They do have a band that performs on the stage by Island Mercantile across from Flame Tree several times a day. But the Carnivale did get cut with covid I believe.
The loss of Carnivale is a major bummer since that show looked so much fun. Heck, even the addition of Panchito and Jose was actually fitting since both loved partying. Hope it might return in some form someday.
Viva Gaia in a sense replaced the Discovery Island Carnivale albeit there's no characters now, and the show itself has been gone for years predating the pandemic. (I'm aware Viva Gaia isn't a direct replacement as the two would run on the stage throughout the day).
They have two giant amphitheaters sitting empty, plus one indoor theatre.
Given the jungle theming, I was thinking The End... but We Are One works, too.
Animal kingdom rivers, Fantasmic theater, and Stitch?
Little Mermaid at DHS.
and do we think we'll get any replacements/announcements for any of these at D23 ??
I think people put waaaayyyy too much hope in D23 'announcements.'
whatever they announce at D23 gets budget cuts and slashed or even cancelled so what we see and hear (if anything) is best cause scenario but not 100% likely
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A quality nighttime show has peaks and valleys, both of which have their benefits. Rivers of Light was all valleys. It was peaceful and serene but it had no wow factor.
Pacing, John Williams could tell then a thing or two about it
While those kites were a dud and a half (don't @ me), their PUPPETS they made for it were amazing. The Oakland Zoo has this BEAUTIFUL lantern display every year. I am sure with a little adjustments, Disney could make lantern-puppet thingies. The lanterns at Oakland Zoo even have some limited movements.
Oakland Zoo | Glowfari
While those kites were a dud and a half (don't @ me), their PUPPETS they made for it were amazing. The Oakland Zoo has this BEAUTIFUL lantern display every year. I am sure with a little adjustments, Disney could make lantern-puppet thingies. The lanterns at Oakland Zoo even have some limited movements.
Oakland Zoo | Glowfari
Leave it to Disney to find a way to make it cost 10x more and be half as impressive.I love this!
Many zoos now have this, Chinese lantern installations. It's brilliant and a great reminder of what can be achieved with lights, even with relatively modest effort.
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I think the original plan was to have hundreds of little lantern boats that would behave like drones on the water, right? This would have been the wow factor, but it never worked.
Yes-that was originally the plan. I don’t know why people are so hung up on drones. I’m not that blown away, and they are becoming a “go to gimmick”. Personally I feel like what they had -plus maybe a low level pyro burst like they used for the Jungle Book show) to punctuate the end, and the mini lanterns that they gave up on -was all they needed. The show was just terribly paced, played all its tricks too soon and nothing to build with. I think THATS why the finale was so weak. It wasn’t a “BANG” to begin with, and when they had pretty much shown it all to you already, there wasn’t much to add.
