News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

[Casper Gutman]

They really seem to be hopping from one historically problematic attraction to another that is almost equally problematic but in a slightly different way.

At least this ride captures the Tiana everyone loves - not a never-say-die, hard-working underdog but the owner of a major food processing firm in the late 1920s. But it’s OK, the completely out of place water tower awkwardly promises us she's a humane CEO.

 

[co10064]

HATE the crown on top of the water tower. And if the "scary" elements of this ride are gone in the retheme it'll be a confirmed lost cause.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

The visual storytelling in Splash is so good that you can tell exactly what’s going on, even without audio or dialogue. I’ve got a bad feeling this plot about finding a missing ingredient or whatever is going to be overly complicated.

 

[DisneyDodo]

I agree that the water tower looks like trash-ola. Wish they'd kept the willow tree from the concept art. Looks interesting otherwise, though.

The fact that the only prominent feature from the original concept art did not even make it into the ride really underscores how early and hastily put together that initial announcement was.

 

[DisneyDodo]

in broad strokes the premise is the same as FEA - a princess is having a party and you're invited to her house

As much as people complain about “book report” style attractions, I much prefer rides based on well-crafted stories that existed previously to rides with minimal plot that effectively function as Meet & Greets with animatronics from moving vehicles.

 

[Doberge]

The purple at the top before the drop, it reminds me of Facilier.

Louisiana has water towers. I don't love it here but it's not like it's completely out of place. I think it's just there as a signpost to say "we're not putting a ton of money into this but want to make it clear that this is not Splash Mountain."

 

[crazy4disney]

The fact that the only prominent feature from the original concept art did not even make it into the ride really underscores how early and hastily put together that initial announcement was.

What do you mean? Its been in the works for years before the announcement (yes thats sarcasm)

 

[ToTBellHop]

If Dr. Facilier doesn’t come back from hell to hide the paprika, I’m gonna lose my shiitake.

 

[SaucyBoy]

I don't know how anyone can be genuinely excited about this attraction. They are yet again doing a great disservice to a wonderful film that deserved something really grand and unique; not a watered down overlay of an existing attraction. Sigh.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

They really seem to be hopping from one historically problematic attraction to another that is almost equally problematic but in a slightly different way.

At least this ride captures the Tiana everyone loves - not a never-say-die, hard-working underdog but the owner of a major food processing firm in the late 1920s. But it’s OK, the completely out of place water tower awkwardly promises us she's a humane CEO.

There is something kind of amusing about the backstory for this attraction being that Tiana is growing her business and building her brand.

I fully expect there to be pages from the local business press pinned up in the queue explaining this in great detail as that is WDI's standard approach to theming these days. Something to read while you're waiting, I guess!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Okay, but real talk: what will we actually call this since the name is terrible. Currently, my family says, “wanna go ride Splash?”

I don’t think “let’s go ride Tiana“ is the move.

“Let’s go ride Bayou”?
”Let’s go ride Adventure”?

I need guidance in my life for hard-hitting questions such as this.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I wonder why they got rid of the tree at the top from the concept art. Could it not withstand the weight?

They want you to honestly forget that the mountain was a villians lair as shown in the film....And who said we never had Villain Mountain..

 

[Tha Realest]

They really seem to be hopping from one historically problematic attraction to another that is almost equally problematic but in a slightly different way.

At least this ride captures the Tiana everyone loves - not a never-say-die, hard-working underdog but the owner of a major food processing firm in the late 1920s. But it’s OK, the completely out of place water tower awkwardly promises us she's a humane CEO.

They really took our princess and gave her the backstory of the McIllhenny family (founders of Tobasco pepper sauces) complete with her own Avery Island.

Between this convoluted narrative and the underwhelming concept art, it’s like some in Imagineering hate this idea more than the staunchest Splash Mountain defenders.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Okay, but real talk: what will we actually call this since the name is terrible. Currently, my family says, “wanna go ride Splash?”

I don’t think “let’s go ride Tiana“ is the move.

“Let’s go ride Bayou”?
”Let’s go ride Adventure”?

I need guidance in my life for hard-hitting questions such as this.

I hate to say it as I agree it sounds, ah, awkward, but I think this ride will just become "Tiana".

 

[MisterPenguin]

Looks nice.

I hope the outdoor nighttime lighting has firefly effects, for obvious reasons.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Okay, but real talk: what will we actually call this since the name is terrible. Currently, my family says, “wanna go ride Splash?”

I don’t think “let’s go ride Tiana“ is the move.

“Let’s go ride Bayou”?
”Let’s go ride Adventure”?

I need guidance in my life for hard-hitting questions such as this.

"Bay-Sploosh!"

 

[JoeCamel]

I hate to say it as I agree it sounds, ah, awkward, but I think this ride will just become "Tiana".

So you go "do" Tiana? Not an improvement

 

[Sir_Cliff]

So you go "do" Tiana? Not an improvement

Maybe you could activate Tiana? Experience Tiana? What did people say about Snow White?

 

[Tha Realest]

I hate to say it as I agree it sounds, ah, awkward, but I think this ride will just become "Tiana".

She’s now a captain of industry with her own food line and processing plant. I’m calling the ride girlboss.

 

[Incomudro]

The removal of the boat and its replacement with a water tower adorned with a crown doesn't give me a very good impression.
The ride will likely be visually pretty though - but, I don't know... We'll see.