I was so worried this show was gonna be devoid of humor but the smoking fiddle was the exact moment I realized we were in good hands

@cecanimatronicguy7403

25 күн бұрын

But it would be perfect if Ernest can talk, and react that his fiddle was on fire and panicked.

@rodakscreens

25 күн бұрын

@@cecanimatronicguy7403 nah he's just that much of a professional that he's unphased

@TheMess9898

25 күн бұрын

@@cecanimatronicguy7403 Aint the first time his fiddle caught fire...He's a pro.

@christopherjunkins

25 күн бұрын

I wonder how long before that effect no longer works... 24 hours to a week or a month? Who's gonna get in on this? XD (I hope they never do turn it off, and that it never breaks, but I know Disney too well)

@TheMess9898

25 күн бұрын

@@christopherjunkins So even when its good and working, Disney still sucks. Wow

Of all the songs of this show, The Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book makes the most sense.

@raiderking7310

Күн бұрын

Always wondered what if baloo make a guest appearance

It was pretty good! If this is what it took for the bears to survive then I’m totally glad the team who had this project gave this the love and attention it deserved.

@DarknesstheHedgehog6

23 күн бұрын

Especially coming off the heels of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. It's still baffling it keeps breaking down.

@ethanshackleton

13 күн бұрын

@@DarknesstheHedgehog6They reprogrammed the entire ride compared to splash to reduce backing up and I can’t imagine state of the art animatronics wouldn’t have issues.

@rickbertoldo-gz9cc

Күн бұрын

Agreed……. Whatever It took to save the Bears.

We can exhale. Max, Buff and Melvin are so well used. Most of the characters have keep their humor and the beginning even has an addition of a "spotlight" gag. You go into a dark hall with AC, bears sing & make jokes. It's cute and appropriately themed.

@livvylisvlog8106

16 күн бұрын

Disney definitely knows how much the fans love the bears. They did a great job keeping the same bears with their humour into the show whilst adding new, fresh covers of classic Disney songs!

This is absolutely incredible they managed to keep what made the country bears special and added that special Disney touch

Did anyone else get that the "Mineral Kings" being mentioned was a reference to Walt Disney's original idea for the Country Bears to be part of the proposed Mineral King Ski Resort?

@koopa159

25 күн бұрын

Glad I wasn’t the only one who picked up on that, it was a great bit of trivia.

@WalmartJedi

24 күн бұрын

Former Cast Member here : I knew as soon as he said it. but my favorite joke is the "he's really burning through our fiddle budget, I can't believe we even have a fiddle budget."

I was so worried this would be awful- but it’s great! The spirit and charm of the bears are still there, the humor and weirdness too, the animatronics are so fluid, and now they’re singing songs that more people can sing along to! The bears are back!!

@zgaviation6481

24 күн бұрын

I agree. I often skipped Country Bear Jamboree. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. I have to say, with the new songs that I grew up loving, paired with the comedy that was already there, I think I might just have to go more often.

@ashlynsminkey1578

21 күн бұрын

It’s filled with pop music and modern Disney it doesn’t fit the twang of the old one at all

@charliemacsart

21 күн бұрын

@@ashlynsminkey1578 I was talking about the tone of the writing and the characters, but the music overall was covered in a way that fits

I am suprised they never said blood on the saddle even as a joke.

@nelsonanderson2024

24 күн бұрын

No blood allowed in the new Disney.

@bambikiller338

24 күн бұрын

@@nelsonanderson2024 That makes sense.

@Kev-O33

24 күн бұрын

@@nelsonanderson2024lol

@Protato_Gamer

16 күн бұрын

Nope, Disneys too scared to do anything with a little edge now a days

@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY

10 күн бұрын

i thought he was going to sing it, but he started singing sooner after he came into view

I am so happy they kept the raccoon animatronic!!! I love that guy!!! I was worried he would be gone 😭❤️

@Mochichu-w6b

24 күн бұрын

Same

The way my jaw DROPPED when Big Al started singing. They've totally kept the spirit and emotional beats of the original show but now everyone can sing along. In the end I'm just glad my beloved bears are still there.

Mineral kings joke was a nice touch. Their voices sounded like honey. See what I did there? Now I can't wait for a 'Tom's honest review'

Somewhere Chapek is smiling that "You've Got a Friend in Me" made it into Grizzly Hall

I really think Imagineers did a fantastic job with this show, keeping the feels of the older show, but bringing it to a new generation of fans! Well done Disney!!

Blown away. They did this one right. That smoking fiddle was an amazing touch and for once, I saw a good reason for an animatronic to demonstrate the speed of their new animatronic arms. All other new animatronics with those arms just seem to be waggling them for the sake of showing off how fast they can go, not that there was any need. This reason fit perfectly and looked great. Big Al remained Big Al even with a new song. 10/10. I hope Marc Davis is smiling down on this one.

OK absolutely loved it but then again I think I just love the country Bears but here’s some thing I found interesting my 13-year-old who has watch the original country Bears never got it and he thought this was cool and now gets why his dad and I love them so much, which is good because he now wants to go see the show at Disney World. He says it’s a priority on the list way to go DISNEY. You’ve captured another generation of appreciating the originality of the park.

“The Mineral Kings” For those who don’t know- this is a nod to Mineral King Ski Resort, a planned vacation destination Walt Disney himself for Mineral King Valley in California. One of the proposed attractions for the resort was a “bear show” with assorted bands of different music styles, all portrayed by animatronic bears. Legendary Disney animator and imagineer Marc Davis came up with concept art for this attraction… reportedly this art would be the last laugh Walt Disney ever had. The ski resort plans were eventually cancelled… but that planned bear show went on to become the Country Bear Jamboree

I’ve been disappointed in a lot of things that Disney has done over the last few years but give credit where credit is due. In my humble opinion they did a great job on the Country Bears refurbishment.

@tommiller4895

25 күн бұрын

Amen

Though i dont think its as funny as the old show ive lived my whole life knowing that country bears was on the chopping block. They could have just as easily gotten rid of it but this is a great choice

Honestly outside of “Try Everything” (feels a bit too out of the style/humor) I’m loving this update.

@MatecaCorp

25 күн бұрын

I get the distinct sense that Disney was like “fine, you can keep the bears, but you have to choose x number of modern songs off our list” and that was simply the best option

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

I would've loved "I won't say I'm in love" from hercules. And sunbonnet trio could've been the muses background

@AuraLeafstorm

24 күн бұрын

@@ItzAdrian02 Oh, that's a great pick! "I Won't Say I'm in Love" is a banger and I think a country rendition of it would work surprisingly well. Hercules definitely needs more representation in the parks.

I’m glad they added humor back between the scenes. Also, the animatronics are very fluid. But a lot of the songs just sound off for them to sing. Just kind of lazy in terms of song choice.

This is the best thing I have seen from Disney in many years outside of Guardians! It brought literally tears of joy, and being a 74-year-old male, that's not easy!

It is not bad, but the original was better. Too much IP. Every Disney attraction doesn't need IP all over it. They messed up Pirates that way. Why can't Disney just leave the original tracks alone. Country Bear and Pirates were their own thing, which made that great.

@englishatheart

4 күн бұрын

Because Disney fecking sucks. They ruin everything they touch now.

This is absolutely delightful!!!! What a great way to refresh an old attraction for a new audience but still keeping the same spirit alive!

It’s a nice show. I wouldn’t say it’s as funny as the original but it stays true to the formula. And the music is quite catchy. Definitely would watch it more than twice.

Perfect retheme. They respected and honored the original and brought it up to the modern day standards. No one talks about these new animatronics. Big Al's face is amazing!

It’s heartwarming when you see Disney just being Disney! That old magic still going on. Bravo!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I really liked that, they did a good job!

Just about as good as I could hope for. Really enjoyed the setlist and had nice representation from so many bears.

Not as bad as I feared, but not as good as I hoped. Regardless, so happy the Country Bears are still here. That's a win for guests.

I love how fluid they are Reminds me of the older footage of the bears. 💖 The song Henry sings at the start makes me smile :3

I love the little things like the three girl bears looking over at Big Al as he is back singing Remember Me

Emotions are racing through me right now...they did such an AMAZING job improving the technology on the bears. And I figured we would here the closing song from the original show once more..."Come Again" 0:00

I think they look amazing! I was smiling, clapping, and dancing the whole time! 👏🏼

I think they should have stuck with blood on the saddle. Its juxtaposition against the more familiar songs would have been funnier than Remember Me… But the show itself does look brand new, so that’s a huge plus.

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

Or maybe even "When she loved me"

@JoshFreilich

24 күн бұрын

@@ItzAdrian02that would be awesome “When somebody loved me- sniff Everything was beautiful- sniffle Every hour we spent together-weep Lives within my heart-SOB When she…loved…OH I CAN’T GO ON!!”

I loved it! All the lovable bears we know and love are back and doing what they do best...make us tap our feet, clap our hands, and laugh along with them. :)

I think it's a loving embrace of the classic attraction with a fresh yet vintage Nashville vibe that really works. Bravo, Disney Imagineers!

They kept the ending song! So glad that stayed.

Loved it! I’ll be checking it out next time I’m in MK!

Its a shame they removed Tex Ritter's Audio from the attraction it seems like the pacing is a little off and it would've been nice to have kept the finale as chaotic as the original. Still, its a fine update with the ability for the attraction to get another update with a better mix of classic audio and new audio. Maybe in 10 years we'll see a new show again.

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

I mean his voice was gone in 86-92 and every Christmas season

@Mochichu-w6b

24 күн бұрын

The pacing was always off with the og. Kinda how that show works

I love it! What an incredible work! I laughed, I cried, I slapped people with fishes. Aside from ‘Try Everything’ all the songs fit really well and I burst out laughing when Big Al showed up. I was so happy to see Sammy pop up again, considering he was missing from the concept art. This is honestly the best thing to come out of WDI in a long time.

@kimberlylebrun2934

25 күн бұрын

Same feelings on Sammie. I shed a little tear when he popped out the box. So happy that even he remained in the show! My only real complaint is I wanted the Sunbonnets to get their own song. Maybe that is something they could add in later!

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

Funny how that song was advertised the most

I love it! I surely cannot say that about many of Disney’s new or re-dos, but this one, two thumbs up!

This was such a great update thank you Disney

I love this whole show! It actually kept the spirit of the original so well.

those first IP pieces were ... mixed at best... But the rest were fun ways of bringing them in!

@vespista1971

25 күн бұрын

I agree.. I felt like it got better as it went. Even Big Al was great, (though I’ll always miss Blood on the Saddle lol). But I think at one point they had said they were going to keep “a couple songs” from the old show, and the only song they kept was the ending “Come Again.” I think one more really funny and non-offensive one to keep would have been letting BB&B still sing their old slide-show, “All the Guys that Turn Me On Turn Me Down,” and then stay on stage to back up Trixie on “Try Everything.” As it is, they actually cut BB&B from having their own number, making them just back-up singers. They were one of the funniest acts of the old one.

I love the mid-century costumes on all the bears, especially the host's Hank Williams inspired fit and the Elvis look on the blonde bear

I actually got choked up watching. They've messed up SO many beloved IPs and its been so awful to see. But this is a wonderful homage to the original for once, if in fact they had to change it. It was wonderful before but this is just as universal and enjoyable and the animatronics just made the old ones look like they got a good facelift! I wish Disney understood that classic storytelling and good music writing is what made them what they are and that's all their customers want.

Oh boy they really put the right team on this. Absolutely wonderful update, no notes honestly, this is everything I could have wanted from the retheme. It only made sense to replace the country bears with songs everyone knows and loves, keeping it in the Disney theme with really great renditions. I'm very happy with this, can't wait to see it in person. I hope they're reading, well done Disney 🎉

I was worried when I heard the Country Bears would be singing various existing Disney songs that they'd be played in a very generic and boring way. I worried for nothing - this was great :D

watched the opening song (including yay- the little chirp at the end!) & then I'll wait until we get back (hopefully next spring) to see the whole thing! looks GREAT!!!

Now we need some Country Bears merch. Tokyo Disney does a great job with their Country Bear merch!

Just finally got to watch the whole thing- the only flaw is that Ernest has no voice!! Was looking forward to hearing my favorite bear's new voice, but oh well. The fiddle gag is so good though!

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

I think jolly holiday would've been better, someone posted a concept video and it fit so well

@Mochichu-w6b

24 күн бұрын

I was upset at first but that part was actually really good, I love the smoke too. That’s what makes things memorable

I’m going to Disney world for the first time next year and was so sad I won’t get to experience the original but I’m still happy to see this! I think they did a great job.

Honestly better than I thought it would be. Can’t wait for Tom’s Honest Review!

They cooked! Or at least Ernest’s fiddle did.😂

@Mochichu-w6b

24 күн бұрын

That part was so cool 😊😊

Love it. This is a great update.

I like this version even better. Great job!

WDW News, The Imagineer's did a great job on upgrading this attraction. My one quible is "Big Al" could have a slightly longer moment in the spotlight. Songs we all know, a nice touch to remember Walts Mineral King Ski Resort idea's. Big Up's all round. Cheers, Chris Perry.

Probably the only time I’ve ever laughed and not started sobbing at remember me 😭😭

I LOVE that they put alot of familiar classic Disney songs in the show! SOOO nostalgic! 🥰 Cant help but to love all the bears!! 🐻🐻🐻🐻

This seems like a fan-made DLC to the Country Bears, Wait, it is.

I was initially scared to check this out due to negative reviews I heard, but this was surprisingly lovely!! The bears retain all the personality and charm that made them so fun to watch in the first place! I love all the little references and details from the other incarnations of the attraction sprinkled in! I think the new looks for the bears are cute and stay true to the characters! (I adore Trixie and the triplet's matching pink cowgirl outfits especially). And wasn't expecting the mineral kings reference (that's dedication!). I can understand the frustration of just using Disney songs and was also hoping for more original songs, but I think that's better than no bears at all. I was also impressed by how much the new VAs sound like the original cast! Disney did good on casting! I love Ernest's visual gag with fiddle. Great new add on to the show. I think this attraction had a better update than some people say.

6:21 This whistle sounds exactly like the one used in the original version (the first scene in the show, before Buff says "hey, Henry"), which is a nice surprise.

@JoshFreilich

24 күн бұрын

I think that IS!

This is cute! Love the energy❤🎉

Omg! I adore this! I’m looking forward to hearing Tom’s thoughts!

I am pleasantly surprised! Very cute!!!

Fantastic! Love the new opening number!

I am so ready to see this!! Can’t wait!!

They really struck a fantastic balance of paying homage to the original beats of the show, while giving it a fresh Nashville flare to the sound of Disney classics. While I don’t really care for “Fixer Upper” in general as a song, they did a fantastic job wedding Disney IPs to the bears. Henry and Sammy singing You’ve Got a Friend In Me really tugged at me. 🥹

I have to say, it’s pretty good. You can hear the bears allot better now and the humor is still there Congratulations

Disney Imagineers hit this out of the park!!! It was so good to see the beloved bears in new costumes and getting the much love and attention they deserved. Even though it has evolved Walts dream lives on. I can't wait to see it for myself

@charliemacsart

25 күн бұрын

Speaking of Walt: in the lobby, there’s a statuette of a bear with a tuba- it’s based off early CBJ art that Marc did, and one of the few sketches Walt himself saw. Specifically, Walt loved the tuba bear so much, and Marc said he wished he could’ve gotten it in the show for him. Walt’s Tuba Bear is finally home in Grizzly Hall!

@soldiermonkey2003

25 күн бұрын

@@charliemacsart I love it!!

I'm crying. They actually improved something so well that I am almost forgetting the original. This gives me hope that not all is lost. Bravo, Disney!

@CrazyManhog

15 күн бұрын

As you come out and get ready to ride Splash M- oh right Tianas VQ Adventure

I miss the original with the Bear Band Serenade and Blood on the Saddle, but I love how the animatronics are improved, and they move more fluently. I do think Trixie’s song Try Everything isn’t the best choice for her as Tears Will Be The Chaser For Your Wine was slower.

@ScottTeresi

25 күн бұрын

Yeah, the new Trixie song is just cringe, tbh.

@ItzAdrian02

25 күн бұрын

The concept video of musical jamboree, rhey suggest the song form hercules which fits better

8:32 Henry’s movements are so fluid!

Well done, Imagineering! THIS is how you update a classic by KEEPING it classic!

As much as I will miss the original show I do think this is quite well executed and will definitely be more entertaining for casual fans than the cut 2012 version was. Definitely approve and look forward to seeing this in person! I thought the smoking fiddle was especially cool and creative

This is fantastic omg

I was so worried this thing would be bad, BUT WOW IS THIS GOOD! The humor is all there and the music is incredibly transformed. Ever since 2024 has begun, Disney has announced they’re getting rid of Lightning Lane, released three good, financially successful movies, and done this. They are so back!

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I wish it featured more, if not all, new original music. Something more unique to the attraction. I mean, you're sitting there in the middle of everything Disney. You're well-aware of all the songs from all the movies. Another reminder is not necessary. Why couldn't this show be its "own thing" like it was before? Oh well.

Enjoyable can’t wait to see it live!

Yknow what that wasn’t so bad. I was worried it wouldn’t be as funny but they managed to find ways to refresh the jokes. Though they kinda used too much fog on the whole new world part. Ngl I teared up when the raccoon popped up for friend in me since I was worried they removed him but no they’re still the best of friends. Sure they’re singing IP songs but this will ensure the country bears won’t be replaced and new generations might be more interested to check out the show.

Impressed, not bad.

This is so good 😭😭

Thanks WDWNT team!! Can’t wait for yall to make jokes about this on WDW News Tonight!!!!

I haven’t watched the bears in a long, long time. I might actually give this a watch next time.

I'm not too mad. They move much smoother and the songs are decent. I suppose it's appropriate to be using Disney songs now that they have a wider selection to choose from compared to when it first opened.

That was.. really good

Only negative is they continue to use the same Disney songs in every show.

Can’t believe it but I’m Loving it more and more

Ok that was much better than I thought it would be. The smoking fiddle was great and Big Al still has his moment.

Loved it!❤

Mineral Kings. Maybe I just don't remember the show referencing this before but what an Easter Egg to where the original Country Bears were supposed to debut. I love that stuff.

Wonderful

I don’t hate it. At least they kept the last song. Exited to see it in person. ❤

The animatronics look great, definitely enjoyed some of the renditions and loved the smoking fiddle elenent. If this is what Disney thinks they need to keep the bears relevant then im just happy theyre still surviving. My only thoughts is if they're making it essential to Shoehorn IP into absolutely everything they could have kept onr or two of the classics like blood on the saddle - would have been a great opportunity for some comedic narrative too

Creative, whimsical, and entertaining. Good family entertainment. Can't wait to take my granddaughter to see it.

Anyone else feel like giving Big Al a hug 😂.

Hey look, the same songs that are played in every store, on the buses, on the monorails, in every resort and played in the ambience speakers. Wonderful

I am so beyond happy with this!!!! ❤

That was great!!!