ToTBellHop
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You just had to bring Olivia Rodrigo into this…
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'Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!'
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mightynine
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I would hope they won't double up on her in the parks, considering where she's going in DHS.
TrainsOfDisney
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My understanding is all of the dancers at BatB are equity vs. mermaid where the majority of the cast is a “puppeteer” except Aerial who is equity.
They could do all puppets and video and have no equity, they could have 1 equity (Dory) who sang 1 song live and narrate the show. Everyone else would be puppets. That’s the mermaid route.
Or they could keep a few equity like you suggest.
Time will tell! But knowing Disney this will be another year or so out so let’s go grab a Joffreys and watch the bird show while we wait.
aliceismad
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I mean, she did win Best New Artist at the VMAs
CaptainAmerica
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One of the best things they've done in recent years was The Music of Pixar Live at Hollywood Studios in the Beauty and the Best theater. Beautiful, simple, and it didn't require them to build any special sets or costumes.
I think they'd be better off if they designed their theaters to be a bit more generic, though I know that's a dirty word. The Hyperion Theater doesn't need to be a Frozen theater that only hosts the Frozen Sing-a-Long, it could be a general theater that hosts the Frozen Sing-a-Long twice a day, a Moana stage show twice a day, and a Star Wars comedy act twice a day.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Is the union a particular pain in the ? It can't just be the couple of dollars an hour more that they get paid, it's just too small for him to care about.
JohnD
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They also said, “Disney has not announced a replacement at this time” which they would claim is true at the time the story was published. It’s just shady reporting.
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RSoxNo1
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When in doubt, run the story.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
I would argue that Finding Nemo (and Festival of the Lion King) are both timeless due to the thought, style, and budget they put into those shows. Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Indiana Jones have not aged well. The Hunchback show would be an example of a timeless show. Or Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. Broadway shows last for years and years and years in New York. The same can be done in a theme park if the show is produced correctly.
Broadway-style musicals are always the best options. The reason Beauty & the Beast feels dated is because it was originally supposed to be temporary, and it feels just like that. A long overdue temporary show.
Voyage and Indy are dated because they have dated technical aspect. For Indy, the old film cameras and whatnot drag/age the show, and it no longer really makes sense with the park's theme anymore. Voyage uses a bunch of old tech that doesn't really work anymore like the old film projector and the lasers (although I did like the lasers).
Nemo, Frozen, Aladdin (still performed on cruise lines), and Lion King are the theme park equivalent to long-running broadway shows. And that's something Disney has had an arm up on Universal (When Universal's longest running shows are Beetlejuice and Sinbad, both of which are permanently shuttered now... The Horror Make-Up Show is a prime example of a show that can stick around for decades and not get old or tired.)
ONE more thing... Just because you've seen a show a bunch of times, doesn't mean that everyone else has, too. Disney World mostly gets first-time guests, from what I understand, in comparison to Disneyland.
The pandemic version of the bird show is my favorite by far.
Nothing is as gratifying as Clickbait getting b****slapped by Disney.
I only wish I was typing this while standing inside The Land pavilion. 
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Yup. They took a good show, then they made it suck, then everyone told them it sucked, so they fixed it. Then COVID happened but they kept it high quality.
Kudos to them.
Hey, I was just about to post a completely fake story about her writing the music and lyrics for the “re-imagined” show. Stop stealing my thunder.
This is something I am always surprised about. There are many spaces in the parks that are very underutilized, and theaters are top of the list. Any theater that only has shows half the day, or that consistently plays less than 3/4 full really is underutilized, and the easiest way to add "new" attractions without adding infrastructure is to just put a second thing in the theaters. BatB during the day and Music of Pixar at at night. Or in Epcot, BatB during the day (even though it's pretty lame) and IdF at night. The should definitely have secondary shows running in the Nemo Theater, the IttBaB theater, Hyperion, the Mickey short theater...etc.
CaptainAmerica
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disneygeek90
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If it's a half day park (which I don't agree with) why not enjoy 10 extra minutes of show?
CaptainAmerica
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The slats hurt my keister.
Disney Analyst
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They are reimagine Finding Nemo when they should have done something with that terrible Beauty and the Beast show in DHS... 
Gringrinngghost
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Actors Equity is the Union of Broadway to say the least. Some here will agree with you, some here won’t. Disney last year tried to make equity look bad by stating ‘the Actors’ Equity rejected our safety protocols and have not made themselves available to continue negotiations, which is unfortunate’. Equity wanted regular testing for is members who obviously can’t social distance in a show unless it’s restaged. Disney didn’t want that…
Cmdr_Crimson
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Please tell me they will also have Butt Scratchers as well...Butts in seats.
How do you solve the Capacity Crisis? Butts in seats.