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Journey Into Tiana’s Salt Cruiser AdventurePlot twist…
“Tiana’s Star Cruiser Bayou Adventure”
Journey Into Tiana’s Salt Cruiser AdventurePlot twist…
“Tiana’s Star Cruiser Bayou Adventure”
Because making an entertaining ride with the Princess and the Frog characters does not seem to be their highest priority.Disney should at least come out and admit WHY they're doing this.
It's just like a regular mine, except very dangerous if it gets too moist/wet.I asked in the other thread but it was locked.
Do salt mines have a history of being repurposed?
I know you can take tours of some, but I don’t know if any co-op restaurant/hot sauce factory/community meeting center/ female empowerment / diverse teaching kitchen thing has ever been attempted ?
To be fair, Splash also had a rather silly backstory about how Chick-A-Pin Hill became Splash Mountain:Splash worked so well because it was self contained. You could go in having never seen a Disney move and you will come out knowing pretty much what happened. I have never low expectations TBA will be 1/10 as clear and concise.
Simply retelling PATF while not ideal would have fit decently. But this? Yikes.
It is a pretty silly backstory, though I don’t know if it’s specific to Tokyo cause I’ve never witnessed it in the American parks, and the raccoon character is sold on merchandise there.To be fair, Splash also had a rather silly backstory about how Chick-A-Pin Hill became Splash Mountain:
Towering up and above everything hereabouts is Splash Mountain. Used to be that once upon a time, when most of us were still critlins, Splash Mountain was called Chick-A-Pin Hill. But that was then and back before a moonshining raccoon named Rackety, made a slight, but potent error. While mixing an experimental batch of brew, his juice producing still ended up being blown sky high. Many who were there at the time speculated that it was an overabundance of blueberries that caused the disaster.
This was unfortunate, not only for Rackety, but for the industrious Beaver Brothers, who had only recently finished construction on their new dam. Unknown to the Beaver Brothers, Rackety had built his juice still in the woods that backed up to their dam at the high end of the foothills. When the still exploded, the beaver dam burst forth, and all the water is was holding back, flooded the thousands of burrows, holes and tunnels that crisscrossed the inside of Chick-A-Pin Hill. From that time on, all the critters round here couldn't help but call this place Splash Mountain.
But yes, one could just enjoy the ride unencumbered by the backstory. I hope that turns out to be the case for Tiana's Bayou Adventure too.
Nothing wrong with simplicity in storytelling, particularly at a theme park.
Compelling but simple is the best way to go. Most of these attractions are anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes. Be concise, but create an enjoyable atmosphere.In fact, it is probably something to strive for.
To be fair, Splash also had a rather silly backstory about how Chick-A-Pin Hill became Splash Mountain:
Towering up and above everything hereabouts is Splash Mountain. Used to be that once upon a time, when most of us were still critlins, Splash Mountain was called Chick-A-Pin Hill. But that was then and back before a moonshining raccoon named Rackety, made a slight, but potent error. While mixing an experimental batch of brew, his juice producing still ended up being blown sky high. Many who were there at the time speculated that it was an overabundance of blueberries that caused the disaster.
This was unfortunate, not only for Rackety, but for the industrious Beaver Brothers, who had only recently finished construction on their new dam. Unknown to the Beaver Brothers, Rackety had built his juice still in the woods that backed up to their dam at the high end of the foothills. When the still exploded, the beaver dam burst forth, and all the water is was holding back, flooded the thousands of burrows, holes and tunnels that crisscrossed the inside of Chick-A-Pin Hill. From that time on, all the critters round here couldn't help but call this place Splash Mountain.
But yes, one could just enjoy the ride unencumbered by the backstory. I hope that turns out to be the case for Tiana's Bayou Adventure too.
My point was that the backstory may not end up having much of an impact on one’s experience of the ride proper.It was only there to explain the flood. It's a flooded Chikapin hill.
Silly, but the right amount of whimsy for those who wonder why logs are floating from the Frontier mill through.
The Tiana situation is based directly to its source material of the TV series. Not really comparable to a backstory to the environment IMHO.
Priced appropriately, it would be a great success. The reviews have been positive and there are many of us (myself included) who would jump at the opportunity to experience it if it weren’t so prohibitively expensive.
I'm genuinely curious how they plan to build up to the big drop with this story. None of the press materials so far mention it nor the thrill aspect at all, as opposed to the original Splash Mountain advertising which was ALL about the drop.
It even looks like the scene in the final lift hill is going to be a happy one with Mama Odie. They seem to want this to be a feel-good family ride, but uh, that whole "50-foot drop" thing is still going to be part of the experience. You don't wanna build up to it at all? Or acknowledge that some people will feel intimidated by it at all?
My point was that the backstory may not end up having much of an impact on one’s experience of the ride proper.
This is exactly where I am with all of it. I was sad to see Splash closing, but love PatF and looked forward to seeing it come to life. But with every new announcement I'm more and more disappointed.So when they first announced the retheme of Splash, I was sad but ok and somewhat excited about TAB coming. Our family loves PaTF, especially the music. So when I read this "storyline" for TAB, I was SHOCKED at how stupidly bad it was! In fact, my DH made me stop reading it to him he was so disgusted with it. How in the world are are "original songs" going to be incorporated into this nonsensical garbage? UGH!!! They could do so much with this theme and this is what they come up with. I hope, for the sake of this poor ride, that WDI has used the time from when Splash was announced as closing to when TAB is slated for opening, to be developing some new AAs/tech to put into this ride....wait, I just realized what a farce that statement was!![]()
As others have pointed out, the concept art of the ride itself points in a very different direction: singing animals, fireflies, magical lights at the top of the drop, etc. So it’s not farfetched to hope that it’s those elements, and not the ones laid out in the backstory, that will dominate the actual ride.With all of this published. It is not really the backstory as much as THE story. I think that is the key difference, but here is to hoping.
How about some of Mama Odie's magic to bring Dr. Facilier back from the other side?Mama Odie's magic to get you back to the bayou and out of where you are quickly.
"But Mama Odie, we don't have the missing ingrdient's yet"
"No time dear. Let me use my magic. Its plain and simple to see"
Drop.
Back in the dark ride finale scene with Paddle Boat. "The missing ingridient that matters is you." Don't matter what you look like reprise with altered lyrics for the ride.
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