News Country Bear Jamboree is getting new songs and acts

[Comped]

Perhaps I'm odd, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Davy Crockett remain. It's got an interesting status as both actual Disney IP while also having become a bit of Americana. Honestly, to me, it's the only song from CBJ that has much cultural significance outside the attraction - I mean, the song was featured in Back to the Future to help create the ambiance of the 1950s, for example. It was actually the song I thought was most likely to stay if any.

The original-ish (technically not original as a different guy sang it on the Disneyland TV show, but the first to record it and release it as a record, also the most successful of all the versions of it ever released) singer of that song died back in January. Most people know him for his work in soap operas instead...

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I didn’t have that comparison on my WDWmagic bingo card.

Are we really at a point where the word blood in a comedy setting is offensive? Nothing in the original country bears was offensive - it’s slapstick vaudeville comedy - the same that you see in the classic muppet show and even the early and original Mickey Mouse shorts.

No WAY you just made that comparison. Goodness gracious I fully spit out my Pepsi when I read that

So you can’t tell the difference between comparison and context. Got it.

 

[WaluigiTime]

Here is some art of the new show.

 

[DCBaker]

Country Bear Musical Jamboree is set to open July 17, 2024.

Country Bear Musical Jamboree Opening Date | Disney Parks Blog

Find out when the new Country Bear Musical Jamboree opens at Magic Kingdom. Here's the date and details.

disneyparksblog.com

 

[IanDLBZF]

Country Bear Musical Jamboree Is set to open July 17, 2024.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Lfg I get to see it!!!!!!!

 

[Starship824]

I'm really interested in seeing this, not necessarily excited, just interested.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

This continues to look very promising!

Who was the imagineering team for this project!?

 

[JohnD]

I wonder if they're going to drop a video unannounced over an upcoming weekend.

 

[wdwgreek]

Is Gomer the piano player cut from the new show? I realized that he doesn't appear in the poster or art work!

 

[Maelstrom Troll]

This continues to look very promising!

Who was the imagineering team for this project!?

What’s promising about it? This looks cheap and rushed.

 

[Haymarket2008]

What’s promising about it? This looks cheap and rushed.

All the animatronics getting a FULL upgrade is cheap?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

What’s promising about it? This looks cheap and rushed.

All the iconic bears and personalities are present. What looks cheap and rushed about it?

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

What’s promising about it? This looks cheap and rushed.

Your username is right.

 

[tanc]

Where is Zed in the concept art? lol

 

[Haymarket2008]

Why? Because I have an opinion? It looks like a screen and two animatronics. Maybe I’ve missed something.

If you look at the concept art, you will see literally the same physical show with upgraded animatronics and new set dressing.

 

[Mouse3268]

Not thrilled with the song choices, but very impressed with the talent they got to sing/perform on these songs. Some of the best musicians in today’s Country/Americana.

 

[dreamfinding]

Not thrilled with the song choices, but very impressed with the talent they got to sing/perform on these songs. Some of the best musicians in today’s Country/Americana.

I just hate how they went for the “cheap Nashville” aesthetic.

 

[Starship824]

I'll be honest in saying that everything they've shown off about this makes me less excited each time. It looks like the creatives behind it have a lot of passion for it, I hope that translates to the final product. I'm nervous, mainly about the story and song choices. The upgrades to the theater including the AAs and sound upgrade should be good though.

 

[Bill Cipher]

I think my main concern for the new show is that it just doesn't sound like it will be funny. The original show was always worth watching to me because it was hilarious. I understand management's desire to update the show to be less irreverent (even though that is what many loved about it) but there are still ways to be comedic without being directly irreverent. The inclusion of Disney songs in the style of Nashville country tunes isn't inherently bad, despite obviously being motivated by the IP mandate, but it doesn't sound like it makes for a funny show. I will go in with a fully open mind and would absolutely love to be proven wrong.