Disneyland’s Forgotten Country Bear Jamboree - History, Secrets & Remnants

Disneyland’s Forgotten Country Bear Jamboree - History, Secrets & Remnants
In the 1960s Walt Disney and his Imagineers were working on a ski resort called Disney's Mineral King Ski Resort. Walt wanted to offer guests more than just skiing so him and the Imagineers came up with an idea for a bear band show. During the development of the ski resort and bear show, Walt passed away and the ski resort project was put on hold. Marc Davis and the other Imagineers continued development of the bear show and eventually the Country Bear Jamboree opened at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in 1971. A few months later the Country Bears opened at Disneyland where they remained extremely popular for many years until Winnie the Pooh started selling more merchandise than the Country Bears. Eventually it was announced that the Country Bear Jamboree would close on September 9, 2001 and would be replaced with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Even though the Country Bear Jamboree is closed forever there are still some secrets left at Disneyland including the heads of Melvin, Buff and Max. Come along and join us as we go check out the secrets and remnants of the Country Bears that are left in Disneyland.
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[@BenLaurence]

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[@lucasb4601]

What happened to the actual Country Bear animatronics that were used in the show at “Disneyland” like the Five Bear Rug, Gomer, Henry. Liver Lips, Swinging Teddi Berra, Terrence. Ernest, Big Albert, Wendell. The Sun Bonnets & Trixie?

[@BenLaurence]

Hmm good question. They probably got scrapped for parts or sent to WDW or Tokyo to be used as back ups in case one of the bears there breaks

[@lucasb4601]

Thanks for the information I can always count on you😉.

[@BenLaurence]

Lucas B I love sharing Disney info with everyone 😁

[@samg1773]

I saw county bear jamboree as a kid it was fun seeing this video thank you dude

[@CheshireCat666]

You had me at "this video has Country Bear Jamboree in the title" lol My most beloved Disneyland attraction after The Haunted Mansion,I was so happy to see you did a vid about this! RIP my sweet brother Bears

[@BenLaurence]

Lmao!! Oh the bears are definitely up there on my list too! I’m glad I could share the lil remnants with you. Rip to the bears :(

[@lucasb4601]

Is it true that the “Country Bear Jamboree” is closing at “Walt Disney World” and being replaced by a “Woody’s Roundup” animatronic marionette puppet show?

[@TeenTitansAMV]

Cool dude! 😎👍

[@BenLaurence]

TeenTitans AMV thanks!

[@TeenTitansAMV]

Ben Laurence Your Welcome man!😎👍😁

[@sophiebophie0927]

The country bears are probably one of my favorite attractions. I'm still in shock that Winnie the Pooh took over. Big Al. #reskinned. 😉 I was curious of all the things you found that was leftover from CBJ. Good finds Ben. I think you might have missed one. Unless it just didnt make the video.

[@BenLaurence]

Megovskk I love the country bears as well 🐻 glad they are still at WDW and Tokyo. Right!? I with they found a way to do Pooh and the bears. I still think they bears should move over to Grizzly Peak 🤔 Yeah there is so much bear stuff left, it’s like why aren’t they still there!!! Thank you! It was hard tracking them all down. Lol way to call me out 😂😂 which one did I miss haha

[@moved9658]

Megovskk mines too

[@moved9658]

Ben Laurence cool

[@NewWorldTravelMonkeys]

I thought you were going to film in the restroom... I was like 😱😱😱 I am pretty sure I was scared of the country bears when I was little.... 😂 - Kitty ✈️🐒

[@NewWorldTravelMonkeys]

Ben Laurence Thank you! Ant worked hard on it!! It was super creepy! 😂

[@MarkWayUp]

some good history...thanks! i loved seeing the bear in winnie the pooh ride...so miss the bears still since DW stole them from us! :)_ good video Ben! :)

[@BenLaurence]

Thanks so much!! Yeah it’s really cool seeing all the references to the bears. I wish they found a way to keep the show open at Disneyland

[@AlphaTraveler1]

Very cool information. Great discussion Ben!

[@BenLaurence]

AlphaTraveler1 Thank you 😃

[@littleozlorel4395]

First of all my Dog is top dog and we dont have country bears in oZ we have drop bears. Lol.Great work ben

[@BenLaurence]

Lol your dogs are pretty great!!! Haha thank you!

[@Showman_87]

I remember the Country Bears, it's very cool to see how they're still referenced in the parks and it definitely looks like Oogie Boogie is Big Al reincarnated. Love this video Ben!

[@BenLaurence]

There so much references they mine as well just have kept the ride 😆 Oh I’m I’m totally convinced Oogie is Big Al. Thank you so much 😁

[@rollingthunder4599]

It's not forgotten. I'll never forget it

[@RuthMetcalfRealtor]

Super Awesome video! I love how you tell us things about Disneyland we never would have known or noticed. And you did this just on one visit to DL. Next time I go to DL, I’ll be sure to go see all the cool things you’ve pointed out. Can’t wait for more vids! Btw your new reporting style is great! You should have your own show on the Disney channel!!🥰

[@BenLaurence]

Ruth Metcalf thank you!!! I love sharing these types of facts! It was hard planning them all out and then finding them when I actually got to the park, especially since it was my first time. Definitely check out the lil secrets. It makes you stop and think about the weird little things. I think we have one more Disneyland video left 😞 but I’m dying to make more!! Thanks 😃 It’s kinda nice switching up the style for a bit! Haha right!? @disneychannel where’s my contract 😂

[@margaretkelly766]

Ben Laurence I just came here because I like watching abandoned/old attractions and easter eggs but I just want to say that your intro/outro is so catchy btw I’m new

[@tobitaigestobitaiges6086]

That was my favorite show darn pooh

[@lucasb4601]

Yeah I agree with you, but we can’t blame Winnie The Pooh, cause he’s a nice bear & a popular one too.

[@graciesutherland4519]

Oh my goodness I loved country bear!!!!

[@BenLaurence]

Right!!? The Country Bears are awesome!!

[@lucasb4601]

I love it too😉.

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

Heck yeah bro! My cousin used to work the Jamboree in Mouse Town. I love that they still have their domes hanging inside the Poo ride. 🦌

[@BenLaurence]

Aimless Adventures that’s awesome!! Must have been cool hangin with the bears back in the day. Yeah I love little things like that hiding in the rides. It’s so creepy when you just turn around and see three heads staring at you!

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

This was my favorite at Disney World!

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah it’s one of the best things left at Walt Disney World

[@cutiecookiecreme]

I can imagine hardcore fans of the Country Bears at Disneyland protesting to save their favorite attraction in the early 2000s before it closed like how Mr. Toad fans protest to save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disney World in the late 90s.

[@kaibricturner8836]

I know this is old but I’m not upset that Winnie The Pooh took it’s place. It’s been a long time coming and Winnie is a classic Disney character, so having his own attraction was a necessary change. Awesome video by the way, thank you sir 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Star_Wars-tp8zl]

So cool

[@pokemonjo7471]

Thank you for posting this video for showing us the remnants and secrets and references, and thank you for showing us the references of Max, Melvin and Buff, too.

[@peteri8924]

Pooh was a poor replacement designed to shift merchandise which the Country Bear's didn't, a bad decision by the management at the time. I have never noticed all those little touches still remaining, let's hope they don't get removed, the sign behind the counter is fantastic, the word "vittles" always reminds me of The Beverly Hillbillies as the grandma always uses that word.

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah the Pooh merch sold better than the bears :( definitely a bad decision to replace them with Pooh, sale for toad in WDW. The little nods are awesome though!!! Haha too funny!

[@peteri8924]

@@BenLaurence from memory it was done in the Paul Pressler days when everything at Disney was being cheapened and the focus of the company turned more to selling merch and filling every store with the same junk.

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah I believe it was. Disney’s kinda in the same place now except they’re spending money but producing subpar products and attractions. It’s all about the money $$$

[@MoviemaniaNick]

I remember that ride when I was a kid! It was fun! Thanks for the history lesson and the neat finds!

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah the Country Bears were great!! Thanks for watching man! I love sharing the history and secrets 😃

Very interesting. Didn't know all the facts. Thanks.

[@Star_Wars-tp8zl]

Cool

[@jso5091]

Rip Country bear jamboree

[@BenLaurence]

I don’t know why they got rid of it 😭

[@cesiarios6742]

yes❤

[@BenLaurence]

RIP COUNTRY BEARS 😭

[@danielduncan6563]

Yes

[@ellensankey4303]

I heard that there's a max robot head underneath the gardens of the galaxy lift it's crazy!!!

[@BenLaurence]

😂 not even remotely true

[@haydenjf]

The heads aren’t from the country bears jamboree, they are from the mil long bar Disneyland resort. The heads in the jamboree that sort of resemble the heads on the wall names are buff Kevin and Henry but the ones from the mile long bar names are buff Melvin and max and the ones in the ride are the same names from the bar.

[@BenLaurence]

HaydenOfficial they are all the exact same heads. It’s hard to pinpoint whether they came from the mile long bar or country bears.

[@discontinuedchannel1016]

No there not

[@bullwrinkle29studiosshow37]

I know that there the exact same heads from the attraction, not the mile long bar. Bro the mile long bar ones from DL are much huger and the exact same ones in WDW version but the ones in the attraction in DL is the ones you see in Winnie the Pooh.

[@leviticus3000]

At disney world, theres country bears! And they're creepy so I got pretty scared 😂

[@BenLaurence]

Lol the Country Bears are not creepy at all 😂 Their one of the best things left at Walt Disney World

[@lucasb4601]

They aren’t creepy.

[@nanacandraw1508]

@@lucasb4601 they are for childern

[@BenLaurence]

Not necessarily

[@tristanwilliams4180]

i was at disneyland last year and when i was on the winnie the pooh ride, i saw the three mounted heads of max, buff and melvin

[@BenLaurence]

Nice!

[@rossheaney5928]

cool

[@MinaThatIcon]

I was never born when these came out but I love history and this really surprises me I wish I could see the show now thank you for telling me about this I really want to try to see if I find the secrets to in the future

[@Nik-mc1fc]

Its still at disney world!

[@MinaThatIcon]

@@Nik-mc1fc oh

[@charlietheunicorn2666]

I love Disney edit: omgggggggg thx for reply

[@BenLaurence]

Me too!

[@user-dr5ce6rd2w]

WINNIE THE POOH DVR

[@richardibarra9204]

Country bears jamboree

[@jeffjensen27]

DID You Further KNOW! That Disneyland Splash Ride Has Remnants Of Characters From AMERICA SINGS! Attractions.

[@yourleastfavoritechair4128]

I went to the country bear jamboree today at Disney World

[@BenLaurence]

Awesome!!! It’s one of the best things left at Walt Disney World

[@lucasb4601]

I agree with you😉.

[@Amdw119]

i think the heads on the winnie the pooh dark ride are not from the country bear jamboree they are from a unknown bar in disney but those heads you see from the country bear jamboree then on the ride those are the ones but its from a bar.

[@smashedgravy]

In Florida there’s maybe a country bear jamboree and a winne the Pooh ride that took over that yeah it’s gone

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah Walt Disney World has the bears

[@LemonExtras]

Are you doing ADR?? it’s hard to tell and you’re good at it but I’m just curious

[@BenLaurence]

I am 😅 I feel like you are one of the only people that caught on to that… the microphone I used to record on location wasn’t plugged in all the way. When I got home I noticed how horrible the audio sounded so I just re-recoded everything!

[@superbowserlogan9967]

yes

[@BenLaurence]

Yes

[@nanacandraw1508]

*Yes*

[@BenLaurence]

Yes

[@detectivepikachu9582]

new video yes

[@BenLaurence]

Michael FromKZbin awww yeeeah! We put our new videos every Friday at 6 pm EST

[@detectivepikachu9582]

im waiting on new video

[@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA]

I think it's sad that The Country Bears Jamboree Became a Forgotten Attraction I don't think Walt Disney wanted his Attraction to be Forgotten we could have had extra Room for Whinnie the Pooh Attraction

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah they definitely should have kept it open!

[@UCRfZb91nX-triozNmzvaRrA]

@@BenLaurence Thank you for Publishing I will soon be doing My own Country Bears Jamboree they will be meeting Mickey Mouse, on the 26th of this Month I just did a Film Based on the Tiki Room Mickey Mouse and The Enchanted Tikis, it is My First Mickey Mouse Film you're welcome to Subscribe Me if you're Interested I Definitely would Love to have Disney Subscriber's for My KZbin channel

[@pokemonjo7471]

Dear Ben Laurence, Thank you for telling me about the history, secrets, and remnants to the Country Bears. And make sure to add a heart, a like, and a good reply.

[@Kokrwa]

Actually for the guardian of the Galaxy mission breakout the thing that's in the cage is actually from another attraction I think from another park

[@BenLaurence]

What?

[@mdgraystone]

What's up with the sunglasses? 😎 😆

[@simplyvanilla.1703]

One time I was at the bear jamboree and one of the bears said “blood in the sand”

[@BenLaurence]

No way!! I wish that would happen every show 😱

[@simplyvanilla.1703]

It shocked me I was like- um this is a kids show!

[@simplyvanilla.1703]

I also figured out it was blood on the saddle blood on the ground blood everywhere

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah I know haha I was only joking around. I love that part of the show! It’s hilarious

[@simplyvanilla.1703]

Yeh same lol

[@SebastianMammoth]

Ben Laurence I just heard that Winnie the Pooh has an evil side.

[@BenLaurence]

Wtf

[@SebastianMammoth]

I found this lost episode It's called Winnie the Pooh making friends the easy way it just starts with no intro.

[@shadowracer7766]

hey country jamboree is still around it's in magic kingdom where splash mountain is

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland still have the show

[@shadowracer7766]

@@BenLaurence oh ok but you do know that the country bear jamboree is in frontier land

[@BenLaurence]

Lol yes

[@_AllisonRae_]

I knew every single one of these facts except for the one in Goofy's Sky School

[@BenLaurence]

You must be some kind of country bears expert lol

[@lucasb4601]

So I’ve figured out that the set of Max, Buff & Melvin on “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” are not the animatronics from “Country Bear Jamboree”, they’re the statues that hung on the wall at the “Mile Long Bar” & when it changed to the “Br’er Bar”. So where do you think the animatronics of Max, Buff & Melvin from the “Country Bear Jamboree” in “Disneyland” are?

[@BenLaurence]

I’m not sure of that’s true 🤔

[@lucasb4601]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@BenLaurencewell it is true, the Max, Buff & Melvin on “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” are the statues from the “Mile Long/Br’er Bar”. Not the animatronics that we’re used in their “Country Bear Jamboree”, but a little fun fact, if you wanted to go to a “Mile Long Bar” that had Max. Buff & Melvin as animatronics, you’d have to go the one at “Walt Disney World’s: Magic Kingdom” to their “Mile Long Bar”.

[@BenLaurence]

@lucasb4601 if you look at the position of the heads in the mile long bar, they are very different to the ones in the Pooh ride

[@lucasb4601]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@BenLaurencewell according to what I’ve heard, the Max, Buff & Melvin on “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” are the statues from the “Mile Long/Br’er Bar”.

[@BenLaurence]

Cross reference photos.. I don’t think that’s the case

[@moved9658]

for true i bate pooh,not just because of the characters annoyance when they just replaced my favorite attraction

[@BakerFamily123]

I also spotted a country bear secret in walt Disney World

[@BenLaurence]

Was it the whole show by any chance 🤔

[@BakerFamily123]

@@BenLaurence It Was Actually Under The Haunted Mansion Sayonce Room, Not There Anymore Unfortunately

[@ika2315]

Do you know that Teddi berra's swing was purposed to be pooh's hot air balloon at the hufflelumps scene?

[@BenLaurence]

Make sure to watch the entire video :) I actually mentioned that 😂

[@ika2315]

@@BenLaurence oh i didn't watch the entire video because my brother always bother me to play 😂 sorry

[@BenLaurence]

Lol

[@ika2315]

I know this secret,aww too bad they replace the many adventures of winnie the pooh,i wan't the ol' disney back

[@BenLaurence]

There are many secrets in this video ;)

[@ika2315]

yep,i'm love to know secrets at disneyland 😀

[@BenLaurence]

I have a lot on my channel

[@hotonionrings2594]

I think it is

[@BenLaurence]

In regards to what. I’m gonna need a little more then that 😂

[@young_cryyz3898]

I know big Al and Augie boogie same

[@BenLaurence]

Same

[@young_cryyz3898]

Are you sure this is related to country bails

[@BenLaurence]

No but one very certain it’s related to country bears

[@Speed-TV]

Do you know that the max animatronic is actually abandoned underneath the haunted mansion doom buggy room -_-

[@BenLaurence]

Yep but also on the wall in MAoWtP

[@jon-kl9mk]

Is the head underneath the track in the graveyard scene? I worked inside the mansion & i thought i seen it laying there on the ground :)

[@Speed-TV]

@@jon-kl9mk thats not true, because thats not the room it was in. Also its not there anymore. Somebody already collected it

[@xxcnation108]

2:44 look at the back

[@BenLaurence]

Xxc Nation 😆 people love doing goofy stuff like that haha

[@jakenoneofyabusiness4031]

Hello!

[@BenLaurence]

Hi

[@therealjumin1941]

Ben Laurence Hello Ben!

[@BenLaurence]

The Real Jumin Hello The!

[@therealjumin1941]

Ben Laurence Thanks For Telling us These Things!

[@1ROCKET-]

He forgot the one in splash mountain

[@BenLaurence]

Which one did he forget?

[@1ROCKET-]

During the ride you come across brer bears house where you can hear him snoring. This was in bear country and was repurposed and put into splash mountain.

[@BenLaurence]

Oh yeah the Rufus the bear snor.. it’s not really a Country Bears reference so he left it out of the video. Believe it our not the snoring Audio is actually repurposed from Snow White and the seven dwarfs 😃

[@TheBriskOh]

They just put a green bag over big al

[@BenLaurence]

Yep 😂😂

[@pokemonjo7471]

3:19

[@Star_Wars-tp8zl]

And sad

[@DiscordModerator1]

No, they were saved in 2022 by CavitySam

[@ItsAllieyall]

Chuck E Cheese

[@BenLaurence]

What?

[@user-dr5ce6rd2w]

DVB

[@user-dr5ce6rd2w]

Pooh

[@BenLaurence]

As in Winnie the?

[@user-dr5ce6rd2w]

DVP

[@creeblaze5698]

I understand Disney is supposed to be FOR KIDS but honestly they took out a good ride and replaced it with a less impressive one. Most of the things in the Pooh ride AREN’T really animatronics. And Disney is KNOWN WORLD WIDE for their audio animatronics being legendary. So to me, the Winnie the Pooh ride is a step down.

[@sirferr8902]

Agreed.

[@leizelantone1303]

The country bears is more better than poo

[@looneybirdstudiosandbillyb7337]

Wait Oogie boogie and big al oogie al Sorry

[@BenLaurence]

Yeah I don’t spread fake news

[@bridgetmistryable]

They should put the ICE AGE ROLLER COASTER from 20th CENTURY FOX WORLD Malaysia and they should put it in DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE replacing PARIDISE PARK not Pixar Pier the PARIDISE PARK area has GOOFY'S SKY SCHOOL and 3 other attractions like the 2 swings rides and jump'in Jellyfish🐘🐅💚🎢🏔️🗻⛰️🐢using the same ride vehicles use on CRUSH'S TURTLE COASTER in DISNEYLAND PARIS

[@bridgetmistryable]

Now DISNEY owns 20th Century Fox and BLUE SKY STUDIOS they need to make 1. SPIES IN DISGUISE 2🤵 2. FERDINAND 2🐂🐮 3. Rio 3🦜🐓🦉🦅🕊️🐦🏝️ 4. The PENUTS MOVIE 2 5. a SCRAT spin-off movie🐿️ and here my opinion about all the ice age films (1-5) 1. ICE AGE(-2002) awesome 2. ICE AGE 2 THE MELTDOWN (-2006) Amazing 3. ICE AGE 3 DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (-2009) great 4. ICE AGE 4 CONTINENTAL DRIFT (-2012) meh, ok, and alright 5. ICE AGE 5(-2016) awful and bad

[@BenLaurence]

That’s just ridiculous 😂

[@bridgetmistryable]

@@BenLaurence there are rumors for a ICE AGE tv show spin-off with Buck the weasel and there is also rumors for a RIO tv show both of them coming soon to DISNEY PLUS

[@bridgetmistryable]

@@BenLaurence there is a ICE AGE rollercoaster coming to 20th CENTURY FOX WORLD in Maylasia there are videos of the park and attraction under development but and online there are concept art of it

[@BenLaurence]

I doubt it, Ice age is irrelevant

[@valeriechildress2684]

Yes

[@BenLaurence]

No

[@connormoore2659]

Yes

[@BenLaurence]

Yes

[@oscargonzales7932]

Yes

[@BenLaurence]

Yes