Yeah but it's one of those zombie leaks like the Monsters Inc Door Coaster and Muppets being taken out back due to Star Wars.
My sincere bets on the future of the bears in terms of new projects are (based on personal belief and what I've heard):
•They'll appear somewhere in Cali, ranging from another statue like the Big Al one, or a bear or two in GRR. (I don't necessarily believe they'll add a park original IP to a current ride. It's more likely Grizzly Peak kicks the bucket in my opinion. They seem perfectly fine keeping them as little easter eggs in Cali)
•One of the bears appears in Speedstorm. (Aside from what I heard in the gaming sphere of things, isn't it odd that all of them+any Haunted Mansion character are absent in Figment's crew? That has guys like Sunny Eclipse, Dreamfinder, SMRT-1, and the Tiki Room Birds. It just seems like an odd exclusion, and these guys are willing to do deep cuts.)
•Random Freak Event where Pecos Bill becomes Hungry Bear. (I don't see it becoming Tiana right now, I feel a FL Tiana ((if it happens)) would be a new build down the line.)
Eugh. I need a break. I'm gonna go fishing until after D23. That should give me a good vision of what I've been hearing has been true or not.