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

[Disgruntled Walt]

They would have faced tremendous backlash if they just didn't.

Would you have complained?

 

[Brer Oswald]

But that was never going to happen; it's pointless to even mention it.

The goal of the project was to remove Song of the South, not to get Tiana into the Magic Kingdom. Tiana was the IP they chose to use, but if she didn't exist, something else would have gone in instead. The existing version of Splash was going to be eliminated regardless.

The whole point of the project was to capitalize on an unfortunate real world event and raise their ESG scores for investors. They could’ve done it in a different way, but the situation presented a unique “opportunity” for them.

I don’t buy the “it had to go anyways” argument. The ball has always been in Disneys court regarding Splash/Brer Rabbit. They could’ve easily kept it if they wanted to.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Would you have complained?

No, but at least 21,308 people would. And I would if they continued not maintaining it for years without replacing it

 

[Brer Oswald]

No, but at least 21,308 people would. And I would if they continued not maintaining it for years without replacing it

That’s less than half of MKs daily attendance. And I guarantee most of those folks that signed that petition (which was to change DLs and keep MKs) haven’t even visited the park.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

No, but at least 21,308 people would. And I would if they continued not maintaining it for years without replacing it

That's not that many people comparatively haha

 

[ToTBellHop]

That's not that many people comparatively haha

There are 22000 WDW bloggers by my count so if all 21308 are bloggers, Disney will take a big hit next time they release a limited time cupcake.

 

[TheRealSkull]

They would have faced tremendous backlash if they just didn't.

Not from the parks fandom and vacationers who don't necessarily give two hoots about the history of a ride or have any sense of nostalgia for the ride. You see a water flume ride in the hot summer days of Florida and the family is all in.

Also I heard from a guy on YouTube one time overhear a family in the queue for Splash Mountain vigorously debating what movie it was based off of.

Eventually the family concluded it was a segment from Alice in Wonderland.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Instead we're floating through redressed hallways, haunted by memories of animatronics that have been scrapped, songs that have been erased from existence like Stalin did to his enemies, and a storyline that felt like it fit the ride design and layout. Will anyone who rode the previous attraction ride this one without thinking about what came before? Many will claim to, but I don't buy it. Comparison is natural when a retheme occurs. I won't pretend I know what will win the comparison...but I have a guess!

To be fair, I often find myself wandering through the hallways of my home, haunted by memories of animatronics that have been scrapped and songs that have been erased from existence like Stalin did to his enemies.

 

[Incomudro]

I know those are only two before and after images, but I do hope it gets lot better than that.
I mean... We know that some of the animatronics are going to be great, but there's more to it than that.
I don't want to see the "Splash Mountain" with just a few animatronics given and taken away, plus a light set dressing.
And no, I absolutely knew they weren't gutting and Jack hammering away at that interior given the short time frame this was done in.
But I do hope for some more depth, and I'm actually hoping for some screen enhancements in the backgrounds.

 

[Rockishcoco]

You did not just compare a theme park ride to Stalin?

Every time I think this board has peaked in absurdity I see a new wild statement and it makes me all warm and fuzzy. Can't wait to see how someone tops comparing the Walt Disney Company retheming a ride to Joseph Stalin.

 

[UNCgolf]

The whole point of the project was to capitalize on an unfortunate real world event and raise their ESG scores for investors. They could’ve done it in a different way, but the situation presented a unique “opportunity” for them.

I don’t buy the “it had to go anyways” argument. The ball has always been in Disneys court regarding Splash/Brer Rabbit. They could’ve easily kept it if they wanted to.

Of course Disney could have kept it if they wanted to, but they didn't want to. That's the whole point. They'd already decided they were getting rid of it.

I personally don't think they needed to remove it because I don't believe the ride itself had any issues, but I still understand the reasoning behind the change.

 

[aladdin2007]

I know those are only two before and after images, but I do hope it gets lot better than that.
I mean... We know that some of the animatronics are going to be great, but there's more to it than that.
I don't want to see the "Splash Mountain" with just a few animatronics given and taken away, plus a light set dressing.
And no, I absolutely knew they weren't gutting and Jack hammering away at that interior given the short time frame this was done in.
But I do hope for some more depth, and I'm actually hoping for some screen enhancements in the backgrounds.

I feel like instead of being spread out and around throughout like they were with splash, animatronics will be contained in groupings together and spaced out scenes....why I feel that way I dont know, just a hunch.

 

[Professortango1]

Yet people don’t seem to mind that recycled animatronics made up a huge proportion of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain. Indeed, Tony Baxter has acknowledged that the IP was selected precisely to find an appropriate theme for those very animatronics.

Different times. Disney in the late 80's was facing a very different reality. The parks were lagging and their movies were tanking for both live action and animation. Now, Disney has had some of the biggest box offices to date, has purchased other studios, has parks all across the world with cutting edge tech, and has gotten a reputation for being cheap and lazy with the US parks.

Also, I tend to view Animatronic characters at a higher level than set pieces. Disney using old animatronics from an already closed attraction to fill in an attraction with animation is different than deciding to close an attraction to retheme it with what can be perceived as minimal effort. If Tony Baxter had convinced Disney to shut down a thriving AA attraction to use the figures for another IP attraction, it might be viewed differently.

 

[Incomudro]

I feel like instead of being spread out and around throughout like they were with splash, animatronics will be contained in groupings together and spaced out scenes....why I feel that way I dont know, just a hunch.

Leaving AA's out of that scene where they were before, and showing us an otherwise not very impressive after photo doesn't leave me with a good impression.
I'm hoping it's a red herring.

 

[monothingie]

I wonder if designers smoothed out the ride best they could when this thing was drained

This 1970’s style water trough ride’s bump, shake, rock and herky- jerky delivery had many moments of slight discomfort.

((I guess I’ve been spoiled with Cosmic Rewind’s smooth delivery))

Fair enough Peter,

I see how you thought I saying it was **BUILT*** in the 70’s …… I’m saying it was reminiscent or styled like the many trough water flumes found around the US in the 1970’s
I know it was a 1992 release and California’s I think ‘89

I’m so confused, is Tianna taking over Space Mountain as well?

 

[LittleBuford]

Disney using old animatronics from an already closed attraction to fill in an attraction with animation is different than deciding to close an attraction to retheme it with what can be perceived as minimal effort.

That would be a very strange perception indeed given how much they've already changed it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This thread is a good reminder of why we won’t be visiting Russia in World Showcase.

 

[Tha Realest]

This thread is a good reminder of why we won’t be visiting Russia in World Showcase.

In Soviet Russia’s World Showcase, Russia visits you.

 

[Professortango1]

That would be a very strange perception indeed given how much they've already changed the it.

Perception is personal, so I don't think I could judge it as "very strange" considering I feel like Mission BO, Incredicoaster, Stormrider, and even Frozen Ever After are all mid to low-effort rethemes. They all have changes and work put into them, but the work doesn't seem to be to the standard that Disney gives to creating new attractions.

I would say that we can all agree that Disney hasn't put in Maximum Effort, but I think some folks on here would even argue for that perspective. One that I do not understand.

For me, TBA and what they shown us feels like a house flip. The outside looks the same, just without some of the iconic features and updated landscaping. The inside, from what they have revealed, seems to be very similar with just darker lighting and fewer AA's.

The new AA's do look fantastic so maybe that will change the perception when actually riding it, but FEA has some decent AA's standing around bland sets and pushing a storyline which feels lazy and one-note.

I hope TBA is a great success because it isn't going away any time soon, so I'd rather enjoy it than have another ride I tend to skip. But Disney hasn't been doing a great job in conveying information to feed that hope. At least, in my opinion.

 

[Bayou]

I’m really concerned that this ride won’t stick the landing. It bugs me that interior shot features the same trees splash had. I hope they didn’t reuse everything, everywhere in the ride to that extent. I’m interested to see what the newly built (and not redressed) show scenes look like. With that being said, I still am betting on Tiana on being a worthy successor to Splash. I hope I don’t eat my words.