UNCgolf
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I don't think the face looks quite as close to the movie version as the Belle AA does in Tokyo, so I'd agree it's a slight "downgrade" in comparison -- but it's still an excellent AA.
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MK Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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I don't think the face looks quite as close to the movie version as the Belle AA does in Tokyo, so I'd agree it's a slight "downgrade" in comparison -- but it's still an excellent AA.
Mikomike12
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Nice eye!
I don't think that is Odie. That is Eudora, Tiana's mother.
Who will be in the beginning/queue or finale.
Oh snake head. I see now.
Animatronic snake head could have a cool potential for a gag. Hope they utilize it.
Mark Dunne
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Yeah I think they will eventually, I hear the new ones are all electronic movements, and look incredible, so yes they should defo look after a franchise that has provided so much love to the fans .
MerlinTheGoat
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It sounds like the May opening claim didn't end up happening at least, which was something I was given reason to suspect was incorrect especially recently (it sounds like Drew also heard something similar to contradict a May opening, and others here also suspected it was too aspirational).
I posted the tweet because I don't believe he's lying about having a source and there's always the possibility of him being correct. The renders he posted clearly seem to be real Disney creations. My issue of contention is that I strongly suspect that his renders are very old and represent a still very incomplete portrayal of the quantity of figures. And I believe his claims (or possibly whoever gave him the renders) are based specifically on the number that these renders appear to contain. He initially stated that the finale would only have 6 AA's, which is the amount shown in the renders. He later amended this number to 9 when I pointed out three other confirmed characters who weren't yet present in his renders. And as I pointed out, there is a ton of empty spaces that seem specifically designed to house a lot of other characters. Spaces that also weren't present in the movie's variant of the Tiana's Palace facade.
My own source stated confidently that claims of the AA population being low are false. I asked specifically about this and pointed out Archive's claims and renders. My concerns with the finale were again singled out and the scene was specifically described to me as having "easily as many as Splash's did". The source claims that they have personally seen final full scene mock-ups of the entire ride, not just claims that came up in conversation with imagineers. This source has also gotten a ton of other things correct about this ride and others, including some of the Epic Universe details even before Alicia Stella.
At the moment, i'm erring on Splash Archive's claims regarding the quantity being incorrect/outdated. If it turns out i'm wrong though, i'll admit that and apologize. It's going to be a massive failure if they don't properly fill out the scenes, regardless of how high quality the new figures are. I am sick to death of seeing rides gutted of their densely populated scenes and replacing them with far emptier rooms. There will be hell to pay if Disney does this with Tiana and you'll not see me defend the ride, I can assure you of that.
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Disney's unofficial start of the summer season is Memorial Day weekend. They have ran many summer campaigns in the past starting that weekend. Not sayings it happening then, but Memorial Day weekend is very much "Summer" for WDW.
I’d pay extra for this version of TBA.
MaxDrake79
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Who knows if at this point by July 18 when I arrive at the parks I will find it open. Perhaps... Hopefully... I'll stay until the 26th because on the 27th I'll move to Universal... What do you say?
MerlinTheGoat
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I suspect it won't be open in May, that always sounded way too aspirational to me even without taking into account any potential delays. If they were at all confident it would be ready by then, i'd think they would have gone ahead and given a more specific day or at least month. Though that is based on my own assertions, not inside information.
I was never given an exact opening date, but I did know that they pushed the opening date up significantly from its original "late 2024" opening window (my source told me this a long while ago before I saw anyone else post it). But given that Disney didn't share a definitive day or even month in this announcement, it makes me suspect that they're giving themselves ample wiggle room in the possible event of a delay. Which could still happen if resources are allocated away from WDW to try and expedite DL's construction.
Smiley/OCD
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The 2 that I know in NJ along with one in central PA closed…it’s a shame because I liked their decor and business model and their food was decent.
ETA: As of 2021, their corporate website listed 41 locations, but at least 2 on there are closed.
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The entertainment industry uses Memorial Day (last Monday of May) to Labor Day (first Monday of September) as the "Summer Season."
Mostly because that's when they can get college students to work Summer jobs.
Which means it follows the school schedule of when most students are off on their Summer break.
But it can also mean the solar calendar following the Summer Solstice of June, July, and August, and ends the Fall Equinox of late Sep.
Or, it can mean just when it's seasonally hot, which for FL is Apr to Oct.
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Could it be that late May starts previews for CM, DVC, APers, etc..., and then opens to the public in Jun or Jul?
JohnD
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I know you meant May and just mistyped.
Vegas Disney Fan
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No idea when it’ll open but that animatronic is amazing, I still hate the mural and the backstory but Disney is slowly winning me over. Cautiously optimistic.
MerlinTheGoat
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I don't know, I feel like they would have been a bit more specific if they knew roughly when it was going to open. Like narrow it down to the month at least, or heck even "early summer".
The vagueness of it makes me think they're giving themselves some wiggle room in the events of a possible internal delay. Like I said in a previous post, my source stated that a new inexperienced project manager out at DL was pushing to re-allocate resources away from WDW in order to speed up construction on DL's version to get it open earlier. If approved, it would cause construction at WDW to slow down and cause a delay. That's a big if however because I wasn't given a followup as to whether this was approved. It wouldn't surprise me if it did though. That said, again I think May was probably too aspirational regardless. But that's just an assumption on my part, we'll see.