NEW Animal Kingdom Show | Jungle Book - Alive with Magic

[HawkeyePat]

 

[bbjunkie]

Thanks for posting. I don't think it looks nearly as terrible as people are making it out to be.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Thanks for posting. I don't think it looks nearly as terrible as people are making it out to be.

Went last night and it's unbelievably boring.

 

[Momof2Singers]

Just cancelled my package, someone said the bugs were out pretty heavy last night and my daughter is allergic to bug bites, plus DD17 abd DD22 watched and lost all interest in about 5 minutes. We will relax instead.

 

[capegirl]

Went last night and it's unbelievably boring.

Just cancelled my package, someone said the bugs were out pretty heavy last night and my daughter is allergic to bug bites, plus DD17 abd DD22 watched and lost all interest in about 5 minutes. We will relax instead.

Between boring, and the bugs we may have to pass on JB. I've been waiting for reviews and I really don't think it's worth a dinning package or a FP. I was wondering about the bugs in AK at night, and this settles it.

 

[HopperFan]

Something to factor into your planning. Weather will greatly impact this show so watch it close.

They began to empty the theater a short while ago. Can't be helped but stinks for those that just waited over an hour to see it.

ThrillGeek ‏@thrillgeek 2 minutes ago
9 o clock showing of Jungle Book has been cancelled.

 

[wings91]

Just cancelled my package, someone said the bugs were out pretty heavy last night and my daughter is allergic to bug bites, plus DD17 abd DD22 watched and lost all interest in about 5 minutes. We will relax instead.

Your kids are tougher than me, I called boring after 1.5 minutes. I then scanned through the rest of it hoping for ANYTHING to happen. It didn't. Boring after bad and finishing with dull.

 

[Dave006]

Just cancelled my package, someone said the bugs were out pretty heavy last night and my daughter is allergic to bug bites, plus DD17 abd DD22 watched and lost all interest in about 5 minutes. We will relax instead.

We saw the Friday 10PM JB show, just a last minute thing. No live bugs in sight. We were walking toward Dino Land and saw the end of the standby line near the exit to Finding Nemo. The line wandered into the FN building by the restrooms at the lower right site, we went across the room and back in the outside queue and continued around and back into the to of the FN cross and out to the short queue area on the top left. There CMs were counting groups and sending us across into the stadium in groups of about 200. We managed to be in the first Standby section in Dino Land, about 15 rows up and well between the light posts (Note: the big green light post can block so viewing areas). As others have posted the seating is too low and too close together, lots of "mom" I can' t see anything. The 4 front barges are too close and set too low for a good view of them. The 3 larger floats are also to low to see more the arm movements and waving. And the worst, the main barge faces a blank section between the 2 stadium sides. They need to be further back in the water and have better lighting, (just my thoughts). Also, the lighting effects that were carried by CMs down the stairs were to low and did not have enough lighting to be very visible from the center of a long row.

I feel for the individual performers as the each seemed to be performing great, just the whole show did not come together. The barges / floats need to be higher in the water since they cant lower the seating. Also the water screen on the left was having issues.

Again, no bugs and if they were out they are the least of any problems with a new evening in AK.

Personal View: They should add Characters from the JB into the show much like Fantasmic has on the barges that circle during the show.

Dave

 

[Momof2Singers]

We saw the Friday 10PM JB show, just a last minute thing. No live bugs in sight. We were walking toward Dino Land and saw the end of the standby line near the exit to Finding Nemo. The line wandered into the FN building by the restrooms at the lower right site, we went across the room and back in the outside queue and continued around and back into the to of the FN cross and out to the short queue area on the top left. There CMs were counting groups and sending us across into the stadium in groups of about 200. We managed to be in the first Standby section in Dino Land, about 15 rows up and well between the light posts (Note: the big green light post can block so viewing areas). As others have posted the seating is too low and too close together, lots of "mom" I can' t see anything. The 4 front barges are too close and set too low for a good view of them. The 3 larger floats are also to low to see more the arm movements and waving. And the worst, the main barge faces a blank section between the 2 stadium sides. They need to be further back in the water and have better lighting, (just my thoughts). Also, the lighting effects that were carried by CMs down the stairs were to low and did not have enough lighting to be very visible from the center of a long row.

I feel for the individual performers as the each seemed to be performing great, just the whole show did not come together. The barges / floats need to be higher in the water since they cant lower the seating. Also the water screen on the left was having issues.

Again, no bugs and if they were out they are the least of any problems with a new evening in AK.

Personal View: They should add Characters from the JB into the show much like Fantasmic has on the barges that circle during the show.

Dave

One guy said he had them pretty bad on both legs, if there are bugs in the area, they will find my daughter it must be her blood type, she is a bug magnet, thanks for the nice review

 

[capegirl]

We saw the Friday 10PM JB show, just a last minute thing. No live bugs in sight. We were walking toward Dino Land and saw the end of the standby line near the exit to Finding Nemo. The line wandered into the FN building by the restrooms at the lower right site, we went across the room and back in the outside queue and continued around and back into the to of the FN cross and out to the short queue area on the top left. There CMs were counting groups and sending us across into the stadium in groups of about 200. We managed to be in the first Standby section in Dino Land, about 15 rows up and well between the light posts (Note: the big green light post can block so viewing areas). As others have posted the seating is too low and too close together, lots of "mom" I can' t see anything. The 4 front barges are too close and set too low for a good view of them. The 3 larger floats are also to low to see more the arm movements and waving. And the worst, the main barge faces a blank section between the 2 stadium sides. They need to be further back in the water and have better lighting, (just my thoughts). Also, the lighting effects that were carried by CMs down the stairs were to low and did not have enough lighting to be very visible from the center of a long row.

I feel for the individual performers as the each seemed to be performing great, just the whole show did not come together. The barges / floats need to be higher in the water since they cant lower the seating. Also the water screen on the left was having issues.

Again, no bugs and if they were out they are the least of any problems with a new evening in AK.

Personal View: They should add Characters from the JB into the show much like Fantasmic has on the barges that circle during the show.

Dave

From what you've described, it seems like the JB show(RoL substitute )
was planned in haste, and not up to Disney production standards. Under the circumstances I would feel bad for the performers too, they always put so much effort into the shows.

 

[Momof2Singers]

Between boring, and the bugs we may have to pass on JB. I've been waiting for reviews and I really don't think it's worth a dinning package or a FP. I was wondering about the bugs in AK at night, and this settles it.

Another poster said he did not get any bites, but my daughter gets them if there is one within miles, and it makes the rest of the trip misrable, last time we were in the infirmary, so better safe than sorry, if it had great reviews, we would have put jeans on her and gone. But this way, we have one night of our trip to possibly relax.

 

[capegirl]

Another poster said he did not get any bites, but my daughter gets them if there is one within miles, and it makes the rest of the trip misrable, last time we were in the infirmary, so better safe than sorry, if it had great reviews, we would have put jeans on her and gone. But this way, we have one night of our trip to possibly relax.

I know some people can have really bad reactions to bug bites, so I don't blame you for being concerned. Any chance you get to relax at Disney is a good thing!

 

[momtotaryn]

It is quite disappointing to read such negative reviews, but I think we will want to experience it for ourselves.

 

[HopperFan]

One guy said he had them pretty bad on both legs, if there are bugs in the area, they will find my daughter it must be her blood type, she is a bug magnet, thanks for the nice review

While I have been in AK during night hours years ago .... I think the one thing that might need to be addressed is the bugs there at night. It's much more lush and green with more "natural" waterways plus animals. Bugs are bound to be a bigger problem there than other parks. I know it's the only park I have been stung by a bee.

 

[mshanson3121]

While I have been in AK during night hours years ago .... I think the one thing that might need to be addressed is the bugs there at night. It's much more lush and green with more "natural" waterways plus animals. Bugs are bound to be a bigger problem there than other parks. I know it's the only park I have been stung by a bee.

Interesting to hear the reports of bugs. Honestly, I never thought about it. We didn't notice them at all in the day when we were there, or in any other park, but I never thought about the night. That may be a problem for us next June, because DH is also a bug magnet, and he gets absolutely MISERABLE when they're around him. And DD swells really bad with bites. That all said - are the bugs more than what bug spray can handle?

On a different note, do you think all these negative reviews will hurt ROL when it finally opens?

I'm really disappointed to hear how crappy the seating is. DH is a tall man (6'2"), and I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate being crammed in to that seat for that length of time.

 

[tinkerhon]

Between boring, and the bugs we may have to pass on JB. I've been waiting for reviews and I really don't think it's worth a dinning package or a FP. I was wondering about the bugs in AK at night, and this settles it.

Glad someone brought up the bugs !! Our dd9 is allergic -- her bites swell up like balloons. That kind of does it for us, at least as far as our dining package ( we are booked for July)

As far as people saying that the show was thrown together quickly, and that's the reason why the show might be underwhelming , or amateurish --- that could definitely be the case, as the show is a "placeholder" for the rumored
"ROL" ( at this point, should be comsidered a rumor) - however, the problem that I have is that Disney has pushed this show as sort of a nighttime spectacular, which sadly, it seems like it's not. It's almost like going to a restaurant and having lousy appetizers (JB) while waiting for the possibility of a great entree (ROL)

 

[tinkerhon]

Other than the bug problem, our dd MIGHT be able to sit thru this --- my DS5 will see this as punishment !!

 

[annemce118]

Thanks for posting the video . It looks kind of boring to me..I don't even like Fantasmic!

 

[maryj11]

One guy said he had them pretty bad on both legs, if there are bugs in the area, they will find my daughter it must be her blood type, she is a bug magnet, thanks for the nice review

Same here I can be ate up by bugs but they do not touch my husband. I never did understand that

 

[BrittyRo]

So disappointed in the majority of nighttime offerings. This show was a boring mess as was the night safari.