Geese Can-Can Dancers

Geese Can-Can Dancers

TheGeese Can-Can Dancers is a group of characters from theDisney Parks.

History[]

Background[]

The Geese Can-Can Dancers are a quartet of geese, they sing in a chorus together participating during the musical number "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" with theBird in a Gilded Cage, theTenor Fox, theBarber Shop Quartet, thePig Waiter, and theSinging Storks during the end of the third act.

Development History[]

The Geese Can-Can Dancers was created for theAmerica Sings attraction atDisneyland in theTomorrowland section where they were placed in the "The Gay Nineties" sequence, which opened onJune 29,1974. However, America Sings closed onApril 10,1988 in order to retheme the attraction toInnoventions, with the Geese Can-Can Dancers and most of the animatronics moved toSplash Mountain at theCritter Country section, which opened onJuly 17,1989. Due to the success of the attraction at Disneyland, Splash Mountain was later constructed atMagic Kingdom andTokyo Disneyland, still featuring the animatronic geese in it.

As of2020, Splash Mountain was announced for permanent closure to make way for aPrincess and the Frog-themed attraction in a plan to remove all themes connected toSong of the South due to controversy surrounding the film itself which the attraction was based on.The Oriental Land Company, however, has not yet announced plans whether to retheme Tokyo's version of Splash Mountain or not.

The three geese dancers were replaced byBernadette,Apollo,Rufus, andClaude for the final scene of the new attraction. However, it is still unknown if they will appear in the retheme attraction at Disneyland.

Appearances[]

America Sings[]

The Geese Can-Can Dancers were featured during the end of the former attraction's third act, "The Gay Nineties" where they are seen singing "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay". As the song plays, the geese quartet dancers sing together in chorus along with theBird in a Gilded Cage, theTenor Fox, theBarber Shop Quartet, thePig Waiter, and theSinging Storks. The sequence then fades into the attraction's fourth act "Modern Times".

Splash Mountain[]

On the Splash Mountain attraction atTokyo Disneyland, the Geese Can-Can Dancers can be seen during the "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" finale sequence where they and various other critters are seen welcomingBr'er Rabbit to his home after escaping fromBr'er Fox andBr'er Bear who attempted to capture him but they failed to do so. They are seen singing on the boat named "Zip-a-Dee Lady" alongside with theRiver Belle Chorus, just before the guests pass throughBr'er Gator who is shown to have captured Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear.

Gallery[]

Disney Parks[]

The Geese Can-Can Dancers inAmerica Sings. (1974-1988)

The Geese Can-Can Dancers inDisneyland's version of theSplash Mountain attraction. (1989-2023)

The Geese Can-Can Dancers inMagic Kingdom's version of the Splash Mountain attraction. (1992-2023)

The Geese Can-Can Dancers inTokyo Disneyland's version of the Splash Mountain attraction.

Concept art of the Geese Can-Can Dancers byMarc Davis.

Concept art of "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" by Marc Davis.

Concept art of the Geese Can-Can Dancers for Splash Mountain by Suzzane Rattigan.

The Geese Can-Can Dancers in "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay".

Two geese dancers in America Sings.

Miscellaneous[]

A Splash Mountain pin of the Geese Can-Can Dancers for A Piece of Disneyland Resort History in2013.

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