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

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When you leave the attraction, you'll receive a certificate signifying that you, as an honorary employee, now own one share of Tiana's Foods! There will be a contest to see who can become the biggest shareholder, which will keep the lines long even after the honeymoon phase!

Then, when the animatronics are not functioning well after a couple of years, Disney can point the finger at the attraction's shareholders! "Don't blame us, Tiana's Foods is EMPLOYEE-owned!"

Worth about as much as a share of Disney stock…

 

[SJN1279]

Today’s Disney Dish went into how much the ride seems striving for authenticity perhaps at the expense of entertainment

I always felt the same way about Everest.

 

[dreday3]

I always felt the same way about Everest.

Everest has the best, most authentic feeling backstory out of almost any of the rides throughout Disney. The entire area leading up to the ride is part of the backstory if you take the time to read the posters, etc.

The queue itself is phenomenal in it's "fake" authenticity.

Everest should be the textbook entry on how to create an interesting, customer involved backstory.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Everest has the best, most authentic feeling backstory out of almost any of the rides throughout Disney. The entire area leading up to the ride is part of the backstory if you take the time to read the posters, etc.

The queue itself is phenomenal in it's "fake" authenticity.

Everest should be the textbook entry on how to create an interesting, customer involved backstory.

I don't think we will see an attraction with the quality of Everest ever again at WDW.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

One of (if not the BEST) Joe Rhode projects…Tony B. has(d) Splash and Joe has Everest…

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I don't think we will see an attraction with the quality of Everest ever again at WDW.

You have to go to the oversea parks for that unfortunately...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I don't think we will see an attraction with the quality of Everest ever again at WDW.

I love Everest but Rise and Flight of Passage are more recent and just as good to me

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

I love Everest but Rise and Flight of Passage are more recent and just as good to me

Rise is probably the most overhyped attraction at both parks and does not deserve the long lines it gets. Flight of Passage is cool but it's certainly no Everest or Tower of Terror.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I love Everest but Rise and Flight of Passage are more recent and just as good to me

FOP is the best ride experience in WDW today in my opinion.

My comment was to the quality, is the details, queue, backstory of Everest. Going forward I don’t think WDW will take the thought, care and money to create something as rich in detail as Everest.

I also love the Everest ride experience.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

FOP is the best ride experience in WDW today in my opinion.

My comment as to the quality, is the details, queue, backstory of Everest. Going forward I don’t think WDW will take the thought, care and money to create something as rich in detail as Everest.

I also love the Everest ride experience.

In terms of queues I think AK has some of the best in the park: Dinosaur, Everest, Kali Rapids, Flight of Passage.

 

[Drdcm]

And probably just as clear…AND, just so everybody knows, salt IS added to Dasani…hmmm…

I come here for the salt jokes and you continue to deliver!

 

[Disstevefan1]

Do you think the CMs working at Tiana's will be saying, "Another day at the salt mines."

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Do you think the CMs working at Tiana's will be saying, "Another day at the salt mines."
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Or, since he is retired and in his 70’s, if Tony B. worked there, would he be considered an “old salt?”

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Everest has the best, most authentic feeling backstory out of almost any of the rides throughout Disney. The entire area leading up to the ride is part of the backstory if you take the time to read the posters, etc.

The queue itself is phenomenal in it's "fake" authenticity.

Everest should be the textbook entry on how to create an interesting, customer involved backstory.

It’s a very different “reality” but the queue for Mickey and Minnie’s runaway railway at DL gives me this feeling also, it feels like you’re stepping into Mickeys actor world and seeing all his real props. It’s beautifully done.

I think Imagineering still has the ability to give us immersive, it’s a matter of them being given the freedom to do it.

 

[Brer Panther]

It makes me wonder, what IF the retheme turns out to be a Journey Into YOUR Imagination-esque disaster? I doubt it will be (even if it's lousy I'm sure lots of people will love it), but what if it IS?

Will Disney retheme it again? Tweak it to make it better? Just close it and leave it abandoned, risking the anger of the general public for closing their most oh-so-inclusive attraction ever constructed?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Rise is probably the most overhyped attraction at both parks and does not deserve the long lines it gets. Flight of Passage is cool but it's certainly no Everest or Tower of Terror.

Rise might be over hypes but I still really enjoy it and the different elements and have some great interacts with cast members - I would pick it over Everest is both had comfortable waits (but generally Everest would have much lower wait and be the better value)

FoP I find to be very transportive and immersive. Obviously very different than Everest or ToT as being screen bas d vs physical movement but I would put in similar tier of attraction.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

FOP is the best ride experience in WDW today in my opinion.

My comment was to the quality, is the details, queue, backstory of Everest. Going forward I don’t think WDW will take the thought, care and money to create something as rich in detail as Everest.

I also love the Everest ride experience.

I think the experience of FoP can compare - the queue is also very detailed and just in the transition from the more natural to the man made areas that nature it taking over, then the science lab with all the practical effects going on, really tells a story and tons of detail there - I think they are very similar levels

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

It makes me wonder, what IF the retheme turns out to be a Journey Into YOUR Imagination-esque disaster? I doubt it will be (even if it's lousy I'm sure lots of people will love it), but what if it IS?

Will Disney retheme it again? Tweak it to make it better? Just close it and leave it abandoned, risking the anger of the general public for closing their most oh-so-inclusive attraction ever constructed?

They will never admit to the mistake publicly.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

It makes me wonder, what IF the retheme turns out to be a Journey Into YOUR Imagination-esque disaster? I doubt it will be (even if it's lousy I'm sure lots of people will love it), but what if it IS?

Will Disney retheme it again? Tweak it to make it better? Just close it and leave it abandoned, risking the anger of the general public for closing their most oh-so-inclusive attraction ever constructed?

Nope, they will hire the BEST Madison Avenue PR firm to spin it faster than 2 young kids with full stomachs on the tea cups…

 

[Bocabear]

If Journey Into YOUR Imagination had been a hybrid Dark/thrill ride, it would not have gotten as harshly judged... But it was a dark ride replacing a dark ride... Tiana's Food Co-op is a hybrid Dark/Thrill ride... which should make it easier to be loved. Will all this extraneous detail ever even be noticed or appreciated? Hard to say because we don't know how it will be used yet. Would a less overblown plotline and focus on the characters from the movie including Facilier have been better accepted and more universally loved? I tend to think so...