Say Good Bye to Camp Minnie Mickey

[DizneyFreak2002]

I had never been back to CMM until I had kids. Once I had kids, I found it was a great place to take them to get characters' autographs without having to wait in a big line (at least at the times we went). I will admit though that it did feel like quite a hike to get back there. I certainly hope they just don't make it an even LONGER pathway to FOTL from Africa!!

Hmmm, the hike to the theater, if it is relocated, may not be as long... but I can't say for sure since there hasn't been any blueprints or anything shared...

What I'd like to see, but I know they won't do this, is make the queue for FotLK indoors... Theme it to a cave site, Pride Rock for example... That way guests are out of the sun and rain while waiting to enter the theater...

[DizneyFreak2002]

I'm resurrecting this thread because, well, I didn't find any thread where this information may fit...

Reports are circulating online that construction of the new FotLK theater, which will now be located in Africa, will begin this coming Monday...

The new area will include new pathways into and out of the theater area...

[Ltmoko]

Any completion date?

[DizneyFreak2002]

Any completion date?

No completion date... Disney hasn't announced that FotLK is moving...

Walls have gone up along the west side of the bridge that leads into Harambe village... Seems they are moving forward...

[DizneyFreak2002]

Time to bump an old thread... It is now official... FOTLK is moving, new theater will open in 2014.. As stated previously, the new theater will be located in Africa, behind Tusker House... The announcement is in today's Disney Parks blog..

I fell in love with “Festival of the Lion King” the first time I saw it, in a sneak preview ahead of the 1998 opening of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. From the acrobatic antics of the Tumble Monkeys to Zawadi’s soaring vocals during the signature “Circle of Life,” the exuberant spirit of the show’s cast has kept me coming back time and time again and made “Festival of the Lion King” a guest favorite at Walt Disney World Resort for 15 years.

Today, I’m excited to tell you “Festival of the Lion King” will soon be moving to an all-new theater, bringing the “tribal celebration” home fittingly to the Africa section of the park, where Disney’s Animal Kingdom guests will be able to continue enjoying the show for years to come.

The new “Festival of the Lion King” theater is set to open in 2014.

[mickeys_princess_mom]

Any ideas about the timeline of closing down for the move?....

[DizneyFreak2002]

Any ideas about the timeline of closing down for the move?....

I suspect the show will stay open until the new theater is ready... Then just switch over with no real downtime... if there is any downtime, i doubt it would be very long..

[sportsguy2315]

So one would assume once FOTLK moves out that Camp Minnie Mickey would (pardon the pun) pull up stakes?