I was there Tuesday. First visit since I was in highschool 30 something years ago. Seeing the Bears made me realize how much the country music scene has changed since the 70's. Back then you could find real life places where local musicians put on hokey shows in roadside theaters. The Country Bears were a very good sendup of these places and had a relevance that is missing today.
The show Tuesday had about sixty people in the theater and a handful of us were clapping and trying to have a good time but the majority of people were just sitting there. I think it could use a good refubishment and updating. It felt 'dusty' for lack of a better term. The sound was too low, the CMs doing the announcing before and after seemed listless compared to the other theaters I visited. The music itself felt tired.
The characters themselves had a lot of appeal. I saw them in the streets later at the MVMCP and they had a huge crowd around them. My girlfriend who thought the show was boring had a great time dancing in the street with the Bears. She is Canadian and this was her first visit to WDW. She had never heard of the Country Bear Jamboree before. This tells me that it's the presentation of the show and not the characters that need some rejuvenation.
Spruce it up a bit, new sound system, do a better job of explaining the premise in the preshow, dust the characters, clean the costumes and light a fire under the humans involved. It's a great place, but it made me sad to see it feel so neglected.
I should probably go back, it's always had that charm. 
