MK Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress

[Disstevefan1]

As long as they keep the flume, I am happy.

 

[monothingie]

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They aren’t trying to argue that it’s a different size. They’re arguing that with the new surroundings, it looks shorter (or is at least trying to).

Correct, hence the comment about forced perspective.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I agree, but that doesn't mean this doesn't look great

I don’t think it looks great…or even bad. It looks very undistinct. Like something you would see at Knott’s.

 

[JohnD]

Disney World's Briar Patch store has been closed since the parks reopened after COVID. Disneyland's re-opened and still has Br'er Rabbit on the exterior.

Another poster on this forum took photos of it open in the last several weeks either over New Years or the RunDisney event.

 

[monothingie]

I don’t think it looks great…or even bad. It looks very undistinct. Like something you would see at Knott’s.

The ride is now an essentially a princess ride. Target audience young girls age 5-15.

It is possible that to prevent the young ones, particularly the little princesses from balling their eyes out and not wanting to go on the ride, they've muted the more "thrilling" aspects to help prevent this.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I don’t think it looks great…or even bad. It looks very undistinct. Like something you would see at Knott’s.

I think it looks gorgeous, richly detailed, and different enough to really help it stand out from the original.

And again, let’s be honest. This is what Knott’s gives you.

Not even a comparison.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I think it looks gorgeous, richly detailed, and different enough to really help it stand out from the original.

And again, let’s be honest. This is what Knott’s gives you.


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Not even a comparison.

Even folks who hate the re theme must admit that Tiana's salt mound is better looking than this.

 

[Trauma]

Even folks who hate the re theme must admit that Tiana's salt mound is better looking than this.

It’s not a mountain it’s a hill.

An ugly hill.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

It’s not a mountain it’s a hill.

An ugly hill.

No one said it was a mountain. It's long been discussed that Tiana's isn't supposed to be a mountain, it's a salt mound.

 

[Disstevefan1]

It’s not a mountain it’s a hill.

An ugly hill.

I called it a salt mound. And WDWs salt mound looks better than Knott’s whatever it is supposed to be in my opinion.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Let me re-open my mind here.

When this opens it has to be the greatest themed attraction on earth.

What have we seen so far that suggests that’s likely ?

I’m more than happy to review anything I may have missed.

I think you've identified the problem. This is set up for failure given the bar.

If Disney was building phase 1 of Beyond Big Thunder as brining New Orleans Square along the Rivers of America. The main attraction would be Tiana's Bayou Adventure with Tiana's Palace (as the replacement for DL's Pirates). And, this was a new build using things otherwise generally the same as they are concept-wise, I think you'd have a somewhat preachy slam dunk. The replacement factor and thematic fit are creating a lot of problems here, and I don't know that anything will reach that level (at least for a practical budget). Plussing or even meeting what is often regarded as the best attraction in all of Disney Parks is a tough standard.

 

[Disstevefan1]

When this opens it has to be the greatest themed attraction on earth.

In my opinion it wont be and it does not have to be.

When they open it, folks will show up anyway, and we will have a much needed people eater in the MK again.

My concern is it may be too chilly in December 2024 when they finally open it

 

[Surferboy567]

The exterior of the mountain/hill/salt mine/salt dome whatever you want to call it looks a lot better then Knotts. I can’t believe that’s even a debate.

I never said it was “better” then splash mountain we will have to wait to make that comparison ourselves when it opens. This is absolutely better then the off the shelf (slightly themed) fair that knotts/six flags/ cedar point provides.

Oh, and for everyone about to say “is that the quality we are comparing to“ the answer is no as I don’t believe the quality offered at the chains is even remotely close to Tiana’s exterior. The attraction inside could be good or bad but the outside is definitely quality in terms of theming.

 

[DCBaker]

Also there is color/vines/whatever drawn on to the water tower. Has that been there for a while? I just noticed that too.

Those were added within the last week and a half - they don't appear to be drawn on though.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Wouldn’t the more significant comparison be “this looks better than Ripsaw Falls”? Of course, that’s to be expected. I think Kali LOOKS better than Popeye, too, yet Popeye is more fun.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Wouldn’t the more significant comparison be “this looks better than Ripsaw Falls”? Of course, that’s to be expected. I think Kali LOOKS better than Popeye, too, yet Popeye is more fun.

I would say that Knotts' Timber Mountain is the closest comparison to Splash in the world. At least that I know of. I believe it was a primary inspiration FOR Splash to begin with. And unlike Ripsaw Falls, there are some quite impressive interior scenes with a significant amount of animatronic figures. The exterior rockwork could benefit from improvement, but as far as log flumes go, it IS the second best looking log flume i've seen next to Splash.

Tiana will probably retain its position over other non-Disney log flume out there (i'll be extremely surprised if they screw it up THAT bad). But it makes the most sense to compare it to Splash itself since that's what it replaced. And I do agree with the sentiments that Splash easily stood among Disney's absolute best of the best. IMO, Disney has also yet to build anything since that can top it. Only a couple of the original Disneysea rides have come close (particularly Sinbad).

Tiana will probably still be at least a good ride on its own merits. The problem is that Disney has ensured it will be judged based on an extremely high standard of qualty that I seriously doubt it will match up to. If it in any way fails to live up to what came before it (there are already signs of this), it will always be known for having unnecessarily destroyed something that was better.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

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WDI no longer understands forced perspective. So tragic that a group of interns and box checkers have ruined something which was so carefully crafted and executed.

I just wanna say how much I love WDW's thorns, they're a lot more visually interesting and vibrant than the ones over at DL and TDL.

 

[McMickeyWorld]

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WDI no longer understands forced perspective. So tragic that a group of interns and box checkers have ruined something which was so carefully crafted and executed.

Personally, I never liked the façade of WDW one bit, but I have an issue with the design of the new one, mainly because of a flaw in the composition. There are too many textures vying for your attention, the same thing happens with the tones, scale, and position of the objects. nothing stands out!!!

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Please show us where Disney "confirmed" that they peaked with Splash Mountain. To say it's not only their greatest, but THE greatest themed attraction ever is extremely subjective, and that's coming from someone who is/was also a massive Splash Mountain fan.

I consider Splash Mountain on par with Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, and (this is gonna be a controversial one) DINOSAUR.

 

[Brer Panther]

I like DINOSAUR too.