Tiana’s Bayou Adventure SPOILER Thread

[dreamfinding]

It’s like the ride was conceptualized inside a conference room full of HR people.

It’s like the new Poly tower rooms - clean, sterile, and not offensive in any way, shape, or form.

 

[monothingie]

It’s like the new Poly tower rooms - clean, sterile, and not offensive in any way, shape, or form.

Except offensively awful.

 

[dreamfinding]

Except offensively awful.

Especially at $800 a night.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Especially at $800 a night.

With that money they’re charging and this is the product that’s put out..

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Though you can still hear Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah during Disneyland Paris’ entrance loop thankfully. Is that the last example of a SOTS reference at a Disney-operated resort?

Inside a theme park's gate you mean? They still were playing Laughing Place over at the TTC a few weeks ago.

 

[Figments Friend]

The fact that Tony Baxter could be in the room and make suggestions... and not have his advice taken shows how inept WDI is these days.

This of course, as I am sure you already know, is NOT the first time this has happened sadly.

We all lose in the end.



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[Figments Friend]

I just think at this point he has contributed so much time and energy to Disney that a break is in order.

Tony is legendary for creations for the parks and will go down in history as one of the forefathers of Imagineering.

Actually if can continue to provide advice to the new generation of creators I think that would be awesome.

Tony is more than eager to help out on a project.
The problem is nobody seems to want to take his advice seriously because it would require spending a lot of money to do things the ‘right way’.

He DOES provide a lot of mentorship and advice to the younger generation of Imagineers, and has been doing so since his ‘retirement’ in 2013.
He still has his foot in the door there and contributes.
But again, you have to have people who want to listen and take that gift of knowledge to heart and actually apply it to their efforts.

Too many times it is the ‘cheap and easy way’ that is chosen, and not the more suitable (aka expensive) way.
That is not always WDIs fault, as the Company dictates what is built and what money is spent.

Also, one has to keep in mind the politics involved at WDI, and some folks choose not to get him involved.
Their loss.

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[Figments Friend]

I meant as a whole: WDW, DLP, DLR, etc.

I feel like TTC is like a forgotten child.

You will happy to hear that I discovered a clear reference to the ‘Song of The South’ film at one of the WDW Theme Parks three weeks ago when I was in town.
Plain as day, I was surprised to see it was still there on the wall.
And nobody minded, or seemed to notice.
But there it was…in a suitable and meaningful place.

I hesitate to say where this is located exactly, and what it is, as I am sure once someone in Ops gets the slightest sniff of this overlooked item it will be immediately removed.
But it is still there…. you just gotta know where to look!


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[WorldExplorer]

There's another reference. It's not a song and it's definitely not what Figment's Friend is talking about.

I'm also not going to say where it is.

 

[rct247]

I'm intrigued what you mean by "the setting". A lot of people who suggest it's better in person are saying the immersiveness is beyond what can be experienced through YouTube. Did you find it less so, or by "setting" do you mean the way it fits the outdoor portions of Splash Mountain/Frontierland/the interior Splash spaces?

The setting of a Tianas Foods in an old salt mine just outside New Orleans in the 1920s/1930s in Frontierland.

The Tianas Foods is merely a venue to host the party you're looking for musicians for. The queue is where it I showcased.

I know it's making due with what was already there before, which also was a stretch for the location between Pecos Bill's and Big Thunder. It fits Disneyland better, but they wanted the most bang for their buck by redoing both of them.

But don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. I actually love the outside bayou more than the briar patch. The mountain has more greenery. The queue is more vibrant and everything looks fantastic. It's just seems a stretch for the rides story and the surrounding area. There's hardly mountains/hills like that near that region of Louisiana at all.

 

[Vclguy90]

I was referring to The Walt Disney Company’s POV that they didn’t want to have any connection to Song of the South, period.

I don’t agree with it, but I understand it.

There was no world where Splash was going to last into the 2030s, it was always a matter of when, so I’m just disappointed that they fumbled their one shot.

Though you can still hear Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah during Disneyland Paris’ entrance loop thankfully. Is that the last example of a SOTS reference at a Disney-operated resort?

I'm just curious why it would not last to 2030? That is not computing to me?

How did Dumbo and Peter Pan last 69 year and will most likely never go away but SM would not have the same longevity? What's the difference?

 

[gorillaball]

apparently the ride was down a lot today for cm previews.....I think we have decided to just wait and not attempt the passholder days. This doesn't look like its going to go well. and with the virtual queue lottery Im just turned off of the entire thing anyway.

Excellent, please spread the word to all other AP's you know! Especially AP's that have already ridden with a CM friend, free up some space for me.

 

[FiestaFunKid]

Not sure if this one has been posted - it's run through suggesting changes, some huge improvements, some basic, some I may disagree with - but much better use of music, story, and pacing....the kick off with Tiana singing the intro to Almost There and the new lift hill are worth it alone....Dig is no Zip but better than what we got -



Basically, a version like this reminds you that Tiana's has a number of strong songs and this actually looks pretty fun.

 

[Surferboy567]

The song is catchy. Credit where credit is due.

 

[FiestaFunKid]

The song is catchy. Credit where credit is due.

It's not bad at all - I personally prefer most of the songs from the film, but it's not the disaster some have made it out to be.....DSNY (who I like) may have went a bit overboard calling that live performance fantastic - but I get it, he likes the song.

 

[SilentWindODoom]

Tiana and Odies dialogue before the second drop on this POV does a better job at setting up the fact that we’re getting shrunk.

One thing that is kinda frustrating about all this is how much better some of the three lines are than the others.

The setting of a Tianas Foods in an old salt mine just outside New Orleans in the 1920s/1930s in Frontierland.

The Tianas Foods is merely a venue to host the party you're looking for musicians for. The queue is where it I showcased.

I know it's making due with what was already there before, which also was a stretch for the location between Pecos Bill's and Big Thunder. It fits Disneyland better, but they wanted the most bang for their buck by redoing both of them.

But don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. I actually love the outside bayou more than the briar patch. The mountain has more greenery. The queue is more vibrant and everything looks fantastic. It's just seems a stretch for the rides story and the surrounding area. There's hardly mountains/hills like that near that region of Louisiana at all.

Ahh... That's what you mean. Honestly, the existence of Avery Island really did wonders giving them an out for a number of things. I wonder if that's where they started as they searched for an explanation for the terrain and then found Tabasco's headquarters there and that led to the Tiana Foods headquarters and hot sauce.

 

[co10064]

It's not bad at all - I personally prefer most of the songs from the film, but it's not the disaster some have made it out to be.....DSNY (who I like) may have went a bit overboard calling that live performance fantastic - but I get it, he likes the song.

While the song doesn’t exactly flow with the plot of the story, it’s very catchy and definitely on repeat for me. Sure, the repeat of the word “joyful” in the chorus seems a bit lazy, and the words sometimes feel rushed, but I think the later is evocative of the New Orleans jazz style of music. I also think Anika Noni Rose does an excellent job with it!

 

[FettFan]

The AAs activated by the logs is just so cringe inducing. In this video, the log is waiting to go up into the barn and Tiana is just milling about doing nothing. Once the log is released to go up, she starts talking. "Hey, there ya'll are!" We're right in front of you. Very awkward.

Starts at 13:39

The Naveen AA looks more like Ernesto De La Cruz.

 

[LindseyDisney]

I have a question. Smells! Are there smells on the ride? Since food is big part of the ride's story. Though I would understand if Disney can't, because of the smell of the water.

 

[John park hopper]

Lately under the two Bob's Disney stinks(sarcasm)