Misted Compass
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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
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PeopleRemover
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I think the murals were done more tastefully at DL vs the MK version. However, I do not understand why they were modern murals vs murals of the time. Odd choice.
Vegas Disney Fan
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The first thing I thought of when I saw the murals was the tunnel walls of our airport… which are covered in drawings from local elementary school children.
I know art is subjective but it’s funny we’re all getting grade school art vibes from this.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Still not a fan but at least they look complete, WDWs looks unfinished to me, randomly ending a couple feet from the edges.
I don’t hate it like I do the mural at WDW… I guess that’s a win for modern WDI.
Disney Irish
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Isn’t that the whole point? That Tiana had the kids of the co-op paint them. This is why they look like kids did them.
jmuboy
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I can see why the edited the queue entrance for Pooh now. There is a very clear ( and possibly wider ) guest flow path through this area now.
PeopleRemover
Member
It has also been regraded like what they did with the ToonTown entrance last year.
Disney Analyst
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I really hope they don’t forget about that dead patch of foliage on the mountain still
Vegas Disney Fan
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Maybe, I have no idea what the story of this ride is anymore. It’s a salt mine, a co-op, a ride through the bayou looking for musical animals, it’s such a hodgepodge of ideas that kids drawings on the walls makes as much sense as the rest of it.
With all the backstories I’m actually impressed this ride turned out as well as it did.
mickEblu
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It might be the point but it doesn’t make me feel like I’m in some rural area outside of New Orleans in the 1920’s. For me it reminds me of art I’ve seen off the freeways in LA, public schools and LAX. Which for me bring me back to the 80s/90s but then again I’m not sure where/ when that art style originated.
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Disney Irish
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The basics of the location/mural story as I understand it is, Tiana built Tiana's Foods on Avery island on top of a salt mine, and turned it into an employee owned co-op, which is why the offices (queue) is lined with pictures and stories about the employee owners of the co-op. In order to beauty up the outside of the place she had the kids of the co-op paint murals, hence the murals.
The rest of the story of "find the critters for the band for the Tiana's/Naveen's Mardi Gras party", eh I'm in-different about that as that just sets up the flume ride.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
It probably reminds you of that because most of those you gave an example for were done by kids themselves. As for the origins of the "style", I don't think its one specific art style but I'm not an art major, someone else can give a art history lesson of their origins. I'm just reminding people of the story of the murals is to be that it was the kids of the co-op that did them, hence why they look like kids did them.
Disney Analyst
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Okay but the Louis sign is gorgeous.
mickEblu
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I don’t have an issue with the fact that looks like kids did the art. I have an issue with the fact that it does not seem appropriate for the time or place the attraction takes place. It’s obviously not a great choice as the majority around here dislike it- including those who are generally sympathetic or in favor of the TBA retheme.
Misted Compass
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Must be near the much-talked-about New Orleans Ritz Carlton.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I get what you're saying. But as I said I'm not an art history major, so I can't say if its actually of the time period or not. I think we get too deep in the weeds sometimes on the minute details of this stuff. For me personally I think it looks fine for the "story" they were going for of it being by the kids of the co-op, for me whether its actually representative of the "art style from 1920s kids" is less important.
mickEblu
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I get what you're saying. But as I said I'm not an art history major, so I can't say if its actually of the time period or not. I think we get too deep in the weeds sometimes on the minute details of this stuff. For me personally I think it looks fine for the "story" they were going for of it being by the kids of the co-op, for me whether its actually representative of the "art style from 1920s kids" is less important.
I would argue that even if some art history major came on here and showed us this type of art being present in 1920’s New Orleans it would still be a fail to us as the audience if we don’t feel like that’s where we are when we see this art. Whether it’s accurate to the time period or not.
JSouth25
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I like the Louis’ Critter Club sign, it has that classic Disney look.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I see your point, but disagree on it being a fail in that scenario. If it was shown that this is accurate to the time period that would sway many that felt it wasn't reflective of the time period.
However since art is basically about evoking a feeling I think its irrelevant on if its actually accurate to the time period or not. So far most of the dislike comments I've seen was about "it looks like kindergartners did it", which is exactly the feeling WDI appears to have been going for, so in the regard they appear to have succeed in my opinion even if some others think its a fail.