Mo'Rockin — Former Show · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · Sep 27, 2014operated 15 years · 1999–2014

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2014

ChangedOct 31, 2014#

By October 31, 2014, Moroccan troupe B'net Al Houwariyate had taken over the Morocco pavilion stage, performing seven sets of about 20 minutes a day, five days a week.

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RefurbishmentSep 27, 2014#

Mo'Rockin gave its final performance at the Morocco pavilion, retired alongside Off Kilter and the Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps.

Attractions Magazine named September 27, 2014 in advance, and Inside the Magic's September 29, 2014 tribute confirmed it had happened, opening "This past weekend, Walt Disney World ended a few longtime entertainment acts at Epcot" and listing Mo'Rockin among them. Wikipedia's Morocco Pavilion table instead claims September 30, 2015, but that date carries no citation and cannot be right: TouringPlans reported a successor act on the same stage in the autumn of 2014, and Wikipedia's own Off Kilter article dates the same joint announcement's final performance to September 27, 2014.

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UpdateAug 28, 2014#

Disney told cast members that Mo'Rockin would be retired along with Off Kilter, the Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps and the World Showcase Players, with Berber music and dancers planned for the Morocco pavilion instead.

Attractions Magazine published the announcement on August 28, 2014: "The popular band Off Kilter will have their last performance in the Canada pavilion on Sept. 27, 2014. Mo'Rockin in the Morocco pavilion and the Spirit of America fife and drum corps will also be ending that day. The World Showcase Players will be ending on Sept. 25." The same article says no start date was given for the replacement acts. Wikipedia's Off Kilter article corroborates the August 28, 2014 announcement date but does not itself mention Mo'Rockin.

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1999

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Mo'Rockin began performing at the Morocco pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, playing rock and roll set to Arabian rhythms.

The only source giving a start date is Wikipedia's Morocco Pavilion article, which says April 1999; its citation is a MousePlanet park-guide page that now returns 404, so the month could not be corroborated and the date is held at year precision. The same table's end date for the act (September 30, 2015) is uncited and demonstrably wrong, so the page is treated as weak throughout. Attractions Magazine and Inside the Magic both described Mo'Rockin as a longtime act in 2014, which is consistent with a 1990s debut.

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Questions & answers

When did Mo'Rockin open?

Per the documented record, Mo'Rockin at EPCOT opened in 1999.

When did Mo'Rockin last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Mo'Rockin is dated Sep 27, 2014: Mo'Rockin gave its final performance at the Morocco pavilion, retired alongside Off Kilter and the Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps.

What changed recently on Mo'Rockin?

The latest documented change (documented Oct 31, 2014): By October 31, 2014, Moroccan troupe B'net Al Houwariyate had taken over the Morocco pavilion stage, performing seven sets of about 20 minutes a day, five days a week.

How many changes are on record for Mo'Rockin?

4 documented changes, dating back to 1999 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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