Walt Disney World is relaunching a fan-favorite attraction after making major updates, including renaming one of its most popular characters.
The Country Bear Jamboree, a Magic Kingdom institution since 1971, closed in January of this year for a renovation.
Renamed ‘Country Bear Musical Jamboree,’ the animatronic troupe of singing bears returns Wednesday without a beloved character.
Liver Lips McGrowl, a slightly chubby brown bear with full lips, was reportedly booted from the show over concerns that his name was offensive. Inside the magic.
The term “puffy lips” describes swollen lips due to excessive alcohol consumption and has also been used as a racial slur.
The Country Bear Jamboree (pictured), a Magic Kingdom institution since 1971, closed in January for a renovation.
Pictured: Liver Lips McGrowl (pictured), a slightly chubby brown bear with full lips, was removed from the show over concerns that his name was offensive.
Renamed ‘Country Bear Musical Jamboree,’ the team of animatronic singing bears returns Wednesday without the beloved character.
A poster advertising the revamped attraction shows that the bear has been renamed Romeo McGrowl.
His appearance has hardly changed, but he sports thick blond hair and a purple tie.
The revamped experience features an all-new script and soundtrack composed of Disney songs performed by musicians including Mac McAnally, Allison Russel, Chris Thile and Emily Ann Roberts, according to Variety.
The new song list includes a new original (and eponymous) song written for the attraction.
Other numbers include songs from new films such as Zootopia and Coco to classics such as The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book.
A sign advertising the revamped attraction shows that the bear has been renamed Romeo McGrowl.
Disney has spent a lot of money on progressive replacements for some of its most beloved themed attractions, including changing Splash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (pictured)
The only song that’s on the original set list is ‘Come Again’, the closing number.
Disney has spent a lot of money on progressive replacements for some of its most beloved themed attractions since deciding to get rid of them at the height of the George Floyd protests.
The corporation ordered its Splash Mountain water rides to be downgraded in 2020, deeming its references to the 1946 film Song of the South “inappropriate in today’s world.”
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, based on the 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, maintains Splash Mountain’s DNA as a wooden flume ride but is infused with music, scenery and animatronic characters inspired by “Princess,” set in 1920s New Orleans.