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Tiana's Bayou Adventure vs TRON Lightcycle / Run
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Rescue Ranger
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Tron was next level. I loved it and so smooth. Yes it's short but it's meant to be fast.
Tiana is better than I expected but I haven't ridden it once yet where finale Tiana isn't broken. They should be embarrassed.
Tiana is better than I expected but I haven't ridden it once yet where finale Tiana isn't broken. They should be embarrassed.
JohnD
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Given Tron or Splash, I would vote Splash because awesome storytelling throughout. Given Tron and Tiana, Tron. Tiana is such a let down where storytelling is concerned. It's mostly "That band can play!", her head bobbing up and down in the dark sequence, and a party. It could have been so much better.
Disstevefan1
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I voted for TRON because I can ride coasters and I like coasters better than log flumes.
These are two totally different kinds of attractions, so its not a good survey.
There are folks who literally cant ride TRON so they will pick Tiana.
These are two totally different kinds of attractions, so its not a good survey.
There are folks who literally cant ride TRON so they will pick Tiana.
Goofyernmost
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Not being critical of your choices, I just can't quite understand them. Tron is a simple, very short ride around in a completed circle. Thrilling, no doubt, but other than blue circles of light to me it has nothing to offer. Tiania has a story line and a number of the beloved animatronics, fun music and is exactly the same ride experience as Splash. If you liked Splash, because of the ride then you would have to like Tiania for the same thrill presentation. Is it just that Tiania story lacks for you or are you just upset because Splash was wrongfully taken away? I am too, but I still think that the ride is still basically the same we are just seeing a different story. Granted to lose Zip-a-dee-doo-dah that had no fault for the late 1800's story line of the movie seems unfair, but other than that it's a fresh new story with the same ride, so it is a pretty good replacement, in my opinion.
JIMINYCR
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Between the two, I enjoy the thrill more of Tron. And Tiana ride through is befuddling as a story. They could have designed it to be more understanding as to how it's moving along and how the characters function. Those concerns were written about and posted by many people, but I withhold my views until I rode it and didn't just take others opinions as fact. Ive ridden it multiple times and I can't come away without saying they were right. The inner sights viewed throughout the ride are also very visibly lacking compared to Splash. Of course I was a great admirer of Splash and was very angry that Disney bowed to the vocal critics but that isn't why my vote went to Tron instead of Tiana.
You have admitted multiple times on this site that you haven't been to WDW for years and aren't going back due to a variety of reasons,( which I can see your points) but if you were to actually get on those two attractions and take them in personally instead of viewing them online, ( if that's where your opinion is based upon) maybe you could see more of why my vote went the way it did.
Goofyernmost
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You are correct. I have seen it just via You Tube many, many times and that is the extent of my experience with either of them, but I have gotten the just of it and since I never followed the Tron original story, I have been completely unimpressed with what I did see. If it makes it any better I was also a major fan of Splash and that is also one of the reasons why I'm not going back, not the biggest reason but an additional straw on the back.
I also could see the stereotypical story line of The Song of the South movie, which I did see, but I loved the story telling and the music that went with it. Splash, except against the fox and the bear, was never severely biased. The Song of the South movie in fact went out of its way to highlight the intelligence, kindness and high quality character of Uncle Remus and the pettiness, bigoted and just plain cruel nature of the wealthy plantation owners.
We were made to believe that it was offensive to the wrong people and since those that actually were offended had all the power, it is now gone. Tiana was, like I said, the most perfect IP they could have possibly used to replace it for what I call obvious and positive reasons. And let me make this perfectly clear that there was no damn reason to replace Splash at all.
So, that is what I based my opinion on, not an attack on your stand but a reason why I found it, just through the films I have seen of it to have at least a full real story line, a fitting solution to a made up problem and something other than a wind in ones face fast ride on a fake motorcycle. Tron is good, in and of itself, it just lacks in any real story to me not having anything to do with the loss of Splash. Tron does not exceed the quality of Tiana in my opinion. The most positive thing about Tron to me is that it was an addition not a replacement. I understand that you feel differently, I just disagree with it for the reasons I just expressed. Nothing in what I stated originally was intended to say you did not feel about it the way you do or about your reasons, I just wanted to say that I didn't agree and this reply was to be more specific as to why. As a thrill ride Tron obviously is superior to Tiana, but if thrill is not ones thing there really is nothing about the two that is comparable except the story. That 60 foot drop at the end of Tiana is all the thrill this person cares to experience.
Raidermatt
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Tiana's but it's the lesser of 2 evils.
Tron is truly pathetic. It has a great launch and then it makes 50 seconds as boring as it can possibly be. It's cool to watch, but truly boring to ride.
Not that Tiana's is much better, but at least some of the music is fun.
Neither offers much of anything when it comes to actual storytelling. But Tiana's does have some animatronics, and misused animatronics always win out over a void.
Tron is truly pathetic. It has a great launch and then it makes 50 seconds as boring as it can possibly be. It's cool to watch, but truly boring to ride.
Not that Tiana's is much better, but at least some of the music is fun.
Neither offers much of anything when it comes to actual storytelling. But Tiana's does have some animatronics, and misused animatronics always win out over a void.
FiestaFunKid
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Average wait time for 2025 is 51 minutes for Tron vs 47 Minutes for Tiana's. This is close, but indicates Tron is more popular based on the more restrictive height requirement, and more kids/larger folks likely electing not to ride it - yet the line still is longer. I'd say Tiana's also still has more of the new ride bounce as well, with more visitors having their first experience.
I don't love Tron but I think it's fun and accomplishes what it set out to to do much better. Tiana's, with it's santized/Disney Jr feeling story line, even more so than older classic dark rides, is a poor fit for a mountain with a large drop. The contents are also too sparse for the long ride track. While there are some nice moments like the finale, it feels like what it is - a replacement ride stuffed into a location that was tailored for something else.
I don't love Tron but I think it's fun and accomplishes what it set out to to do much better. Tiana's, with it's santized/Disney Jr feeling story line, even more so than older classic dark rides, is a poor fit for a mountain with a large drop. The contents are also too sparse for the long ride track. While there are some nice moments like the finale, it feels like what it is - a replacement ride stuffed into a location that was tailored for something else.
The Empress Lilly
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Splash > Tron > Tiana
The reverse order of their source films then.
The reverse order of their source films then.
Raidermatt
Active Member
Can't make that judgement without factoring in capacity. Tron has a slightly higher theoretical capacity, but the unique issues with its seating and load process greatly reduces its practical capacity.
And while you are right about some opting out or being shut out of Tron, many opt out of Tiana's due to not wanting to get wet.
Bottom line, the observable data is too close to call either of these more popular than the other. Perhaps that will change with time.
FiestaFunKid
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I'd say it's close, but my feeling is, and maybe it's just that, is that the addressable audience is materially smaller for Tron. Yes, some may not want to get wet but I quoted April numbers above, so let's see if things change with weather patterns. To offset that, many folks simply don't like thrill rides and will opt out all year (like the vast majority of riders 70+). This is on top of the increased number who cant ride it at all vs Tiana's b/c the height requirement (and size, which is a lesser factor).
Of course, now I sort of sound like I'm arguing for Tiana's being more popular....but my original point is Tron is more popular despite the smaller percentage of guests able to ride it.