History CutSong / Disney

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' had a few numbers for the fairies and a VillainSong [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwyJR8hdBCM for Maleficent]].

** The song "Arabian Nights" was actually going to be at least 4 verses long, with each verse being sung during different parts of the film, but in the final version, only the first verse was used. Two verses were still used later: one for the opening of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' -- and subsequently as the opening theme for the TV series - and the one that would end the film at the ending of ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' as BookEnds.

** The song "Arabian Nights" was actually going to be at least 4 verses long, with each verse being sung during different parts of the film, but in the final version, only the first verse was used. Two verses were still used later: one for the opening of ''The Return of Jafar'' -- and subsequently as the opening theme for the TV series - and the one that would end the film at the ending of ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' as BookEnds.

** The song "Arabian Nights" was actually going to be at least 4 verses long, with each verse being sung during different parts of the film, but in the final version, only the first verse was used. Two verses were still used later: one for the opening of ''The Return of Jafar'' -- and subsequently as the opening theme for the TV series - and the one that would end the film at the ending of ''Aladdin and the Forty Thieves'' as BookEnds.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': The GrandFinale was going to have a VillainSong for [[BigBad Bill Cipher]] called "It's Gonna Get Weird." An animatic for it can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5sZPPF9ao here]]. (Spoiler warning.)

** Another song called "The Right Side" was also cut. It was recycled nearly two decades later for the TV show ''Series/WelcomeToPoohCorner'' as a song that is sung by Winnie the Pooh in some episodes.

* In the stage adaptation of ''Film/MaryPoppins'', "Temper Temper" was eventually replaced with a new song titled "Playing the Game", as the former was deemed too scary for children.

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* ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'':
** Before settling on "One Little Spark" by Music/TheShermanBrothers, the ride's theme song was originally a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojrqyUEr-F0 very different track]] written by Bob Moline (who has written several songs for Epcot attractions, such as "Golden Dreams" for ''The American Adventure'' and "Energy Makes the World Go Round" for ''Universe of Energy'').
** Two verses of "One Little Spark" itself were cut from the original ride. Both cut verses are included in the 1994 songbook ''A Souvenir Disney Songbook-Favorite Songs from Disneyland & Walt Disney World''.
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** Two verses of "One Little Spark" itself were cut from the original ride. Both verses are included in the 1994 songbook ''A Souvenir Disney Songbook-Favorite Songs from Disneyland & Walt Disney World''.

* ''Ride/JourneyIntoImagination'': Two verses of "One Little Spark" were cut from the original ride. Both verses are included in the songbook ''A Souvenir Disney Songbook-Favorite Songs from Disneyland & Walt Disney World''.

** Another song called "The Right Side" was also cut. It was recycled nearly two decades later for the TV show ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'' as a song that is sung by Winnie the Pooh in some episodes.

* Originally Megara from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' had a love ballad named "I Can't Believe My Heart" about how she [[DoesNotLikeMen disliked men]] due to past heartbreak until she met Hercules. It was replaced with the much more upbeat and sassy "I Won't Say I'm In Love" because the writers didn't think Meg was the type to sing slow songs.

** "Home" is a cut song sung by Anna.

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWAfLtZNZL8 You're You]]" - Prior to "Love Is an Open Door", this was the love duet between Anna and Hans.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'':

** "I Seek the Truth" is sung by Elsa in a cut scene where she begins to uncover secrets regarding the origins of her power.

-->I'm not part of the town, not meant to be queen, just somebody hopelessly in-between
-->[[TheAce She's the scholar, athlete, poet]]
-->I'm the screwup... Don't I know it
-->[[OvershadowedByAwesome But then, who could ever compare?]]
-->Of course they're gonna think I'm just the spare
-->[[ThePollyanna Well I won't care]]

-->''Go ahead, get trampled by a rhino!\\

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VtiklwXrFs Spring Pageant]]": Instead of "Frozen Heart", the opening would have been this song, which is done in the form of a rehearsal for a troll children's pageant run by a snooty and uptight director. It would have the performers reveal a prophecy that Arendelle will get a "ruler with a frozen heart" and the kingdom will be cursed with an eternal winter, which will only be broken with a sword sacrifice. While that happens, all the stuff you might expect to have happen in a school play happens: one kid gets caught chewing gum on stage and the performers giggle through what are supposed to be serious lines. Reportedly, the "troll prophecy" was a plot element that persisted through several drafts of the script. The final version of the movie indicates that it would have been a ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler:the "ruler with a frozen heart" is Hans, not Elsa, and the "sword sacrifice" is Anna's self-sacrifice to save Elsa from Hans' sword]]. It would also have made the trolls look like {{Jackass Genie}}s to produce such an ambiguous prophecy to begin with. Looking at the song's lyrics, one does realize how in original drafts, this prophecy element from "Spring Pageant" was the reason behind Elsa's decision to flee when her ability to control ice and snow is exposed: to avoid associating herself with this prophecy, only to end up fulfilling it instead due to her being hostile and vindictive to anyone who knows about it. Had this subplot and the "Spring Pageant" troll prophecy been kept, the plot point would have been altered slightly in order to eventually point to Hans as the "ruler with a frozen heart".

* Many are aware that ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'' went through a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/{{Frozen}} lot of concepts]], and several of these concepts had songs written for them. Therefore, there's a lot of songs that were scrapped when their concepts were, along with songs scrapped for other reasons or replaced:

* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' had quite a few cut songs, including "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xzq4MT_nHg Beyond the Laughing Sky]]" (which was later used as the basis for "Second Star to the Right" in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''), "Beware the Jabberwocky" (cut because it was thought to be too scary), and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg5pA7ThTmw I'm Odd]]", sung by the Cheshire Cat, and later included as an extra in the DVD.

* In ''Theatre/Frozen2018'', Olaf had the solo number "When Everything Falls Apart", which was cut following the tryout in Denver, though the dialog was retained. In the touring production, Anna's Act II solo "True Love" was dropped, and "For the First Time In Forever (Reprise)" was replaced with a new duet, "I Can't Lose You".