The newly updated Plaza de la Familia “Coco” show, now titled “The Storytellers of Plaza de la Familia Celebrate the Musical World of Coco,” has made its debut at Disney California Adventure.
The Storytellers of Plaza de la Familia Celebrate the Musical World of Coco
The new show features music from the Academy Award-winning animated movie, including “The World Es Mi Familia,” “Remember Me,” and the Mexican folk song “La Llorona.”
It begins with the cast emerging from the Pixar Pier parade gate, rather than walking out of the Plaza de la Familia arch like in the previous iteration of the show.
As a result, the viewing area of the show has also been reduced, since the cast has to get out of the parade gate and over to La Plaza de la Familia. That area does become available for viewing once the performers have passed by, but guests are not allowed to wait for the show to begin there.
Set pieces for the show include a small wagon and platform, newly added for this version.
Papel picado decorations connect the two, and the wagon eventually opens up to reveal an ofrenda for Mama Coco.
There are also significant choreography and costume changes.
There is also a new audience participation section involving shoes on poles, which was not present in the show’s original version.
Unfortunately, the mariachi band (known externally as the Mariachi Divas) was cut entirely from the production. However, a female vocalist was added alongside the previous male vocalist.
The hand-animated Miguel puppet also returns toward the end of the show.
The skeleton puppets are back as well, but in new costumes.
A new stick puppet of Dante in his alebrije form was also added.
Outside of those changes, the show is more or less the same as “A Musical Celebration of Coco,” which has been running since 2017. The updates to the show were announced earlier this summer.
You can watch our video of the previous version of the show below:
The “Musical World of Coco” show is now performing several times daily at Paradise Gardens in Disney California Adventure. Between performances, guests can also meet and take photos with the hand-animated puppet of Miguel.
Watch our video of the new show below:
What do you think of the updates to the “Musical World of Coco” show? Do you prefer its previous version? Let us know in the comments.
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