Dare to Dream Jr.


Dare to Dream Jr. is a 2025 musical revue published by [The Walt The Walt Disney Company|Disney Company|Disney]. The show includes 20, primarily Disney, songs from over 100 years.

Creation

The music in Dare to Dream Jr. was arranged by Patrick Sulken and Britt Bonney. The revue's songs are mostly from Disney movies and musicals, but songs from Pinnochio and Snow White are licensed from Bourne Co. Dare to Dream Jr. was written to commemorate Disney's centennial. The show was written specifically for "today's young performers".
There is one act in the musical and no intermission. The show is written to last 60 minutes. There are no gendered pronouns in the show, and all characters are gender-flexible.

Characters

There are no named characters in the show; instead, there are 15 numbered "players". There are two trainers leading the group, Players 1 and 2.
The trainees in Dare to Dream Jr. are referred to as "Junior Imagineers" or "Imagineers-in-Training", a nod to Disney's Imagineers.

Plot

A group of Junior Imagineers arrive at Disney's Imagineering Studios for their training. The trainees are taught about the importance of dreams. Player 3 does not have a dream, and several other students try to help her. But, Player 5 can't wait for their dream to come true. The two trainers, emotional, dismiss the Junior Imagineers for a break.
The other trainees remain encouraging towards Player 3. The mentors return to find all the other students helping Player 3 find her dream. Player 11 sings about having multiple dreams, and pursuing them all intermittently. Then, Player 3 realizes that she doesn't have to commit to one dream in particular. In response to this, Player 5 is relieved that not all of their dreams have to come true immediately. Player 14 encourages fun and silliness in their song. Player 15 then sings about how dreams are often shared.
The Junior Imagineers have only one day of training; this is both their first and last. The new Imagineers reflect on the power of dreams for unity and morality.

Musical numbers

There are 20 songs in the revue and 22 tracks:
Track numberSong titleCharacters
01Overture-
02A Dream is a Wish Your Heart MakesVarious
03Be Our Guest1, 2, ensemble
04When You Wish Upon a Star/A Dream is a Wish Various
05How Far I'll Go/Part of Your World6, 7, ensemble
06Just Around the Riverbend/Out There6, 7, 11, 12, 13
07I Just Can't Wait to Be King5, ensemble
08Surface Pressure3, various
09Let It Go10, ensemble
10Friend Like Me8, ensemble
11You've Got a Friend in Me8, 9, ensemble
12Dig a Little Deeper4, 10, 14, 15
13Try Everything11, ensemble
14Go the Distance3
15When I Am Older5
16Hakuna Matata/The Bare Necessities1, 2, ensemble
17Nonsense Medley14,, ensemble
18Remember Me15, ensemble
19I've Got a DreamVarious
20FinaleEnsemble
21Bows Ensemble
22Exit music-