Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree

[DavidDL]

Best case scenario would be instrumental versions of songs from shows past and maybe the opening/closing ones from the newest show. Not sure how I’d feel about hearing the actual lyrics to any of the songs while having a meal there. Like @D.Silentu said, Hungry Bear had some of the best ambience around. Even in High School, my buddies and I would sit in the tables towards the back overlooking the river if we wanted to play some card games or something because of just how relaxing it was. Hopefully they don’t ruin that.

 

[mickEblu]

Best case scenario would be instrumental versions of songs from shows past and maybe the opening/closing ones from the newest show. Not sure how I’d feel about hearing the actual lyrics to any of the songs while having a meal there. Like @D.Silentu said, Hungry Bear had some of the best ambience around. Even in High School, my buddies and I would sit in the tables towards the back overlooking the river if we wanted to play some card games or something because of just how relaxing it was. Hopefully they don’t ruin that.

They forget that what really sells the tickets is ambiance and place making. The other stuff is complementary.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I’d love a radio station hosted by Max, Melvin, and Buff. Playing all the hits, with hilarious commentary in between tunes.

 

[zipadee999]

I’d love a radio station hosted by Max, Melvin, and Buff. Playing all the hits, with hilarious commentary in between tunes.

What are the chances we actually get Max, Melvin, and Buff inside the restaurant almost like they were at the Magic Kingdom Mile Long Bar?

 

[Disney Irish]

Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree. Not only does it not make sense but it doesn’t have a good ring to it. Why are all the new names for everything so bad? What’s going on with the writers at WDI/ Disney? Also please keep the folks who worked on the signage for TBA far away from this project. Thanks!

I brought this over from the WDW thread.

I think it has a nice ring to it, especially if you sing it with a nice southern twang in the style of a jingle by the CBs, "We're serving up BBQ and all the fixin's at the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jaaaammmmbbbooorreeeee".....

 

[Phroobar]

How hard would it be to bring this back?

 

[SuddenStorm]

Make it all you can eat!

 

[CaptinEO]

Make it all you can eat!

I don't know if there are any all you can eat options at Disneyland that arent highway robbery. Quality is much better for alacarte pricing.

Even Storytellers was so much better before it became all you can eat.

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

While I agree this has been long needed since Galaxy's Edge took away the best restaurant in the park and a fave piece of entertainment, too - anyone else think it's weird that they finally add a BBQ place just after announcing that DTD is getting a BBQ place? Not that there isn't room for both, of course. I don't count River Belle because their stuff looks yuck. lol

I just wish we'd get the food quality of Regal Eagle at WDW but I'm not holding my breath. Because it's at Hungry Bear. lol

 

[mickEblu]

While I agree this has been long needed since Galaxy's Edge took away the best restaurant in the park and a fave piece of entertainment, too - anyone else think it's weird that they finally add a BBQ place just after announcing that DTD is getting a BBQ place? Not that there isn't room for both, of course. I don't count River Belle because their stuff looks yuck. lol

I just wish we'd get the food quality of Regal Eagle at WDW but I'm not holding my breath. Because it's at Hungry Bear. lol

Well it explains why the kitchen at Hungry Bear is getting bigger. Maybe the food will be alright.

 

[Parteecia]

Make it all you can eat!

I wish they'd go back to the original Big Thunder BBQ restaurant format. It was tasty and reasonably priced with enough food per plate to split. Which is all why it will never happen again.

 

[Streetway]

As a wdw person, glad you Californians are getting more bear things. Every castle park should have country bears things in my humble opinion.

 

[C33Mom]

I think it has a nice ring to it, especially if you sing it with a nice southern twang in the style of a jingle by the CBs, "We're serving up BBQ and all the fixin's at the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jaaaammmmbbbooorreeeee".....

I don’t think it’s accidental that it’s very similar to the name of the production in MK. In fact, I’ve had the new opening act chorus (except “Country Bears BBQ Jamboree”) stuck in my head while reading this thread.

I agree it is a weird name on the merits, but if it brings some Country Bear Vacation Hoedown music back to Critter Country I’m willing to let it slide. If we got a Regal Eagle grade menu, I’d even let them call it Country Bear BBQ Jamboree Adventure.

(I did also really like the fried chicken there and have many fond memories of stopping to eat there for a bit of calm on a hot day—I will miss the menu, but I haven’t eaten there as much over the past decade or so.)

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

They already took away the fried green tomatoes sandwich that I loved so much so bring on the BBQ!

And BBQ is popular all throughout the south - across the state of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolina’s - all states known to have a few bears too!

 

[PiratesMansion]

I'm fine with this. I imagine a BBQ menu is pretty much guaranteed to be better/more interesting/higher quality than what's there now.

I can't wait to listen to an instrumental version of "All the Guys that Turn Me On Turn Me Down" while I dine.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

My first instinct when I heard this was that Max, Buff, and Melvin should be back up on the wall, and yet no one else has implied that might be happening. I think it's a no-brainer. They are not complex animatronics, and they could just take the ones out of Winnie the Pooh and put the guts back in them.

 

[DrAlice]

How hard would it be to bring this back?

Woah. Childhood memory UNLOCKED!

I have a vivid memory of standing in here with my parents. I was 4 years old. I didn't realize that this was Disneyland.

 

[Disney Analyst]

How hard would it be to bring this back?

Where was this?

 

[Consumer]

Where was this?

Pooh's Corner, I believe.

Yesterland: Mile Long Bar at Bear Country

www.yesterland.com

 

[PiratesMansion]

Mile Long Bar?