Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage

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Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage is an attraction located in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage
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Belle and the Beast during Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Land Sunset Boulevard
Attraction type Stage Show
Opening date November 22, 1991
Ride duration 25 minutes
Based on Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Attraction History

Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage opened on November 22, 1991 in the Theater of the Stars. The premiere took place on the same day that the film Beauty and the Beast was released. The original show featured five songs- Be Our Guest, "Belle" / "Gaston", "Something There", "The Mob Song", and "Beauty and the Beast". In 1993, the Theater of the Stars was closed to make way for the construction of Sunset Boulevard. During the construction, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage was moved to the Backlot Theater on New York Street, before being moved back to the Theater of the Stars in 1993.

The biggest change to Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage took place in March of 2001, when the structure of the show was changed. The new show featured songs in a more chronological order, making it much more similar to the film. Besides reordering the songs, a new prologue song titled "Prologue: The Enchantress" and the song "Belle (Reprise) were added to the attraction.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • In 1991, the year that Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage premired, clips from the show were shown during the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade.
  • The show was also featured on a episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, when Oprah visted Walt Disney World.
  • At the end of every show, a lucky guest is given a rose by Belle and the Beast (now returned to a human).
  • The large bats that appear in the forest scene have 8 foot wingspans.

Watch the Show!

To see the current version of Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, click play below!

References

http://www.studioscentral.com/attractions/beauty-and-beast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2uDjmYpkM

http://allears.net/tp/mgm/m_beauty.htm