note Specifically, the battle with Cloud, which recreates the Kingdom Hearts I fight with him at Olympus Coliseum. Ultimate, which otherwise avoids referencing the Disney animation part of Kingdom Hearts as much as possible, the world is still loosely referenced during one of Sora’s Classic Mode matches.

Even for Sora’s guest appearance in Super Smash Bros. Hades is also the most recurring Disney Villain in the series besides Maleficent note the biggest Disney Villain of the series herself, probably because you can always rely on getting the big name of James Woods to play him. It has appeared in seven out of eight games, and even in the game it didn't appear in, the world's theme music was used in another world. Thanks to James Woods coming back, it did pretty well.Ī level based upon the movie's setting called Olympus Coliseum shows up in the Kingdom Hearts series. It also presented a plot hole in that Hades was still trying to get him killed, despite the fact that in the movie he didn't know Herc was still alive until he was an adult, but the writers excused it to have some fun with the setting and characters, hoping that the plot hole wouldn't bother viewers too much. It was a Midquel series that presented Herc's life in high school and had him hanging out with fellow Greek characters Icarus and Cassandra. Over a year after its release, the film spawned a cartoon that ran both in syndication and on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC, from 1998 to 1999. Some mark it as the turning point where Disney no longer confined humour to incompetent sidekicks. Its sense of humour was compared to that which Robin Williams brought to Aladdin, showcasing a villain both competent and hilarious. While it may not have been Disney's most successful movie thanks to competition, it nonetheless made plenty of money and earned its fair share of praise and success when compared to the Disney franchise as a whole. Hercules grows up but later learns he is the son of Gods, and in order to return to Mt. Hades sends his minions Pain and Panic to turn Hercules into a mortal and kill him, but they fail in their attempt and leave him on Earth with his divine strength to be raised as a human. The three Fates warn him that his plans would be endangered if Hercules, Zeus and Hera's newborn child, is still around by the time he tries to take over Mount Olympus.

Hades is sent to rule the underworld, but he makes plans to throw Zeus out of Mount Olympus with the Titans' help. Being a mostly lighthearted musical comedy that serves as a change of pace after Disney attempting three epic features, this film is a very loose, family friendly adaptation of the myth of Heracles, being to Greek Mythology what Aladdin was to the Arabian Nights.Īfter Zeus fights and sends the Titans to the Underworld, he becomes the ruler of Mount Olympus, home of all Greek gods. S21 or S31 to Holstenstraße the Neue Flora building is just opposite the stop.Hercules is entry #35 of the Disney Animated Canon, released in 1997. You can book tickets online by clicking here. However, anyone familiar with the original Disney movie or with Greek mythology should be able to follow along thanks to the universally comprehensible spectacle of dance and music. Like all of Hamburg’s Musicals, HERCULES is in German. That means audiences can look forward to a night full of entertainment, effects, and emotions. The stage adaptation was written by Olivier Award nominee Kwame Kwei-Armah and Tony Award® winner Robert Horn, and directed by Tony Award® winner Casey Nicholaw, who also staged the Broadway hit ALADDIN. The score will also include new songs, written exclusively for the musical stage, which will lead the audience from Olympus to Hades to the fantastic realm of Disney’s HERCULES. Hear the thrilling musical score written by Alan Menken and David Zippel and listen to all the R&B and gospel hits from the Disney movie, such as ‘Go the Distance’ (shortlisted for a Golden Globe and an Oscar in 1998), ‘From Zero to Hero,’ and ‘I Won’t Say I’m in Love’. The premiere of this captivating musical production in March 2024 will also be its world premiere. The story is rounded out by a spectacular stage performance, great laughs for young and old, a real and honest hero – and, of course, true romance.

Lower prices for children, students, and moreĭisney’s HERCULES is truly a comedy out of this world: A young demi-god sets off to find himself and his place in the human world.

Based on the eponymous Disney movie from 1997, this brand-new musical adventure will thrill audiences of all ages at Hamburg's Neue Flora musical stage. This stage performance will besoothe the ancient gods! Watch Hercules, son of Zeus and one of the key characters of Greek mythology, conquer the stage.

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