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MK Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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Sectorkeeper71
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure: sponsored by Pepto Bismol
Incomudro
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Things that have brought people, sometimes generations of people and families great pleasure do matter.
Why would theme parks like WDW be so popular if such things didn't matter?
And it's sad to see the destruction of anything that has brought people great joy.
They may not be the most important things in the world, but they are certainly not the least important.
Yes, life goes on - nothing stays the same forever and all of that stuff.
If it didn't matter, we wouldn't be here.
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Homemade Imagineering
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I think Lifeformations may have had a hand in building some of the background characters. They did on BaTB alongside Pan at Shanghai
Disney Analyst
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Incomudro
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I find it more attractive as well.Can I say something really silly?
I think I prefer Tiana’s
I never loved the exterior of Splash.
It was the whole that mattered.
And that's what is going to matter most to me about Tiana's.
Not the AA count or if they are state of the art, not whether there are screens or not, certainly not some of the other things Disney is pushing.
It's the whole thing, how well it works together, and most importantly how I feel at the end of it.
Remember riding a ride for the first time, whatever it may have been - Everest, Splash, RnR... and you just have this feeling of joy, exhilaration, etc., at the end?
That.
Epcot82Guy
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I think the quality of the animatronics, greenery, etc. look solid. And, I will fully own that it looks to be a properly invested replacement - at least from the budget/quality standpoint. (Story and music TBD.)
I still think what is making me even less excited about it is the lack of necessity. Having BOTH would have been incredibly exciting. The replacement aspect is just killing the excitement for me (plus the political fighting associated with it, which is just tough for me personally to separate).
I still think what is making me even less excited about it is the lack of necessity. Having BOTH would have been incredibly exciting. The replacement aspect is just killing the excitement for me (plus the political fighting associated with it, which is just tough for me personally to separate).
Purduevian
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I feel like the same thing was said about ToT>Guardians at DCA. I've definitely heard a lot of people say they prefer Guardians. Not saying Tiana will be better than splash... but we certainly don't know that yet.
ToTBellHop
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Some people knew that the moment it was announced. It’s kind of like how, if someone says they are making a cheesecake but they don’t have to turn the oven on to do so, I know it will be a weak facsimile of the real deal. Now, I’m not prejudging Bayou Adventure like I prejudge no-bake cheesecake, but I can mentally wrap my mind around the fact that some have.
Surferboy567
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Yeah, way too early to tell. However, this has all the makings of a decent attraction at least judging by what they are telling us.
Again, tough act to follow but excited to see what they come up with.
Purduevian
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I'll be honest, I don't get the comparison... You had a log flume ride based on song of the south and are getting a log flume ride based on princess and the frog. What's the equivalent of the "no bake" step/feature that splash had that we know Tiana's wont?
LittleBuford
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Because it doesn’t make sense. One’s preference for a particular kind of cheesecake (I like unbaked myself) is based on having actually tried both varieties. Obviously that can’t apply to Splash vs. Bayou before the latter has yet opened.
Epcot82Guy
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That is true. But, another part of the analogy is that you are throwing away the baked cheesecake and not allowing anyone to have it ever again. Unbaked cheesecake may be legitimately great. But, the choice to exchange one for the other involves loss. And that loss feels unnecessary (if not worse) to many. I think that's an important part of this equation as well.
You can say change is inevitable all day long, but it plays a different role in a place literally built around and pushing nostalgia.
TheEPCOTHistorian
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I often wonder how threads like these will serve as historical documents for future Themed Entertainment Historians, and I can’t help but imagine the sheer confusion as they have to read 200 pages worth of mindless and nonsensical ranting.
I get it. I encourage you to be opinionated. But for the love of god maybe stop clogging up the threads with the same comments over and over, just under the disguise of a different comparison?
Splash is gone. No amount of banter is going to bring that back, it’s just going to further complicate the situation and dampen the occasional credit that must be given where due. This is our reality. Make the best of it.
I get it. I encourage you to be opinionated. But for the love of god maybe stop clogging up the threads with the same comments over and over, just under the disguise of a different comparison?
Splash is gone. No amount of banter is going to bring that back, it’s just going to further complicate the situation and dampen the occasional credit that must be given where due. This is our reality. Make the best of it.
Brer Oswald
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There was a set of atmospherical “beats” Splash hit that made it feel super satisfying. Peaceful and serene, to delirium, to ominous tension, and finally to triumph. It’s possible Tiana can hit some of these, but knowing what we know, I feel the lack of “conflict” and the nighttime swampy atmosphere will make it feel like a completely different attraction.
Sectorkeeper71
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I don’t doubt I it’ll feel different. The comparison of guardians vs ToT is a good one I think. One version of that ride was all about emphasizing the fear and danger, the other is now about carefree fun and laughter. It’s the exact same experience with a different presentation to it. I’m thinking Tiana’s will do something similar in regards to changing the feel of the same ride, but that’s all conjecture at this point. And of course whether that change in feel is good or bad will always be a matter of opinion
LittleBuford
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I’m posting here as someone who will also miss Splash Mountain and feel its loss deeply. You don’t need to explain that concept to me.
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