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

[999th Happy Haunt]

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God every time I see this art it weirds me out.Honestly they all look like Tiana in a horrifying way, less like "Tiana's family" and more "Tiana's horrible cloning accident"

God this photo is extremely telling. Off-model and poorly drawn characters are in focus in the foreground, while the ACTUAL ATTRACTION is a featureless blurry blob of grays.

 

[doctornick]

I want to believe this will be a worthy replacement for the exquisite ride that was Splash. But with every piece of information that comes out, I get more pessimistic. I sadly believe that no matter how much money is being thrown at this ride and how much the company wants this to be a hit, the designers seem to be clueless as to what actually makes a ride good. This literally sounds like Imagination all over again; I wonder if Iger will have the same reaction that Eisner did.

What was wrong with helping Louis find his Trumpet to celebrate Mardi Gras? At least that sounded like a fun ride.

 

[Kirby86]

I want to believe this will be a worthy replacement for the exquisite ride that was Splash. But with every piece of information that comes out, I get more pessimistic. I sadly believe that no matter how much money is being thrown at this ride and how much the company wants this to be a hit, the designers seem to be clueless as to what actually makes a ride good. This literally sounds like Imagination all over again; I wonder if Iger will have the same reaction that Eisner did.

What was wrong with helping Louis find his Trumpet to celebrate Mardi Gras? At least that sounded like a fun ride.

Not enough Tiana? Granted this is just backstory but I want to see some semblance of Adventure in some of these preview pieces.

 

[Kirby86]

So if we go by the model it looks like the main drop is Mama Odie related. Is she part of the Co-Op? Did she just decide to move into a salt mine?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Disney is really getting hammered all over social media since the book report “story” was released about the new attraction.

 

[Incomudro]

That’s part of what bugs me most of all - the hubris that they could improve both on Splash and PATF.

For sure.
The script in the form of the film was handed to them.
But no... They're smarter than that.
They're tossing that aside and coming up with what they believe today's audiences want.

 

[GhostHost1000]

For sure.
The script in the form of the film was handed to them.
But no... They're smarter than that.
They're tossing that aside and coming up with what they believe today's audiences want.

Which might fail. Even if this is tied to the new Tiana series coming to D+, most won’t ever watch that vs those that know and enjoy the movie.

I gotta say there was plenty of content to use from within the original movie to make an entertaining attraction, but I’ll still stand by Splash was the wrong place to force Tiana into and I think the storyline they are trying to come up with and the reaction on social media from it all is proving that even more.

 

[splah]

Taking bets on whether the “missing ingredient” turns out to be “soul” and/or “love”

 

[GhostHost1000]

Taking bets on whether the “missing ingredient” turns out to be “soul” and/or “love”

Hot sauce in a popcorn bucket

 

[drizgirl]

For the story they're creating, Tiana and her movie don't really seem all that necessary.

You could have the same plot and setting without the specific inclusion of Tiana, Naveen, Louis etc. They're already making original music and other characters for it.

Exactly. I go to theme parks to ride the movies. This sounds like the sort of thing they used to release direct to video, not put in the parks.

 

[TalkToEthan]

The young girl in the picture with the other 8 workers is the only one not wearing an apron......disappointing to see

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Exactly. I go to theme parks to ride the movies. This sounds like the sort of thing they used to release direct to video, not put in the parks.

The backstory does read like bad fan fiction.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I don't know how someone can watch The Princess and the Frog and have their main takeaway not be the visuals, the music, the humor, the characters, the morals etc...but "Tiana is a woman who owns a business! What a #girlboss"

I mean, yes, that is true, but her being a workaholic at the expense of friends and family wasn't framed in a good light in the actual movie.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

The backstory does read like bad fan fiction.

Except fan fiction pulls inspiration from the source material. This is somehow worse than that.

I'm pretty sure ChatGPT could come up with a better plot.

 

[lewisc]

Taking bets on whether the “missing ingredient” turns out to be “soul” and/or “love”

Hallmark movie the ingredient would be love.

Isn't it obvious? The missing ingredient is salt and Tiana will never again run out

 

[Scuttle]

The backstory does read like bad fan fiction.

It’s hard to believe it’s this bad. I could have come up with a better backstory all by my lonesome. I swear they are trolling the Splash fans with the hot sauce deal.

 

[gerarar]

The storyline perfectly fits in with Dinosaur's setup!

 

[Tha Realest]

The backstory does read like bad fan fiction.

This goes back to my point that I’ve not yet seen any indication that WDI’s best and brightest are working on this. There’s a deft way to weave a message (or messages) within a compelling narrative. Other than a grab bag of laudable goals, it’s very unclear to see how this presents a compelling narrative within the parameters of the existing ride structure.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Taking bets on whether the “missing ingredient” turns out to be “soul” and/or “love”

 

[Drdcm]

I’m still going to give imagineering the benefit of the doubt. This must be PR driven and not imagineering given the topics they’ve chosen to focus on. PR isn’t motivated by our experience, it’s the company’s image that is their priority.

Their PR has been odd for a while now. They have been reactionary and sometimes actively hostile towards fans and some news websites. They’ve been unable to navigate any controversy without alienating large swaths of fans and creating enemies. It’s just one misstep after another.