The Hungry Bear is almost back!
Hungry Bear
Earlier this year, Disney announced that Disneyland’s Hungry Bear restaurant would be renamed the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, complete with a brand new Country Bears theme. On our most recent trip to the park, we found a major sign that the restaurant is almost here!
In mid-August 2024, we noticed that a BRAND NEW sign for the new Hungry Bear had gone up at the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
The new Hungry Bear sign!
The new sign bears (sorry we couldn’t resist) the restaurant’s new name, compared with the classic hive dripping honey and buzzing bees hovering around it
The rethemed Hungry Bear has us buzzing with excitement.
According to Disney, the new restaurant’s theme will revolve around the Country Bears “putting their own twist on it with the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree. After touring from coast to coast performing their tunes, Henry, Wendell, Big Al, and the rest of the gang have put together some of the favorite regional barbecue dishes they discovered along the way, just for you. You’ll want to try these bites, including the mouthwatering Smoked Barbecue Combo Platter with a selection of house-smoked meats, which will also be available on mobile order. For those music fans out there, you can feast upon these finger-lickin’ dishes as you enjoy some of the Country Bears’ greatest hits! “
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The rethemed restaurant will mark the iconic Country Bears’ return to Disneyland. They had previously starred in a West Coast version of the Country Bear Jamboree that opened in 1972, just a year after the Walt Disney World version debuted. However, the show’s Disneyland version never reached the same heights of popularity as its Orlando and Tokyo counterparts, and it closed in 2001 to make room for Anaheim’s installation of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
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The reimagined, Country Bear-themed Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree seems to be close to opening at Disneyland. Stay tuned to DFB for further details.
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