Country Bear's Grizzly Hall at Magic Kingdom Set for New Exterior Theming

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Grizzly Hall - May 24 2024

Posted: Friday May 24, 2024 2:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

A permit has been filed for new exterior theming at the Country Bear's Grizzly Hall in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

Grizzly Hall - May 24 2024

The permit to install new signage for the Country Bear Musical Jamboree has been assigned to John Richards Co., which specializes in themed signage and sets. The company has worked with Disney for decades, mainly in the Disney Stores, followed by work at the theme parks for both Disney and Universal. (Thanks to @danlb_2000 on the WDWMAGIC Forums for the permit)

Here is a look at the previous signage which is now being replaced.

Country Bear Jamboree Grizzly Hall

The refreshed Country Bear Musical Jamboree is set to open this summer, but Disney has yet to provide a specific date. Current best estimates suggest an August 2024 opening.

New Country Bear Jamboree 2024 poster

The new show 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.

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Cmdr_Crimson1 hour ago

Yeah, and Epcot will be EPCOT CENTER to me.

Comped3 hours ago

Including the design process, testing, fabrication, and labour (especially labour)? Several hundred thousand, is most likely. Some properties (Lion Guard I know for a fact, but there are others) have even had characters designed and tested but never brought out for guests... I'd expect that this design probably cost well north of $200k all in, assuming they didn't just modify an existing costume. One of the rare things I don't have particularly hard numbers on, unfortunately. Of course copies are a fraction of that.

networkpro4 hours ago

I find Liver Lips even more funny these days than it was before with all of the bizarre lip augmentation that you can find in the media.

Disgruntled Walt5 hours ago

He will always be Liver Lips to me.

Cmdr_Crimson6 hours ago

Knowing them they would be TDL M&G's only...We don't even have a new version of Orange Bird out yet....

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost7 hours ago

Do we know how much it costs Disney to make a costume? Surely it can't be that expensive. I wonder if they'd ever pony up some money to finally give Henry a walk-around costume (other than the one from Disney on Parade in the 70s), or for Trixie since they've been using her a lot in the marketing for the show lately? I know four bears is a lot already, but at least have the main character as a meet-and-greet!

Jambo Dad7 hours ago

Coo - I guess we will take these little victories when we can.

Cmdr_Crimson7 hours ago

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost8 hours ago

They definitely repainted his face! Looks like his eyelashes are shorter and his eyebrows are larger, too.

EagleScout6108 hours ago

I think it may be also that he's now wearing clothes plus a wig that makes the sculpt look different.

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost8 hours ago

The neck looks like it could've had some material taken out, but I'd say the head looks the same. Here's an old pic, the neck is a little thicker here compared to the new costume.

EagleScout6108 hours ago

Am I wrong or does it looks like he got a bit of a new head sculpt? He looks thinner than his old design

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost8 hours ago

LET'S GOOOOO!!!! Actually the most exciting bit of park news for me in awhile lmao. Here's hoping Shaker gets some TLC soon, cause he looks nothing like how he does in the show. I Photoshopped him and Wendell back when the new show premiered: