Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree opens on Oct. 25 in the new Bayou Country themed land.
The six-decade journey of the Country Bear Jamboree animatronic band that got its start in a Sierra Nevada ski lodge with tour stops along the way in Orlando, Anaheim and Tokyo will add a new chapter to their tale as the proprietors of a new Disneyland barbecue restaurant.will bring a thematic, musical and menu overhaul to the Hungry Bear restaurant when the refurbished eatery opens on Oct. 25.
“Walt thought maybe we should have a show that had something to do with bears,” said Davis, according to “The Nickel Tour” by Bruce Gordon and David Mumford. “Lots and lots of bears.”Davis came up with an early version of the Country Bear Jamboree attraction with animatronic musical bears entertaining diners in one of the restaurants planned for Disney’s Mineral King resort.
By then, Imagineering had already made Country Bear Jamboree one of the marquee attractions of Florida’s new Magic Kingdom theme park that had opened in 1971. The “Disneyland East” project included many rides imported from the Anaheim original — including the Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise and It’s a Small World.
The Bear Country name disappeared in 1989 with the opening of the new Splash Mountain log flume ride that forced Disneyland to broaden the land’s name to the more animal-inclusive Critter Country.By the end of the millennium, the writing was on the wall for Country Bear Jamboree — not even the upcoming “Country Bears” movie could save the Disneyland attraction.
The 1970s quick-service eatery serving a menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and salads was renamed Hungry Bear restaurant a few years later.While the updated restaurant will feature a Country Bears soundtrack, don’t expect to find Ursus, Henry, Trixie or any of the bear band members at Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree.
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