You may or may not be aware that towards the end of March we are sending one of the lucky contestants from the winning team of Disney Destinies to Disney World! Disney Destinies was a Video Only Group Smule Comp themed on Disney. Disney Elite took the title and they chose to send their team member Elias @eb_becker on the trip.
We decided to catch up with Elias before the trip to find out a little more about him and Disney Elite and their time in Disney Destinies.
ITM: First off, thank you for taking the time to be interviewed.
E: No problem at all, it’s a pleasure to answer these questions.
ITM: Are you looking forward to your Disney Adventure?
E: Yes, I am so excited for this upcoming trip. The closer it comes to happening , the more excited I am. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and I can’t thank the judges of Disney Destinies [DD] enough for this gift
ITM: You’re very welcome! Have you been to disney before?
E: Last June I had the great opportunity to take part in a smule meet-up at Disneyland ,CA to meet several members of my group Disney Elite [DE] (five of us in all) It was an absolute blast to meet friends in person and share our love of Disney at Disney. That being said ,this is my first time not only to visit Disney World [DW] but to visit the southern US area in general and it goes without saying that I’m super excited about the idea.
ITM:What are you looking forward to most about your trip?
E: In addition to seeing the beach, the lovely state of Florida and of course the great Disney attractions that await, I’m really looking forward to seeing a few more members of DE!
A few of them actually live in Florida so this is another great smule/DE meet-up in the making.
ITM: That’s awesome! Let’s talk about the competition. Why did you and your team decide to compete?
E: DE had participated prior in the Sing Olympics competition and saw DD as another great opportunity to showcase its great talent to the world of Smule.
I personally saw it as a great chance to contribute to the team and have fun singing some Disney
Also, a big part of why I personally chose to compete in DD was the wonderful chance to team up with a few of the new faces of DE which included the winner of DE’s Wishes competition Sidney @smule_sidney
ITM: How did you get to become a part of Disney Elite, and a part of their team that competed in Disney Destinies?
E: Back in my early smule days (Oct 201 ) a friend told me about DE – a new and upcoming Disney group on Smule. After I listened to one of their fantastic birthday songs, I knew I had to be a part of [it].
I auditioned for 7 different roles in DE before finally getting a call back and winning the role as DE’s Genie. It truly was my dream role as one of my greatest heroes was Robin Williams.
As far as DD was concerned, truth be told I almost didn’t even participate at all. I had just got done with a prior Smule project and was looking to take a bit of a break. However my good DE friend Matty @_IAM_42MattyG convinced me it would be a blast and I’m so glad I decided to take part in the fun.
ITM: What did you enjoy most about the competition?
E: In addition to meeting some of the other great talent outside of DE, I had a great time learning new songs that I was not familiar with prior to competing in DD namely the Broadway version of Prince Ali. It was also a great privilege to see the creative minds of team DE at work. Brainstorming ideas and practicing together was so much fun.
ITM: What did you enjoy least? Or find the most stressful?
E: The fact this was a video competition put a whole new level of challenge for me and the team.
For starters, one doesn’t get the safety net of Smule flags to fall back on so you get the added stress of starting all over if you make a simple mistake.
Also, as much as all the teams like to joke about it, the smule glitches were a very unwelcome speed bump in the final rounds.
I realize of course it’s no simple task to run an app as big as Smule so I give the people who run the site full props for all the hard work they do.
ITM: If we have a future season of Disney Destinies, what advice would you give to a competing team?
E: Above all you got to have fun. Disney is supposed to be about fun and bringing magic to something bigger than yourself.
To borrow P.T. Barnums phrase: “the noblest art is that of making others happy “
That’s a big part of why I love being in DE. Sure, me and the group have fun singing Disney projects but it’s the love and comments we get from our DE fans that make it so much better.
Competitions like DD are great opportunity to inspire others with the magic of Disney music.
ITM: Thank you so much, Elias. Finally, can you answer these quick fire questions?
Favorite Disney Movie: A toss up between Aladdin and Lion King
Favorite Disney Hero Flynn Rider
Favorite Disney Sidekick Genie
Favorite Disney Villain Hades
Most Hated Disney Character Frollo – dudes a hypocrite, creepy and overall just a jerk
Most Annoying Disney Character Ogie Boogie
Funniest Disney Character Kronk
5 Saddest Disney moments
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- Mufasa’s death but more specifically Simba pleading for his father to wake up
- Kerchaks death in Tarzan
- When Kenai tells Koda his mom is gone and never coming back in Brother Bear.
- When Anna and Elsa are crying with a door between them after their parents are lost at sea
- When Sully has to say goodbye to Boo
Favourite Disney Character Costume? Captain Jack Sparrow or Hook if I have to pick animated
5 favourite Disney Hero Solos
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- Reflection – Mulan
- Evermore- Beauty and the Beast
If I Can’t Love Her – Beauty and the Beast - Go the Distance – Hercules
- Friend like Me- Aladdin
- Out There – Hunchback of Notre Dame
Favourite Disney Villain Solo Friends on the Other Side
Favourite Disney Group Song Bells of Notre Dame
Disney “Snog, Marry, Kill” Snog: Esmeralda; Marry: Belle; Kill: Snow White
Favorite Live Action Disney Movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
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