Overview
- The center projector that projects sketches behind Trixie and the other singing bears went offline on Thursday, May 21, leaving a blank screen while the song and animatronics continued.
- Country Bear Musical Jamboree stayed open for guests after the failure, and Disney has not provided a public timeline for when the projector will be repaired.
- The projection effect is integral to the Trixie scene because it supplies moving sketches and visuals that add timing and personality to the theater-style attraction.
- Fans had flagged other recent reliability problems at the refreshed show, most notably repeated absences of the Teddi Barra character, which returned shortly before the projector stopped working.
- Social media discussion of the outage has intensified scrutiny of show maintenance as Magic Kingdom undergoes broader Frontierland changes and supporters watch closely for how Disney preserves legacy attractions.