New nighttime show 'Rivers of Light' confirmed to be coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom

[TTA94]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't extend JB to one performance a night until RoL is close to opening. Strange Disney did not confirm JB ending on Monday...

 

[Tavernacle12]

Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the plan for RoL is 3 per night with a Midnight Closing.

Is that a permanent-ish plan or just for the launch rush? Even with Avatar I have a hard time seeing a lot of people being able to justify staying at AK til midnight most nights. Epcot and MK would close earlier despite having more to do.

 

[Magic Feather]

Is that a permanent-ish plan or just for the launch rush? Even with Avatar I have a hard time seeing a lot of people being able to justify staying at AK til midnight most nights. Epcot and MK would close earlier despite having more to do.

Permanent, unless the show proves to be very unpopular, and maybe If crowds are lighter, in addition to late sunset (although extended hours can and probably will fix that).

 

[JenniferS]

I wonder if I should be thankful for not wasting time on that show

Yes, yes you should

My brother, his wife, 14 1/2 year old son, and 13 year old daughter saw it last night. With absolutely no preconceived opinions and zero idea what to expect, they each accorded it a 6.5, 7, 7, 7 respectively.
They said conditions were a little breezy and the projections were quite a blur. They enjoyed the singing and dancing.

My SIL said they're all glad they saw it, and that it's too bad it will be over before my trip next week.

For comparison sake, they also saw FotLK for the first time, and rated it a 7; except my nephew who thought it was "lame".

Considering that in the past my brother would NEVER stop, not even for Wishes or Illuminations (until I took each of his kids and showed them that that WDW is more than just rides), 6 1/2 and 7's is fairly high praise.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I'm kind of surprised they didn't extend JB to one performance a night until RoL is close to opening. Strange Disney did not confirm JB ending on Monday...

Disney confirmed Jungle Book was ending I believe

 

[brb1006]

Disney confirmed Jungle Book was ending I believe

Two more days left

 

[brb1006]

I hope after tonights final performance of the Jungle Book show. They will finally return to testing the floats again.

 

[peter11435]

I hope after tonights final performance of the Jungle Book show. They will finally return to testing the floats again.

They have been testing the floats.

 

[TTA94]

So probably tomorrow the lagoon should be free and clear of all those nasty barges and stages!

 

[Next Big Thing]

I hope after tonights final performance of the Jungle Book show. They will finally return to testing the floats again.

They've been testing floats all summer.

 

[TTA94]

Guess the question now is how long will the Discovery River Theater stay empty...

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

My brother, his wife, 14 1/2 year old son, and 13 year old daughter saw it last night. With absolutely no preconceived opinions and zero idea what to expect, they each accorded it a 6.5, 7, 7, 7 respectively.
They said conditions were a little breezy and the projections were quite a blur. They enjoyed the singing and dancing.

My SIL said they're all glad they saw it, and that it's too bad it will be over before my trip next week.

For comparison sake, they also saw FotLK for the first time, and rated it a 7; except my nephew who thought it was "lame".

Considering that in the past my brother would NEVER stop, not even for Wishes or Illuminations (until I took each of his kids and showed them that that WDW is more than just rides), 6 1/2 and 7's is fairly high praise.

You should never trust those four judging anything in the future with those ratings...

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

And yes... I AM KIDDING!

 

[JenniferS]

And yes... I AM KIDDING!

To their credit, they gave Frozenstrom an 8, the new Soarin' a 9, and ToT, as always, was a 10!

 

[brb1006]

What time does the final performance start?

 

[brb1006]

Says here 10:30 p.m., https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/animal-kingdom/jungle-book-alive-with-magic/

That's about two and a half hours from now.

 

[Magic Feather]

Guess the question now is how long will the Discovery River Theater stay empty...

1-2 Months barring no more major delays

 

[TTA94]

1-2 Months barring no more major delays

Correct. It's a shame the theater will have to be vacant for even that long.. Though not complaining JB is finished!

I am curious if there was a reason they wanted JB gone way before RoL can come online? Barges and stages out of the way? Programing?

 

[brb1006]

At least we no longer have to worry about seeing the barges during the day. It felt like an eyesore.

 

[Tavernacle12]

Correct. It's a shame the theater will have to be vacant for even that long.. Though not complaining JB is finished!

I am curious if there was a reason they wanted JB gone way before RoL can come online? Barges and stages out of the way? Programing?

Won't attendance be down now that the summer is over? They probably closed it now to save money since the parks won't be as full anyways.