The Chatbox Ghost
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Did they say why at all?
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News Country Bear Jamboree is getting new songs and acts
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Powerline's Roadie
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No reason was given. They could be wrong. My guess is they don’t want to keep correcting people on the name.
The Chatbox Ghost
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Well, since I had the day off work, I spent it writing a script for a hypothetical Halloween show. I'm by no means a writer, and this definitely needs some work when it comes to the in-between-song banter, but I think it's at a good starting point. I'd love it to have some sort of throughline like the Vacation show (the skunk backstage starting from the beginning and coming to a finale at the end).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNX3l1p4Z4lCNE7e1T118IC8Kkc0hW7KuTvrCGR8KqY/edit?usp=sharing
I made some changes from my setlist I posted yesterday. I reordered some songs to account for needing to turn the stages around between songs (I had Ernest and Big Al back-to-back at one point, as well as Shaker and Henry on the same stage back-to-back), and I turned the Headless Horseman song into the finale to trim the show down by one song. Assuming each page is about a minute long and not counting the cover page, the show would run around 14 minutes (adding a minute onto the show for the original opening song that isn't written.), which is shorter than the Vacation Hoedown, Christmas Special, and the full original show! It's about 4 minutes longer than the CBMJ, so if it were to be more realistic, I'd probably have to tighten the show a bit more, cutting some dialogue or maybe cutting Ghost Riders since it was already in CBVH. Though I feel like limited-time seasonal shows have an excuse to be a little longer. I'd hate to cut character moments, as I feel that's what really makes these shows, rather than it just being bears that act as speakers for music.
Feel free to leave comments on the script, I'd love to get it in a better shape!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNX3l1p4Z4lCNE7e1T118IC8Kkc0hW7KuTvrCGR8KqY/edit?usp=sharing
I made some changes from my setlist I posted yesterday. I reordered some songs to account for needing to turn the stages around between songs (I had Ernest and Big Al back-to-back at one point, as well as Shaker and Henry on the same stage back-to-back), and I turned the Headless Horseman song into the finale to trim the show down by one song. Assuming each page is about a minute long and not counting the cover page, the show would run around 14 minutes (adding a minute onto the show for the original opening song that isn't written.), which is shorter than the Vacation Hoedown, Christmas Special, and the full original show! It's about 4 minutes longer than the CBMJ, so if it were to be more realistic, I'd probably have to tighten the show a bit more, cutting some dialogue or maybe cutting Ghost Riders since it was already in CBVH. Though I feel like limited-time seasonal shows have an excuse to be a little longer. I'd hate to cut character moments, as I feel that's what really makes these shows, rather than it just being bears that act as speakers for music.
Feel free to leave comments on the script, I'd love to get it in a better shape!
FigmentJedi
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I feel like the animal heads should have a bit more play in the finale, not just from the obvious joke there, but as a tribute to Thurl's cover. Like give Buff the last line as a big finish.
Sneaky
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Maybe you should join the imagineering forums! We’d love to have you!
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The Chatbox Ghost
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I’d love to! Do you mean the Imagineer section here or is it a separate site?
Sneaky
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The Chatbox Ghost
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Made a thread for it! I know you're a fan of the bears too, I'd love to see you cook up something!
Country Bear Jamboree - Seasonal Overlay Ideas Thread
🐻 Country Bear Jamboree - Seasonal Overlay Ideas🐻 With the resurgence in the Country Bears lately and rumors of a potential return to seasonal overlays, I thought it'd be fun to have a thread where we can come up with our own show ideas, whether it be new holiday shows, new versions of the...
The Chatbox Ghost
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Is Big Al's new voice actor still unknown? The voice for the DCA statue sounds like the same guy as the CBMJ, but as far as I've seen, no one has come out and said they're the new voice of Big Al. Same for Zeke, Zeb, Tennessee, and Rufus, but for those four I'm not surprised there's little info.
𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗97
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How are the crowds generally for this? More crowded than before the refresh?
The Chatbox Ghost
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From what I've seen online, it looks busier. I haven't heard of people waiting for the show outside of the first few days it was open, but from videos I've seen, the theater is always pretty full even if people are just walking into the show. I guess that shows it has a good capacity throughput? Keep in mind I'm not a local so I'm going purely off of what I've seen online and what my coworkers who are local have said. If anyone on here is local and has a firsthand account, please share!
Yes it's been busier. Very quiet for the first show, but beyond that, decent sized crowds.
The calendar does show operating times during Extended Evening Hours through August 28. There are currently no operating hours listed for Country Bear Musical Jamboree during the 3 remaining Extended Evening Hour dates in September (7, 11 and 18) at Magic Kingdom.
nickf456
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I will say, I was at MK last Wednesday and went at about 10:45 am-ish, and having seen the show quite a few times last year, I never saw the theater as full as it was last week. And the crowd was way more lively than I’ve ever seen a crowd for a CBJ show. I don’t know if it’s a result of the show being new or general crowd interest, but that’s just what i observed.
Also all the upgrades in the theater are fantastic. Even if you disagree with the creative direction, it’d be really hard to deny that the show looks and sounds great now! So happy to see a lot of TLC given to the bears!
Thank you. I realize it’s not the optimal use of EEH, but it’s our first evening at WDW (after dinner in Epcot) and we’re DLR regulars, so there’s nothing we’re as excited to see/do as visit Big Al.
The Chatbox Ghost
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So at this point, probably safe to say Liver Lips/Romeo is retired permanently as a costumed meet and greet character?
As a quick post-visit update— both of my kids really enjoyed the show (but felt there wasn’t enough Big Al, and they missed Blood on the Saddle)— it felt very short to me. My favorite part was actually the slideshow that accompanied Try Everything. We ended up watching the show twice during our trip, and skipping it once (on a Saturday afternoon) because the lobby waiting area was totally packed. Both during EEH and MNSSHP, there were 50+ people in the theater during the show, so not totally full, but also at times most people wouldn’t be visiting the show at all.
Unfortunately. Like I was told back when it leaked he was going away-