News UP! A Great Bird Adventure Getting A Rewrite

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I never imagined I would live to see the day where one of our attractions is made less timeless, less relevant, less family, and less Disney®.

Um, you have seen Flights of Fancy before the "UP-Heaval" right? It was a better show with Guano Joe..

 

[jmuboy]

Welp! Russel and Dug were kicked out and now it's back as character-less show..

Massive improvement- Thanks Covid 19

 

[RSoxNo1]

Welp! Russel and Dug were kicked out and now it's back as character-less show..

This is essentially Flights of Wonder without Guano Joe. A substantial improvement over UP! A Great Bird Adventure. I'll miss Guano Joe, but if this change is permanent I'd absolutely go back to see this show on a regular basis.

 

[unmitigated disaster]

We saw the Guano Joe version in 2013 and loved it. We saw it in 2018 and sat appalled. It was hideously awful.

 

[Parker in NYC]

I was almost in tears watching Disney make something 100% perfect. I've learned to settle for 30% these days. It's been long enough!

 

[jmuboy]

This is essentially Flights of Wonder without Guano Joe. A substantial improvement over UP! A Great Bird Adventure. I'll miss Guano Joe, but if this change is permanent I'd absolutely go back to see this show on a regular basis.

I agree - the original show was great. Fun and educational. No silly forced IP needed. I walked out of the UP version when I saw it the first (and only) time.

 

[John park hopper]

I agree - the original show was great. Fun and educational. No silly forced IP needed. I walked out of the UP version when I saw it the first (and only) time.

We sat through it hoping it would get better (it didn't) and was dumb founded as to why they destroyed a great informative show

 

[JohnD]

This is essentially Flights of Wonder without Guano Joe. A substantial improvement over UP! A Great Bird Adventure. I'll miss Guano Joe, but if this change is permanent I'd absolutely go back to see this show on a regular basis.

A bird show about birds. Who knew?

 

[Scar]

We really miss Guano Joe but glad the UP characters are gone. The show was fine, just the way it was.

 

[Clyde Birdbrain]

I finally saw "Feathered Friends in Flight" and loved it. We were huge fans of the original "Flights of Wonder" with Guano Joe and probably saw that a hundred times. Then came the UP version in 2018 and that was so bad. We missed Guano Joe and couldn't stand the stupid characters interrupting all the time. What a mistake that was. The new show is even better than the original. Now it's just the bird handlers showing off the birds with no interruptions. They had some new tricks that we hadn't seen before, like audience members holding up their arms in a circle so that birds could fly through. The kid throwing up a grape for the Trumpeter Hornbill has been replaced by a kid stomping on a 'grape launcher' for less interaction, which I thought was clever. The whole show was very well done. As we walked out I overheard two other guests tell a cast member that they liked it much better than the UP version. I imagine the bird handlers and trainers must prefer this version as well. I hope this is here to stay.

 

[John park hopper]

Disney gets it right for a change-- so glad they switched it back. Saw the original in 2017 as always loved it. Then saw it in 2019 it was absolutely horrible.

 

[cjkeating]

This is really great. After the sign being wrong for over a year this seems like a permanent change.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

It's wonderful to see this, especially because it's a reminder that sometimes quality is more valuable than IP.

The new signage looks great. The "UP!" signage really messed with the area's immersion, and this fits beautifully.

Nicely done, Disney!

 

[JoeCamel]

So showcase the animals rather than the IP? Who would have thought people liked animals?
This lesson needs to be on the wall of the C-suite

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Disney doesn't just drop IP.
There's got to be more at play here. UP didn't work in Asia but that doesn't mean it won't be used elsewhere.

Dinoland anyone?

 

[JoeCamel]

Disney doesn't just drop IP.
There's got to be more at play here. UP didn't work in Asia but that doesn't mean it won't be used elsewhere.

Dinoland anyone?

Nah, everyone knows that is for Zootopia

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Anyone know if the Russel and Dug states were removed from the front plaza area?
Photo from disneyfoodblog

 

[JoeCamel]

Anyone know if the Russel and Dug states were removed from the front plaza area?
Photo from disneyfoodblog

They could leave them and let them mold. Russell is vaguely asian looking and Dug could be a temple dog

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Assuming they are still there... Does the interactive "Wilderness Explorers" game still run? The statues could be relocated.

 

[CntrlFlPete]

Anyone know if the Russel and Dug states were removed from the front plaza area?
Photo from disneyfoodblog

they were still there on 10/17 -- lightning lane has been there a little while.