Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree

[Brer Oswald]

Wow, looks like they aren't stopping at the Hungry Bear...

 

[mickEblu]

Wow, looks like they aren't stopping at the Hungry Bear...

Lol stop! You almost had me. Blood pressure went up

 

[Jiggsawpuzzle35]

They better be using a smoker for their bbq. Flame Tree is the gold standard for Disney BBQ.

 

[mickEblu]

The fact that they didn't rename this restaurant to something along the lines of Hungry Bear-B-Que or the Hungry Bear-B-Que Jamboree might be an indication that they are not planning on changing the signage, or at least not all of it. Maybe they re just appending the signage. That or they're not clever.

 

[chadwpalm]

I'm with everyone here. I do prefer it to be BBQ, but also hope they don't mess too much with the great signage.

This is great news any way I see it. The Disney dry burgers can be had at galactic grill already.

I believe Red Rose Tavern is still another place you can get the Disney Dry Burgers outside of Galactic Grill. Speaking of GG, do they still have the Late Night Menu that they introduced back in 2017? (https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2017...-introduces-seriously-killer-late-night-menu/)
I could have swore they had more Buffalo chicken options in the past. I think Red Rose had/has a late night menu too.

I’ll admit, I’m actually a little disappointed by this. I love BBQ and I love the CBJ, but the Hungry Bear’s fried chicken sandwiches were my favorite thing at Disneyland and I would hate to lose those.

Was that the Honey-Spiced Chicken Sandwich I see on their menu? It looks like Red Rose has a Cordon Bleu fried chicken sandwich. Probably not as good though.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

If I want to be really pedantic, Country Bear Jamboree's primarily musical inspiration comes from the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, out near Knoxville. The primary food of that region is less more of a Southern comfort (fried chicken, fried okra, etc.) rather than BBQ. Memphis, which is all the way on the other side of the state, is where Tennessee's BBQ is found.

A small gripe, really, but I still feel compelled to call it out.

Knoxvillian local here: Gotta be so very honest I am gobsmacked we’re being mentioned on a Disney forum I feel like I’m in another universe.

Honestly, we have a whole host of Memphis BBQ places we claim as locally authentic so they can kinda get away with this. We’re of course lying about it but we claim it.

 

[DavidDL]

My wife was disappointed to learn Disney didn’t find a way to work “adventure” into the new restaurant name. C’mon Disney, you’re slackin’.

 

[AJFireman]

The Woodcarver that has done pretty much all the wood signage over the years went back to working with Disney. He does not disclose much about projects that he is currently working on (because of his contract) but he could be working on a new sign for this to keep it with the same theme. He will usually post pics on his social media after they are debuted.

 

[Disney Irish]

So much for the rumor of CBs coming back to be added to a show or attraction at DLR.

I like this as they needed to add back BBQ in a major way to DLR. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t do this like 5 years ago.

 

[mickEblu]

I hope they find a new home for that fried fish sandwich they served last Spring. It was pretty good. Maybe Harbour Galley? Or just bring it back to Hungry Bear. Bears love fish.

 

[Consumer]

So much for the rumor of CBs coming back to be added to a show or attraction at DLR.

I like this as they needed to add back BBQ in a major way to DLR. I’m kinda surprised they didn’t do this like 5 years ago.

If anything, this swells rumors.

 

[disneyC97]

Can they just change “restaurant” on the different signs to say “Barbeque Jamboree”

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

As long as they keep the chicken sandwich I’m indifferent to this, if they lose the sandwich I hope they at least move it somewhere else, it’s one of my favorite items on property.

 

[Disney Irish]

If anything, this swells rumors.

Don’t know about that, to me it smells like any rumors of CBs coming back as part of a show or being added to an attraction like GRR was confused with this project.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I am sure the cute sign will stay, it’s still called “Hungry Bear”.

They’ll likely add the addendum the other signs.

 

[mickEblu]

So do we think they are going to play songs from the old shows, new show or mix of both? Personally I think “Great Outdoors” from Vacation Hoedown would be a nice choice.

 

[D.Silentu]

That's an interesting question, but if there's music there now I've never noticed. On its own The Hungry Bear has some of the best ambiance in the park.

 

[Inspired Figment]

So do we think they are going to play songs from the old shows, new show or mix of both? Personally I think “Great Outdoors” from Vacation Hoedown would be a nice choice.

From what I’m hearing, it’s music from all the shows.

 

[mickEblu]

That's an interesting question, but if there's music there now I've never noticed. On its own The Hungry Bear has some of the best ambiance in the park.

I agree, I’m not sure how loud and present I want those songs to be. Definitely hearing something like “Try Everything” would kill the ambiance.

 

[mickEblu]

From what I’m hearing, it’s music from all the shows.

So now I have to hear “Try Everything” “Whole New World” and “Fixer Upper” at Hungry Bear while I’m on the second level overlooking the trees and river? Cool. If true, definitely the worst thing to come from this “retheme.”

EDIT. Well I guess that doesn’t mean they ll choose the songs I listed above. Hopefully they skip those in favor of other songs from the new show.