Disgruntled Walt
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Maybe one of those discontented workers I keep pointing out in the construction photos started sabotaging the progress.
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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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MerlinTheGoat
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It depends, because the inside may not be as far along as the outside appears to be. Even though they're seemingly now installing the AA's as you said prior. There's also lighting adjustments and tech installation for effects, which will require a lot of careful attention and tweaking. If the people responsible for these things are present on the other coast and aren't available at WDW, then the construction progress could conceivably stall out at like 95% and stay that way for some time. We'll see though.
They definitely should do everything in their power to get it open for summer, earlier the better.
I don't know who you've been listening to, but none of that track and AA stuff is true. I don't know exactly how many AA's the ride will have in total, but it's going to be far more than 20. Whether it ends up having more or less than Splash, it should at least be fairly close from what I was told. And also what other trustworthy sources have said on this forum.
Someone I personally trust got to see some finalized mockups of the finale and said it had "at least as many AA's as Splash". There have been rumors about this scene being very sparse by comparison to Splash, but it's seemingly based on early leaked test renders that were clearly not complete. So i'm erring on not trusting them compared to more recent info i've heard. We'll see. I'm not particularly concerned about the AA population anymore at the moment.
He was brought in early on to consult and then left. He hasn't made any attempt to hide that he's angry that they destroyed Splash (as he should be), but the gripes he mentioned on a podcast didn't mention anything related to a lack of AA's or a shortened track. He's angry that they tore down his ride (rightfully) and is annoyed at the overblown outrage that led to it. One specific concern he has for the ride is that he doesn't think the story progression will work as a retrofit for this kind of ride, particularly the lack of buildup and justification for the big drop. All valid concerns of his, but not stuff related to what you mentioned about it.
I havent followed the Disney news like I used to after our 2021 Thanksgiving disaster. They really have almost killed my Pixie Dust, and I used to throw it out everywhere. I only saw some of Mr Baxters comments and they didnt seem very positive, and he has every right to be upset that one of his babies is getting taken out for reasons I dont totally get.
Oh.. are you saying that your source for "the track might be getting shortened" was from Disney?
No source just something I read a while back about what types of changes were expected to be done to Splash Mountain. Was also where they were saying that the animatronics count would be cut way back to save $$$. Has Martin weighed in on any of the Splash stuff?
TheCoasterNerd
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Then why do you trust it?
MaxDrake79
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I'm the last one who knows how things work at wdw being European but I don't think it will open in autumn which would be late 2024. They removed late and started water tests that they wouldn't have done. I think it opens in the summer and not during hurricanes.
ToTBellHop
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Given how visible the ride is and how iconic Splash was, I cannot fathom a reality where they accelerate the external work while the internal work stalls. You would just leave scaffolding up to avoid too many questions for your cast.
Internal sets are all installed and AA installation began many weeks ago.
Internal sets are all installed and AA installation began many weeks ago.
Brer Oswald
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Based on everything we’ve seen/heard, they seem to be in “finishing touches” mode at WDW. Unless they just suddenly stop all work for 4 months, I don’t see how this doesn’t make summer.
Brer Oswald
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I think they’re aiming for Summer for both. Stronger impact and synergy since they are neighbouring attractions.
Surferboy567
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I think summer as well.
ToTBellHop
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Given summer bookings, yes.
Homemade Imagineering
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AA installation always comes last, (as stated weeks prior by now for TBA). Doesn’t make sense to pull resources from a construction site that’s now nearly 90% along, and leave it dormant through the summer season
MerlinTheGoat
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I should note that the aforementioned new project manager I referred to is allegedly described as "clueless" by a lot of people who are working on the ride. Having apparently never been involved in a project like this before and with zero understanding of how resource allocation and management works. They only became involved with the project very recently. We shall see. If that rumor Drew heard ends up being correct, it's probably because said manager got their way. Hopefully they did not.
You are indeed correct about this making no sense, it's just that someone new with apparently a lot of power over this project is lacking in sense from what I was told.
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Homemade Imagineering
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I sure hope everything is being installed with the proper care and attention it needs
Why??? Because Disney LIES, they have not delivered anything on Time or as Originally presented to us fans for a while. We havent seen anything but Blue Sky Ideas and cut backs on what has arrived far too often, not to mention quiet cancelations to no comments on anything with substance.
TheCoasterNerd
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I thought this info of yours wasn't from Disney?
I can see them maybe adjusting the date a smidge, but I still think it'll be open early June. MAYBE around 4th of July if things go badly at the 11th hour