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First Look At Disney World’s Revamped Country Bear Jamboree, Including New Nashville-Centric Voice Cast Mac McAnally, Allison Russell and Chris Thile
Country Bear Jamboree is reopening with country-fied versions of classic Disney songs and a voice cast including Mac McAnally and Allison Russell.
Recent Americana Grammy winner Russell is the voice of Teddi Barra, joined by Thile — the Nickel Creek/Punch Brothers member and former “Live From Here” radio host — as Wendell, in a twangy duet of “A Whole New World” (from “Aladdin”). The voice of Trixie St. Claire, on “Try Everything” (from “Zootopia”), is Emily Ann Roberts, an east Tennessee native whose debut album came out last fall and who has been opening for Blake Shelton on tour. Although the music and scripting is new, the character design does not mess much with what Disney fans know, although some who have already caught the attractions in previews have commented that the animatronic motion seems smoother in the update.
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