Country Bears’ journey from Sierra ski lodge to Disneyland BBQ joint Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree opens on Oct. 25 in the new Bayou Country themed land.

Country Bears’ journey from Sierra Nevada ski lodge to Disneyland BBQ joint Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree opens on Oct. 25 in the new Bayou Country themed land.

The Bear Country name disappeared in 1989 with the opening of the new Splash Mountain log flume ride that forced Disneyland to broaden the land’s name to the more animal-inclusive Critter Country.

The six-decade journey of the Country Bear Jamboree animatronic band that got its start in a Sierra Nevada ski lodge with tour stops along the way in Orlando, Anaheim and Tokyo will add a new chapter ...