Disney adults, theater kids, and just lovers of good ‘ole country music… boy, do I have the perfect video for you.
I don’t know if you guys have been to Disney World when it’s an a**-sweating 98 degrees outside and your shoes are just about soaked in puddles of sweat with blisters that’ll make a grown man cry… but if the shared experience rings a bell, then chances are you also know what it’s like to camp out in the Country Bear Jamboree for a little R&R and air-conditioning.
The staple Disney World show is known for its metal-clanking animatronics, country-ified ditties, and, most recently, has become one of the reigning inspirations behind rising country star Kaitlin Butts’ latest album. The Oklahoma native— who, yes, embraces her unmistakable last name loud and proud— recently dropped her fourth studio album, Hello, HonkyTonk, on October 30, featuring a front cover with her on a floral vine swing that is uncanny to the Jamboree’s Teddi Barra.
Continuing the theme, Butts welcomed fans to her very own honky-tonk animatronic-led stage in a brand-new 30-minute-long mini musical, pulling from Disney World’s hit show with a tinge of the iconic Broadway show, Chicago. Right off the bat, viewers are introduced to the album’s unique visual world by a very familiar voice: Lainey Wilson, who takes on the role of a talking deer head fittingly named Elkie Wilson.
Now, if you’re somehow unfamiliar with Butts (which I’d find hard to believe, considering she’s been one of 2026’s standout artists), she’s the voice behind fan-favorite tracks like “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)” and Flatland Cavalry’s “A Life Where We Work Out,” which features her alongside her husband, Cleto Cordero. But if that somehow still doesn’t ring a bell, you may also recognize the red-headed starlet from her iconic role in Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” music video.
Yes, Butts, who opened for Langley on tour this year, also just so happened to play the token mean girl in the hit song’s equally viral music video.
Showing off her acting skills once more as the bar owner of the Honky Tonk Saloon, Butts playing “Katy B.,” leads the mini-show as she takes viewers through eight songs off of her coinciding album, including “The Bartender,” “Everybody Wanna Sing a Country Song,” “Still Got It,” “The Joker,” “Bacon Naked (Take It from Me),” “What More Could You Want,” “Crazy I Can Be,” and “Midnight, I’ll Always Be Yours.”
Helping her share the story of the album’s standout tracks, the “regulars” get a little rowdy on the bar floor alongside Butts performances, waltz across the room during love songs like “Still Got It,” and bring some humor to choreographed numbers in comedic anthems like “Bacon Naked (Take It From Me).”
And if you don’t walk away from this mini musical extravaganza completely obsessed with the product of Butts’ wildly creative mind, co-directed by Chris Beyrooty and co-produced by Jack Hackett, then I’d seriously suggest getting your own brain checked out.
In a world where social media has become the reigning king of music promotion and high-production music videos have largely taken a backseat, Butts’ commitment to long-form storytelling and her incredibly unique approach to bringing an album to life is beyond refreshing. It’s the kind of creativity that reminds you just how much fun country music can be.
With that being said, I promise the full half-hour will have you roped in. And while you’re at it, check out her full-14 track album below too.