Made it on the new Zootopia ride in Shanghai last week, at one point you ride through a room with the gazelle (?) singing Try Everything, and I was pleasantly reminded of the Trixie slideshow (which I find very charming and on-bear-brand, as someone who grew up with the Vacation Hoedown at DLR). I know it’s not especially popular on this board, but my children loved Try Everything in the new version of the show and I really like the message (which is a variation on the class Disney theme of believing in your dreams).
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MK Country Bear Jamboree is getting new songs and acts
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Mike S
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I like this version more than the original. The original didn’t do much for me.
Mike S
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So I did buy the album as a man of my word and I did enjoy it but I have 3 complaints:
1. For some reason “Fixer Upper” is purely instrumental. This is one of my most liked song selections from the show purely because they went for a song that would fit the show better rather than using a song for its own popularity.
2. No full version of Big Al doing “Remember Me.”
3. This one is a little more subjective but I would’ve liked if the album included all the speaking parts to almost make it feel like a live show recording. As it stands the album only lasts 19 minutes so I would’ve liked that inclusion personally.
1. For some reason “Fixer Upper” is purely instrumental. This is one of my most liked song selections from the show purely because they went for a song that would fit the show better rather than using a song for its own popularity.
2. No full version of Big Al doing “Remember Me.”
3. This one is a little more subjective but I would’ve liked if the album included all the speaking parts to almost make it feel like a live show recording. As it stands the album only lasts 19 minutes so I would’ve liked that inclusion personally.
We listened to the album release before we could get to FL to see it live and we were THRILLED by the surprise of Fixer Upper having lyrics in the show— but I agree it should be on the recording.
Disgruntled Walt
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
"I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that the original Country Bear Jamboree was better than this." - Walt Disney
Steamboat71
Active Member
That only applies to the pre-2012 full length original show
Disgruntled Walt
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
"Nope, even the 2012 shortened version was better than this one." - Walt Disney
Casper Gutman
Well-Known Member
Bare Necessities is a great song but it’s terribly misused as the closing number - it has absolutely none of the energy of its predecessor. It’s very intentionally laid back and relaxed. It was stuck in that spot because it’s the most recognizable song from a Disney film IP that mentions “bears.” No more thought was given to it .
Haymarket2008
Well-Known Member
I caught the new show and really enjoyed it.
The lobby additions are delightful.
Overall it is a successful edition for the Bears. My biggest gripe is that you never really get a strong sense of each character's individual personalities. They're all a bit too homogenous for my liking.
My other BIG negative was how dirty they did Big Al. Easily the least stage time of any of the bears???? How is that even possible? Hugely disappointing.
All that to say: I am glad the Bears will stick around for many years to come and they've never looked better. This edition will be replaced down the line and we'll hear more songs from our beloved pals in Grizzly Hall, as we always have.
The lobby additions are delightful.
Overall it is a successful edition for the Bears. My biggest gripe is that you never really get a strong sense of each character's individual personalities. They're all a bit too homogenous for my liking.
My other BIG negative was how dirty they did Big Al. Easily the least stage time of any of the bears???? How is that even possible? Hugely disappointing.
All that to say: I am glad the Bears will stick around for many years to come and they've never looked better. This edition will be replaced down the line and we'll hear more songs from our beloved pals in Grizzly Hall, as we always have.
Casper Gutman
Well-Known Member
I honestly don’t understand how this sentence
Alligns with this.
The personalities were the point. Otherwise it’s just overplayed music and furry robots.
Haymarket2008
Well-Known Member
Fair. But I don’t think their personalities are gone. They’re all there. It’s just less defined than I would like. That doesn’t make this new edition bad or lackluster, imho.
I think this is a fun and respectful update. This isn’t putting Stitch, Iago or Zazu in the middle of Tiki Room.
Rhinocerous
Premium Member
“Here in Florida, we have something special we never temporarily enjoyed at Disneyland... the blessing of Bears. There's enough Jamboree here to hold all the IP and tie-ins we can possibly imagine."
--Walt Disney
--Walt Disney
“Blood shall cover the saddle, doth command the lord”
Al 19:71
There was blood in the chalice...