{"id":60384,"date":"2026-03-18T17:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/dolly-parton-helped-miley-cyrus-manifest-hannah-montana-special\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:29:18","slug":"dolly-parton-helped-miley-cyrus-manifest-hannah-montana-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/dolly-parton-helped-miley-cyrus-manifest-hannah-montana-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Helped Miley Cyrus Manifest ‘Hannah Montana’ Special"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tRealistically, Disney had more than a decade to plan an elaborate anniversary special for Hannah Montana<\/em>, which turns 20 this year. But after Miley Cyrus<\/a> marked the show\u2019s 10th anniversary with an Instagram post announcing that Hannah had been chopped up and buried in her backyard, the network might have assumed she would want nothing to do with bringing her back. But according to a new interview with the star, it was actually Cyrus who spearheaded the upcoming Hannahversary special<\/a>, airing on Disney+ on March 24.\u202f She just had to tell a few sequined lies to make it happen.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI just started promoting a Hannah Montana <\/em>20th-anniversary special that\u202fliterally did\u202fnot exist,\u201d Cyrus told Variety<\/a> <\/em>in a new interview. The singer was deploying a tactic she learned from her godmother, Dolly Parton. \u201cI learned this terrible habit \u2014 but I actually think it was good advice \u2014 from Dolly,\u201d Cyrus said. \u201cShe told me that if you want something to happen, promote it before it exists. Then no one can say no.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn July 2025, Cyrus began teasing plans for the milestone anniversary.<\/a> She told SiriusXM\u2019s TikTok Radio that she wanted to \u201cdesign something really, really special for it,\u201d which sent fans into a frenzy. Was she planning a concert? A comeback tour? Would the cast reunite for another episode? The answer at the time was actually nothing. But the response and speculation was apparently enough to sway Disney.<\/p>\n

\n\tCyrus took the fan reactions back to the network. \u201cI\u2019m telling you,\u201d she said, \u201cthis would be huge.\u201d It wasn\u2019t immediate. Variety <\/em>reports that planning for the special didn\u2019t begin until December, with the real heavy lifting beginning in January. \u201cI think even Disney\u202fsometimes forgets the connection between me and Hannah,\u201d Cyrus said. \u201cIt\u2019s\u202fnot just a TV show. I see daily how important Hannah is to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tIt was essential, then, that the fans who allowed the special to go from an idea in Cyrus\u2019 mind to an actual production were kept top of mind when planning what it would entail. She ran ideas past Call Her Daddy <\/em>host Alex Cooper, who interviewed her for the special. \u201cShe understands Hannah in a way that I couldn\u2019t,\u201d Cyrus said. \u201cI never got to experience Hannah being crazy in the pit with other kids.\u201d\u202fCooper urged her to scrap a few, telling her, \u201cAs a Hannah fan, no one wants that.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tCyrus took reviving Hannah very seriously, even if other people might poke fun at it. \u201cWe did not want irony. This is not a joke,\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t\u202fwant this to be a viral moment. My point of doing this was not to break the internet.\u201d It was for the fans<\/a>. \u201cMy entire life is because of that loyalty.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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