when is lion king show moving?

[Aljo]

Will it be before August? If so, what section of the park will it be moved to?

 

[kirrrby]

Not sure when it will move, but it's been rumored they have made plans to move it to Africa and have applied for permits to construct a similar building like the one in Camp Minnie Mickey.

Source: http://www.mouseplanet.com/10217/Walt_Disney_World_Resort_Update#fotlk

 

[lomillerin]

Why is it moving?

 

[kirrrby]

Why is it moving?

Avatarland, to begin construction in late 2013- early 2014 and possibly not be completed until 2018.

 

[pooh2001]

We love the Lion King Show - our reason to go to AK for 1/2 a day
They better keep it - no matter where they move it to in AK.
Africa - ok - FP Safari and then see Lion King, nice plan

 

[kirrrby]

We love the Lion King Show - our reason to go to AK for 1/2 a day
They better keep it - no matter where they move it to in AK.
Africa - ok - FP Safari and then see Lion King, nice plan

Thats the only thing we go to AK for. We don't care for EE because my parents can't handle it and I don't care to ride alone. Also don't care for Dinosaur cause it scares me. So we go for the animals, safari and lion king. We would catch Flights of Wonder if there were actually some good places to eat in AK as to not force us to eat somewhere else.

 

[Robo]

Will it be before August? If so, what section of the park will it be moved to?

The move was cancelled (postponed) a short time after it was first announced.
(Looks like cooler heads prevailed.)

Don't expect the closure and move to happen until the NEW theater is built.
(And, they haven't even begun building it yet.)

Unlikely that you'll see a move before mid-2014, if then.

(As always, things could change.)

 

[katt789]

As PP's have said, it won't be anytime soon.

The new theater is going to be completely built first, then they will move the show over.

However do expect it to still be closed for about a week, maybe two? when it does move as they'll have to move all the floats, props, set pieces, and possibly even the lights/tech stuff over to the new building, set it all up and make sure it runs smoothly before they open again!