Originally Posted By J_E_Smith FoxxFurr of the Passport to Dreams blog has written a very interesting series of articles on the music of the Country Bear Jamboree, ranging from their origins and original artists and why they were used in the show. Also, some information on two songs from the show's development that were later dropped: <a href="http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-music-of-country-bear-jamboree-part.html" target="_blank">http://passport2dreams.blogspo...art.html</a> <a href="http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-music-of-country-bear-jamboree-part_28.html" target="_blank">http://passport2dreams.blogspo..._28.html</a> <a href="http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-music-of-country-bear-jamboree-part.html" target="_blank">http://passport2dreams.blogspo...art.html</a>
Originally Posted By tonyanton great articles as usual. I also enjoyed the pix of the original CBJ sign and the old "Mile Long Bar" sign. Both more traditional old West than the current signs, but also with very prominent, 1970s style sponsor logos (Pepsi & Frito-Lay). A lot less discreet than the current Main Street Starbucks logos everyone is up-in-arms about.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 That was fun, thank you for the link. My all time fav song is blood on the saddle, I loved it as a child. I never knew why it's a strange little song but I loved it. Fun to read how it was done.
Originally Posted By leobloom Love how that article says, "It may appear to be doing very little, but the show contains whole universes." It's a theme park show with robot bears singing country music. Oh yes. Whole universes. Moby Dick, Ulysses, and the Country Bear Jamboree. Some of these parks geeks seriously know how to overargue their points. I guess it has something to do with the complex that develops when you try to justify writing a 10,000 word article on the history of such a show.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny any idea when WDW replaced the original CBJ sign with the current one?
Originally Posted By tonyanton My guess would be sometime in the mid-90s. There were a lot of little upgrades/renovations like this at the time in the MK(the original FL dark rides also changed their signage to include 3-dimensional characters, including Mr. Toad). Also, it was about '92 that the Vacation Hoedown changed back to the original show, so perhaps a change in signage in '86 (when the VH debuted and then to this one in '92?)
Originally Posted By teddibubbles to bad the links to other dont work. i wanted to go to the theam park music part
Originally Posted By sjhym333 The current incarnation of the CBJ was introduced in October 2012 after its last rehab. Up until that time it was playing the full original show. WDW has given up on rotating the Country Bear shows. It would be wonderful if they would start using the original, Vacation Hoe Down and most especially the Christmas show.
