Originally Posted By Disneydanny AMEN! I will give High fives to ANYONE who could make this happen. 15 years of just a rotation of Original & Christmas is ENOUGH Vacation MUST come back to the mix.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs As I've said many times before, I always thought that DL and WDW rotated all three shows...instead of just playing two. Why is it such a burden to do so? Original Show: Feb-May Vacation Hoedown: June-Sept Holiday: Oct-Jan
Originally Posted By Disneydanny well actually it would have to be more like: Original: January-June Vacation: June-November Christmas: November-January it would be kinda odd hearing "Rudolph" in October. I think it only costs around like $7,000 tochhhange out the show should be easier for WDW to do then it was for DL to do even though they only rotated two shows cuz they had 2 theaters wheras WDW only has 1. besides I think the humor in the vacation Show is way funnier then the original. I mean Wendell isn't nearly as funny in Original as he is in Vacation & Christmas.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I just wish Disney would try to work with the show and not decide to rip it out in favor of something else. It's like the Subs at Disneyland, they're the same basic concept and vehicles, but plussed for the 21st century. Disney could easily (well, with money, of course) update the CBJ show for the 21st century too. Why couldn't they let WDI have fun with it and let them program a more "interactive" show that has variable options each time it's viewed. Have several interchangeable numbers that appear at random so you never know which song the bears will sing. Upgrade all the bear AA's to more modern standards so the movements can wow people again. Have the bears interact with each other more physically. Update the song roster with more modern acts (which has been mentioned by others above). Make it so that changing out for a Christmas or Vacation show is easier, just costumes & sets. Even then, have it so that you can have multiple sets in the theater that can be rotated at will so the changeover is effortless. Most of all, make the show relevant and fun again. Don't let it sit and gather dust just to be forgotten and closed due to lack of care. That's the saddest way to see a Disney attraction fade into yesterland...
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs <<Disneydanny: besides I think the humor in the vacation Show is way funnier then the original. I mean Wendell isn't nearly as funny in Original as he is in Vacation & Christmas.>> I personally felt that most of the bears had better personalities and character in the seasonal shows. Sure, Henry, Big Al, Trixie and Teddi Barra had their personas set in the original show, but the rest of the bears appear to be very generic and plain. The seasonal shows kind of fleshed them out: Liver Lips became Elvis, Wendell accidentally gets himself into trouble, Terrence gets an animal sidekick et al... Of course, there's always The, ahem, Music Factory with the Country Bears.
Originally Posted By Mybails One of our teens had seen CBJ at DLR when she was very young and got to see it again this summer at WDW. The other had not seen it at all. They both said they wished that the show was redone at DLR. Country Bears is a fun, happy show designed to make you think of lazy summer days - refurb and keep the mood please.
Originally Posted By bayrr326 I really don't care if they come up with a new show they need to fix the one they got. It needs a massive rehab with new sound and lighting and a cleaned up soundtrack. It is just sad right now.
Originally Posted By J_E_Smith There's a rumor going at WDWMagic that the reason the Christmas show didn't happen last year wasn't due to cutbacks, but because Disney's rights to use the "Rudolph" song had run out and they didn't renew them in time. (Two other stage shows in the MK had their "Rudolph" portions cut). Don't know if its true yet or not because I haven't seen CBJ on any refurb lists yet. They must have some "fix one bear a year" thing going because they refurbed the three Henry AAs in the past two years, and this year they gave Gomer a tune-up and his movements seem to be quicker and more fluid than they used to. But unfortunatly, in the last video I saw, Sammy's mouth wasn't even moving...seems every time they fix one problem, a new one arises. Still, at least they're showing some effort in fixing the show rather than not doing anything at all. And to answer TDLFan's question, the reason WDW doesn't rotate all three shows is because Tokyo's CBJ has a sponsor than can give the extra funds to so, while WDW's does not.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^That's an amzaingly bad, stupid and inane reason if it is indeed true. I just heard it was a money reason. It costs Disney a few grand (yeah, I mean just that) to swap out the shows and Phil Holmes actually counts pennies. And if no one wants to sponsor Disney attractions, could it be they no longer have the cache they once did? Not having a sponsor is no reason for Disney not ponying up the money itself.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 more that companies have stripped their marketing budgets to the bone also so that the CEO's can squeak by on $25M-$50M/yr a year or so -- wouldn't want them losing an monies,
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs *We enter the room of the WDW/MK president, his head under the blankets, his feet dangling over the bed. Posters of um, er, The Doors and Guns-n-Roses adorn the walls along with posters of um, Mickey Mouse and Hayley Mills* MOTHER: Come on, get up, you know what today is! PRESIDENT: But ma, I don't wanna! MOTHER: You have to! It is your job, that is your responsibility! You owe it to the people! PRESIDENT: But I don't wanna update the Country Bear Jamboree! MOTHER: Well, you're not going to sit around in your room all day Sidekicking your friends and playing Warcraft. And not only that, the grass is not going to mow itself! PRESIDENT: I'll update it later... MOTHER: And how's the Haunted Mansion coming along? PRESIDENT: It's getting done, Ma, sheesh! MOTHER: Yeah, after how long? How long have I been telling you to get it refurbed? Now get your butt out of bed and get in the shower. You have a lot of work to get done before Christmas! PRESIDENT: (grumble)
Originally Posted By J_E_Smith Well, I was only guessing that the lack of a sponsor has something to with it. That and the fact when WDW got the props from the DL Vacation show after it closed, they just left them out in the rain...
Originally Posted By Friar Tuck and Roll If Disney ever does decide to udate CBJ I think it would be a good chance to implement more of the living character initiative. Maybe the show could change depending on how the audience reacts, the more clappin' and stompin' the rowdier the songs get, maybe even open up the stage to requests. I would love to see Disney do this, especially with characters actually created for the parks instead of just Pixar creations and Muppets (Although I do enjoy those as well).
