Country Bear Jamboree Medley - Chris Calabrese

Day two of Disneyland Week brings us to an area of town that wasn't around when the park first opened in 1955. In fact the Country Bear Jamboree didn't even make it to Disneyland until 1972, a year after appearing in Walt Disney World in Florida.

The original idea for the Jamboree was that it would be a nice attraction for skiers at the ski resort that Walt was planning to build in the mid 60s. But legal issues and then Walt's death never saw the resort come to life. But the Imagineers kept the Jamboree alive and placed it in Frontierland in Walt Disney World in 1971.

The reaction was abundantly positive so the Imagineers immediately brought it to Disneyland and placed it in the area of the park known as Indian Village. That section of the park was renamed to Bear Country as it was the only attraction on that side of town. Bear Country was later renamed Critter Country in 1988 when Splash Mountain was added.

This wonderful ragtime medley comes from CHRIS CALABRESE'S Disneyland tribute album RAGTIME AT THE MAGICAL KINGDOMS. Country Bear Jamboree Medley is composed of five songs from the attraction:

Pianjo

Bear Band Serenade

Heart, We Did All That We Could

Blood on the Saddle

Come Again

Sadly, Country Bear Jamboree is no longer at Disneyland as they have replaced it with a Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride. Many fans were upset when this happened but I always remind myself that Walt's plans for this park were to have the attractions constantly changing so that the experience would be new every single time you went. Besides, it's still at Walt Disney World for you to enjoy.

Country Bear Jamboree Medley Chris Calabrese 1998