CLOSING DATE Announced for Country Bear Jamboree in Magic Kingdom

The Country Bear Jamboree attraction is CHANGING in Magic Kingdom, and now we know when the show will close to make way for the updates.

Country Bear Jamboree

Disney announced previously that a NEW show is coming to Country Bear Jamboree this year (2024), with the bears learning an all-new act. If you want to catch the current show before it changes, make sure you head there SOON!

Country Bear Jamboree will CLOSE on January 27th, 2024, for the refurbishment. Disney announced that the new show should open THIS SUMMER.

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While it’s closed, Disney Imagineers will be updating the Magic Kingdom show with an all-new act. The beloved bears will sing in new styles like pop-country, rockabilly, Americana, and bluegrass. You can see Henry in his new outfit in the photo below!

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The new show will include easter eggs throughout that nod to the previous show, and the bears will be singing new, reinterpreted Disney songs in various country music genres.

Country Bear Jamboree

The updated show will be a take on the classic variety shows found in Nashville, Tennessee, and Nashville musicians are involved in the new arrangements. We do know we’ll be seeing a new version of “Bare Necessities in a rockabilly style! Check out this behind-the-scenes video of Disney Cast Members recording some of the music:

A Disney Imagineer has said, “The music is going to be amazing, and the show will still have the fun and friendly tone that we all love about the Country Bears.”

Country Bear Jamboree!

Country Bear Jamboree is located in Frontierland. It’s a “country-and-western musical revue” performed by animatronic bears. Disney explains, “When the [new] show debuts, the bears will be reinterpreting favorite Disney songs in different genres of country music. Imagineers are envisioning the new experience as a homage to the classic musical revues in Nashville, and they’re working with Nashville musicians to get the authentic country sound.

Country Bear Jamboree

This is one of the last attractions that Walt Disney was personally involved in creating, and it’s been part of Magic Kingdom since 1971. Rest assured, some of your favorite characters will be returning, like Trixie, Big Al, and others.

Country Bears in Frontierland

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