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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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MerlinTheGoat
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If that is the same location and tree, it's interesting because it looks like the background space is much larger than before. In Splash, the wall there was really close to the flume. To the extent where they only had critter homes in the foreground and a small bird AA. It was a pretty compact space. But in Tiana, that space appears like it's larger and the wall is much farther back. Like they knocked a wall out and expanded it or something (though I don't know if they had the means to do so as i'm unaware of what is on the other side of the wall).
It's the same wall from Splash, albiet repainted. Also I assume the person filming is standing on the bank and not actually in the flume so it'll look a little different.
ChesireCat11
Active Member
Ya my photos are screenshots, it’s not an accurate depiction of the images
Dear Prudence
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I'll be honest, I actually never liked the aesthetic of the WDW or Tokyo Splash compared to DLR.
for the same reasons, it just looked...TOO cartoony for my tastes. Interestingly enough, I feel like what you're saying kind of confirms the rumor that it was originally only supposed to be Disneyland and not WDW.
MerlinTheGoat
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I know the wall itself looks different with different paint. My question is why it also appears like it's physically farther away now. Forced perspective only goes so far in these situations. This was always an extremely short space in Splash. Just a few feet between the wall and the flume. But here, the wall looks significantly further away, it looks like there's more space on the grassy shoreline and the shack also looks like it's a considerable distance from the flume. Again even with forced perspective trickery.
Which is why I wondered if this was either a different location, or if they tore the old wall out and moved it further back. If it wasn't for the tree matching up, I would have assumed this was from an earlier scene that had more space (like one of the spaces with Brer Rabbit's house on the right side).
mickEblu
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Maybe becasue with Splash there is much more going on in the foreground with everything getting taller towards the back of the room. As opposed to one tree in the foreground, grass and then the one shack in the back with PatF. The dark paint/ lighting also could make the room seem bigger
Brer Oswald
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If you look at it close enough and compare everything relative to the tree, it doesn’t look to be any deeper of a set than what was there previously. The photo is being taken from a different perspective than what the guests see from a log; it’s take from eye level of a person standing up, either on the other bank of the River, or the (likely) boarded up trough.
Based on this image, it appears to be what a lot of us expected. Existing backdrops and trees painted over. Rockwork and props plastered over/built up over the existing concrete formations.
Given that the core cast of animatronics have been rumoured to be “state of the art” A1000s, we can assume that is where a solid percentage of the budget was allocated. They’ve also allegedly been producing those figures before Splash even closed. With all of this said, I would not be shocked to see this ready by summer of 2024. They probably want it ready by then, and it certainly seems achievable. The Disneyland version is the one that has the late 2024 opening, and based on progress there, I can’t imagine it will open any sooner.
Based on this image, it appears to be what a lot of us expected. Existing backdrops and trees painted over. Rockwork and props plastered over/built up over the existing concrete formations.
Given that the core cast of animatronics have been rumoured to be “state of the art” A1000s, we can assume that is where a solid percentage of the budget was allocated. They’ve also allegedly been producing those figures before Splash even closed. With all of this said, I would not be shocked to see this ready by summer of 2024. They probably want it ready by then, and it certainly seems achievable. The Disneyland version is the one that has the late 2024 opening, and based on progress there, I can’t imagine it will open any sooner.
Also, if you look closely at the rockwork behind the Imagineers, the shape lines up pretty much exactly with the clump of houses/rockwork that Br'er Roadrunner used to stand on:
Disgruntled Walt
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Can we get an enhance on that tablet screen? It almost looks like he's looking at a map of Epcot and pointing to the Wonders of Life pavilion.
yensidtlaw1969
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Choosing to believe a report doesn't make it credible.
Dan Deesnee
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Gasp! The plants on the outside of Splash were fake???
My point was that the new plants look piled on top of each other and very fake. Overall the exterior, as of now, looks terrible.
Might get better in the end, though, I have my doubts.
My point was that the new plants look piled on top of each other and very fake. Overall the exterior, as of now, looks terrible.
Might get better in the end, though, I have my doubts.
Sorcerer Mickey
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Is there any truth to the rumor that Bog Iger was “bored” of the current state of the ride construction?
yensidtlaw1969
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Difficult to know - but the good news is that Disney is motivated to deliver on this attraction.
If Bob was bored (and that's kind of a big If) they won't just be throwing their hands up.
Disney Analyst
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Even if he was, only a very tight inner circle would know such a thing, and if someone leaked his thoughts, it would likely be pretty easy to track down who did it.
I seriously doubt anything in that video is true.
Choosing to ignore it doesn't make you right.
Dranth
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Given who it came from, no.
ToTBellHop
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There’s no way such a claim would get out at this stage.
4 years from now, is it possible someone might let it slip over a beer? Sure.
But, no employee present at such a conversation would risk their job over this and CERTAINLY not this particular project.
ToTBellHop
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FYI that cobblestone path is indeed open.