewey and Lewey, Daisy Duck, Minnie Mouse, Thumper, etc. 🎢🎢🎢📽️🎡🎥📽️🎞️🎞️🖥️

[@Ireton06]

Shalise I wanna see a cap Hook episode as well plus a evolution of Baloo and Alice

[@nautilusseanymph]

I'd love to see a costume evolution of Ariel from the little mermaid :D So many wig changes they did over the years

[@sunsetcaticorn3719]

3:54 "Hotel? Thrivago!"? No, I think you mean "Hotel? Agrabah!" P. S. I know I'm not funny

[@marshmallowlemons6118]

dude you laugh is extremely contagious !

[@CalebMawyer]

Ahh I said the same thing lol every time he would laugh I would too. Love it

[@marshmallowlemons6118]

Caleb Mawyer IKR like i could have a shitty day i can just turn to one of his vids and i cheer up by the end is great!

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Aladdin 1994 To 1995 Full Screen Disney DVD English SDH Episodes Seasons Complete Animated Series Sets Menu Language Selections Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

[@imaginefun13]

Tokyo gets all the cool stuff 😂

[@fantamoon847]

Was wondering when another DIStory would come out!

[@808natee]

Please do the evolution of Timon and pumbaa!!

[@sammywestenberger9303]

👍

[@QueenTJ1991]

This was awesome! Can't wait for the next video! Please do a video of the evolution of Princess Snow White in the Disney parks

[@disneyfan94themuppetsforev95]

8:30 The correct lyrics are "life is your restaurant and I'm your maıtre d'"

[@adxtdancer4life748]

those genie masks are creepy but still nothing compared to hades...

[@danielleruth3539]

I’ve actually met James Monroe. He was the original genie on Broadway. He also played Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton, which is where i met him.

[@tuckerhawkey9561]

1:58 Maybe a helpful solution for that would be to give him a necktie to wear kinda like how Big Bird wears one in his public appearances

[@ztslovebird]

My parents love telling the story of when I was two & we were at an Aladdin Character dining thing at MGM. I was keeping my eye on Jafar at the far end of the table, and when Genie popped out of nowhere behind me I just disappeared.

[@TG-us8pt]

yeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss distoryis back

[@lestatsluver666]

I normally love your videos but this cackling is over the top...really ruins it

[@taurinecat]

Yeah it's way too much.

[@SpiritKitten]

Don't get me started on Genie! Dressing him gives me a headache sometimes, thank god he only comes out for Halloween and Christmas!

[@SpiritKitten]

Have you explored with Lilo and Stitch in the parks?

[@tessareynolds7445]

LITERALLY...you showed the Aladdin parade and my first thought was, “I’ve seen those so many times on TPMvids...”

[@bradleycotton3237]

Since the live-action “Aladdin” came out last year, can Genie be a face character now? Like when he’s human? Will Smith’s Genie, that is.

[@RikoJAmado]

Tally, NOOO!

[@siobhannicolson5566]

james monroe englehart or his understudy i think performed in the sydney version of aladdin the musical and... i may or may not have REALLY liked him a lot :D he was really good UPDATE; it was michael james scott

[@carminecdinoproductions]

You haven’t done evolutions for the characters from The Lion King, the characters from The Jungle Book, the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Three Caballeros, the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, Tinker Bell from Peter Pan, and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Abu and Rajah were absent in the Aladdin musical spectacular at Disney California Adventure and in the main Broadway Musical of Aladdin!

[@jasontachin]

rw:here are some disney facts about genie disney dan: 1.The Genie was designed to look like a living cloud of smoke. 2.In a Deleted concept from Aladdin it was revealed that the peddler is actually the Genie in disguise. 3.Many of the Genie's lines were improvised by voice actor Robin Williams. 4.The Genies Lamp can be seen in Mama Odie's houseboat in The Princess and the Frog.^_^

[@julian.amma97]

The Genie wouldn't exist the way he does if the animation legend Eric Goldberg hadn't taken it upon himself to animate that test of the character set to the stand up of Robin Williams. Williams didn't want to do it until he was shown the animation test done by Mr. Goldberg and finally agreed, with a few stipulations, to voice the now iconic character! :D

[@Boom23648]

Your laugh and energy is contagious!!

[@DistoryDan]

Thanks Ben!

[@stringofpearlz]

I saw Aladdin on Broadway right after James Monroe Iglehart won the Tony award for his role and there was a 5 minute standing ovation after Friend Like Me. No joke.

[@lucasfrost3933]

I’d love it if you did the history of Gaston! 😁

[@bradleycotton3237]

lucas frost No one gets Disney Danned like Gaston.

[@scaratthedisco]

I was a figure skater growing up, and one of my coaches was a principal skater for Disney On Ice. He was the Genie for a few years, so I wonder if some of these clips are him!

[@christianablackburn]

I miss the Aladdin Musical Spectacular so much I wanted to be carpet more than anything

[@creepysoda_emi9090]

I feel like there was one on here that was not mentioned,i think 2016 i was in this like school club i think and we went on an excersion to an Aladdin play,i only remember some bits of it tho like the Genie,I think he was played by a kid bc of the voice and he was shorter than most of the other actors,i don't know how to end this comment so bye i guess

[@kennleygibbs7738]

The Evolution of Spongebob Squarepants - UNIstory

[@wendymccoy1093]

I love these so much! keep it up!

[@theleader9180]

2003 was the only show that matters to all the people who played genie U did something no else could well maybe

[@emmacrendastark13]

Lol I love how you’re just really having fun with this

[@youmadornahhh]

Genie was inspired by a black man yet there was backlash when they cast a black man in the live action. 🤣

[@emmad8533]

Disney Dan has the best laugh on Disney KZbin confirmed

[@courtneyozog3675]

As a skater I love the explanations you give when talking about the ice shows. This was the best explanation yet. Have you ever been on the ice to get first hand experience?

[@jjobenschain4039]

Me freaking out when I saw James inglehart because I met him

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

How bout Toy Story characters?

[@bradleycotton3237]

Bowling Dude I’d love it if they were face characters and interacted with the kids. For example, Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bo Peep, and the Green Army Men.

[@arcticfoxgaming1488]

*Fun Fact:* For a long time, Scott Weinger (aka Aladdin in the original movie) played as the genie in the Aladdin Musical at the Disney California Adventure.

[@courtneyozog3675]

Wasn't he also on Full House? I saw a fun fact or something when they did a Disneyland episode he dressed up as Aladdin, which made a fun fact cameo because he really played Aladdin in the parks.

[@jasontachin]

rw:you may not have singed it right,but you tried^_^

[@starsbookreviews]

I remember loving doing meet and greets when I was little intel Genie. For some reason I was scared of him! It didn't help that right before he came out he was poking his head out behind a curtain kinda creepily.

[@ryanguinan9949]

Hi Disney Dan Would you please put once upon a time genie

[@jasontachin]

rw:Disney Dan you look cool as a animated Genie^_^

[@Swindlerformers]

How do all the costumes of the Disney parks Costom

[@mikkvidamocrafts8162]

I’m not in Europe but I put my hat behind my ears

[@brandonross3783]

It's try some of column A and try all of column B

[@Alberto_Tellez]

Even I love Genie from Aladdin. He is one HECK of a lot of fun for you to be having and even though Robin Williams disappeared into a star is he remembered as the kind of our wish granting guy who broke the record in making possible the magic of our favorite genie who can shift shape, replicate, transport, and most of all, still make us smile today. Thanks for making this video possible, Dan.

[@samboi123]

Look at me! It’s Disney DAnimated!

[@memethyst]

1:35 i don't think _he's_ going to grant anyone's wishes...

[@mr.gamerschannel8845]

I think 2006 Geinie I the best Geinie Ever!!!

[@coolguyhino92]

I thought Maleficent was next?

[@JustSean5805]

Did Abu fall at 8:28 ? Did Genie fall at 8:44 ?

[@burger84.]

I didn’t really like Will Smith genie.

[@sethcarlow8363]

well this made my Thursday a whole lot better that was fun to watch. Happy magical new year 2020.

[@NathanSpies]

I think the guy who played the genie at the Aladdin Premiere did a video on KZbin

[@rachelthompson6816]

Him:uh huh uh huh uh huh. Me:what the f~

[@HeidiGriffin1216]

I've seen the Aladdin in the Hyperion a couple times, and I still remember how one time me and my older sister noticed that in One Jump Ahead, Aladdin skipped a verse in the song!

[@dozer11]

Lol your laugh is infectious. And I mean that in the best way. We as an audience can tell that you truly do love the Genie character! Thank you for sharing this!

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

*sees Tokyo Disney's genie* Oh good. Nightmare fuel.

[@donaldoconner]

In the broadway version, a lot of the footage you used was of Major Attaway (his replacement) not James Monroe. Fun fact: that clip with 5 genies wasn’t from the broadway show, (the genie doesn’t clone himself on broadway) it was a special performance of all 5 genies from original cast, current broadway, the touring show, west end, etc.

[@jacktayl]

Excuse me, Disney Dan, but I believe a good idea for a DIStory episode would be where you discuss the evolution of the Mad Hatter at Disney Parks.

[@TheRealFrandude]

Can You Do The Evolution The Buzz Lightyear Costume In The Parks Over The Years.

[@markthomas6236]

I love what you do

[@JorWat25]

Something you didn't mention about James Monroe Iglehart's Broadway version of the Genie is that he actually won a Tony for the role.

[@fatebreakerproductions]

8:48 Genie trips Dan: It's the best! was that an intentional edit lol