The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Sep 5, 2016operated 2016

Replaced by Rivers of Light: We Are One →

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

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UpdateFeb 17, 2017#

Rivers of Light, the delayed show whose absence the Jungle Book production had covered, opened in the same Discovery River amphitheater on February 17, 2017.

Rivers of Light soft-opened February 10, 2017 and was itself retired in July 2020; TouringPlans lists the venue's location as Asia.

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2016

RefurbishmentSep 5, 2016#

The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic played its final performance on September 5, 2016, ending a run of about 14 weeks.

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The September 5 date comes from the mid-August closure announcement carried by the Motley Fool and Attractions Magazine, and matches the closing date recorded in Wikipedia's infobox.

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UpdateAug 15, 2016#

By August 15, 2016 Disney had confirmed that the twice-nightly show, which had drawn mixed reviews and lighter crowds than expected, would give its final performance on September 5.

The Motley Fool reported the September 5 end date on August 15, 2016; Attractions Magazine carried it on August 16, 2016.

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NewMay 28, 2016#

The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic opened on Discovery River at Disney's Animal Kingdom on May 28, 2016, a day after the park's new nighttime offerings began.

Wikipedia records a soft opening on May 27, 2016, citing an Orlando Sentinel first-look piece published that day; the announced public start was May 28.

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Coming SoonApr 2016#

After Rivers of Light missed its planned April 22, 2016 premiere, Disney announced that a limited-engagement nighttime show based on the 2016 live-action The Jungle Book would run on Discovery River at Disney's Animal Kingdom starting Memorial Day weekend.

Wikipedia's Rivers of Light article dates the delay announcement to April 5, 2016 and the Jungle Book reveal to an April 19, 2016 media preview; the Disney Parks Blog post and Inside the Magic's report both carried the announcement on April 20, 2016, which is why this beat is filed at month precision.

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Questions & answers

When did The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic open?

Per the documented record, The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic at Animal Kingdom opened on May 28, 2016.

When did The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic is dated Sep 5, 2016: The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic played its final performance on September 5, 2016, ending a run of about 14 weeks.

What changed recently on The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic?

The latest documented change (documented Feb 17, 2017): Rivers of Light, the delayed show whose absence the Jungle Book production had covered, opened in the same Discovery River amphitheater on February 17, 2017.

How many changes are on record for The Jungle Book: Alive with Magic?

5 documented changes, dating back to 2016 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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