Matterhorn and Pinocchio getting refurbished starting July 30th, 2018

[dweezil78]

The shortening of the Tiki Room isn't nearly even a quarter as offensive as the damage they've done to the Country Bears in Florida. They botched that show so horribly. Such a disgrace.

Eh, it's not as bad as I thought it'd be.. And I also know my kid barely has the patience to sit through the show in its current form, so I'm kinda thankful they axed some of it. I initially thought they really screwed up the ending, but I went back and rewatched the way it used to be and was surprised to see it'd always been so abrupt like that.

 

[TROR]

Eh, it's not as bad as I thought it'd be.. And I also know my kid barely has the patience to sit through the show in its current form, so I'm kinda thankful they axed some of it. I initially thought they really screwed up the ending, but I went back and rewatched the way it used to be and was surprised to see it'd always been so abrupt like that.

Nah it's completely botched. A ton of the humor and personality is gone.

 

[mickEblu]

The County Bears need to make a comeback in Anaheim. They owe us for Pixar Pier. Put them in Grizzly Peak. Maybe not as a show though. Maybe as a dark ride or coaster.... and then I woke up.

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

The County Bears need to make a comeback in Anaheim. They owe us for Pixar Pier. Put them in Grizzly Peak. Maybe not as a show though. Maybe as a dark ride or coaster.

Honestly, part of me feels we're lucky the Country Bears exist at all in today's overly sensitive culture.

 

[dweezil78]

Honestly, part of me feels we're lucky the Country Bears exist at all in today's overly sensitive culture.

The fact that they have still have songs like "Mama Don't Whip Little Buford" and "All the Guys That Turn Me On Turn Me Down" in that show is pretty amazing.

 

[TROR]

The County Bears need to make a comeback in Anaheim. They owe us for Pixar Pier. Put them in Grizzly Peak. Maybe not as a show though. Maybe as a dark ride or coaster.... and then I woke up.

Having it be the same show but in a restaurant would be perfect.

 

[TwilightZone]

Having it be the same show but in a restaurant would be perfect.

Wasn't that basically the rock-a-fire explosion?
(I would say isn't, but we all know what happened to the rock-a-fire)

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

The fact that they have still have songs like "Mama Don't Whip Little Buford" and "All the Guys That Turn Me On Turn Me Down" in that show is pretty amazing.

100% agree.

 

[TROR]

Wasn't that basically the rock-a-fire explosion?
(I would say isn't, but we all know what happened to the rock-a-fire)

Yeah but rock-a-fire didn't have beautifully designed Marc Davis bears, great music sung by real artists, witty dialogue, and wasn't inside a highly themed, elegant saloon. Combining Country Bear Jamboree and the Mile Long Bar into one location would keep interest in the Country Bear Jamboree alive as well as offer a nice dining location to complement the Golden Horseshoe across the esplanade. The only problem I would have with this is people talking during the show.

 

[dweezil78]

Wasn't that basically the rock-a-fire explosion?
(I would say isn't, but we all know what happened to the rock-a-fire)

Rock-A-Fire and about a hundred other clone AA restaurant shows throughout the 80s! ShowbizPizza.com has a good archive of a lot of them, I love that stuff.

Growing up in South FL in the 80s, these things were everrrywhere. Loved going to them, it's sad they are all gone now and all that's left is awful Chuck E Cheese.

 

[TwilightZone]

Yeah but rock-a-fire didn't have beautifully designed Marc Davis bears, great music sung by real artists, witty dialogue, and wasn't inside a highly themed, elegant saloon.

Besides the last one, you need to really look into the rock a fire!

 

[smile]

Having it be the same show but in a restaurant would be perfect.

Wasn't that basically the rock-a-fire explosion?

for any unaware, the original intention (and the only walt knew) was for that very purpose at a proposed ski lodge project

 

[SuddenStorm]

Here's my hottest take of ever: I don't think the Tiki Room is that good. If it wasn't such an incredibly historic attraction I wouldn't be opposed to either a restructure of the show or have it removed for something better. But like I said, it's incredibly historic so if they ever even touch it I'll be enraged.

I feel this way about Lincoln, but I actually really enjoy the Tiki Room.

 

[VJ]

The shortening of the Tiki Room isn't nearly even a quarter as offensive as the damage they've done to the Country Bears in Florida. They botched that show so horribly. Such a disgrace.

Or the butchering they did to the already-shortened Enchanted Tiki Room for its return to Florida..

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Those shows originally ran too long anyway. Guests don't have the time in between Fastpass reservations to be sitting around watching ridiculous crudely animated robotic birds and bears perform musical numbers.

 

[SuddenStorm]

Even if the current boneheads were to get rid of POTC/ HM

What a scary thought. I'm pretty sure the day HM or Pirates gets removed is the day I stop spending $100+ per day to visit the park.

 

[SuddenStorm]

If it's not approved by Marc Davis, Claude Coats, or any of the other major artists who worked on those attractions, I can't support any change to them.

So basically, since those men are both dead, no change to the attraction is acceptable? That's a notion I can support.

It also hits on an interesting point- most of the creative leads for BTMRR, Splash Mountain, and other classic attractions are no longer with the company. Which is a shame, since they're the only ones who can actually understand everything about the ride creatively and what should be changed.

I'd love for them to bring Tony back to enhance and spruce up Splash Mountain for example.

 

[mickEblu]

What a scary thought. I'm pretty sure the day HM or Pirates gets removed is the day I stop spending $100+ per day to visit the park.

Same here. They d never do it though... I think.

 

[TROR]

What a scary thought. I'm pretty sure the day HM or Pirates gets removed is the day I stop spending $100+ per day to visit the park.

I wouldn't pay $50 to visit the park without PotC or Mansion.

 

[smile]

Those shows originally ran too long anyway. Guests don't have the time in between Fastpass reservations to be sitting around watching ridiculous crudely animated robotic birds and bears perform musical numbers.

is that plush going to purchase itself why you sit there watching an old man's dead idea of entertainment?

i think not