News Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage closing for refurbishment later this month

[wdwmagic]

Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage closing for refurbishment later this month

A two week downtime is planned for the stage show on Sunset Blvd.

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[Horizons '83]

Ah, I read that too quickly and thought it was closing...for good. We could only be so lucky.

 

[mergatroid]

Think this show is great, glad it's getting some love.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

You know, it’s one of the few things I’ve never seen. Maybe I’ll go on the 14th. Going to be in HS, anyway.

 

[TwilightZone]

Please don't redesign the costumes to be like live action BATB.

 

[Herbie]

Burn it.

 

[rct247]

Two weeks seems like a while for this show. Any idea of changes to the show or is it to repaint the roof?

 

[brb1006]

Close the show already. It's almost 30 years old!

 

[DisneyDreamer08]

There was a rumor awhile back it would be replaced with Tangled. Wish that was the case

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

It would be great if they improved the sets and added more special effects. The more impressive this show is, the more it will help make the park experience just that much better for the guests dealing with the crowding during SWGE's opening months.

Also, I wonder of this means VotLM will be the first show that's replaced (since this seems like it would be a relatively substantial refurbishment for a show that's closing soon).

 

[JBIRDTO]

I rember seeing this when it was on a temporary stage and had just started. My partner dragged me to see it and now I have to see it every time I visit. Is it old, yes, but it is now nostalgic for me. Hope they give it some love and can squeeze a few more years out.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Just a fun note that, by the end of June, this show will have run longer than Horizons and World of Motion COMBINED.

When this show debuted, the first Bush was in the whitehouse and the USSR still existed.

Honestly, there are a lot of things to point to in order to demonstrate how badly run WDW has been since the mid- to late 90s, but the continuing existance of a dated show designed to be cheaply and easily replaced may be one of the most glaring. That’s compounded, of course, by the fact that Voyage of the Little Mermaid still exists nearby.

 

[Disone]

Ah, I read that too quickly and thought it was closing...for good. We could only be so lucky.

Me too. I was hoping this headline would have ended after the word at closing

 

[Disorbust]

So I get it, its old BUT it is well loved. So how about adding a new show and keep this.


I know it won't happen but a girl can dream

 

[ToTBellHop]

And? Stage shows in a theme park shouldn't run for parts of two centuries

They shouldn’t run longer than the lifespan of a typical cocker spaniel.

 

[Obobru]

Maybe they can spend some of that time pressure washing the filthy seats which are black with dirt at the back of each back rest. They just don't clean places like they used to.

 

[ThatMouse]

Best thing I ever saw at HS was the Pixar orchestra, but sadly they didn't keep it going. B&B is boring.

 

[Creathir]

My wife absolutely loves this show.
It is a must see when we go. We even get fast passes for it if we're not riding many rides...

I hope for her sake its just a refresh, and nothing more.
I know at some point its days will be numbered, this likely being the last update it gets before that point.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage is 27 years and 2 months old. That means it has already lasted longer than:
World of Motion (13 years and 2 months)
America Sings (13 years and 9 months)
Horizons (14 years and 3 months)
Journey Into Imagination (15 years and 7 months)
Wonders of Life (17 years and 2 months)
Adventures thru Inner Space (18 years and 1 month)
The Living Seas (19 years and 7 months)
Both Disneyland Mine Trains (20 years and 6 months)
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Submarine Voyage (22 years and 11 months)
Disneyland's Star Tours (23 years and 6 months)
All Studio Backlot Tours at Disney MGM/Hollywood Studios (25 years and 5 months)
All Tomorrowland Flight Attractions (25 years and 7 months)
Magic Kingdom's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (26 years and 11 months)
Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Restaurant (27 years and 1 months)
Attractions it will soon surpass:
Disneyland's Peoplemover (28 years and 1 months)
Great Movie Ride (28 year and 3 months)
Disneyland's Country Bear Playhouse/Jamboree (29 years and 6 months)
Tahitian Terrace (30 years 10 months)

 

[twilight mitsuk]

Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage is 27 years and 2 months old. That means it has already lasted longer than:
World of Motion (13 years and 2 months)
America Sings (13 years and 9 months)
Horizons (14 years and 3 months)
Journey Into Imagination (15 years and 7 months)
Wonders of Life (17 years and 2 months)
Adventures thru Inner Space (18 years and 1 month)
The Living Seas (19 years and 7 months)
Disneyland's Star Tours (23 years and 6 months)
Both Disneyland Mine Trains (20 years and 6 months)
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Submarine Voyage (22 years and 11 months)
All Studio Backlot Tours at Disney MGM/Hollywood Studios (25 years and 5 months
All Tomorrowland Flight Attractions (25 years and 7 months)(
Magic Kingdom's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (26 years and 11 months)
Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Restaurant (27 years and 1 month)
Attractions it will soon surpass:
Disneyland's Peoplemover (28 years and 1 month)
Great Movie Ride (28 years, 3 months)
Disneyland's Country Bear Playhouse/Jamboree (29 years and 6 months)
Tahitian Terrace (30 years 10 months)

And hista