Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion

[wdrive]

Luckily they have a whole queue before the attraction to explain to people who Tiana is, and that like any real person she owns more than one outfit.

Hate to break it to you but she’s not a real person, she’s a cartoon with an iconic look

 

[Californian Elitist]

I doubt it myself, some guests can’t differentiate Alice from Cinderella.

Especially within the ride where you have seconds to establish each character in the scene. If it’s not easily understandable who Tiana is, I’m interested how they convey that message within the few seconds of each show scene.

I’ve personally never heard of this common occurrence where people confuse Alice as Cinderella and vice versa.

They’ve just gone public with this new costume, and the ride won’t be open until sometime next year. This is technically the second time they’ve done this, as she appears in concept art that was released months ago and now they’ve revealed the park costume. She will more likely than not continue to be included in new ads and will be promoted through Disney Parks’ socials.

There will always be some guests that will be out of the loop, but likely not at the scale you’re imagining.

 

[Californian Elitist]

With the exception of new Ariel, Tiana is, I believe, the only black female character in the park.

This won’t be difficult at all.

 

[PiratesMansion]

Hate to break it to you but she’s not a real person, she’s a cartoon with an iconic look

You're right, WDI has never ever used a queue to introduce a character before, WDW feature animation has always had their characters wear exactly one thing always, and characters in the parks are always seen only in 100% film accurate costumes. Uh huh.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Luckily they have a whole queue before the attraction to explain to people who Tiana is, and that like any real person she owns more than one outfit.

I thought they'd be using the queue to explain the backstory.

 

[Californian Elitist]

You're right, WDI has never ever used a queue to introduce a character before, WDW feature animation has always had their characters wear exactly one thing always, and characters in the parks are always seen only in 100% film accurate costumes. Uh huh.

Right. I honestly equate this to the various costumes Mickey and Minnie wear. They have their iconic fits, but we still know who they are.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I thought they'd be using the queue to explain the backstory.

Is introducing the character we're talking about not central to the backstory?

 

[CaptinEO]

With the exception of new Ariel, Tiana is, I believe, the only black female character in the park.

This won’t be difficult at all.

Vi Moradi. But can't blame anyone for missing her, she's a character designed to hide. Also haven't seen her since the pandemic.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Vi Moradi. But can't blame anyone for missing her, she's a character designed to hide. Also haven't seen her since the pandemic.

Thank you. So, a whopping three black female characters walking around, and I wouldn’t be surprised if new Ariel is gone by the time this ride opens.

 

[Californian Elitist]

This is another example of folks over-complicating things.

 

[Rich T]

Well I certainly hope so but I have my doubts. As I said earlier I regularly see other guests get confused over which character is who while they’re dressed in outfits that they wear for their entire movie.

Is there a pre show for this ride? That’s news to me.
What about in 5 years time when there’s no more commercials and hype for this?

Sorry, by preshow I mean the queue and all signage along the way.

Many if not most of the adults who ride TBA—or any character-based ride—have never seen the film it’s based on. They just want to have a fun experience. Kids figure out the ride setup in about two seconds.

Tiana’s costume, if the ride is well designed, will be a non-issue; the attraction should stand on its own and tell a fun story regardless of whether or not a guest has ever seen PatF.

But this is Disney we’re talking about, and I am quite certain they will unleash their full marketing power to sell as much Adventurer-Tiana merch as possible.

And five years from now? Doesn’t matter. People will get it or they won’t. Most of the people riding Splash Mtn. over its lifespan had no clue who the singing Easter Bunny was. Fans made the effort to learn, Joe and Jane Whatsatheme just enjoyed a fun, pretty log flume ride.

 

[Consumer]

I hope so, it’s the iconic look.

This got me thinking about the other Princesses and a lot of them have alternative costumes but I can’t think of any that aren’t iconic images from their movie, for example Belle has her formal gold dress but also meets in her blue dress, Anna has her formal green dress but also meets in her blue dress, I think Cinderella, Snow, Aurora, Rapunzel, and Merida just have their formal dresses, Jasmine is always in teal but sometimes a dress, sometimes the midriff, Ariel has her formal dress but also meets in her mermaid form, Mulan has her formal dress but also her warrior costume…

Is this the first time a Princess has been in the parks dressed in an outfit that isn’t directly from their movie?

The real question is why don’t they have Aurora in her Briar Rose outfit? That a better look.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Is introducing the character we're talking about not central to the backstory?

Good point!

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Right. I honestly equate this to the various costumes Mickey and Minnie wear. They have their iconic fits, but we still know who they are.

Well, we have had almost 100 years to get used to Mickey and have Disney market him to death.
Tiana is still a newbie in comparison.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Well, we have had almost 100 years to get used to Mickey and have Disney market him to death.
Tiana is still a newbie in comparison.

Yes, but Tiana will be 15-years-old next year. She is the only black Disney princess. There is no one else. She’ll be a legal adult in 4 years, to put it in a different context.

If folks haven’t gotten used to seeing one black Disney Princess for the last 15 years, then they either don’t keep up with contemporary times or they live under rocks. As @Rich T stated, this will be marketed to death, just like how they market the mice.

 

[LittleBuford]

Worst-case scenario: someone askes a CM, "Who's that?", and the CM replies, "Tiana". No big deal.

People really are latching onto anything to criticise.

 

[Consumer]

Yes, but Tiana will be 15-years-old next year. She is the only black Disney princess. There is no one else. She’ll be a legal adult in 4 years, to put it in a different context.

If folks haven’t gotten used to seeing one black Disney Princess for the last 15 years, then they either don’t keep up with contemporary times or they live under rocks. As @Rich T stated, this will be marketed to death, just like how they market the mice.

What about her outfit leads guests to believe she’s a princess? It just looks like a woman in vaguely 1920s clothing.

I do suspect the average Los Angeleno who visits the park will know who this is from marketing, but the family of four from Phoenix will be clueless.

 

[LittleBuford]

What about her outfit leads guests to believe she’s a princess? It just looks like a woman in vaguely 1920s clothing.

I do suspect the average Los Angeleno who visits the park will know who this is from marketing, but the family of four from Phoenix will be clueless.

Her status as a princess isn't central to the ride anyway.

 

[Californian Elitist]

What about her outfit leads guests to believe she’s a princess? It just looks like a woman in vaguely 1920s clothing.

I do suspect the average Los Angeleno who visits the park will know who this is from marketing, but the family of four from Phoenix will be clueless.

That’s what the marketing is for. She will still be in character.

Are we really underestimating people in different western states simply because they’re not SoCal locals? Y’all… Seriously?

 

[LittleBuford]

That’s what the marketing is for. She will still be in character.

Are we really underestimating people in different western states simply because they’re not SoCal locals? Y’all… Seriously?

The new costume will also gain visibility through WDW.