Disney World’s animatronic bear at Country Jamboree show malfunctions and starts smoking
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Disney World’s rejiggered Country Bear Musical Jamboree seems to have gotten off on the wrong foot — one of their robots apparently malfunctioned … but the Mouse House calls BS.
A parkgoer captured the moment Ernest — a brown bear playing the fiddle — started smoking in the middle of a recent performance. Since the Country Bear Musical Jamboree just re-opened, there was confusion on whether it was part of the rebooted show.
Some guests thought this was NOT an intended addition to the show … and folks were reportedly led out of an emergency exit by cast members shortly after the smoke began.
The cause of the smoky scene is a bit of a mystery at the moment — some think this thing was on the verge of catching on fire … but Disney World tells TMZ that’s not the case … insisting the smoke that was emitting was actually a planned part of the performance.
What doesn’t quite make sense … why were people apparently flocking outta there??? We asked, and they maintained … there was no fire here. Either way, this hasn’t affected the attraction’s operations … it’s still listed as open on their app.
This isn’t the first smoke-filled incident at a Disney theme park. In ’23, the Disneyland dragon — a staple in the Fantasmic light show — went up in flames. … and it was quite a sight.
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After the fire, the light show — and subsequently the dragon — was put on pause at Disneyland … but made its grand return to the Anaheim theme park in May.
Thankfully, the Country Bear Musical Jamboree hasn’t met a similar fate … not yet anyway.