Originally Posted By cstephens OK, I know that Country Bear gets its Christmas show, and there's a period of closure for when it changes to that and changes back to the regular show. I looked through some info on another website, and this year, the regular show seems to have come back the second week of January. But when I looked at January 2005, there didn't seem any indication of the show going down and coming back up. For anyone who knows, does the regular show usually come back up the second week of January? Any extended closures for next January that anyone might have heard of? Thanks! /cs
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Haven't heard of any yet, but I wouldn't worry. WDW doesn't ever like to close its attractions for rehabs and maintainance like DL and TDL. The Bear Band could use some major TLC.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Oh and to answer your question, usually the X-Mas show goes away the first few days of January and a few days later (never more than 2-3) reopens with the original show.
Originally Posted By RangerPooh Another CBJ question. Back in the day they use to do the Vacation Hoedown overlay (atleast at DL) do they do this at WDW?
Originally Posted By smctopia I personally like the original show better. Visit Walt Dated World <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag es.com</a>
Originally Posted By Labuda Glad to hear it, smc! Makes me feel better about skipping it when I was 14! lol
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs What was funny was when my family went to WDW in '03, we all preferred the Vacation Hoedown, since that's what we were used to at DL for all these years. Since I have the Musical History of DL and videos of all 3 shows (and never seeing the Holiday show in person), I've come to like all 3 shows as equal. I also have a habit of singing/humming the songs to myself.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>No-pe, the Vacation Hoedown hasn't played at WDW since '92.<< You want to see Vacation Hoedown? Then head to TDL where it is currently playing during the summer season (as usual for the past few years on a yearly basis), then the Xmas version takes over, then the original version and back to Hoedown again for summer 07... Gotta love TDL!!
Originally Posted By juicer "ladies and gentlemen - We thank you for comming to the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown - Please gather all your belonings and exit to your left under Max, Buff and Melvin and have a wonderfull day (evening) at the happiest place on earth - Disneyland". I worked bear band almost one whole summer and loved it! It was airconditioned and relativly calm compaired to the other attreactions in the park. We could run both theaters and only need 4 cm's (5 would be the max)
Originally Posted By Labuda Wow, so you exited to your left at the DL Country Bears? Trippy - I only recall exiting to the right when I saw the Bears at WDW...
Originally Posted By brotherdave Didn't Disneyland have two theatres offering the same show to increase capacity?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That was part of the reason that doomed the DL bears to getting evicted. The Heffalumps and Woozles room in the Pooh ride is almost an entire theater by itself.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Funny, at TDL... Hunny Hunt's Heffalumps and Woozles room is big enough to accomodate the entire pooh Ride in DL.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<TDLFAN: You want to see Vacation Hoedown? Then head to TDL where it is currently playing during the summer season (as usual for the past few years on a yearly basis), then the Xmas version takes over, then the original version and back to Hoedown again for summer 07... Gotta love TDL!! >> See, for the longest time I *always* thought that DL and WDW rotated all three shows throughout the year. I think it was here on LP that I found out that they didn't. I liked the Tokyo version of the Vacation Hoedown (someone sent me a video). I don't know if I liked Henry introducing EVERYONE though, but it seemed to work. Poor Ernest had to share stage time with not only the 5BR, but Henry as well. I was a kid when I saw the CBJ at DL, so I never realized that there were two theatres. Since we were used to DL, we found it trippy that you exit on the right at WDW's (and Tokyo's) CBJ. Hmmm... you know... Ernest and Trixie could have been the Villains in the Country Bears movie, which then could explain their 'absence' in the finale, but then it probably wouldn't do their image very well.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I liked the Tokyo version of the Vacation Hoedown (someone sent me a video).<< The TDL version is exactly the same one presented at WDW years ago.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "The TDL version is exactly the same one presented at WDW years ago." Actually, no it isn't. There are song differences, and slight tweaks. I think it's because some of the humor would not carry over that well in Japanese, so they tweaked it slightly for the audience. I've got both recordings to verify there are different songs.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Of all the times I saw both shows, I never realize there are differences if that is the case. Not that I am a bear fan (I am a bear too ) but thanks for the correction.
