News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress

[LittleBuford]

I just don't understand why people are so complacent to spend that kind of money on parks that are so run down.

I haven’t been to Japan yet—it’s high on my list—but I’ve visited Disneyland Paris several times. It’s a beautiful park, and I very much enjoy my time there, but I have to say that the American parks to me just “feel” more Disney. I’m sure a large part of it is that I’m a Brit (albeit one who’s lived in the US for many years now) for whom the Disney brand of Americana holds a particular sort of appeal that can’t be replicated elsewhere.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

It seems like everyone is assuming that they're going to take better care of TBA than Splash, but that's highly unlikely.

Quite true...If TDL had a version of Dinosaur and not Indy those Dino AA's would look amazing..

 

[erasure fan1]

And maintenance CAN be done, they just don't want to. And it's not just being an overly negative Nancy, they've repeatedly demonstrated their unwillingness to do the bare minimum

Yup. The gates have been turning no matter the effort Disney puts in. Maintenance costs money and if Disney doesn't have to do it, they won't. I completely agree that Tiana won't make it past 6 months being properly maintained. If Disneys largest most ambitious ride they've ever done, in their flagship billion dollar land doesn't work proper. What chance does this have.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Yet they felt the need to bullet point it in a major announcement on new details of the ride.

Which sort of encapsulates the entire problem with this attraction so far. And which you seen not able to understand.

EDIT TO ADD: apparently I’m late to the party…. Posted this before I read a bunch of posts saying the same thing basically. Ah well. I ain’t deleting it.

It's one bullet point out of many in a blog post. "Major announcement" is an overstatement.

What should they be talking about at this stage in the redo that hasn't already been established? The ride system is remaining the same, the theme is based on a known property, it's set in the New Orleans Bayou, there will be dozens of new Animatronics, we know which main characters will appear, there will be new projection effects, the music is a mix of themes from the movie and original songs, they're pumping scents into the queue . . . they've stopped short of storyboarding the major showscenes for us, which is both normal and also prudent given that'll be the main surprise of this ride.

Teasing out the details of the experience isn't unusual practice for Disney. They've put out a few more blog posts than normal for this ride (or maybe they haven't, but they've certainly gotten more attention than normal), but there's also been a bigger cultural conversation around this ride than usual, so it makes sense that they'd feel the need to combat some of that by releasing more teasers.

If you don't like the method by which they're doing that or the quality of those teasers then that's fine, but it's silly to insist that color the entire outlook on the attraction. Pretending they're making some of these tidbits out to be major setpieces is silly when anyone with half a context clue can tell they definitely aren't.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

What should they be talking about at this stage in the redo that hasn't already been established?

There's no need to be doing these events in the first place. They're trying too hard.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

If the tips of his drumsticks are made in real life like they are in the pic, I’m gonna lose it. For real. I’m a drummer.

Do you take similar interest in how the drumsticks were rendered in The Princess and the Frog movie?

The story is being told with Animated characters. You may have to forgive that some pieces of it are rendered like an Animation.

 

[DCBaker]

Here's a new segment that aired on Good Morning America today on Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

 

[EagleScout610]

Disneyland even gets better construction walls.View attachment 720957

Literally dancing on Splash’s grave.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

It's one bullet point out of many in a blog post. "Major announcement" is an overstatement.

What should they be talking about at this stage in the redo that hasn't already been established? The ride system is remaining the same, the theme is based on a known property, it's set in the New Orleans Bayou, there will be dozens of new Animatronics, we know which main characters will appear, there will be new projection effects, the music is a mix of themes from the movie and original songs, they're pumping scents into the queue . . . they've stopped short of storyboarding the major showscenes for us, which is both normal and also prudent given that'll be the main surprise of this ride.

Teasing out the details of the experience isn't unusual practice for Disney. They've put out a few more blog posts than normal for this ride (or maybe they haven't, but they've certainly gotten more attention than normal), but there's also been a bigger cultural conversation around this ride than usual, so it makes sense that they'd feel the need to combat some of that by releasing more teasers.
If you don't like the method by which they're doing that or the quality of those teasers then that's fine, but it's silly to insist that color the entire outlook on the attraction. Pretending they're making some of these tidbits out to be major setpieces is silly when anyone with half a context clue can tell they definitely aren't.

Not one person here has said the WW1 thing is going to be a “major set piece”. And you’re entirely missing the point.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Do you take similar interest in how the drumsticks were rendered in The Princess and the Frog movie?

The story is being told with Animated characters. You may have to forgive that some pieces of it are rendered like an Animation.

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Yep. Don’t like that either.

 

[Kirby86]

It seems like everyone is assuming that they're going to take better care of TBA than Splash, but that's highly unlikely.

I expect it to be pristine for the first few months but after the honeymoon phase it'll be serviced just enough to keep it running and any effects park managment thinks isn't needed will go away.

 

[Dear Prudence]

I expect it to be pristine for the first few months but after the honeymoon phase it'll be serviced just enough to keep it running and any effects park managment thinks isn't needed will go away.

Just long enough for the first big influencer push.

 

[Dear Prudence]

Disneyland even gets better construction walls.View attachment 720957

I literally can't stand Louis, so I am going to hard disagree on this one.

At least they're hiding the attraction construction slightly better.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Not one person here has said the WW1 thing is going to be a “major set piece”. And you’re entirely missing the point.

Then why don’t you spell out your point in plain language, because I don’t feel like I’m missing it.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Then why don’t you spell out your point in plain language, because I don’t feel like I’m missing it.

30 people already have. You’re not missing it, you’re not recognizing it because you don’t agree with it.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Not one person here has said the WW1 thing is going to be a “major set piece”. And you’re entirely missing the point.

I would enjoy it immensely if it was, I'd be down for a WW1 themed log flume as I've said in the past.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Those construction walls weren't in Florida's budget.

That would’ve put them over the 17 Billion…

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

30 people already have. You’re not missing it, you’re not recognizing it because you don’t agree with it.

Considering you won't even be clear about what point it is you think I'm missing, I'm starting to think you maybe don't even have one. Except to be dismissive.

People are choosing to make a big deal out of little bits of information that are very obviously just going to be small things scattered throughout the ride. Maybe somewhere in the background we'll see a shadowbox with a Purple Heart that James was awarded. But if we both agree it's obvious that stuff won't be any sort of bigger deal in the greater scope of the ride then I'm not sure what you're confused about.

You seem to think this stuff is either getting outsided attention upfront in the announcements or will be getting outsized attention in the finished ride . . . I can almost get feeling the former, but it washes away pretty easily when you realize the latter is just not likely at all.

But if that's not the case then yeah, feel free to clarify.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Yep. Don’t like that either.

There's a porcupine drummer in Splash Mountain. His drumsticks are different depending on the version. At Disneyland, there were nubs on the end. But at WDW, they were changed to tree branches with no nub at the end.

It doesn't seem like those drumsticks are unheard of in real life. Looking at a list of pictures of famous jazz drummers, they were used fairly often.

Best Jazz Drummers of All Time - DRUM! Magazine

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[EagleScout610]

There's a porcupine drummer in Splash Mountain. His drumsticks are different depending on the version. At Disneyland, there were nubs on the end. But at WDW, they were changed to tree branches with no nub at the end.

It doesn't seem like those drumsticks are unheard of in real life. Looking at a list of pictures of famous jazz drummers, they were used fairly often.

Best Jazz Drummers of All Time - DRUM! Magazine

The best jazz drummers have shaped the genre and helped create some of the most memorable recordings in history. These legendary musicians set a high bar for new generations to come. Here are our picks for the best jazz drummers ever!

drummagazine.com

Guess we know which animatronic is being reskinned to Ralphie