Walt Disney World’s Entertainment Offerings Are Back In Action Next Month
The magic of theDisneytheme parks is that there is genuinely something for everyone. If you’re a fan of the characters, they’re more than easy to spot. If you love good food, there’s options aplenty. And some people love a good show, whether it’s nighttime fireworks or daytime interactions with computer-animated turtles. Disney’s slow ease back into normalcy is finally dragging the live-entertainment side of things back into the spotlight, as they finally announced the return of some big live-entertainment favorites.
As the Disney Parks Blogbrokeit down, the return of these favorites starts onAugust 1, with the revival ofWonderful World of Animationover atDisney’s Hollywood Studios. The park dedicated to…well, these days, to a celebration of all things intellectual property will also welcome back itsBeauty and the BeastLive On Stage show onAugust 15. (As much as I adore the 1991 film on which the live show is based, it’s honestly not worth you taking that much time out of your day to see this live performance. The theater is outdoors, and the costuming looks a little too long in the tooth. Or long in the cup, perhaps.)
TwoPixar-themed daily entertainment offerings, each involving computer animation that can essentially interact with guests in real time, are also returning in August. Over at theMagic Kingdom, theMonsters, Inc.Laugh Floor comes back to split your sides onAugust 8, and onAugust 21,Epcotwill welcome back itsTurtle Talk with Crushshow at the Seas pavilion. These two attractions reopening for business is quite an intriguing twist, if only because they’re both indoors, in fairly confined spaces. (Turtle Talk with Crush is a much tighter fit, but also can be quite magical if your little one is chosen to ask Crush a question. Be warned: if your little one wants very badly to talk to Crush and they don’t get chosen, it may be rough sailing for you. I speak from experience.)
And finally, Disney confirmed that with the impending arrival ofHarmonioUSin Epcot andDisney Enchantmentin the Magic Kingdom, the current nighttime shows, Epcot Forever and Happily Ever After, will be going away and presumably for good. You could say it seems kind of weird that these shows, promising eternal happiness, are themselves not going to have much of a shelf life. But maybe they’ll wind up like theMain Street Electrical Parade, a show purported to go away for good that keeps getting brought back like a zombie because it’s just too damn charming to ignore.
