Another show has closed at the Disneyland Resort. Yesterday was the final performance of the Disney Jr. Dance Party at Disney California Adventure.
The show leaves the Hollywood Land theater dark, at least temporarily. That increases the number of theaters currently without productions at the Disneyland Resort, including the Hyperion Theater in DCA's Hollywood Land and the Fantasyland Theater in Disneyland.
The Tomorrowland Theater, also in Disneyland, has been dark since before the pandemic, while Disneyland's Main Street Opera House is currently closed for the installation of the upcoming Walt Disney - A Magical Life production. I haven't seen anything during regular operating hours on the Tomorrowland Terrace in an age, either. At California Adventure, the Ancient Sanctum in Avengers Campus has been without a production since the Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts closed last year.
Disney Jr. Dance Party was as advertised, a live musical show featuring Disney Jr. characters that encouraged little kids to get up and dance, while their parents often took a load off and rested on the floor during the show.
Disneyland Resort guests looking for sit-down productions during their visit can try Mickey's PhilharMagic and Animation Academy, both in DCA's Hollywood Land. Over at Disneyland, Storytelling in the Royal Theater also puts on a show that's worth your time, and there's the Enchanted Tiki Room for Audio-Animatronics and the Main Street Cinema for old Mickey Mouse animated shorts, too.
I am hearing that Disneyland will be announcing a replacement for the dance party production soon. Let's hope that there might be news coming about productions in the resort's other empty theaters, too.
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Live entertainment is what made a Disneyland visit so magical. I loved Mickey and the Magical Map. These shows truly are the magic and I hope the leadership at the parks remembers that.
clearly they dont remember it as much as they should
It almost feels like Disney's raised the bar so high with their theatrical performances that they are incapable of designing a show that can meet expectations without utilizing a massive budget. I think that's why you've generally seen theatrical productions closing or being pared down, because Disney simply doesn't have or want to commit the resources to produce shows that can meet their high standard. Also, the overall cost for performers has gone up exponentially in recent years, and even with new union contracts stabilizing wages, Disney's costs for theatrical cast is far more now than it has ever been, which significantly increases overall production costs or forces designers to compromise staging and other elements that guests expect from Disney shows.
Ultimately, it's easier and cheaper for Disney to keep these stages dark than committing massive resources to run regular shows in these theaters.
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Probably where the Bluey experience will go.