Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion

mickEblu

mickEblu

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SplashGhost said:
There is a lot of stuff that breaks and AAs go missing from time to time. However, the good thing is that Splash Mountain has so much stuff going on throughout the ride, that it isn't a big deal when an AA here or there is broken or missing. Even if half the AAs were broken, the ride would offer far more AAs and practical effects than almost any other attraction in the world.

On the newer Disney attractions that hardly have any AAs, one AA not working could ruin the entire experience. A good example is Mission: Breakout. If that one AA broke, it would be missing one of the main reasons to ride the attraction.
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Right. I guess when it comes to AA maintenance I don’t think that Splash is all that different from other rides with many AAs like POTC for example that occasionally has AAs missing. On POTC I notice it more because it’s a slow just ride. I notice the missing or broken AAs less on Splash because of the pace and everything going on. As far as the “poor lighting” I guess I don’t understand where the lighting is too dark. I mean it’s dark in the laughing place scenes but those scenes are supposed to be dark.
 
Model3 McQueen

Model3 McQueen

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tirian said:
Sorry, long-time DL fans tend to be infamously anti-change, but with good reason. WDI has tested some terrible concepts in California. Rusty TL and the Tarzan Treehouse come to mind.

TOT is an unfair example because DCA’s version was never as good as the original.

However, DL fans also tend to demand higher standards than WDW Cupcake Lovers, and every dark ride except HM is significantly better maintained in California.

Give and take
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Considering how criminally terrible TDO is at maintaining tower in Orlando, at least Disneyland's version seldom had a broken showpiece or effect. It had some quality to it compared to TV screen riddled mission IP advertisement.
 
SuddenStorm

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mickEblu said:
And then everyone will miss all the “broken AAs “ that you can hardly even notice because you re going by so fast. I’ve said it before, I feel that people massively exaggerate about Splash Mountains poor state. It was rare that any of the main AAs weren’t working for me except maybe Brer Rabbit on the train car thing. As far as the darker lighting I don’t mind it. I’m not even sure it’s not supposed to be that dark and that people aren’t just comparing it to Florida’s version which is supposed to look like a bright day outdoors.

Or I could be wrong and was so distracted by the music, plethora of AAs, wonderful sets, pace of the ride and drops that I didn’t notice. I like to think I have an eye for detail though.
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I agree (finally)- the broken effects don't do anything to detract from my enjoyment of the ride.

I think it's documented somewhere that the lighting was reconfigured and redesigned at some point in the 2000's. Not sure what the changes were though. I wish we had a way to compare.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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SuddenStorm said:
I agree (finally)- the broken effects don't do anything to detract from my enjoyment of the ride.

I think it's documented somewhere that the lighting was reconfigured and redesigned at some point in the 2000's. Not sure what the changes were though. I wish we had a way to compare.
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Lol that would have been 3 disagreements in a row and my world would have been shook.

Yeah Doesn’t effect my ride experience at all. But don’t you think 3 really high quality AAs that never break down and a bunch of screens would be more immersive???
 
K

Kite

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mickEblu said:
Lol that would have been 3 disagreements in a row and my world would have been shook.

Yeah Doesn’t effect my ride experience at all. But don’t you think 3 really high quality AAs that never break down and a bunch of screens would be more immersive???
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My family and I rode The Navi River Journey about three weeks ago and the main animatronic was replaced by a screen. It definitely ruined our ride experience but that may have been because we were expecting the animatronic. If you're someone who knows nothing about the parks and the rides I can see it being no big deal though.
 
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LastoneOn

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V/N McQueen said:
Considering how criminally terrible TDO is at maintaining tower in Orlando, at least Disneyland's version seldom had a broken showpiece or effect. It had some quality to it compared to TV screen riddled mission IP advertisement.
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Been on it at DHS many times. Have to honestly tell you I don't remember seeing anything broken or not working. That I know of. I don't watch youtube videos of the the thing to check, I don't spend the time on the ride noting everything little thing that gets detailed in forums and videos. So in the end, whatever criminality you state is occurring there is likely only noticed by a very few, especially if it's their first ride. Doesn't excuse bad maintenance, just puts the impact of that into some perspective.
 
el_super

el_super

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MisterPenguin said:
So.... just about every Disney blog is repeating the one, short and vague phrase from Josh and packaging into a full blog entry.

It could be summarized as: "No news since nothing's changed."
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I think some had hoped, with the news of layoffs and furloughs, that Disney would just forget that this was going to happen.

Josh has, either as the head of parks and resorts, or for his own personal reasons, become a champion of this project and continually points to this as a source of pride. I think this is really the first time he has done so publically since the layoffs began, but it isn't really a surprise internally.

This project, and more like it, will continue.
 
Model3 McQueen

Model3 McQueen

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I posted this over on the other thread, but might as well put it here too.

By "expedited" what they really mean is "budget, staff, and development time cuts".

By "to ensure all feel welcome" what they really mean is "we're confirming that splash mountain and the talking rabbit are socially unacceptable, and worse."
 
Model3 McQueen

Model3 McQueen

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Rich T said:
I think many familiar with Splash Mtn. who love PatF instantly got the same 3 visions in their minds when they heard the announcement:

1) 1st ride sequence: “Gonna Take You There”
2) Scary Sequence: “Friends on the Other Side”
3) Finale: “Dig a Little Deeper”

Musically and emotionally, it’s a perfect fit for the existing layout and even most of the existing sets and props. I really do think this can work.
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But where's the sense of adventure? If all Disney is gonna do is shove IP familiarity down our throats.. then where's the room for creativity and surprise?

That's not even mentioning that they're replacing one of the best, if not the best, and most Disney made attractions ever.
 
truecoat

truecoat

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SplashGhost said:
Just after we got our hopes up that this would be cancelled, we got some really bad news today.

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Tron at WDW wasn't even discussed during this presentation, so somehow doing an unnecessary retheme is more important than finishing a half built coaster.
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From what I've read, Tron was moved to 2022. Taking it's time but still opening during the big 50th year. You have attractions opening in 2021 and 2022 then.
 
ParaRaven

ParaRaven

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V/N McQueen said:
But where's the sense of adventure? If all Disney is gonna do is shove IP familiarity down our throats.. then where's the room for creativity and surprise?

That's not even mentioning that they're replacing one of the best, if not the best, and most Disney made attractions ever.
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I remember Bob Iger saying that California Adventure 1.0 was a brand withdrawal for the company. The slow steamroller of retheming classic attractions is a greater withdrawal, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of why Disney parks have been so successful, and is robbing the parks of any originality. It's actually kind of amazing to me that these decisions are continuing to be made. When every park is basically a glorified "studio" park, what's going to be special about Disneyland? It's an absolute shame that this is happening to Splash and I fear it's the beginning of a long line of seeing legacy attractions get the same treatment.
 
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MoonRakerSCM

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I do recall guests saying the tree at the top of Chikapin Hill looked like a whip... Also reports of CMs not releasing vehicles from the station until guests said their name was Toby.

Whiney losers on social media are being legitimized.
 
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J4546

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Im all for the change as long as they do it well which I have faith they will.

I like The Princess and the Frog movie and it takes place in the bayou and even has the haunted mansion in it so I think it fits well theming wise. And also I think its a pretty big deal to have a black disney princess in the parks. Now im not saying black people feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed in disney parks in any capacity but I mean god damn, imagine being a black person and having 0 representation in the disney castle parks still in 2020. And again PatF is a legit good movie imo and deserves some shine in the parks.
 
Rich T

Rich T

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V/N McQueen said:
But where's the sense of adventure? If all Disney is gonna do is shove IP familiarity down our throats.. then where's the room for creativity and surprise?

That's not even mentioning that they're replacing one of the best, if not the best, and most Disney made attractions ever.
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Oh, I agree non-IP would have been million times better; I’d vote for it to become a re-envisioning of Western River Expedition. I just meant that, if they’re dead-set on a new IP for the ride, PatF’s story and music fit the track layout so well it’s kind of weird. 😃
 

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