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

[SourcererMark79]

Right!? Not very welcoming is it.

Hmmm not very magical either.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

You guys are going to have to take my word for this one because it's impossible to get audio of, but PJ's song is playing in the finale again. It sounds very quick-paced and upbeat, perfect for a party scene. I hear a tambourine and trumpet playing, but can't hear any lyrics from the bridge out front. So close, yet so far.

Do you think they'll drop a sample of the song prior to the opening? "Leak" or blog post. Seems like it'd be a good way to hype it up.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I don’t understand the bolded.

And I’m not sure we can really call this a princess ride when the only royal reference we know of is the tiara. Nothing else that’s been revealed about the ride suggests an overly young or “girly” experience, or one more aimed at children than Splash was.

It’s a princess ride. The ride is named after an official Disney princess.

 

[aladdin2007]

Right!? Not very welcoming is it. Feels corporate.

Some folksy 1920s slang probably wouldn't have hurt. Shame they're insistent on wording us to death.

the water tower bothers me that way as well

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

It’s a princess ride. The ride is named after an official Disney princess.

And they'll be sprinkling many references in the attraction to reinforce that "princess" branding as well. Be it directly referenced in character dialogue, a banner saying "Princess Tiana", the iconic dress finale... and there's possibly even a tiara-centric subplot that's yet to be revealed.

 

[sedati]

The yellow of the building has been toned down with faux weathering so it isn't neon-yellow any more. A nice improvement.

Funny how waiting until things are done before giving one's verdict makes one look less... extremist.

Umm, actually- Disney was done and fine with the bright yellow because they're stoopid and don't know how imagineer anymur. Its only because real Disney fans complained that Iger gave bigger budget and brought in Universel artists to fix. I'm hearing budgit for ride now over 800 million. If you don't believe me, I'll send youtube link with googly eye thumbnail.

 

[sedati]

I really don’t think the old exterior looked as scary as some here maintain. The briar patch was distinctly cartoony and not, in my view, menacing. The most frightening thing was the drop itself, which still remains visible.

The old exterior was only scary is how much of a mutilated and garish twin it was to it's charming predecessor in California. I'd also say that widening the flume (great idea for capacity) made the drop look much shorter by comparison. Anyway, while my dream was that the rock-work be completely re-worked, this solution by over-growth is still far better looking that what we had before.

 

[LittleBuford]

It’s a princess ride.

Not in the sense that people mean here, i.e., something that will primarily appeal to little girls. It’s designed to have the same broad appeal as any other family attraction at Disney.

The critics can’t have it both ways: they’re complaining it’s a princess ride even as they’re bemoaning the fact that Tiana isn’t presented in her pretty royal dress.

 

[Tha Realest]

Not in the sense that people mean here, i.e., something that will primarily appeal to little girls. It’s designed to have the same broad appeal as any other family attraction at Disney.

The critics can’t have it both ways: they’re complaining it’s a princess ride even as they’re bemoaning the fact that Tiana isn’t presented in her pretty royal dress.

Setting aside whether this existing ride lends itself to a “Princess” attraction, many of the critiques (mine included) is that the new garb and iteration of Tiana is drawn from “synergy machine” efforts to tie her into a long-gestating Disney+ series which we may never see.

 

[LittleBuford]

Setting aside whether this existing ride lends itself to a “Princess” attraction, many of the critiques (mine included) is that the new garb and iteration of Tiana is drawn from “synergy machine” efforts to tie her into a long-gestating Disney+ series which we may never see.

OK, but that’s a separate criticism from the one I was referring to.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

The critics can’t have it both ways: they’re complaining it’s a princess ride even as they’re bemoaning the fact that Tiana isn’t presented in her pretty royal dress.

I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say the last one. She’s probably going to appear in a different princess-ier outfit at the end of the ride anyways… so they can sell more dresses/dolls to children.

 

[LittleBuford]

I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say the last one.

It started with the reveal of her adventurer costume last year:

So I guess I’ll be the first one who says they absolutely hate it?

I mean, the water tower looks more like a princess than her.

And continued with the reveal of her animatronic this year:

Why are they doing this to Tiana? They're turning her into a career woman with a mom-hairdo and older vibe, instead of the gorgeous and glamorous young Princess she was introduced to us as?

 

[sedati]

I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say the last one. She’s probably going to appear in a different princess-ier outfit at the end of the ride anyways… so they can sell more dresses/dolls to children.

Sorry if this has been mentioned, but in the Imagineering Video, there is a quick shot of Tiana in what I'm assuming is her finale celebration dress:
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[ChesireCat11]

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

While I still don't know how complete that lighting package is, I think the blue used around the upper parts is too overwhelming. Blue works great as a way to illuminate water, as seen from the lower parts. As well as a few highlights on the hill itself. And some of that saturation is probably the camera's fault as digital cameras have known problems with capturing blue light accurately (film cameras don't have this problem btw). But even still, they needed some warmer colors like green and amber-ish white. As it is, I think that's way too much blue, which is saying a lot coming from someone whose favorite color is blue...

In addition, I was expecting the drop itself to glow more based on what the render suggested (like maybe using some internal spotlights built into the sides or something). Again, not sure how complete this is yet given how much they've been fiddling lately.

 

[DCBaker]

Appears all visible scaffolding has come down overnight.

 

[wdwmagic]

Appears all visible scaffolding has come down overnight.

There was a promo photo shoot overnight

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

Appears all visible scaffolding has come down overnight.

Disney knows how to get me to go to Magic Kingdom...

 

[ToTBellHop]

There was a promo photo shoot overnight

Now we know why the waterfall was on last night.