What i'm saying is that even prior to the final lift, there was a constant looming threat of the fox wanting to kill and eat the main character throughout. He wasn't very good at it, so it was a sort of cartoony dynamic. But still, even in spite of all the bright and colorful happy characters singing and playing instruments along the way, that was an ever present possible threat. And the threat builds tension up over the course of the ride. After the second drop, the scenery becomes darker and we see the fox sneaking up behind the distracted rabbit with a trap. And the next scene, we see his trap succeeded and the tone shifts to being serious and outright scary as we ascend the lift. And in Disneyland's case, they have some differences such as the Burrow's Lament and all of the scared rabbit family members.
In Tiana's Bayou Adventure, from what I understand there is supposedly not going to be any tension or buildup to the drop, except for the natural fear some people have of such drops. Everything is all going to be sunshine and roses without a looming threat. Even the lift is supposedly going to be happy and bright. If this assessment ends up being correct (and i've seen nothing to indicate otherwise), the drop doesn't even serve any purpose to the progression of events. Such a plot would be better suited with a non-thrilling ride.
Which I think was partially the point in saying that if TBA had been a unique custom built ride, it wouldn't have had a big drop in the first place. And so it also wouldn't have been as much of a problem.
Though regardless, not including Facilier or the Other Side (the best aspect of the film) is a mistake regardless of whether it's a thrill ride or not. But as they specifically chose to retheme a ride with a big drop like this, he and the tension he brought was particularly needed to make it work. I think a lot of people imagined the final lift with the "Are You Ready" music when the ride was first announced.
