Country Bear Vacation Hoedown

The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown was an attraction created due to the overwhelming popularity of Country Bear Jamboree.

This version of the show opened at Disneyland in February of 1986, replacing the original show. That May, Walt Disney World followed suit. It remained at Disney World until February of 1992, when the original show returned. At Disneyland, however, the Vacation Hoedown remained until their Country Bear Playhouse closed on September 9th, 2001.

On July 15th, 1994, the show opened at Tokyo Disneyland as the "Vacation Jamboree". Out of the three shows, it features the most differences between the US and Japanese versions. Several of the songs are different and there is more dialogue from Henry.

Characters
Because the show was a Vacation Hoedown, the characters in the show were put into vacation-themed outfits for their acts.

''Note: This page describes ONLY the special vacation costumes of the characters. For information on how the characters appear in their normal show and the many voice actors that bring them to life, please consult the Country Bear Jamboree page.''

Henry - He wears his old "Camp Grizzly" T-shirt (which barely fits him) and a scout master's hat.

Liver Lips - He becomes an Elvis impersonator in this show, appearing as a mountain-climber wearing an Elvis-style shirt with a blue lederhosen. He plays a Fender stratocaster guitar with a strap and a portable amplifier.

Wendell - He wears a vacation shirt and hat and carries a camera, which he takes a couple of flash pictures with.

Teddi Barra - She wears a yellow raincoat and galoshes and holds an umbrella.

Ernest - He wears his old derby from the original show and a striped shirt. He even uses a fly swatter as a bow for his fiddle.

Shaker - In this show, he wears a blue scuba mask and snorkel and blue trunks. Seaweed is around him. He's also accompanied by his octopus "girlfriend," Delores.

Trixie - She holds a napkin in one hand and a sandwich in the other. She wears a pink skirt with butterflies on it and a hat.

Big Al - In this show, he wears a plaid flannel shirt with a miner's hat and camping gear.

The Sun Bonnet Trio Gomer - His piano has a clam and a pineapple on top of it and fishing net thrown over it. He wears a pink Hawaiian shirt, a lei and a straw hat.
 * Bunny - She wears a two-piece sailor-inspired swimsuit.
 * Bubbles - She wears a one-piece white swimsuit covered in red hearts, a red towel and heart-shaped sunglasses.
 * Beulah - She wears a pink floral bikini.

The Five Bear Rugs Baby Oscar - He wears a Boy Scout uniform and still has his teddy bear to keep him company.
 * Zeke -  He wears a fishing vest and hat.
 * Zeb - He wears a fishing hat, brown boots and a white t-shirt with a pair of binoculars hanging from his neck.
 * Ted - He's completely naked in this show, wearing only a raccoon hat and camping gear.
 * Fred - He wears a green bandanna, a raccoon hat, blue jeans with suspenders and camping gear.
 * Tennessee - He wears a fishing hat and a Hawaiian vest

Rufus - Rufus is never seen, but only heard in the projection booth as he runs here and there to fix light bulbs, change projections, alter backdrops, etc. He can be heard from time to time running backstage, constantly out of breath.

Buff - He wears a fisherman's hat.

Max - In this show, he wears a green baseball cap.

Melvin - He has lots of assorted hats in this show, most of which are hanging on his antlers as if they were hat racks.

Randy - Randy, a skunk who loves to sing and tap dance, appears in this version of the show in place of Sammy the Raccoon. He keeps breaking into the backstage. At various times throughout the show, the bears can be heard offstage running here and there, trying to get away from him. In the finale, he manages to get on to the top of Henry's hat and finally reveals that he only wanted to break into show business with the bears.