Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion

[Phroobar]

Was this changed on the mermaid ride? I remember it only being 2D.

It was originally a 3d animation that looked terrible.

 

[Too Many Hats]

View attachment 826841

No charm allowed.

 

[CaptinEO]

It was originally a 3d animation that looked terrible. View attachment 826879

This looks 2D to me but hard to tell given the angle. Guess I do not remember this at all.

 

[Phroobar]

This looks 2D to me but hard to tell given the angle. Guess I do not remember this at all.

People don't know how to film a dark ride. It's amazing how youtube will return the latest videos even if you want something from 15 years ago.

 

[Dear Prudence]

If I was on this project one of the biggest boldest bullet points I would have had is something that read….

*wherever there was something it needs to be replaced with something equal or better.

Obviously this may not be possible in EVERY spot but it’s a something that should have guided them. But maybe that’s just not possible with a “smaller”budget and a team that doesn’t know how to get the most bang for their buck.

They replaced entire vignettes with screens
A sculpted 3D You May Get Wet sign of Brer Rabbit with a flat sign with generic font.
The Brer Rabbit ornament with nothing making the logs like every other log ride in America.


The list can go on for days.

It all just feels so cheap!!! They've wanted to do this since at least 2010, there were talks about this as early as then, why does it all seem so lazy?

No animatronics here? No problem! We will just...turn off the lights!!!

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[Brer Oswald]

It all just feels so cheap!!! They've wanted to do this since at least 2010, there were talks about this as early as then, why does it all seem so lazy?

No animatronics here? No problem! We will just...turn off the lights!!!

I doubt they put much thought into it back then. Not much more than a "it would be neat". Granted they didn't put much thought into it when they were actively developing it post announcement, and it is in fact "not neat".

 

[jrice]

Hi! I wanted to add my thoughts since I finally got to ride this overlay.

The good…
The queue, the exterior does look good, the animatronics and the finale.

The bad…
The ride is way too fast, the story is easy to understand but it is a bad story. There was so much potential but TWDC blew it. As everybody has said, there was no need to do this ride. Give Tiana a new ride but again Disney was lazy and cheap.

The UGLY
The execution of all of it. Again, there are good parts but you cannot see it because you are going mach one through the ride. You get people soaked during Xmas during your launch?!?! Why? Spend the next few months and create a compelling story and with some drama. It is an unfinished product.

It is a much better ride in person but Disney leadership should (and probably) learn from this because they are capable but allowed outside influence to create something that is underwhelming.

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[Dear Prudence]

Hi! I wanted to add my thoughts since I finally got to ride this overlay.

The good…
The queue, the exterior does look good, the animatronics and the finale.

The bad…
The ride is way too fast, the story is easy to understand but it is a bad story. There was so much potential but TWDC blew it. As everybody has said, there was no need to do this ride. Give Tiana a new ride but again Disney was lazy and cheap.

The UGLY
The execution of all of it. Again, there are good parts but you cannot see it because you are going mach one through the ride. You get people soaked during Xmas during your launch?!?! Why? Spend the next few months and create a compelling story and with some drama. It is an unfinished product.

It is a much better ride in person but Disney leadership should (and probably) learn from this because they are capable but allowed outside influence to create something that is underwhelming.

Omg, they didn't fix the soak factor DLR Splash was known for.



Edit: not being sarcastic, legitimately baffled by this choice on their part.

 

[MK-fan]

Are we talking about the waves that come into the log when you go into the laughing place?

 

[Dear Prudence]

Are we talking about the waves that come into the log when you go into the laughing place?

Yes. I thought they would have fixed that when they had the chance. There is no reason why the entire logs needs to go underwater lol.

 

[MK-fan]

Yes. I thought they would have fixed that when they had the chance. There is no reason why the entire logs needs to go underwater lol.

Yea it’s awful. Not to mention the log gets flooded leaving your shoes and socks drenched. Next time I go on, I’m bringing some extra sandals just so that doesn’t happen.

 

[Phroobar]

Did you know there is a 4k transfer of Song of the South?

 

[Phroobar]

I compared this 4k version to my vhs copy side by side. It's amazing how rich the colors in the live action are. You see actually see the characters in the nighttime shots. The animation is pure Disney magic. It's not washed out and is very crisp. The audio track is still mono but sounds better. It is definitely something to see along with 4K77, 4k80 and 4k83.

 

[MisterPenguin]

 

[SuddenStorm]

Did you know there is a 4k transfer of Song of the South?

There's a great 35mm scan that's floating around- and also one that someone used AI to clean up. I'm not a fan of the AI one, it makes the film look a bit off since it's 'guessing' fine details so it can make things look a bit funky.