Some excerpts from the current Eyes & Ears:

Work is underway on a new dinner show that's scheduled to debut next month at Disney's Polynesian Resort. The new show will feature story-telling, singing, dancing and emotional connections.

The previous dinner show offered a luau and entertainment that a tourist might see on a visit to Hawaii. But in the new show guests are not tourists. They are villagers gathering together to celebrate the return of Leilani, a local girl who had left the islands to attend school. Throughout the luau we meet all of her friends that she grew up with. The new script is filled with comedy, dancing, familiar Hawaiian songs, and some music from the film Lilo & Stitch.

Cast members are making extensive modifications to the Luau Cove, which houses the show. Changes to the outdoor show area will include a refurbished entrance, new tables and chairs, a more colorfully decorated stage, and new sound and lighting systems.