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

[EagleScout610]

Incidentally, remember when people were using the poor condition and breakdowns of the previous ride as one of the justifications for why it needed to be changed? Not the only argument, but it did come up quite a lot. Yeah...

I'm almost impressed with how quickly this ride fell to pieces and was essentially given up on. I had thought it would at least get a couple of years of decent operation and pretty meticulous maintenance before it was dropped and things started rapidly going downhill.

I know someone who rode Splash for the first/last/only time in its final month and told me he found it "creepy and I'm glad they're getting rid of it". Maybe Disney will change and start fixing it if they start hearing "Tiana’s is creepy its time to get rid of it"

 

[bpiper]

We all know that Disney records the data on ride downtimes so its weird that they are asking if you experienced any on your ride on this survey.

Conspiracy theory:

Someone is hiding how bad the ride is doing from higher ups and the higher ups are suspicious so they are trying to get the real data on how the ride is doing?


Anyone have any idea how the DL version is working?

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

We all know that Disney records the data on ride downtimes so its weird that they are asking if you experienced any on your ride on this survey.

Conspiracy theory:

Someone is hiding how bad the ride is doing from higher ups and the higher ups are suspicious so they are trying to get the real data on how the ride is doing?


Anyone have any idea how the DL version is working?

The finale Tiana has been broken since at least early December (mouth is moving, but her head and arms are stuck in position).

 

[Tha Realest]

The finale Tiana has been broken since at least early December (mouth is moving, but her head and arms are stuck in position).

One more trip to New Orleans by the designers would’ve prevented this.

 

[mickEblu]

And yet the verdict was in from the first YouTube POV before any guest ever took a ride through and saw a single malfunctioning animatronic. The ride stinks. A few broken AA’s, although embarrassing for a brand new ride, isn’t the main problem with this steaming pile of crap.

 

[Incomudro]

Yep.

It truly is a stupendous feat to have blown this so badly when there was SO MUCH obvious potential for a BETTER experience.

Just stunning stupidity and ball dropping beyond belief…to have everything laid out perfectly ahead of them and then someone ( legal, ‘inclusion commitee’, etc.) decides instead to take an unexpected extreme turn off of the glistening waterway right into the weeds.

The mind truly boggles.
Tiana and her crew deserved better.
What could have been….


-

This is how far we have fallen with some of today's entertainment in recent years.

 

[EagleScout610]

…and have a magical day,

- Charita

PS: .... All hail Tiana

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

“Tiana’s Splash Mountain” would have been very easy. Keep the majority of scenes in tact but add some new AA’s in place of the Song of the South characters - change the music - you’re done.

 

[Brer Oswald]

“Tiana’s Splash Mountain” would have been very easy. Keep the majority of scenes in tact but add some new AA’s in place of the Song of the South characters - change the music - you’re done.

It would still suck to lose the stellar soundtrack and cohesive plot, but it still would have been a solid attraction. It would not have been hard to make this into a 7 or 8 out of 10.

 

[gerarar]

Any idea why TBA closed early today at 6pm?
The VQ hasn't called any BGs since around 5pm today – thought it was due to downtime but the rides hours show a 6pm close today.
The afternoon 1pm drop also stayed open until the ride closed for the day.

That side of the park must really be empty and quiet with BTMR and TBA closed tonight.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Any idea why TBA closed early today at 6pm?
The VQ hasn't called any BGs since around 5pm today – thought it was due to downtime but the rides hours show a 6pm close today.
The afternoon 1pm drop also stayed open until the ride closed for the day.
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That side of the park must really be empty and quiet with BTMR and TBA closed tonight.

Because it’s cold?

 

[Jedi14]

Any idea why TBA closed early today at 6pm?
The VQ hasn't called any BGs since around 5pm today – thought it was due to downtime but the rides hours show a 6pm close today.
The afternoon 1pm drop also stayed open until the ride closed for the day.
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That side of the park must really be empty and quiet with BTMR and TBA closed tonight.

Maybe the cold. I think it was in the 40s today.

 

[gerarar]

Because it’s cold?

Maybe the cold. I think it was in the 40s today.

Ah just saw the other thread about the cold weather advisory today. That explains it.

 

[DCBaker]

Any idea why TBA closed early today at 6pm?
The VQ hasn't called any BGs since around 5pm today – thought it was due to downtime but the rides hours show a 6pm close today.
The afternoon 1pm drop also stayed open until the ride closed for the day.
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That side of the park must really be empty and quiet with BTMR and TBA closed tonight.

Interestingly enough, according to the Walt Disney World website, Tiana's is scheduled to close early at 6pm on the following weekday dates:

January: 23, 27, 28, 29 (there is an early close at 4:30 on Jan. 30 due to an early closure at MK)
February: 3, 5, 6

No early closures scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.

 

[EagleScout610]

Is it not pulling enough people to warrant being open late?

 

[gerarar]

Is it not pulling enough people to warrant being open late?

The afternoon 1pm VQ drop has been lasting the entire day through park close, which indicates not enough people are joining that drop to get a BG.

The BG call average speeds up towards the end of the day too, progressing from 5mins/BG to 2-3mins/BG.

Also, reportedly if you do get a BG in the later hours of the day, your callback is around 10-15 mins.

Just seems like there's not overall enough demand for the ride currently. It should be off its VQ by now tbh.

 

[SingleRider]

Is it not pulling enough people to warrant being open late?

Not in the current 40-something-degree weather.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I suspect its wait times will rise once it gets back over 80 degrees. By next January, I’m sure it’ll close for refurbishment like it used to.

 

[EagleScout610]

I suspect its wait times will rise once it gets back over 80 degrees. By next January, I’m sure it’ll close for refurbishment like it used to.

I'm suprised they didn't do a closure this winter. I get it's new but I think it could have benefited from a couple weeks down so they can figure out what's wrong with the ride.

 

[Tha Realest]

Interestingly enough, according to the Walt Disney World website, Tiana's is scheduled to close early at 6pm on the following weekday dates:

January: 23, 27, 28, 29 (there is an early close at 4:30 on Jan. 30 due to an early closure at MK)
February: 3, 5, 6

No early closures scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.

Like Nemo and Friends, it is preemptively closing down low-demand attractions to save money on staffing.