Living Our Disney Era
Updated: Mar 16
Disney movies, drinks, and ears for every Taylor Swift era.
You have arrived! The Taylor Swift Eras Tour is now streaming even earlier than expected. As you rewatch every moment, we picked our favorite Disney movies, characters, drinks, and more for every era.
Taylor Swift
Disney Movie: Toy Story 2
Disney Character: Jasmine
Disney Drink: Bubbles of the Sea
Attraction: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Minnie Ears: Teal Minnie Mouse Ears
The colors match with this one, but imagine the music video to “Teardrops on my Guitar,” while sitting on a chaise in Agrabah with the heartbreak that your life has been decided for you… enough said. This album is in its feelings and no scene better depicts the pre-teen growing up than the “When Somebody Loved Me,” sequence from Toy Story 2.
Fearless
Disney Movie: The Little Mermaid
Disney Character: Anna
Disney Drink: Frozen Orange Dole Whip Margarita
Attraction: Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Minnie Ears: Gold Mouse Ear Headband
Anna was PLAYED by Hans like Abigail who gave everything to a boy who changed his mind. And we all cried. This is still country Taylor with youthfulness that’s starting to experience heartbreak for the first time. It’s how Ariel feels when Triton destroys her collection and she risks it all to be with Eric a la “Jump Then Fall.”
Speak Now
Disney Movie: Frozen
Disney Character: Rapunzel
Disney Drink: Divinely Diabolical Milkshake
Attraction: La Tanière du Dragon (Disneyland Paris)
Minnie Ears: Long Live Friendship Bracelet Ears
Because what is “Let It Go” and “Show Yourself” if not Speak Now? And yes, we had the time of our lives fighting dragons with you in Disneyland Paris. Tangled also completely embodies that fairytale whimsy and naivety of “Innocence."
Red
Disney Movie: The Jungle Cruise
Disney Character: Mei Lee
Disney Drink: Ottawa Apple
Attraction: Tower of Terror
Minnie Ears: Red Velvet Ears
This album appears to be country but there are hidden pop songs. Just when you think you know where it’s going, it shifts gears and drops you 13 stories and down a winding river. Mei also has a lot of feelings about being a Red Panda, and certainly has a lot going on at the moment.
1989
Disney Movie: Wreck-It-Ralph 2
Disney Character: Judy Hopps
Disney Drink: Blue Citrus Sauvignon Blanc Slushy
Attraction: TRON Light Cycle Run
Minnie Ears: Mickey Pearl Ears
1989 is all about embracing your friendships and bettering yourself. Zootopia also has a big city and train montage that’s basically set to “Welcome to New York.” The GRID in Tron is like the block design of 1989, and that slush is the epitome of drinking with your friends at a famous Fourth of July Party in Rhode Island.
Reputation
Disney Movie: Moana
Disney Character: Maleficent
Disney Drink: Kalabar’s Revenge Cocktail
Attraction: Rise of the Resistance
Minnie Ears: Snake Skin Minnie Ears
Maleficent was done dirty by people she thought she could trust. I’ll leave that there. But Reputation isn’t all bad; It’s freeing yourself from others' expectations or perceptions of who you are which is giving Moana and her call to the water and Rey and her call to the Force.
Lover
Disney Movie: Inside Out
Disney Character: Aurora
Disney Drink: The Love That Lasts a Lifetime
Attraction: Journey into Imagination with Figment
Minnie Ears: Candy Cane Hearts Ears
Lover could replace “Once upon a dream,” in a modern adaptation, but this album encompasses so much more. It’s about loving yourself, living your most authentic life, and embracing the multitude of feelings that come with being in love. And that could not be better demonstrated than by the emotions in Riley’s head.
Folklore
Disney Movie: Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness
Disney Character: Wendy Darling
Disney Drink: Oga’s Cantina Dagobah Slug Slinger
Attraction: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Minnie Ears: Gray Velvet Ears
This album is a storytelling and lyrical powerhouse and with songs like “The Last Great American Dynasty,” and “Mad Woman,” we have a hard time not picturing Scarlet Witch here. “I had a marvelous time ruining everything,” is basically her mantra. There is also a direct callout to Peter Pan and Wendy and other books to film (and ride adaptations) in Cardigan, Invisible String, and Illicit Affairs.
Evermore
Disney Movie: Brave
Disney Character: Scarlet Witch
Disney Drink: Mary Sanderson Hocus Pocus Cocktail
Attraction: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Minnie Ears: Flannel Ears
Have you seen the Eras set for Willow? It’s essentially the Will of the Wisps. Taylor even got accused of witchcraft because of it. “Meet me in the woods after dark,” that’s the above aesthetic if we ever knew it.
Midnights
Disney Movie: Encanto
Disney Character: Elsa
Disney Drink: Hyperdrive— Punch it!
Attraction: The Mad Tea Party
Minnie Ears: Midnight Sparkle Ears
This is a breakup album disguised with poppy tunes and you can’t convince us otherwise. “Let it go” and “Bejeweled” are two sides of the same coin. It’s uncertainty and chaos and losing everything you once knew. But there’s also a beauty that comes with the acceptance of our lack of control. It's making an ice castle for one and trusting that what goes around, comes around.