Country Bear Jamboree

[DisneyWizard]

would be awesome if they could update it, but otherwise I still visit every trip.

[pluto 77]

We have to stop in at least once a trip. It is one of my favorite memories of Disney as a child, besides Kitchen Kabaret. I agree that it needs some updating, but I wouldn't want them to change the show.

[Mammabruski]

The blood on the saddle thing is really creepy if you ask me. We saw it in 2008, and I have no plans on going back for a long, long time.

[KAJUNKING]

its kind of worn and dated but i think that helps with the nostalgia, as pp have said, i remember this attraction from when i was young so i try to make it at least every other trip

[Goes4FastPass]

There was...
Blood on the saddle and...
Blood on the ground.
And a big, big, puddle of...
Blood on the ground.

Now THERE'S a lyric they wouldn't put in a new attraction in 2009!

Today they'd have Big Al singing

There was juice on the saddle,
And juice on the ground.
But we know it was an accident,
So please don't make a frown.

So they shouldn't change the current version, they should just get out their gigantic wallet and bring back the Christmas version.

[Imagineer1981]

I go at least once every trip some trips more than once. This show is one of my earliest WDW memories from my very first trip. I love the show and it's a great walk down memory lane. I do agree I would love to see the Christmas show back I really miss that

They have fixed the audio problems and some of the lighting issues so the show looked freat in June

Agreed, one thing I can 100% remember from my childhood, and that was the vacation version, not the current one. I think it needs to update again for sure but NEVER remove

[EeyoresBestFriend]

We go every time and enjoy the nostalgia.

I would mind seeing it slightly updated and I say this VERY hesitantly, because I DO NOT like the upgrade to the Tiki Room(another one that had nostalgia).

I'm of the thought that we can't appreciate the advances in the parks if you don't know where we have come from.

WDW is for everyone ~ from small children to seniors ~ this is one of the few attractions left that anyone can go to.

[DVC2004]

Me and the kids went for the first time in December. We always seem to either pass it without noticing or DH says he is not interested so we keep on going. Anyway, I thought it was a little piece from the past, my oldest son liked it, but my youngest declared it boring.

[hubbyofadisneyholic]

I put Country Bears in the same category as COP and The Jungle Criuse. They are among the very few links back to the days Walt was still alive.

As others have said, WDW is meant to appeal to ALL AGES. Everything doesn't have to be state-of-the-art, high tech, thrill a second.

There is something warm and human about attractions like this.
Just like traditional animation...computer generated may be splashy, but lacks the human touch.

OK, I admit it...I'm old school.

[kemps@wdw]

DD is not too thrilled w/it, but DH and I still like to do it, even though it is a little dated!

[badkitty]

I love the Country Bears and I am thrilled to have seen all three versions! What a classic and I don't think the voices should be changed. How could you replace Tex Ritter?!?


BTW... this is my 600th post!

[Darin M]

Leave CBJ alone! I think it's perfect where it is and we should try to preserve our older attractions. I love it and If I don't get the chance to take my future children there, I would be disappointed.

[RAIDER]

Its gotta go ..Its so outdated

[Mousemates]

It could definitely use a bit of freshening up.

[BigBaloo]

I'm too nostalgic when it comes to attractions like this & the old classic Disney voices like Thurl Ravenscroft (Moose). It would be like taking Paul Frees out of the HM....... Who are the other voices from CBJ?

[Disney Doll]

It's not a must see, but we like to go every now and then. It is a bit of nostalgia for me because I remember that show from when I visited WDW as a kid. It probably could use a little refreshing, but I wouldn't want to see any drastic changes. The last time we went in Jan '09 there were maybe 10 other people besides my family in the show. Kind of sad.

[chefmickey3]

Please don't touch it! It is one of our favorites and we do it at least three times in a week trip! My boys (7,5,3) love it too! We even have a Big Al stuffed animal!

[Greenlawler]

Count me as one of those who replies to every one of these posts! Every few months someone comes along and starts a thread about getting rid of or changing older attractions, CBJ included.

The CBJ is one of the few surviving memories of my childhood visits they have not torn down. Gone are the subs, Mr. Toad, and Mickey's Musical Revue, I even miss the gift shop that sold CBJ albums, and sticker books which has been long gone, replaced by the expansion of Pecos Bills. They even used to have the three stuffed heads on the wall of the gift shop (remember that?).

CBJ was one of Disney's premiere attractions back in the day a little refurb might help but only to replace maybe some tech issues.

[rjmdds]

I had a Big Al stuffed bear from my first trip to WDW back in 1974 that I loved. So I ake it a point to go every time. It is a classic that I would lament losing.

[CaptSmee]

I like it when the crowds rowdy...otherwise it's kinda ho hum