*Claws Sharpen*
Originally posted by SilentRascal
Country Bear Jamboree is ridiculously dated and boring... (being an original ride doesn't meanit's worth keeping)......any one of these (or all) should be ripped out and replaced with something better.
My friend my friend..
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I am guessing 13-17? Country Bear Jamboree IS probably boring for you...of course, that doesn't mean ALL TEENS think it's boring. Many think it is Heaven...and so do I.
I just don't want the Sentinel to read this and get the wrong impression...and you do not have the consensus at all.
*AA Yosemitie Music Starts to Play*
Children LOVE IT. Here's an excerpt from a Cast Member:
1) Crowds:
"The show has been seeing pretty excellet crowds for the park (around noon to 3:00). During those hours it's not unusual at all to fill up the theater and have to ask people to wait for the next show." This is VERY common...afternoon - 4:00 - WHAM! lines outside of people - adults without children, teenagers, children, seniors...see the Country Bear Jamboree. One family skipped the parade to see it (as there were no shows during paradetime)...people in the queue wait 20 minutes in the morning for the show...an hour in the afternoon, even. The show is crowded - people love to see the Country Bear Jamboree.
2) Heritage:
"I get a special kick from a few circumstances in particular: parents (or grandparents) saying they've always loved the show and delight in showing their kids (or grandkids) for the first time; west coast visitors who bemoan the closure of the Disneyland attraction and really relish seeing the bears at WDW; and a couple of handicapped kids who show up at Grizzly Hall almost
every weekend. These include a girl with autism who insists on sitting front and center at the show, and a wheelchair bound boy named Fana who is absolutely infatuated with Shaker."
This show is VERY well=loved. It is the PERFECT show (like IASW or the original Tiki Room) that is great for G/P and children to enjoy!
3) Boring???:
You may think CBJ is boring. Do I have to put up sound clips of the audience LAUGHING, CLAPPING, STOMPING FEET, AND SINGING ALONG WITH THE BEARS??!! In a Christmas Show, the theater was so crowded it almost sounded like the last night of the Country Bear Playhouse!! Every show gets a round of applause...EVEN AFTER THE SONGS...To the majority of people (and I stay at CBJ for at least 6 shows a day now) this show is naturally NOT BORING!!
4) Playhouse:
Plus, this show is the only chance for the original show to appear in English, sheesh! It'd be suicide to close the show in Disneyland AND in Walt Disney World. It shouldn't leave WDW as it is an original show to it. Plus it is a CLASSIC...one that can NEVER be copied or duplicated (bing wink to those Chuck E. Cheese folks who ruin the reputation for many people)
5) Quality:
Excellent after 30 years. Animatronics have new, swifter movements on a digital system, they have been updated immesnly, and are terrific in quality!
You just go and visit Grizzly Hall when I reopen the site and click on the audience section. I will make it just for those who thinks the majority of people think CBJ is boring. Well, clearly, for those in the theater, it ain't. And there are tons of those.
Remember, CBJ isn't only a kid-attraction. There are several jokes inside for Kids and several for adults. But look at it this way - - we are all children at heart.
LONG LIVE CBJ!!
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