Disney World's Country Bear Jamboree now closed to reopen in the summer with new songs

Jan 27, 2024 in "Country Bear Musical Jamboree"

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Country Bear Jamboree closed - January 27 2024

Posted: Saturday January 27, 2024 9:08am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The doors of Grizzly Hall at Magic Kingdom are now closed as the Country Bear Jamboree begins its transformation into the Country Bear Musical Jamboree.

Country Bear Jamboree closed - January 27 2024

There are no construction walls, just a sign letting guests know of the closure - "Bear With Us We're Rehearsing A Brand New Show"

Country Bear Jamboree closed - January 27 2024

A temporary stage is currently in front of Grizzly Hall, which will be used for the upcoming Cast Member service celebration.

Country Bear Jamboree closed - January 27 2024

Looking ahead to the new show, which opens in the summer of 2024, 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."

New Country Bear Jamboree 2024 poster

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Comped11 days ago

I saw it about 2 weeks ago and was disappointed. Everything felt pretty rushed, and only one or two songs even got close to working for me personally. The group I was with commented that "the costumes look cheap", although I tried to assure them that almost certainly was not the case. A lot of segments felt like an attempt by Disney to perhaps advertise a new country album, more so than fitting concept of the show and country music into the Disney canon. Which is funny because Disney definitely has a history of taking songs from one medium and putting them into another, most notably jazz during the '90s - but always with a little bit more care than whatever happened with the orchestration of most of these songs. Very disappointing. A huge letdown musically, even more so than when I saw the taped performances when it originally opened. Used to be a show I would see probably at least once a month, now I probably won't go back until they redo it or close it permanently.

tanc11 days ago

Saw it back on Nov 8th, great show! The updates are phenomenal, while the original is preserved in Tokyo, the new look of everything is spectacular in WDW.

JD8016 days ago

I saw it for the first time two weeks ago. Loved it.

EagleScout61017 days ago

Or they could've had the gag of them running around backstage like they did from the skunk in Vacation Hoedown

zipadee99917 days ago

They could’ve at least played backup for some of the other bears like they did with Ernest in the OG show

Steamboat7117 days ago

The Five Bear Rugs were done dirty in this new show. Bear-ly any showtime.

Charlie The Chatbox Ghost17 days ago

From what I've heard, they tried to keep Sammy as a hat, but couldn't get it to work with Henry's new cowboy hat. Having him behind the amp was a compromise to keep him in the show instead of cutting him altogether.

TrainsOfDisney17 days ago

Yes…. Although the 2 have been plopped together so much they are practically the same song now! Haha.

Mike S17 days ago

Do you mean You’ve got a Friend in Me?

TrainsOfDisney17 days ago

I saw country bears yesterday - overall I like it. “Try Everything” is too modern sounding and is the worst of the updates - the other songs sound country enough that they work. Friend Like me is strange too…. Not sure why he’s playing a modern electric guitar… they should have kept the raccoon cap as that was pretty iconic and would have worked well with friend in me as well. But overall the show feels like the same country bears and I’m very happy they survived!

JohnD24 days ago

I saw it last week. I liked it for what it was. It's clever and current. I liked that they found a way to bring back the fiddle portion. Of course I'll miss the old show. I wish they could have kept the Bear Band Serenade as a connection to the old show in introducing the Five Bear Rugs.

Charlie The Chatbox GhostOct 14, 2024

I'd be shocked if they still have either costume, but I'd LOVE to see Henry and Teddi.

Cmdr_CrimsonOct 13, 2024

I know they have updated the bears outfits for M&G's but, couldn't they bring out the rarest of the bears like Henry for example..They had made one for Disney on Parade..Along with the Sun bonnets. But, if turns out..There was a Teddi Beara character as well...Shame they aren't out..

Ghost93Oct 13, 2024

Zip A Dee Doo Dah would be a great fit for the Country Bears. But I don't blame Disney for cutting it. After 2020 there was a renewed scrutiny for anything remotely connected to SOTS and if the song was part of the show there would be clickbaity articles and Twitter users complaining about it and condemning the company for profiting off of SOTS.