shambolicdefending
Well-Known Member
Seems like they actually proactively worked to take as much of the "thrill" out of it as they could.
I have no other explanation for why the lift hill was made into such a non-event.
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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
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I have no other explanation for why the lift hill was made into such a non-event.
DrAlice
Well-Known Member
This could've been 10x better if....
Ugh.... I still can't get over the lack of good storytelling here. It's sad because they did some great work with those fabulous animatronics. Unfortunately, great technology does not equal great storytelling.
we had been turned into frogs by a) Dr. Facilier/shadows or b) accidentally by Mama Odie. Then, during the small scenes, have some alligators try to eat us, or someone try to catch us with a net. Then, just as we are about to be turned into a frog legs feast, Mama Odie finds us and makes us big again (final lift hill). Yes, this idea is silly, but in its current state, it makes zero sense why we have been turned into frogs. And.... if the rumor is true, Bob Iger's "boring" assessment is correct.
Ugh.... I still can't get over the lack of good storytelling here. It's sad because they did some great work with those fabulous animatronics. Unfortunately, great technology does not equal great storytelling.
DrAlice
Well-Known Member
Right? The word anodyne keeps coming into my head as I think about this. For a ride named "Tiana's Bayou ADVENTURE".
Again, oof.
Good morning. I have no feelings towards it because…and anyone who knows me knows this… I didn’t watch it and won’t watch it. I stopped watching videos of experiences a long time ago. The only exception is when I’m traveling to a new place and need to know how to get around using public transportation (see you next year, Italy, France, and hopefully Denmark). I will YouTube that for preparation. I will be almost 100% clueless when I ride TBA for the first time, whenever that will be. I did the same for MMRR. My family and I enjoy that ride and find it cute. Life is so much more fun when you’re not trying to experience it second-hand through videos that aren’t yours and other people’s photos.
My family and I bought the 3-day SoCal tickets and our last visit culminated last night. We had a great time for all three days. Thought I’d take a peek over here and, unsurprisingly, I see the same thing going on…the reason I stopped posting regularly and, will more likely than not, continue to post irregularly, if not post at all. What a coincidence that you mentioned me. Hope you’re doing well.
The older I get, the more positivity I want in my life. This is because the older I get, the more affected I am by negativity, including negative comments, negative energy, negative people, etc. This sub forum is a black hole of negativity. It just doesn’t stop. When I stopped posting here, I was also taking a break from social media, another internet space that can be full of nasty negativity. I noticed I actually started hating being here and hating reading the posts. Responding became a huge hassle and was not fun. It was honestly soul-sucking. So I stepped away. I’m glad I did.
I try and welcome positivity more and more into my life on a daily basis. My time being alive is quite limited; I want to be as happy as possible for the majority of it. And I was happy being at Disneyland with my family for the last couple of months. We took my two-year-old twin niece and nephew and they had a blast. I got to go with my sister-in-law and her family for all three visits, and that was awesome, too. We laughed, screamed, recited the some of the ride spiels to ourselves, and ate our behinds off. We zipped around the park, trying to get our last rides in before park closing and agreed with each other that we were all sore and in pain. And we laughed about it. Yes, some rides broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day (I FINALLY got to ride Matterhorn yesterday). Some of the food we ate wasn’t very good (looking at you, Tiana’s). We sometimes mentioned how things have changed, but we didn’t hang on to those thoughts for long. Things have changed, yes. They will continue to change. That’s life. But you move on and keep enjoying life. Roll with the changes where and when you can.
The thing is, some people have had their minds made up since the day Disney announced Splash Mountain was closing. They said they were going to go in with an open mind, but they didn’t really mean that. Not even a little bit lol. I did the same thing when I went to Magic Kingdom two years ago for the first time. I said I’d go in open, but I actually went in with full force, ready to defend my home park, Disneyland, and to criticize and nitpick every little thing or minor inconvenience (the water truly is garbage, though…disgusting, don’t ever drink it). The next time I return to WDW, I will go with a much more positive attitude and enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it as much as I can, leaving the negativity at home. I’ve been trying to practice having a more positive mindset about everything and it’s actually helped a lot. Negativity is mentally, emotionally, and even physically exhausting. I’m trying to stay away from that as much as possible.
Anyways, hope you’re all well. Stay blessed!
Here I am with my twin niece and nephew at the park:
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
Good morning. I have no feelings towards it because…and anyone who knows me knows this… I didn’t watch it and won’t watch it. I stopped watching videos of experiences a long time ago. The only exception is when I’m traveling to a new place and need to know how to get around using public transportation (see you next year, Italy, France, and hopefully Denmark). I will YouTube that for preparation. I will be almost 100% clueless when I ride TBA for the first time, whenever that will be. I did the same for MMRR. My family and I enjoy that ride and find it cute. Life is so much more fun when you’re not trying to experience it second-hand through videos that aren’t yours and other people’s photos.
My family and I bought the 3-day SoCal tickets and our last visit culminated last night. We had a great time for all three days. Thought I’d take a peek over here and, unsurprisingly, I see the same thing going on…the reason I stopped posting regularly and, will more likely than not, continue to post irregularly, if not post at all. What a coincidence that you mentioned me. Hope you’re doing well.
The older I get, the more positivity I want in my life. This is because the older I get, the more affected I am by negativity, including negative comments, negative energy, negative people, etc. This sub forum is a black hole of negativity. It just doesn’t stop. When I stopped posting here, I was also taking a break from social media, another internet space that can be full of nasty negativity. I noticed I actually started hating being here and hating reading the posts. Responding became a huge hassle and was not fun. It was honestly soul-sucking. So I stepped away. I’m glad I did.
I try and welcome positivity more and more into my life on a daily basis. My time being alive is quite limited; I want to be as happy as possible for the majority of it. And I was happy being at Disneyland with my family for the last couple of months. We took my two-year-old twin niece and nephew and they had a blast. I got to go with my sister-in-law and her family for all three visits, and that was awesome, too. We laughed, screamed, recited the some of the ride spiels to ourselves, and ate our behinds off. We zipped around the park, trying to get our last rides in before park closing and agreed with each other that we were all sore and in pain. And we laughed about it. Yes, some rides broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day (I FINALLY got to ride Matterhorn yesterday). Some of the food we ate wasn’t very good (looking at you, Tiana’s). We sometimes mentioned how things have changed, but we didn’t hang on to those thoughts for long. Things have changed, yes. They will continue to change. That’s life. But you move on and keep enjoying life. Roll with the changes where and when you can.
The thing is, some people have had their minds made up since the day Disney announced Splash Mountain was closing. They said they were going to go in with an open mind, but they didn’t really mean that. Not even a little bit lol. I did the same thing when I went to Magic Kingdom two years ago for the first time. I said I’d go in open, but I actually went in with full force, ready to defend my home park, Disneyland, and to criticize and nitpick every little thing or minor inconvenience (the water truly is garbage, though…disgusting, don’t ever drink it). The next time I return to WDW, I will go with a much more positive attitude and enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it as much as I can, leaving the negativity at home. I’ve been trying to practice having a more positive mindset about everything and it’s actually helped a lot. Negativity is mentally, emotionally, and even physically exhausting. I’m trying to stay away from that as much as possible.
Anyways, hope you’re all well. Stay blessed!
Here I am with my twin niece and nephew at the park:
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I am so happy hear from you again! I love your outlook, and it’s definitely something I have been trying to practice more.
You touched on a lot of thoughts I’ve been having, about how positivity and negativity are not the same, and one is actually really unhealthy for us.
So glad you are well - we finally have our first Disneyland trip in a couple weeks, as a couple, and my first since 2011!
Can’t wait to just go into that trip with fun and happiness in mind
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
I’m not reading reviews or watching POVs until Tiana opens in Anaheim. But given that Splash was an absolutely spectacular attraction, I can only assume the upgrade will be out of this world and universally beloved.
Can’t wait for late 2024!
Can’t wait for late 2024!
Thank you! And that’s fantastic news! I know you’ve been talking about returning for years. You’re finally going.I am so happy hear from you again! I love your outlook, and it’s definitely something I have been trying to practice more.
You touched on a lot of thoughts I’ve been having, about how positivity and negativity are not the same, and one is actually really unhealthy for us.
So glad you are well - we finally have our first Disneyland trip in a couple weeks, as a couple, and my first since 2011!
Can’t wait to just go into that trip with fun and happiness in mind
What are your dates?
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Welcome back, I hope you stick around in some form and post again. You haven’t missed much in this thread, same old and all. Glad you enjoyed your time at the Parks.Good morning. I have no feelings towards it because…and anyone who knows me knows this… I didn’t watch it and won’t watch it. I stopped watching videos of experiences a long time ago. The only exception is when I’m traveling to a new place and need to know how to get around using public transportation (see you next year, Italy, France, and hopefully Denmark). I will YouTube that for preparation. I will be almost 100% clueless when I ride TBA for the first time, whenever that will be. I did the same for MMRR. My family and I enjoy that ride and find it cute. Life is so much more fun when you’re not trying to experience it second-hand through videos that aren’t yours and other people’s photos.
My family and I bought the 3-day SoCal tickets and our last visit culminated last night. We had a great time for all three days. Thought I’d take a peek over here and, unsurprisingly, I see the same thing going on…the reason I stopped posting regularly and, will more likely than not, continue to post irregularly, if not post at all. What a coincidence that you mentioned me. Hope you’re doing well.
The older I get, the more positivity I want in my life. This is because the older I get, the more affected I am by negativity, including negative comments, negative energy, negative people, etc. This sub forum is a black hole of negativity. It just doesn’t stop. When I stopped posting here, I was also taking a break from social media, another internet space that can be full of nasty negativity. I noticed I actually started hating being here and hating reading the posts. Responding became a huge hassle and was not fun. It was honestly soul-sucking. So I stepped away. I’m glad I did.
I try and welcome positivity more and more into my life on a daily basis. My time being alive is quite limited; I want to be as happy as possible for the majority of it. And I was happy being at Disneyland with my family for the last couple of months. We took my two-year-old twin niece and nephew and they had a blast. I got to go with my sister-in-law and her family for all three visits, and that was awesome, too. We laughed, screamed, recited the some of the ride spiels to ourselves, and ate our behinds off. We zipped around the park, trying to get our last rides in before park closing and agreed with each other that we were all sore and in pain. And we laughed about it. Yes, some rides broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day (I FINALLY got to ride Matterhorn yesterday). Some of the food we ate wasn’t very good (looking at you, Tiana’s). We sometimes mentioned how things have changed, but we didn’t hang on to those thoughts for long. Things have changed, yes. They will continue to change. That’s life. But you move on and keep enjoying life. Roll with the changes where and when you can.
The thing is, some people have had their minds made up since the day Disney announced Splash Mountain was closing. They said they were going to go in with an open mind, but they didn’t really mean that. Not even a little bit lol. I did the same thing when I went to Magic Kingdom two years ago for the first time. I said I’d go in open, but I actually went in with full force, ready to defend my home park, Disneyland, and to criticize and nitpick every little thing or minor inconvenience (the water truly is garbage, though…disgusting, don’t ever drink it). The next time I return to WDW, I will go with a much more positive attitude and enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it as much as I can, leaving the negativity at home. I’ve been trying to practice having a more positive mindset about everything and it’s actually helped a lot. Negativity is mentally, emotionally, and even physically exhausting. I’m trying to stay away from that as much as possible.
Anyways, hope you’re all well. Stay blessed!
Here I am with my twin niece and nephew at the park:
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Rich T
Well-Known Member
Thank you for posting!!! Your contributions and perspective have been greatly missed. Keep being positive and do what makes you happy! Time spent with family is the BEST!!!Good morning. I have no feelings towards it because…and anyone who knows me knows this… I didn’t watch it and won’t watch it. I stopped watching videos of experiences a long time ago. The only exception is when I’m traveling to a new place and need to know how to get around using public transportation (see you next year, Italy, France, and hopefully Denmark). I will YouTube that for preparation. I will be almost 100% clueless when I ride TBA for the first time, whenever that will be. I did the same for MMRR. My family and I enjoy that ride and find it cute. Life is so much more fun when you’re not trying to experience it second-hand through videos that aren’t yours and other people’s photos.
My family and I bought the 3-day SoCal tickets and our last visit culminated last night. We had a great time for all three days. Thought I’d take a peek over here and, unsurprisingly, I see the same thing going on…the reason I stopped posting regularly and, will more likely than not, continue to post irregularly, if not post at all. What a coincidence that you mentioned me. Hope you’re doing well.
The older I get, the more positivity I want in my life. This is because the older I get, the more affected I am by negativity, including negative comments, negative energy, negative people, etc. This sub forum is a black hole of negativity. It just doesn’t stop. When I stopped posting here, I was also taking a break from social media, another internet space that can be full of nasty negativity. I noticed I actually started hating being here and hating reading the posts. Responding became a huge hassle and was not fun. It was honestly soul-sucking. So I stepped away. I’m glad I did.
I try and welcome positivity more and more into my life on a daily basis. My time being alive is quite limited; I want to be as happy as possible for the majority of it. And I was happy being at Disneyland with my family for the last couple of months. We took my two-year-old twin niece and nephew and they had a blast. I got to go with my sister-in-law and her family for all three visits, and that was awesome, too. We laughed, screamed, recited the some of the ride spiels to ourselves, and ate our behinds off. We zipped around the park, trying to get our last rides in before park closing and agreed with each other that we were all sore and in pain. And we laughed about it. Yes, some rides broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day (I FINALLY got to ride Matterhorn yesterday). Some of the food we ate wasn’t very good (looking at you, Tiana’s). We sometimes mentioned how things have changed, but we didn’t hang on to those thoughts for long. Things have changed, yes. They will continue to change. That’s life. But you move on and keep enjoying life. Roll with the changes where and when you can.
The thing is, some people have had their minds made up since the day Disney announced Splash Mountain was closing. They said they were going to go in with an open mind, but they didn’t really mean that. Not even a little bit lol. I did the same thing when I went to Magic Kingdom two years ago for the first time. I said I’d go in open, but I actually went in with full force, ready to defend my home park, Disneyland, and to criticize and nitpick every little thing or minor inconvenience (the water truly is garbage, though…disgusting, don’t ever drink it). The next time I return to WDW, I will go with a much more positive attitude and enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it as much as I can, leaving the negativity at home. I’ve been trying to practice having a more positive mindset about everything and it’s actually helped a lot. Negativity is mentally, emotionally, and even physically exhausting. I’m trying to stay away from that as much as possible.
Anyways, hope you’re all well. Stay blessed!
Here I am with my twin niece and nephew at the park:
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Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
Thank you! And that’s fantastic news! I know you’ve been talking about returning for years. You’re finally going.
What are your dates?
June 16-23!
Two nights out in Hollywood, then 5 nights by Disneyland.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Holeee Swamp Gas... I was being sociable this weekend and missed this bizarre POV video release? Funny how of all the current events that came up with friends over the weekend, Tiana's Bayou Adventure wasn't one of them. Here's my Deep Thoughts on that POV video, using the classic "The Good, Bad & Ugly", with an extra topic called "What Are They Smoking In Glendale?"
Spoilers throughout, not that anyone cares any more.
The Good:
Spoilers throughout, not that anyone cares any more.
The Good:
- The key Animatronics look great! New tech is impressive, and it shows with the Tiana and Louis leading characters.
- Lighting design and stagecraft seems dark but fun. I honestly don't mind the screen tech, but they probably should have stopped at 3 of them for main dialogue instead of pushing it to the five or six they seemed to use.
- The finale' scene looks/works the best. It's not quite as memorable or unique as the riverboat, but of the scenes in this new ride it is clearly the best looking one. A solid B+ for the finale'.
- What the hell is the deal with all their "Welcome" signs and banners in this ride? There's at least a half dozen of them. We get it, you'd glad we are here, but it's getting creepy after the 3rd welcome banner.
- Long stretches of... darkness and nothing. And that POV was edited heavily by Disney to cut out those segments. There's almost 3 minutes of ride cycle time edited out of that 9 minute POV video. The cycle time for WDW's Splash mountain was 11 minutes and 45 seconds. Imagine 2 extra minutes of floating through darkness in the main show building when you watch that POV.
- Why is Tiana wearing ugly jodhpurs again? Where's her Princess dress? Did she get demoted out of the aristocracy?
- Oh my Gawd, this ride seems so boring. The whole thing is about assembling animal musicians for a random party, where we are welcome, and all the animals are naturally talented and willing and able to perform without any hassle? That's it? That's the plot?!? There's no drama, no suspense, no bad guy, no danger. Why did they get rid of Dr. Facilier?!? That makes no sense. This is like the plotline to a very cheap kiddy dark ride at a 1970's Six Flags park. Your loveable animal friends are going to play a song for you... please exit to your left.
- The signage. It's all so vapid and pointless. Why did this even have to be an Employee-Owned Food Cooperative? None of that matters in the ride or its very simple and boring plot. Much of the signage looks flat and cheap, especially the signs that hang over and above the flume in the first part of the ride. Like they got them done at Office Depot on their big color printer.
- The queue is dumb. It suffers from the same cheap signage that the ride itself has, but the design and implementation of that in the queue is truly awful. Some of WDI's worst work. A stunningly bad queue.
- I was an early defender of this ride, and held out hope throughout. I loved the music from the movie, and the 2009 Mark Twain riverboat show they did for Princess Tiana was one of the best pieces of Disneyland entertainment in the last 30 years IMHO. So how could they do this to that promising IP???
- WDI should be banned from using the word "Adventure" in a ride's title ever again. They clearly have no idea what that word means. This is not an Adventure, it's a pointless and drama-less float to a Welcome Party where you are welcome and everyone is happy and safe and cared for by the Cooperative at all times. Welcome!
- The whole ride seems like it was passed through an HR filter before it got approved. Example #26: I love the melody and music of the Special Spice song in the fun finale', but then I listened to it on its own and the lyrics are cringey and juvenile. Much like the ride itself, that new song is an anodyne and meaningless jumble of positivity statements. It's like reading the slogans from those awful inspirational posters workplaces put up in the break room, set to music. Instead of calling it Special Spice, they should have just cut out the middleman and called it Diversity Is Our Strength.
- This ride is mostly dreadful. WDI spent a fortune on it. WDI assembled a team of alleged superstars to create it. And it ended up being stunningly boring and dumb and all rather pointless. With horrible storytelling, to boot. But you can bet right now they are all high fiving each other and slobbering all over themselves to tell everyone what an "Amazing!" job they all did and how "Truly gifted and talented!" they are.
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You know you have to DM me with your specific plans, yes?
Thanks, guys! I’ll likely disappear again after today or tomorrow, but it’s good to see you both posting. Hoping life is good or at least decent for you both.Thank you for posting!!! Your contributions and perspective have been greatly missed. Keep being positive and do what makes you happy! Time spent with family is the BEST!!!
Professortango1
Well-Known Member
Appreciate you popping back in and how establishing your boundaries has really benefited your outlook and life. Here's to being happy!Thanks, guys! I’ll likely disappear again after today or tomorrow, but it’s good to see you both posting. Hoping life is good or at least decent for you both.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Still keeping up the good fight as it were. Nothing much to complain about with life, not that it would do much good if I did anyways.Thanks, guys! I’ll likely disappear again after today or tomorrow, but it’s good to see you both posting. Hoping life is good or at least decent for you both.
Don't be a stranger, pop in every once in awhile and say hello to your old friends of the forums.
Thank you! I hope you and your family have been well this year.
PiratesMansion
Well-Known Member
Happy to see you back, even if it turns out to only be for a moment!Good morning. I have no feelings towards it because…and anyone who knows me knows this… I didn’t watch it and won’t watch it. I stopped watching videos of experiences a long time ago. The only exception is when I’m traveling to a new place and need to know how to get around using public transportation (see you next year, Italy, France, and hopefully Denmark). I will YouTube that for preparation. I will be almost 100% clueless when I ride TBA for the first time, whenever that will be. I did the same for MMRR. My family and I enjoy that ride and find it cute. Life is so much more fun when you’re not trying to experience it second-hand through videos that aren’t yours and other people’s photos.
My family and I bought the 3-day SoCal tickets and our last visit culminated last night. We had a great time for all three days. Thought I’d take a peek over here and, unsurprisingly, I see the same thing going on…the reason I stopped posting regularly and, will more likely than not, continue to post irregularly, if not post at all. What a coincidence that you mentioned me. Hope you’re doing well.
The older I get, the more positivity I want in my life. This is because the older I get, the more affected I am by negativity, including negative comments, negative energy, negative people, etc. This sub forum is a black hole of negativity. It just doesn’t stop. When I stopped posting here, I was also taking a break from social media, another internet space that can be full of nasty negativity. I noticed I actually started hating being here and hating reading the posts. Responding became a huge hassle and was not fun. It was honestly soul-sucking. So I stepped away. I’m glad I did.
I try and welcome positivity more and more into my life on a daily basis. My time being alive is quite limited; I want to be as happy as possible for the majority of it. And I was happy being at Disneyland with my family for the last couple of months. We took my two-year-old twin niece and nephew and they had a blast. I got to go with my sister-in-law and her family for all three visits, and that was awesome, too. We laughed, screamed, recited the some of the ride spiels to ourselves, and ate our behinds off. We zipped around the park, trying to get our last rides in before park closing and agreed with each other that we were all sore and in pain. And we laughed about it. Yes, some rides broke down and stayed down for the rest of the day (I FINALLY got to ride Matterhorn yesterday). Some of the food we ate wasn’t very good (looking at you, Tiana’s). We sometimes mentioned how things have changed, but we didn’t hang on to those thoughts for long. Things have changed, yes. They will continue to change. That’s life. But you move on and keep enjoying life. Roll with the changes where and when you can.
The thing is, some people have had their minds made up since the day Disney announced Splash Mountain was closing. They said they were going to go in with an open mind, but they didn’t really mean that. Not even a little bit lol. I did the same thing when I went to Magic Kingdom two years ago for the first time. I said I’d go in open, but I actually went in with full force, ready to defend my home park, Disneyland, and to criticize and nitpick every little thing or minor inconvenience (the water truly is garbage, though…disgusting, don’t ever drink it). The next time I return to WDW, I will go with a much more positive attitude and enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it as much as I can, leaving the negativity at home. I’ve been trying to practice having a more positive mindset about everything and it’s actually helped a lot. Negativity is mentally, emotionally, and even physically exhausting. I’m trying to stay away from that as much as possible.
Anyways, hope you’re all well. Stay blessed!
Here I am with my twin niece and nephew at the park:
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Totally agree with many of these points, particularly the negativity of online discourse in general and the futility of trying to judge something based on secondhand video and so on. At some point this year, my phone kicked me out of Twitter and rather than log back in, I decided to refocus away from social media. It honestly was a great thing for my mental health. I've tried (and at times failed) to bring that to practice here too.
I'm so happy that you are making good on your desire to go out and see the world! So many people get trapped in their little bubbles instead of broadening their minds and experiences. Kudos to you for doing what you want to do and living life to the fullest!
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Here's a pretty good 360 POV that isn't edited down like the official Disney POV was. You can see where there's long stretches of not much but darkness going on in the show building.
It will be interesting to see how they translate this to the Disneyland version, which has a ride system that doesn't allow them to pace and space the show scenes like they can at WDW. I imagine it will just be Tiana and Louis saying their two or three lines over and over again without waiting for a trigger from an approaching log, like most animatronic boat rides of the 20th century did.
One change I do like is the exterior of the mountain (is it still a mountain?). The Tiana version has a lot more foliage and eye candy to look at as you start youradventure float to the welcome party. Splash Mountain had a more cartoonish feel, while Tiana is more realistic looking (but still cartoonish). I do like the Tiana exteriors better, for the most part.
The WDW cycle time for Splash Mountain was listed at 11:45, but in reality with stops and brakes, it's closer to 13 minutes. The Disneyland cycle time for Splash Mountain was listed at 9:18 without stops and brakes. And as we know, the Disneyland logs move a LOT faster than the WDW logs do. Welcome!
It will be interesting to see how they translate this to the Disneyland version, which has a ride system that doesn't allow them to pace and space the show scenes like they can at WDW. I imagine it will just be Tiana and Louis saying their two or three lines over and over again without waiting for a trigger from an approaching log, like most animatronic boat rides of the 20th century did.
One change I do like is the exterior of the mountain (is it still a mountain?). The Tiana version has a lot more foliage and eye candy to look at as you start your
The WDW cycle time for Splash Mountain was listed at 11:45, but in reality with stops and brakes, it's closer to 13 minutes. The Disneyland cycle time for Splash Mountain was listed at 9:18 without stops and brakes. And as we know, the Disneyland logs move a LOT faster than the WDW logs do. Welcome!
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So good to hear from you, my friend! I hope 2024 has been good to you so far!
Tell me about it. I’m not on Twitter, but Instagram started making me feel depressed around September or October of last month. Since I was pretty active on there, I wrote that I was disappearing and I didn’t know when I was returning in my story and deleted the app. It was great not endlessly scrolling through posts that I truly didn’t care about anyway. Looking at posts that didn’t make me feel good about myself or reading things that were tragic. I had to get out of there for some time. My mental health improved, too. I’m happy to hear you also took a break and that it was helpful! Social media is spiritually exhausting, let alone mentally and emotionally.
I spend too much time on my phone. I have two degrees in English. I used to be an avid reader. I haven’t read a novel in two years. That’s another thing I wanted to work on. I bought some books last weekend and am finally reading literature again.
I absolutely must travel at least once a year, even if it’s to another state. I’m happy I can afford at least one trip a year! Do you have any traveling plans this year?