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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
- Thread starter Californian Elitist
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Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
- No
zipadee999
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You get to the top of the hill and she says “The missing ingredient is…. YOU! In you go!”
The briar patch has been replaced by a giant pot of gumbo
tanc
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Seems like they really put the fast track on WDW, which I think is great, but at the same time DL has two huge attractions closed. I did not expect them to work on both Splash Mountains at the same time. I wonder if DL will open in Winter or not, regardless the AA looks great.
Tiana
mickEblu
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Oh I know haha. Thanks. Is she supposed to be older? Probably the short hair. She looks more like “middle aged soccer mom” Tiana. Kind of in line with everything else we’ve seen/ heard of this retheme. Less magical, more realistic. My prediction of not seeing her in her signature green dress isn’t that bold I guess. Would be interesting with the new short hair cut. Unless Mama Odie magically grows it back.
Consumer
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Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it doesn't quite look right. I think it might be the lips or maybe the hair. I imagine if she was in her movie outfit it would look better. Needless to say the movement is great, but I hope that doesn't mean it was the expense of having a larger cast of animatronics like Avatar river ride.
I could very well be the only one, but when it comes to seeing IP in the parks I prefer for the attraction to be faithful to the source material.
chadwpalm
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- In the Parks
- No
There was an accompanying Disney Parks Blog about it. (https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-tianas-bayou-adventure-at-walt-disney-world/)
"We can’t wait for you to 'come join the party' when Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida this summer, and later in 2024 at Disneyland Park in California."
If by Winter you mean during the Christmas season, that's probably a good bet. Just in time to get wet when it's cold.
mickEblu
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I think what we're seeing is the shift away from unrealistic features in women. That's why she looks very little like PatF Tiana. You see it in new dolls and barbies. I also believe they went this route as PatF Tiana's hair may not have been deemed as being enough of a realistic representation of Black women. I'll admit that Black women's hair or hair in general isn't my wheelhouse but that's my take. Before anyone mentions that PatF Tiana is in parades and meet greets... it's easy to recast a face character or change a hair do. They're making these AA's to last 20-30 years.
Im constantly reminded with every decision they make and parks blog they put out that they took my favorite ride and made it the most politically correct attraction ever created to the point where it feels like that stuff is steering almost every creative decision. Instead of just leaning into the IP/ PatF movie that could have made for a great attraction.
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The lighting of this video is likely to be very different from the lighting in the ride. It will certainly change some of the hues and visual contrast. Perhaps a slightly more greyer hair is needed to visually see it's 3D depth in the dark ride, where it will appear to be darker.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
Mmmh... soylent gumbo!
TP2000
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Thank you. While the new animatronic technology they're using is impressive, within the first few seconds of seeing that version of Tiana I actually thought... "I thought she was supposed to be pretty?"
Maybe under the ride lighting she'll look better, but she looks older and plainer via Animatronic. Very... Soccer Mom, as you say, and not as young and pretty as she's been when seen in the parks.
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Disney Irish
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Tiana that has been doing the M&G at Tiana's Palace (I believe she still comes around) is also portrayed to be older similar to how she will look in the ride -Thank you. While the new animatronic technology they're using is impressive, within the first few seconds of seeing that version of Tiana I actually thought... "I thought she was supposed to be pretty?"
Maybe under the ride lighting she'll look better, but she looks older and plainer via Animatronic. Very... Soccer Mom, as you say, and not as young and pretty as she's been when seen in the parks.
TP2000
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Tiana that has been doing the M&G at Tiana's Palace (I believe she still comes around) is also portrayed to be older similar to how she will look in the ride -
That's a weird decision to make from a merchandising and target-audience perspective.
Something tells me the "Older, Wiser, Career Woman with Mom-Hairdo Tiana" merchandise isn't going to sell as well with the target demographic of young girls as the "Young, Pretty, Glamorous, Princess Tiana" merchandise.
mickEblu
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That's a weird decision to make from a merchandising and target-audience perspective.
Something tells me the "Older, Wiser, Career Woman with Mom-Hairdo Tiana" merchandise isn't going to sell as well with the target demographic of young girls as the "Young, Pretty, Glamorous, Princess Tiana" merchandise.
They have one Black Princess and this is what they’re going with? Weird.
The decisions continue to boggle the mind. They re obviously above all of us and keep outthinking themselves. Guess that’s what happens when the wrong things are driving the project.
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Disney Irish
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This isn't new information. The attraction announcement since day one has stated to be after the events of the movie, and subsequent information since has come out that its set years after the movie. Even the art work shows Tiana in new outfits and older than the movie. So not sure why this is now a surprise 3+ years later for some.That's a weird decision to make from a merchandising and target-audience perspective.
Something tells me the "Older, Wiser, Career Woman with Mom-Hairdo Tiana" merchandise isn't going to sell as well with the target demographic of young girls as the "Young, Pretty, Glamorous, Princess Tiana" merchandise.
They will have merch from both the new attraction and from the movie, both iterations of the character.