Country Bear Jamboree

Join the talented cast of 18 musically-inclined bears as they perform continuous 17-minute shows featuring country music-style classics—to the delight of fans big and small. The rustic review is infused with a down-home sensibility that includes plenty of great music, broad humor and a few unexpected surprises.

Located in frontierland, The Country Bear Jamboree opened it's doors with the rest of Magic Kingdom in 1971. It was one of Walt Disney's last project and was originally supposed to be put in  a Ski Resort that was never made. It also opened in Disneyland, but has since been replaced by "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". It is also located in Tokyo Disneyland. It has been an instant classic since opening day.

"What's the point?" - The Country Bear Jamboree is an audio-animatronics show featuring singing bears. They play old country songs that date back to the 1930's, with humorous looking bears and scenes.

The GOOD - This show opened back in 1971 with Magic Kingdom, puting it on the list of opening day attractions. It first opened up as an E-Ticket attraction and was a hit success. Everybody loved it, and most people still love it to this day.

The BAD - Well, let's just say that it's pretty outdated. I, myself, love this ol' beauty. But we all have to face the facts, with the kids these days (I am aware that I'm 13, thank you), they want more funny things to laugh at. They don't want to be caught up listening to a fat bear singing a slow song (Tears will be the chases for your wine) and songs they've never heard of before. Disney used to produce two seasonal shows, The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown and The Country Bear Christmas Special. Two great shows, that were cancelled at about around 2000 or 2001 due to copyrights. They shouldn't have a problem with that today, but it would bring the show up a bit more with some well-known songs. Another problem, the animatronics move quite stiff and not like the AA's you'll be seeing on the new Little Mermaid dark ride. In other words, a lack of good refurbishment.

    Should YOU see it? - In all means, unless you've just got a big group of teenagers (mainly boys),  you should. Just to say you did. It's one of those attractions that you'll like okay, tho not great. But it's a 50/50. It's perfect for those hot days and if the park is crowded. It's an enjoyable show. Tho maybe not the cup of tea for prehaps between the ages of 12 - 17. Fun for kids, adults and seniors.


RATING: 3/5