News Flights of Wonder closing and replaced by 'UP! A Great Bird Adventure'

[John park hopper]

So glade we got to see it in May actually watched the show twice DW loves birds. This is closing-- GMR closed, got to see that in May and there is talk the Tiki birds are on their way out (saw it May) keep it up DIsney and there will be nothing of the original WDW left except in my memory

 

[Brad Bishop]

But I wonder how long the theater will sit empty waiting for something to replace it.

Probably not more than a decade or so.

 

[daguru]

As long as it is another bird and wildlife show, than I am ok with the change... Needs something, 20 years is long enough for almost anything (except Reflections of Earth )

 

[wdwmagic]

Flights of Wonder to close and be replaced with a new show featuring Russell and Dug from UP

 

[bclane]

Flights of Wonder to close and be replaced with a new show featuring Russell and Dug from UP

I'm happy that it will still feature live animals.

 

[disneyfan6]

This is a perfect addition to Flights of Wonder. UP is such an underrated Pixar film which truly should receive more love in Disney Parks.
Happy with the move Disney made on this one.

 

[Andrew C]

Bad move. I guess the kids will like it, but the IP doesn't really fit. Glad I saw FoW when I was down for EPCOT 35.

well...The IP is already all over that park. The wilderness explorers piece...

 

[cjkeating]

I'll withhold judgment but this could be really awkward with the characters.

 

[JustInTime]

Yeah. Unless they have a vocal track I don’t see how this will be good since they can’t speak.

 

[matt9112]

in inevitable slow march of the IPs continue...its like a line of ATATs on hoth.

as an aside at least the show remains with the birds. and as mentioned already wilderness explorers are already around the park. so I'm ok with this.

 

[Timothy_Q]

And where is Kevin?

 

[Mathew h]

Any idea on start date for the new show?

 

[G8rchamps]

meh

 

[marni1971]

Must. Get. More. IP. In. The. Parks.

Love, Bob.

 

[LAKid53]

 

[Tom Morrow]

I wish they realized how tacky and insincere cramming IP everywhere it didn't used to be comes across as. I wish they realized that WDW became a special and magical place for the original experiences they created, not as a place to experience all of your child's DVDs in a different format.

The more they do this, the more increasingly hard it becomes to justify being a fan of WDW as an adult. You used to be able to explain to people "well, actually, most of it has very little to do with what you think of as Disney!" but now you definitely can't.

At least it will still be about birds, and educational, I guess.

 

[Lora Baines Bradley]

rip

 

[Captain Barbossa]

I've never seen Flights of Wonder, but I've always heard that its a great show. Glad that the new show will still feature birds.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Well, I hope at least the signage outside the theater will be designed to blend in as well as possible with Anandapur...

 

[PorterRedkey]

I am so tired of cartoons being put in attractions. I'm a grown man! I may act like a kid sometimes in the park, but I still have adult sensibilities. EPCOT and DAK used to be a place where cartoons IPs were less prominent. Sure, Walt used IP for his park, but the cartoons stuck to Fantasyland. Other lands were based on Davy Crocket/True Life Adventures and Space exploration - both real-world themes.

While I love the movie UP, these characters will only serve to dumb down this underrated bird show.