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Saturday, July 24, 2010

“Weird Al” Yankovic talks Disney, Jungle Cruise, and ‘Skipper Dan’

Interview: “Weird Al” Yankovic talks Disney, Jungle Cruise, and ‘Skipper Dan’Three hours before his July 21, 2010 concert at Hard Rock Live in Universal Orlando’s CityWalk, GRAMMY-Award winning artist “Weird Al” Yankovic sat down with me backstage for a one-on-one interview to discuss his recent Disney-themed song “Skipper Dan.”

Having been a fan of Al’s for more than 20 years, I tried to put my fanboy hat aside in order to have a serious conversation. Wait, nevermind, this is “Weird Al” we’re talking about -- the reigning king of comedy music. While there may not have been a need for seriousness, I did honestly want to learn a few details about why he chose to write a song about a Disney attraction, so I asked him that along with plenty of other theme park-related questions:



Source:insidethemagic.net