Finding Nemo - The Musical — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Mar 15, 2020operated 14 years · 2006–2020

↩ On the former site of Tarzan Rocks!Replaced by Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond! →

This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

Show history

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2022

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ChangedJun 13, 2022#

Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! opened in the same Theater in the Wild as a 25-minute reimagining set during Finding Dory and framed by the Tank Gang at the Marine Life Institute, permanently taking the place of the 40-minute original musical.

Wikipedia records a June 11, 2022 soft opening ahead of the June 13 official debut. Logged as a change rather than a second closure: the closure beat is March 15, 2020, and this is the reskin handover.

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2021

UpdateSep 14, 2021#

Disney announced that a reimagined version of the Finding Nemo musical, keeping songs from the original such as "In the Big World" and "Go with the Flow" and adding new story material, would debut at Disney's Animal Kingdom in 2022.

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2020

UpdateJul 2020#

Disney's Animal Kingdom reopened from the pandemic closure without the show, and the Theater in the Wild remained dark.

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RefurbishmentMar 15, 2020#

The musical gave its final performance as Walt Disney World shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, ending a run of more than thirteen years.

operating→permanently closed

COVID-trap check cleared with positive evidence, not assumption: Wikipedia carries the March 15, 2020 final performance, Laughing Place (Nov 2021) confirms the show stayed dark through the park's July 2020 reopening, and Laughing Place (Jun 2022) carries the run of more than 13 years. The original never played again.

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2007

NewJan 24, 2007#

The show officially opened as a 40-minute production in the 1,500-seat Theater in the Wild, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, direction by Peter Brosius and puppets designed by Michael Curry.

Tarzan Rocks!→Finding Nemo - The Musical

AllEars records the venue as the largest theater at Disney's Animal Kingdom at 1,500 guests.

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2006

UpdateNov 5, 2006#

Finding Nemo - The Musical began preview performances at the Theater in the Wild, the DinoLand U.S.A. venue that had been fully enclosed and renovated after Tarzan Rocks! closed in January 2006.

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Questions & answers

When did Finding Nemo - The Musical open?

Per the documented record, Finding Nemo - The Musical at Animal Kingdom opened on Jan 24, 2007.

When did Finding Nemo - The Musical last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Finding Nemo - The Musical is dated Mar 15, 2020: The musical gave its final performance as Walt Disney World shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, ending a run of more than thirteen years.

What changed recently on Finding Nemo - The Musical?

The latest documented change (documented Jun 13, 2022): Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! opened in the same Theater in the Wild as a 25-minute reimagining set during Finding Dory and framed by the Tank Gang at the Marine Life Institute, permanently taking the place of the 40-minute original musical.

How many changes are on record for Finding Nemo - The Musical?

6 documented changes, dating back to 2006 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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