Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone Send “Wizards of Waverly Place” Fans Wild with Throwback Song

Gina KalsiThu, August 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC

0

Selena Gomez and Jennifer StoneCredit: Disney Wizards Series/Instagram -

Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone reunited to perform their iconic “Crazy Funky Junky Hat” song from Wizards of Waverly Place

The duo recently reprised their roles as Alex Russo and Harper Finkle for the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place finale on Disney+

Stone shared a heartfelt Instagram post where she explained how returning to her character felt like reuniting with a childhood best friend

Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone are having a magical reunion!

The actresses, who recently reprised their roles as best friends Alex Russo (Gomez) and Harper Finkle (Stone) for Disney’s Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, have treated fans to an old classic, the “Crazy Funky Junky Hat” song!

The pair were filmed singing and performing the routine to the iconic track — which debuted in season 1 of the original show, Wizards of Waverly Place — in an Instagram video shared the by the sitcoms’ official Instagram account on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

“A beanie?” Gomez, 34, is heard asking, before breaking into the nostalgic song with Stone, 33.

“What’s that? A hat! Crazy, funky, junky hat. Overslept, hair unsightly, trying to look like Keira Knightley. We’ve been there, we’ve done that, we see right through your funky hat,” they sang.

They also flawlessly performed the dance routine, picking up where they left off almost two decades ago.

Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone on the ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’Credit: Bruce Birmelin/ Disney Channel via Getty

“Word!” Gomez said, before they shared a heartfelt hug, which sent fans into a frenzy.

“This means so much to me you don’t understand,” one wrote. “My childhood ❤️❤️,” another said. “Childhood came rushing back 💜,” a third added.

“Like no time has passed 🥹💜 Alex and Harper reunite in the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place 4-Part Finale Event, available now on Disney+,” the account captioned the post.

In the original series, which ran from 2007 to 2013, Stone played a mortal, and Gomez was cast as a wizard in training. The Disney sitcom followed a wizarding family with three kids training to compete for sole possession of the family’s magical powers.

Advertisement

Gomez posted a picture of herself alongside both cast members from the original and reboot series on her Instagram Stories.

The Only Murders in the Building star was snapped beaming alongside Taylor Cora, Mimi Gianopulos, Janice LeAnn Brown, Max Matenko, Alkaio Thiele and David Henrie, who played Gomez’s brother Justin Russo, in the original show.

Selena Gomez shares a picture alongside new and old castmatesCredit: Selena Gomez/Instagram

“Time to cast one final spell 🪄✨. The Wizards Beyond Waverly Place 4-Part Finale Event is now streaming on Disney+ 💜,” Gomez wrote over the photo, which she posted on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Stone also uploaded her own series of snaps from her appearance in the spinoff finale and said it made her heart “so happy” to be working with Gomez and Gregg Sulkin again. Sulkin played werewolf Mason Greyback in Wizards of Waverly Place.

Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone with David DeLuise (far left)Credit: Jennifer Stone/Instagram

— sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“Returning to Harper after more than ten years was wonderfully weird in the best way. She was everything I needed as a teenager, and stepping back into her shoes felt like reuniting with a childhood best friend,” Stone said in an Instagram post, uploaded on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

“It made my heart so happy to be working with  @selenagomez and @greggsulkin jumping right back into our comedy roots as if no time had passed. Thank you to @disneychannel and the entire @disneywizardsbeyond cast and crew for the gift of getting to step into Harper’s themed shoes once again,” she added.

Selena Gomez with Jennifer Stone and Gregg Sulkin (far right)Credit: Jennifer Stone/Instagram

“I hope you loved the finale on @disneyplus as much as we loved making it for you. Until next time, Miss Finkle. ❤️🍒🪄,” Stone said.

She also described the “Crazy Funky Junky Hat” track as a “song and dance we’ll never forget.”

on People

Original Article on Source

Source: “AOL Entertainment”