News Country Bear Jamboree is getting new songs and acts

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Pete Reneday, the voice of Henry P. Bear and max the deer of the Country Bears from 1971-2023, among countless other Disney parks roles, and the role of master splinter in the original Ninja turtles, has unfortunately passed away.

This is tragic to hear. His voice is interwoven in the parks, from Lincoln to Henry and countless other roles, and I hope it always will be.

I was thinking of writing to him a while ago, but I was too nervous/shy to do anything. Man.

 

[EagleScout610]

Because I was curious, I did some digging. He and Cheryl Poole (Trixie) were the last surviving actors from the original show.

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Oh man, this is sad. He may have died from the heatwave

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Because I was curious, I did some digging. He and Cheryl Poole (Trixie) were the last surviving actors from the original show.

Has Cheryl passed? Can't seem to find anything on her aside from discography

 

[zipadee999]

What a shame, he was legend not just for the bears but for the parks and Disney is general. I hope Disney acknowledges and pays a nice tribute.

Thanks for bearin with us till the bear end, rest in peace

 

[Streetway]

This silly, singing bears mean a lot to me, and gotten me through tough times, and to find out the soul behind them passed away makes me sad. He gave the bears life, and brought joy in many different attractions alike throughout history, from adventures through inner space all the way to Winnie the Pooh. He has given a lot to the parks, and especially to the bears. He will forever be a part of the parks, and I’m glad that we have so much of him to enjoy. Here’s hoping he, thurl, and Tex Ritter can all start making music again together. Rest easy Pete. Thanks for everything.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Oh man, this is sad. He may have died from the heatwave
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Ugh. We had that crazy heat dome a few years back now, and it killed a lot of older people, as AC is so very rare here in Vancouver.

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

What a shame, he was legend not just for the bears but for the parks and Disney is general. I hope Disney acknowledges and pays a nice tribute.

Thanks for bearin with us till the bear end, rest in peace

I think it'd be sweet if they put an old voice clip of his somewhere in the new Country Bears. Could say it's a recording of Ursus H. Bear, making it also work as a passing-of-the-hat moment to Henry's new VA.

For everything he's done for Disney over the last 60ish years, he deserves some sort of memorial, so that way if all his voice recordings end up being removed from the parks, something immortalizing him will remain.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Pete will always be the best narrator of the TTA people mover..

 

[Professortango1]

Here is our Multi Angle video of the new Country Bear Musical Jamboree

My first time seeing it. It's not terrible, but I'm always surprised to see modern Imagineering missing the point. I grew up on the Vacation Hoedown and while I didn't know a majority of the songs growing up, I was entertained by variety of looks and gags. The painted backdrops for each segment and the small physical set with a comedic gag helped it be about more than just hearing songs sung by bears. "Two Different Worlds" being sung to an amarous octopus while a fish swims in his glasses, Liverlips with a frayed line on the side of a mountain, Trixie's "Life's No Picnic Without Ya" with her picnic basket.

The figures move better than they have, but the blank blue curtains behind them and the lack of any props/visual gags aside from the smoking fiddle make this kind of a bland experience.

 

[EagleScout610]

Has Cheryl passed? Can't seem to find anything on her aside from discography

Yep, turns out she passed in 2019

Cheryl Pool McKay

Cheryl Pool McKay passed away February 22, 2019, at the age of 71, after a long courageous batter with cancer. Cheryl was born October 21, 1947, in Tyler, Texas. She

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[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Yep, turns out she passed in 2019

Cheryl Pool McKay

Cheryl Pool McKay passed away February 22, 2019, at the age of 71, after a long courageous batter with cancer. Cheryl was born October 21, 1947, in Tyler, Texas. She

tylerpaper.com

That's unfortunate. With Peter now gone, the entire original voice cast (to my knowledge) have all passed away now.

 

[EagleScout610]

That's unfortunate. With Peter now gone, the entire original voice cast (to my knowledge) have all passed away now.

Yup, they've all passed away.

 

[EagleScout610]

In more positive CBJ news, Tokyo is back to rotating all 3 versions of the show as Jingle Bell Jamboree will be returning

 

[Streetway]

Sans Pete reneday, this year has been a big comeback year for the country bears. I honestly think now the bears are here to stay.

In more positive CBJ news, Tokyo is back to rotating all 3 versions of the show as Jingle Bell Jamboree will be returning
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[zipadee999]

In all honesty what are the chances we see show rotations at WDW? I understand they want to let CBMJ breath a little bit and give time for everybody to experience the ‘new’ version but what are the chances five years from now that we see seasonal shows return?

 

[TalkingHead]

In all honesty what are the chances we see show rotations at WDW? I understand they want to let CBMJ breath a little bit and give time for everybody to experience the ‘new’ version but what are the chances five years from now that we see seasonal shows return?

Are you new here? 0.00%

 

[zipadee999]

Are you new here? 0.00%

There are about 1000 ways you could’ve said that without the snarkiness

 

[TalkingHead]

There are about 1000 ways you college said that without the snarkiness

The question you should be asking is will the show even exist in five years. Seems just as likely it’ll be closed for an upcharged meet and greet experience.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

The question you should be asking is will the show even exist in five years. Seems just as likely it’ll be closed for an upcharged meet and greet experience.

Or they'll have to expand the DVC club they're building next door.