Originally Posted By TheRedhead We saw the Beauty and the Beast show on our last visit, and I realized while watching that I hadn't seen it in over a decade. And it was much better than I remembered. My questions: Has the show changed at all over the years? Is there a big difference between this show and the one that was at DL? Didn't the show begin (oddly enough) with "Be Our Guest?" My one-year old daughter LOVED the show, by the way. She was absolutley thrilled, until "Kill the Beast."
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I don't know the answer to your question, TheRedhead, but I still say that most Disney geeks are too hard on this show. It's always one of the highlights of the trip for my family. And I say "Disney geeks" with the greatest possible love and respect.
Originally Posted By tonyanton If I remember correctly the version at DL and the version at WDW were the same. The DL version closed a long time ago and the WDW version did change at some point...I want to say in the late '90s or early '00s...anyone else know exactly? The updated show follows the storyline of the film more closely.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I can confirm this for you, TheRedHead, duckling. The BEAUTY & THE BEAST Stage show did, indeed, go through a much needed improvement change several years ago. ORWEN: It used to open with the 'Be Our Guest Number', which never made any sense to us. I mean, really! Should you start at the beginning when telling a story? ORDDU: So, that's the most significant change it made--starting with Belle and the villagers doing their musical numbers FIRST! Then Gaston comes along and tries to get Belle to marry him, while forgetting all about the gorgeous witch sitting in the audience just DYING to be part of his harem-- ORWEN: --but that's another story for another time. The main thing is that you were right about BEAUTY & THE BEAST having gone through the change. ORGOCH: Yeah an' now it appears ta me I got a couple a looney sisters that act like they's STILL goin' through 'the change'!!!
Originally Posted By danyoung They also used to include flying birds (pidgeons?) at the climax of the show. They discontinued this when local predator birds (hawks?) figgered out when the birds were released, and swooped in on a regular basis for a very non-Disney lunch!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Yes, and this same thing was happening to the pidgeons over at the Magic Kingdom during any stage shows in front of the castle. So the poor birds had to be rescued by losing their jobs in that park as well. Very sad. ORGOCH: Hey! Buzzards gotta eat too, ya know!!!
