raymusiccity
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Oh well, I can give this a miss in June. Tumble monkeys are the best part of the show for me. I was hoping they would be back for my trip.
Yes, we have no bananas !! 
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News Festival of the Lion King returning to Disney's Animal Kingdom summer 2021
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Yes, we have no bananas !! I can't connect that song to WDW without this classic bit.
Anteater
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Loved that! Thanks for sharing. Definitely needed it after this weeks events!
Why don't the the "tumble monkeys" look like the ones following Lucy?
nicb88
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I know… No need to go on the defensive… I’m just expressing my disappointment at missing the show.
Typically though at WDW that would be done during overnights. I don't really see why this needs a 10 day closure.
But what about the fact that half the cast would also be preforming during the day (Timon, dancers, singers) I’m sure that runs afoul of union rules. While I guess one cast could do it at a time, running half shows during the 4th also sounds like a disaster for park ops.
Doug Means
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YES! YES! YES!!!
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
I really hope it’s not because they don’t want to pay the cast the overnight “premium” for those rehearsals, but it wouldn’t shock me if that were the reason.
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That was my thought exactly.
'Festival of the Lion King' back at Disney's Animal Kingdom complete with Tumble Monkeys and Flying Bird
'Festival of the Lion King' back at Disney's Animal Kingdom complete with Tumble Monkeys and Flying Bird
The full version of 'Festival of the Lion King' returns to Disney's Animal Kingdom today.
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SplashJacket
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Absolutely fantastic show. The enthusiasm by the performers and guests was extremely evident.
The tumble monkey segment is fantastic. Way better than I remember and I have always loved it. Returns the show to its full glory.
Acrobatic can you feel the love tonight is equally amazing.
The sign language interpreters did an amazing job. Phenomenally talent and animated!
Figments Friend
Well-Known Member
Great to have the entire Show back!
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RSoxNo1
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Sorry to thread bump but wanted to update people here.
I could be mistaken but in late November the stilt walkers weren't part of the show, but they were definitely there a week later. They are also not doing the animal sections or having kids come around as part of the finale as of early December.
I could be mistaken but in late November the stilt walkers weren't part of the show, but they were definitely there a week later. They are also not doing the animal sections or having kids come around as part of the finale as of early December.
mm52200
Well-Known Member
Stilt walkers being there some days and missing others is due to staffing.
No crowd interaction still.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Bumping again. So I saw it today. The entire show appears to be back including stilt walkers and children marching around the theater with a narrative change.
After the children dance around the theater, singling out one child with Timon saying and pointing, "You were perfect, especially you!" was removed.
This was not related to health but was clearly a narrative change. I get the impression what was done previously is not coming back.
After the children dance around the theater, singling out one child with Timon saying and pointing, "You were perfect, especially you!" was removed.
This was not related to health but was clearly a narrative change. I get the impression what was done previously is not coming back.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…only took 3 years…they’re cranking now
gerarar
Premium Member
Big thread bump!
I recently noticed that the last of the Covid-era physical distancing choreography has been removed from the show, restoring the original choreography.
This is mainly noticeable in the finale during the first Can You Feel The Love Tonight reprise – the animal dancers are now touching hands and close with one another again.
This removed the (imo) awkward moves, especially during the "The world for once in perfect harmony" part when they weren't touching hands lol.
This change happened sometime in the past 2 weeks, judging from multiple livestreams of the show. Best guess is the week of 9/15.
Before:
After:
Livestream of new choreography (9/23):
Livestream of old distanced choreography (8/8):
I would say the show is now pretty much restored back to its original show. Only thing is that there are still 2 dancers missing, but this seems to be a permanent cut from the show, now 3 years later.
I recently noticed that the last of the Covid-era physical distancing choreography has been removed from the show, restoring the original choreography.
This is mainly noticeable in the finale during the first Can You Feel The Love Tonight reprise – the animal dancers are now touching hands and close with one another again.
This removed the (imo) awkward moves, especially during the "The world for once in perfect harmony" part when they weren't touching hands lol.
This change happened sometime in the past 2 weeks, judging from multiple livestreams of the show. Best guess is the week of 9/15.
Before:
After:
Livestream of new choreography (9/23):
Livestream of old distanced choreography (8/8):
I would say the show is now pretty much restored back to its original show. Only thing is that there are still 2 dancers missing, but this seems to be a permanent cut from the show, now 3 years later.
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