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The park’s iconic Country Bear Jamboree will get a new act and new songs next year. Fans won’t have to worry about their favorite characters changing, but “the bears will reinterpret their favorite Disney songs in different genres of country music,” said Beatty, who noted that Imagineers are working with Nashville musicians to nail down the authentic sound.
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00:00 - INTRO
01:29 - Why Change the Country Bear Jamboree?
02:47 - Inspiration or Hibernation?
03:55 - Mineral King Ski Resort featuring the Country Bear Review
05:23 - The Country Bear Jamboree at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland (1970's)
06:40 - Tokyo Disneyland, Jingle Jamboree and Vacation Hoedown (1980's)
08:32 - Changing a Classic Attraction
09:30 - The Problem with Liver Lips McGrowl
11:31 - The Bears Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Below you'll discover some resources that might be valuable for anyone looking to research the topic further:

Disney’s Lost Plans to Build a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park - PBS SoCal
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-l...

New Details About Country Bear Musical Jamboree and More - Disney Parks Blog
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...

Liver-Lips (noun) - It's old American slang, perhaps popularized in the vaudeville era, an insulting or derogatory description of someone, taken from their facial features. It seems to have been originally a reference to an African-American, especially a trumpeter or trombonist, but also came to apply to Jewish Individuals.

... I'm told that McGrowl is a common surname for bears.

Special Thanks to:
BigFatPanda for his footage of Journey Into Imagination
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ThrillGeek for their footage of Country Bears Jingle Jamboree
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