News ‘Rivers of Light: We Are One’ coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom summer 2019

[Prototype82]

...Bare Necessities (a song I love) really grates at me. This song, unlike Circle of Life, has no sense of grandeur and therefore no place in this show. It's like throwing a circus clown in Sunday mass. It really took me out of the "mystic vibe". So did the cartoon movie montage.

You just explained the ruining of this show's sense of identity flawlessly.

 

[Prototype82]

I would love to know if anyone knows where to find the original version's preshow music...

 

[GlacierGlacier]

I would love to know if anyone knows where to find the original version's preshow music...

Certainly.

This was the track that played just before the show started, when the boats stopped spinning and stood in place.


Music that played before that, I cannot find released officially. There was a more background track played while the shamans walked amongst the crowds, with the animal effects matching the shaman's cues.

 

[Prototype82]

Certainly.

This was the track that played just before the show started, when the boats stopped spinning and stood in place.


Music that played before that, I cannot find released officially. There was a more background track played while the shamans walked amongst the crowds, with the animal effects matching the shaman's cues.

Oh I most definitely have this track. I miss that overture and the choreography that went with it! The background tunes during the shaman interactions is something I've been hunting for a while. Thank you though!

 

[Jwhee]

Just watched this show. Holy cow. That was horrific. The transition into the finale is jarring. How such a bad show was approved blows my mind.

 

[TTA94]

Just watched this show. Holy cow. That was horrific. The transition into the finale is jarring. How such a bad show was approved blows my mind.

Wishful thinking the show will get replaced in a year or two.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Wishful thinking the show will get replaced in a year or two.

Hopefully in time for MK 50th...

 

[Leveebreaks]

We saw this show for the first (and last) time last week. All I can say is "Wow, what an absolute waste of time. " I am shocked that this show was approved to be shown (although I have just seen that the show I saw isn't the original iteration). It made no sense, the music was mediocre at best, you couldn't see much on the water screens, there are stained glass animals that appear and disappear for no reason, the videos should be real animals and not animated characters, and I saw no indication of how it fulfilled the purpose of the "interaction between man, animals and water". I have never been so disappointed in a Disney show before.

 

[jaxonp]

We saw this show for the first (and last) time last week. All I can say is "Wow, what an absolute waste of time. " I am shocked that this show was approved to be shown (although I have just seen that the show I saw isn't the original iteration). It made no sense, the music was mediocre at best, you couldn't see much on the water screens, there are stained glass animals that appear and disappear for no reason, the videos should be real animals and not animated characters, and I saw no indication of how it fulfilled the purpose of the "interaction between man, animals and water". I have never been so disappointed in a Disney show before.

the music for the show is actually quite good and was even better before the recut

 

[Figments Friend]

Remember when show really mattered?

Yup.
I also remember when 'Show' came before 'Efficiency'.

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[marni1971]

Expect another reworking in the near-ish future.

 

[TTA94]

Expect another reworking in the near-ish future.

Will the new version be better than what’s there now in your opinion?

 

[drizgirl]

Will the put back the live talent?

 

[jaxonp]

I’m sure they’re cutting the show even more. The Cut Disney Company is at it again.

 

[trainplane3]

What else is there to cut in the show? Are they going to dim the projections to save on the electricity bill or somthin?

Close.

Instead of using the firehose for the water screens they tape a garden hose to a tree and leave it at that.

 

[jaxonp]

What else is there to cut in the show? Are they going to dim the projections to save on the electricity bill or somthin?

Bob, write this one down!

 

[RSoxNo1]

Expect another reworking in the near-ish future.

Will they add "A Whole New World"?

 

[Vacationeer]

Will the put back the live talent?

We enjoyed the performers who entertained the crowd pre-show. They made a huge difference to the experience.

They were gone when we went in March 2019

 

[Mander]

Expect another reworking in the near-ish future.

Honestly, glad to hear it. Love the original iteration but we just saw the update last month and it was so disappointing. I regularly listen to the show's soundtrack while I'm working and it's absolutely beautiful. The update just feels poorly done and the Lion King music is super jarring if you're familiar with the original. I know it might not get better but I wouldn't wait to see ROL again in its current state.

 

[Elfinko]

We enjoyed the performers who entertained the crowd pre-show. They made a huge difference to the experience.

They were gone when we went in March 2019

Yup, rip performers