Closing date announced for Country Bear Jamboree
The current beloved Country Bear Jamboree in the Magic Kingdom will close temporarily starting Jan. 27, 2024, for renovations as an entire new show is expected to make its debut this summer.
The new show called the Country Bear Musical Jamboree, pays homage to the Opry-style shows of Nashville. While the Country Bear Musical Jamboree will include easter eggs from the beginning to the end, including a familiar tune fans may remember, the bears will sing new, reinterpreted Disney tunes in different genres of country music – like bluegrass, pop-country, Americana, rockabilly, and other styles.
The new version will still have the fun and friendly tone fans enjoy with the same famous characters like the loveable Trixie, Big Al and others, Disney has previously announced, along with some small updates to other characters.
The rustic theater, known as Grizzly Hall , may also get a small facelift for the performance.
Country Bear Jamboree is one of the very last attractions that Walt Disney personally helped develop. Originally planned for a never-built Disney ski resort in Mineral King, California, the show with the singing bears happily moved out to Florida in 1971 and has performed daily at Magic Kingdom park ever since.
Changes have been made to the song lists over the years. In 2012, when it closed down for a couple of months “Pretty Little Devilish Mary” and “Fractured Folk Song” were deleted as was with some dialogue.
The Country Bears also, at one time, had a holiday overlay. In 1984, the Country Bear Christmas Special debuted in 1984 with holiday songs and lasted through the 2005 holiday season.
