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

[Prince-1]

To be clear, the attraction is a disaster - AND the ride is breaking nearly daily.

Do you get bored saying the same line again and again and again and again and.....

 

[GhostHost1000]

@wdwmagic reporting that Tiana's is operating with a standby line for first time.

Halloween party

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Do you get bored saying the same line again and again and again and again and.....

We all need a purpose in life, I guess.

 

[JoeCamel]

Halloween party

Hosted media Halloween party.....
Seems to be running for that

 

[easyrowrdw]

For a ride that was deemed to be so “important”, it is honestly shocking how poorly they treated Tiana - both in her appearance (apparently we cannot show or discuss the comparison to the animated film character) and role in the attraction.

Yeah. It is a little strange that they couldn't think of anything more for her to do than look for critter musicians. I honestly don't give that much thought to the stories of rides. But if they're trying to move the character beyond the movie, then I think they're should've been something more going on.

 

[Stupido]

It's truly wild hearing the claim that Tiana looks so off model that children won't be able to recognize her. First off, she doesn't. Secondly, that's really such a discredit to Anika Noni Rose whose stellar voice work really brings Tiana to life. I know I might be biased, but I think Anika is truly in the golden trio of princess voice actors with Paige O'Hara and Jodi Benson. To be frank, Tiana wouldn't be Tiana without Anika Noni Rose's inspired acting.

I've been lucky enough to ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure (with all the animatronics working none the less), and found it ridiculous that anyone would claim it was difficult to understand whose ride it is. If you have any clue who Tiana is, you'll know exactly who you're adventuring with.

 

[James Alucobond]

Yeah. It is a little strange that they couldn't think of anything more for her to do than look for critter musicians. I honestly don't give that much thought to the stories of rides. But if they're trying to move the character beyond the movie, then I think they're should've been something more going on.

I think the narrative and design choices make some amount of sense if you consider that they were trying to fit the attraction into three distinct lands across three parks. It needed to fit within Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, hence the rustic bayou facade and self-made business story element; it needed to fit within New Orleans Square at Disneyland, hence the jazz music and themed queue elements; and it needed to fit within Critter Country in Tokyo, hence the uniquely designed cute critters for merchandising.

 

[Tha Realest]

I think the narrative and design choices make some amount of sense if you consider that they were trying to fit the attraction into three distinct lands across three parks. It needed to fit within Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, hence the rustic bayou facade and self-made business story element; it needed to fit within New Orleans Square at Disneyland, hence the jazz music and themed queue elements; and it needed to fit within Critter Country in Tokyo, hence the uniquely designed cute critters for merchandising.

And as a result, fits in none of them

 

[tanc]

When I go to ride this, I hope I board at a good time and don’t get stuck on it or that everything is terribly out of sync.

 

[mickEblu]

Snow White in a pink sundress is just a dark haired girl in a pink dress...
Tiana in the ride finale is just a singer in a cocktail dress... We associate these characters with their on-screen personas... not whatever happened to them years after the movie ended.....

Just Fail after fail across the board. Incredible stuff.

 

[JoeCamel]

When I go to ride this, I hope I board at a good time and don’t get stuck on it or that everything is terribly out of sync.

If you do demand a reride

 

[seabreezept813]

It's truly wild hearing the claim that Tiana looks so off model that children won't be able to recognize her. First off, she doesn't. Secondly, that's really such a discredit to Anika Noni Rose whose stellar voice work really brings Tiana to life. I know I might be biased, but I think Anika is truly in the golden trio of princess voice actors with Paige O'Hara and Jodi Benson. To be frank, Tiana wouldn't be Tiana without Anika Noni Rose's inspired acting.

I've been lucky enough to ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure (with all the animatronics working none the less), and found it ridiculous that anyone would claim it was difficult to understand whose ride it is. If you have any clue who Tiana is, you'll know exactly who you're adventuring with.

Also it’s the character but in pants. My 3 year old knows it’s Tiana. I totally get the ride not working right criticisms but the she’s unrecognizable claims are bizarre.

 

[easyrowrdw]

I think the narrative and design choices make some amount of sense if you consider that they were trying to fit the attraction into three distinct lands across three parks. It needed to fit within Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, hence the rustic bayou facade and self-made business story element; it needed to fit within New Orleans Square at Disneyland, hence the jazz music and themed queue elements; and it needed to fit within Critter Country in Tokyo, hence the uniquely designed cute critters for merchandising.

Interesting. I hadn’t thought of those things before.

 

[Epcot81Fan]

Tiana wouldn't be Tiana without Anika Noni Rose's inspired acting.

“They sure can play!”

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

“They sure can play!”

They just can't move!

 

[MisterPenguin]

They just can't move!

What's that they're trying to say thru a clenched jaw? "Oiiilll... oiillll..." ?

 

[MaximumEd]

What's that they're trying to say thru a clenched jaw? "Oiiilll... oiillll..." ?

So the secret ingredient is botulism?

 

[Brer Panther]

Why does every Tiana animatronic in the ride have the same half-lidded sorta-smiling-but-just-seems-mildly-cool-about-everything expression?

 

[bwr827]

So the desire is for originality in rides, characters, story, etc. Not IP.

But if IP is involved, then no originality allowed, and even the character outfits must adhere to the Disney princess cliche — with less variation than other established princesses?

 

[Incomudro]

It's truly wild hearing the claim that Tiana looks so off model that children won't be able to recognize her. First off, she doesn't. Secondly, that's really such a discredit to Anika Noni Rose whose stellar voice work really brings Tiana to life. I know I might be biased, but I think Anika is truly in the golden trio of princess voice actors with Paige O'Hara and Jodi Benson. To be frank, Tiana wouldn't be Tiana without Anika Noni Rose's inspired acting.

I've been lucky enough to ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure (with all the animatronics working none the less), and found it ridiculous that anyone would claim it was difficult to understand whose ride it is. If you have any clue who Tiana is, you'll know exactly who you're adventuring with.

Obviously children will recognize her.
That doesn't change the fact that the choice to do what they did was a poor one.