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

[SuddenStorm]

i'm interested in the test animation and her stance. she's got an open stance and gesturing rapidly and raising her hands above her head. it seems like she has a sense of urgency. where do we think it'll be in the ride?

The beginning. "Come on! We have to go on an adventure!"

 

[celluloid]

The beginning. "Come on! We have to go on an adventure!"

Exactly, looping figure with...

"Come on down, you know, dreams come true in N'oleans."

"we're goin down to the Bayou"

"Time to take you all the way down...to the bayou where you are invited to our celebration!

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

I'm looking forward to how her talking to us is going to work with logs passing by every 15 seconds, it would be neat if there's multiple lines of dialog so each ride isn't identical. Louis will be talking to us in the first scene too.

 

[celluloid]

I'm looking forward to how her talking to us is going to work with logs passing by every 15 seconds, it would be neat if there's multiple lines of dialog so each ride isn't identical. Louis will be talking to us in the first scene too.

This is essentially what many Disney attractions with similar guest flow have done including Splash Mountain. Looping or rolling Dialogue.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

I see you're a new poster here - this is not the thread for such complaints. Not that this particular complaint holds any water.

Heh, water. Get it, because it's a water-based ride?

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

This is essentially what many Disney attractions with similar guest flow have done including Splash Mountain. Looping or rolling Dialogue.

The cocktail party

 

[Brer Panther]

i'm interested in the test animation and her stance. she's got an open stance and gesturing rapidly and raising her hands above her head. it seems like she has a sense of urgency.

Judging by the casual smile and half-lidded eyes, I doubt she has any urgency.

 

[James Alucobond]

I knew it could be done. So much better! This is the AA figure that 5 years olds will be expecting when visiting her starring attraction. That looks like Tiana. No question.

She very well may be in a gown during the finale. Characters often change outfits throughout a ride.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

She very well may be in a gown during the finale. Characters often change outfits throughout a ride.

That tracks if it's it's to be a Mardi Gras soirée. Even the original concept art has her in a gown.

 

[Incomudro]

running a salt mine and Foods factory business can age a person...But yeah, the animatronic is nice but it could be just about anyone...It could be Tiana's half sister....or that nice lady that lives down the road... It just doesn't look like her.... It is a shame they have dragged her so far off-story...
Though, would we recognize a 25 year old Alice if she was not in Wonderland and was now a Bank Teller at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank? and 40 year old Librarian Belle ?

I agree.
It just goes with the very weird, and very poor choice of Disney abandoning the film as source material for the ride.
Wouldn't little girls prefer Tiana to look like Tiana, and not some middle aged business woman version of Tiana?

 

[Bocabear]

Exactly, looping figure with...

"Come on down, you know, dreams come true in N'oleans."

"we're goin down to the Bayou"

"Time to take you all the way down...to the bayou where you are invited to our celebration!

" We are missing an ingredient for the Gumbo...you go to the Bayou and find it while I do Payroll and product distribution spreadsheets"

"Wish I could join you, but I have a mess of Employee Intake forms and some HR issues to deal with! Have Fun!"

"Our Market penetration was not what we were hoping this quarter! Take this crate of Tiana Sauce to central distribution, and don't get lost in the bayou~"

 

[Incomudro]

Your photoshop still doesn't look like Tiana from the movie to me.

As I said, though, the costume and especially the hair probably has a significant effect.

Also, I'm not especially concerned. People are still going to know it's Tiana regardless of how accurate it is (which is subjective anyways).

I can't even see the difference in the two images on my little chromebook.

 

[Bocabear]

Off modeling is pretty common I guess lately. Who the heck is this?

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That's Tiana's cousin Shondra...she just spilled some voodoo potion on the deck of the ship and is late for her shift in shipping at the foods factory...

 

[Goofnut1980]

I love the fact this ride is around 11 minutes long.. They have done away with making rides that last longer then 3 minutes. Sometimes you want to be immersed and not just whiz by something.

TRON is great.. however I can't focus on anything because you are zoomin'!

 

[Bocabear]

I sure miss the longer attractions... They were a real part of the Disney Difference... Immersive theming, long fully developed attractions...
No doubt this will still be a good ride...they are not changing the path...
I will sure miss the original music though...

 

[lentesta]

AFAICT, the shortest timeframe for recent attractions to go from 'first vehicle on the tracks' to 'ride open' is 7DMT, which took 7 months:

• Slinky Dog Dash took 9 months
• Guardians was 18 months, but ... pandemic.
• TRON was 13 months

Does that sound right? Am I missing something that was significantly shorter?

I know TBA is built on a fairly well-known platform. But it did average > 90 minutes of downtime per day in the 6 months before it closed. Disney's surely addressing that, if for nothing else than it's going to limit ILL sales, right?

 

[Drdcm]

AFAICT, the shortest timeframe for recent attractions to go from 'first vehicle on the tracks' to 'ride open' is 7DMT, which took 7 months:

• Slinky Dog Dash took 9 months
• Guardians was 18 months, but ... pandemic.
• TRON was 13 months

Does that sound right? Am I missing something that was significantly shorter?

I know TBA is built on a fairly well-known platform. But it did average > 90 minutes of downtime per day in the 6 months before it closed. Disney's surely addressing that, if for nothing else than it's going to limit ILL sales, right?

Any idea how long it took for Frozen retheme? I feel like that’s probably the “most” similar

 

[HauntedPirate]

AFAICT, the shortest timeframe for recent attractions to go from 'first vehicle on the tracks' to 'ride open' is 7DMT, which took 7 months:

• Slinky Dog Dash took 9 months
• Guardians was 18 months, but ... pandemic.
• TRON was 13 months

Does that sound right? Am I missing something that was significantly shorter?

I know TBA is built on a fairly well-known platform. But it did average > 90 minutes of downtime per day in the 6 months before it closed. Disney's surely addressing that, if for nothing else than it's going to limit ILL sales, right?

I would sincerely hope that whatever was causing the downtime would be addressed. If not, that's a serious misstep and gives all kinds of fuel to the critical and the cynical. I'm sure management absolutely does not want their newest rethemed ride having that kind of downtime right out of the gate.

 

[EagleScout610]

Any idea how long it took for Frozen retheme? I feel like that’s probably the “most” similar

Maelstrom - Frozen:
March 5 2014- June 21 2016 (844 days)
Splash - PATF:
Jan 23, 2023 - May 27th 2024 *Assuming they do open it for memorial day* (±490 days)

 

[Drdcm]

Maelstrom - Frozen:
March 5 2014- June 21 2016 (844 days)
Splash - PATF:
Jan 23, 2023 - May 27th 2024 *Assuming they do open it for memorial day* (490 days)

Thanks. I was talking about ride vehicle testing until open - not the whole project. Len was saying the shortest he knows of is 7 months.