Closing date set for Country Bear Jamboree at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Jan 09, 2024 in "Country Bear Musical Jamboree"

Posted: Tuesday January 9, 2024 4:09pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World's Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom will be closed starting January 27, 2024 to begin work on updating the show with a fresh new act opening summer 2024.

In an update today, Disney says, "The Country Bears are getting ready to put on a new show that pays homage to the Opry-style shows of Nashville. While the Country Bear Musical Jamboree will include easter eggs from the beginning to the end including a familiar tune fans may remember, the bears will sing new, reinterpreted Disney tunes in different genres of country music – like bluegrass, pop-country, Americana, rockabilly and other styles."

Disney also teased that more changes will soon be announced for Frontierland at Magic Kingdom.

Here is a look at a recording session for the new show which will be named "Country Bear Musical Jamboree."

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    PiratesMansion5 days ago

    Sure, but we need not get so lost in the memories that we allow or encourage the parks to become further sullied in the meantime. I've done the Stitch Tiki Room also and it's...definitely a thing that exists. Not a patch on the original, which is the only version of that show that (IMO) has ever worked.

    Disnutz3115 days ago

    Lol. Yeah, I miss the pure days of old Disney World and the company, but I have come to terms with the growth and changes for the most part. It's good to look back but also keep an open mind. There was nothing like EPCOT '84, Adventurer's Club, Splash, and the GMR. With that said, removal of ROA and Muppets is a stupid idea, but at the end of the day, we are all going to ride the new stuff, and the company won't listen. Just trying the keep the memories pure. Now I rather go to Tokyo Disney again and spend less, see better show quality and cast members, and make new memories.

    Disgruntled Walt5 days ago

    For someone who calls himself a "Disney World Purist," this is a bit of a surprising take.

    Disnutz3115 days ago

    I will say that the Stich Tiki Room in Japan surprised me and it was just the right use of him and still felt like the classic show. I would not mind that addition at all. Would make the kids enjoy it more.

    The Leader of the Club5 days ago

    Annual passholders would love it. Regular guests might be slightly less confused who this random orange thing is on all the merch.

    aladdin20075 days ago

    An orange bird animatronic should come up in the middle as part of the show, know how popular that would be?

    AidenRodriguez7316 days ago

    Wouldn't be a bad idea but if they did want to keep the attraction story/script the same, they can just replace the voices with people from the areas they represent. I always imagined the birds as either tourists themselves or people who "run the show" that already kinda existed there.

    TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

    An accurate depiction of a tiki room parrot who is hosting a show? Shouldn’t they all be voiced from actors from Polynesia then?

    AidenRodriguez7316 days ago

    If you take a job from someone who reasonably could do it and who would be a more accurate depiction of the representation (particularly those who are underrepresented) to do a sterotyped-version of the representation, that's not a great look.

    TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

    I may be mixing this up but I believe that leak was the same time as country bears to woodys roundup - they’ve been full of such good ideas lately ;)

    AidenRodriguez7316 days ago

    Ouch. Glad they scrapped that, maybe leaks are a good thing since I'm sure the reaction to Tiki Room being replaced had a factor in this being benched. Very odd decision considering that Moana could have a M&G in any park pretty much and Adventureland already has a wide open expansion plot.

    TrainsOfDisney6 days ago

    Where is the point that it becomes “different”? By far the most offensive bird voice at Disney is Iago correct? I’m a fan of the great late Gilbert but he is the very definition of offensive.

    Moth6 days ago

    I don't think I can post the site here. But if you search "Tiki room Moana concept art" you'll probably find it.

    AidenRodriguez7316 days ago

    Which concept art are you referring to? Cause yikes