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

[Disney Dead Head]

I found this amusing.

That looks like a portable power generator. probably from the time the NBA took over Disney during Covid

 

[dmw]

It's been speculated that if they were thinking of expanding the New Orleans/Bayou theming past just the ride, it would look something similar to this:

The Purple area would be New Orleans, stretching from the train station to Pecos, and down to the adventureland bridge. Naturally, Pecos would be rethemed to Tiana's Palace. Golden Oak could be a great place for a grab and go beignet.

The Green area would be frontierland, including the coco/encanto expansion behind it. It's been stated by forum insiders that if that pad get used, they'd drain at least part of the Rivers of America, so a proper path connecting the two halves of Frontierland could be built there.

Seems like a lot of work to make a mini land with just one ride and two food options. If the suggestion wouldn't get me murdered, I'd sacrifice Country Bears to New Orleans as well, and give them the option for another attraction.

I think an update for the Bears would be rather simple to align with New Orleans Square (NOS). TSI could fit into NOS. The Frontierland arcade could also be easily updated. So, just move Frontierland to the entrance of BTMRR and then continue the walkway for the expansion in green, as you noted. It could work...

 

[cranbiz]

That looks like a portable power generator. probably from the time the NBA took over Disney during Covid

No, It's a big Jobsite Toolbox.

 

[ChrisFL]

I bet the riverboat stays in the ride

 

[Stupido]

I think an update for the Bears would be rather simple to align with New Orleans Square (NOS). TSI could fit into NOS. The Frontierland arcade could also be easily updated. So, just move Frontierland to the entrance of BTMRR and then continue the walkway for the expansion in green, as you noted. It could work...

There would be something real magical about the Parades starting in New Orleans!

 

[SNS]

Didn't Splash Mountain have a basketball court built into it?

That's the Matterhorn in Disneyland.

 

[Po'Rich]

If the suggestion wouldn't get me murdered, I'd sacrifice Country Bears to New Orleans as well, and give them the option for another attraction.

I see blood on the saddle!

 

[JohnD]

Looking forward to the pics of the bulldozers and construction pits.

Ladder will eventually make its way over to Rise of Ladder.

 

[JohnD]

Are the restrooms back there blocked off or are they still accessible?

Don't see why they would be blocked off. They're sufficiently out of the way of the attraction.

 

[Drdcm]

The original press release says that they plan on using music from the film as well as new songs

Really! That’s great to hear because the original music is awesome. Based on some of the posts here I thought it was all new music.

 

[doctornick]

It's been speculated that if they were thinking of expanding the New Orleans/Bayou theming past just the ride, it would look something similar to this:

The Purple area would be New Orleans, stretching from the train station to Pecos, and down to the adventureland bridge. Naturally, Pecos would be rethemed to Tiana's Palace. Golden Oak could be a great place for a grab and go beignet.

The Green area would be frontierland, including the coco/encanto expansion behind it. It's been stated by forum insiders that if that pad get used, they'd drain at least part of the Rivers of America, so a proper path connecting the two halves of Frontierland could be built there.

Seems like a lot of work to make a mini land with just one ride and two food options. If the suggestion wouldn't get me murdered, I'd sacrifice Country Bears to New Orleans as well, and give them the option for another attraction.

Personally, I would hope that none of that is true as it would all be a waste of time and money.

Frontierland is fine as is and there's no reason to retheme it. Yes, it is silly that Splash is in the middle of the land separating BTMRR from the rest, but the key to dealing with that is to lean into how Splash is actually a bit behind (to the west) of the rest of the land. If they want to make a New Orleans area, start at the current Splash gift shop and restrooms (which are outside the berm beyond the MKRR) and work up/north. There is already some space in that area that is set aside as expansion pad (it's small) that can be a Tiana restaurant, then continue the pathway north over the canal as far as you want.

Also, if Coco/Encanto come to pass, they will not be part of Frontierland. they are supposed to be a new/different land beyond the edge of Frontierland.

 

[Ayla]

Don't see why they would be blocked off. They're sufficiently out of the way of the attraction.

Because they'll eventually be re-themed or integrated into something else, depending on what exactly they do with that area.

 

[cranbiz]

Are the restrooms back there blocked off or are they still accessible?

Only available on MDE thru the Restroom+ add on to Genie+

 

[EagleScout610]

Restrooms have been walled off as of today, as well as taller walls around the Briar Patch

 

[dmw]

Only available on MDE thru the Restroom+ add on to Genie+

or as an ILL purchase, with a fixed time for use

 

[Hakunamatata]

Here this evening. Something stamped on the walls about a salt dome.

And the water was drained out. I wonder if Disney is going to “flood” the market with it.

 

[JoeCamel]

Here this evening. Something stamped on the walls about a salt dome.

Lick them and see....

Old school imagineering would have salt in the paint.....

 

[EagleScout610]

Lick them and see....

Old school imagineering would have salt in the paint.....

Walt would've used real salt

 

[Disney Glimpses]

Not entirely surprising but all of the boats have been removed from the attraction to be refurbished separately off site.

 

[celluloid]

Everyone Blue Skying about the New Orleans make over for WDW in MK it is neat to have fun but realistically in liklihood:

Remember, they don't care about theming that much anymore, and the point of this change the way it is happening was to be conservative with a big ROI of merch sales.