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

[MerlinTheGoat]

By the way, Splash Archive finally uploaded those old test renders of the finale to Twitter. I'll put most of them in a spoiler so that they don't clog up the thread (because goodness knows my posts get long enough already). Hopefully they convey what I stated about them being in a primitive state and why they probably shouldn't be used to make assumptions about the full roster of AA's the end product will contain. Which again I was told should have at least as many as Splash.

Three more here showing the major characters being tested out-

Spoiler

This new facade also doesn't resemble the Tiana's Palace restaurant from the film and has a lot of additional staircases and balconies custom built for the ride. It shares a lot of similarities with the old riverboat from Splash in that regard. I suspect these spaces will *probably* contain additional AA's in the final ride, beyond what the renders are showing. Because why build these additional spaces that weren't seen in the film if they'd just be remaining empty. They could have just replicated the restaurant facade from the film (like they did for the actual restaurant at DL) otherwise. And if they don't fill out these spaces, the scene would look really odd. But again, I suspect they will fill it out in the end. These again are far more primitive than the renders they released to the public for BATB or 7DMT.

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

Maybe it's the angle of this photo but, Is the Tiana AA a giant..Because her head looks larger than the imagineer working on her eyelid..

It’s also possible the scale of the AA and features are exaggerated since it’s an animated character being brought to life as well as for better visibility of the character from the ride itself

 

[Lirael]

The animatronic looks fine to me. But not wowing in that costume, it'd look gorgeous if she had her green dress on.

Plus, animatronic quality was never my issue or focus with the ride, so this doesn't really change my current interest (or lack thereof) towards this

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

I mean, it looks good, but it's an A1000, isn't it? Wicked Witch/Kylo/etc.

The Wicked Witch was an A100 - the first, actually. A1000’s are much newer, not having hit the scene with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge.

The Tiana shown today is an A1000.

EDITED To Add: Looks like I was beaten to the punch by posters above!

 

[JohnD]

The Wicked Witch was an A100 - the first, actually. A1000’s are much newer, not having hit the scene with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge.

The Tiana shown today is an A1000.

EDITED To Add: Looks like I was beaten to the punch by posters above!

It reads like you're referring to Terminator models.

 

[HauntedPirate]

The Wicked Witch was an A100 - the first, actually. A1000’s are much newer, not having hit the scene with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge.

The Tiana shown today is an A1000.

EDITED To Add: Looks like I was beaten to the punch by posters above!

They should have dubbed them "A200"'s and saved the "A1000" moniker for when they finally perfect their shape-shifting, liquid metal AA.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It reads like you're referring to Terminator models.

Amazing how a 30+ year old movie can still drive thinking, isn't it?

 

[celluloid]

Amazing how a 30+ year old movie can still drive thinking, isn't it?

The original turns 40 this year!

 

[ToTBellHop]

It reads like you're referring to Terminator models.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

They should have dubbed them "A200"'s and saved the "A1000" moniker for when they finally perfect their shape-shifting, liquid metal AA.

A100 was a progression from the previous humanoid models before it, which were called A1. A1's were the original full sized human animatronics created in the 1960s for the Worlds Fair and Disneyland. Carousel of Progress, Lincoln, Pirates etc.

According to Wayne Jackson, they also had A2 (animals), A3 (the Small World dolls) and A5 (dinosaurs). So there were probably some others in the single digits. I'm not sure if they ever had double digit A models in between A1 and A100, or if they just skipped right to A100.

 

[LittleBuford]

Facilier is the movie's best character. A sympathetic villain, what's more. A man who seeks power in an age where power for a man like him is virtually non-existent. He made the wrong choice, but it's hard to fault him for his motives.

This is the first time I’ve seen him described in these terms. I view him very much as a classic out-and-out baddie.

 

[flyerjab]

I think for me, it’s broadening the horizons of what the “frontier” is in Frontierland. When you come down to it, New Orleans and St. Louis were kinda the gateways to the frontier beyond, and the west has a much more varied environment than just red rocks.

The point can be argued either way, but I don’t think it’s much more of an outlier than splash was to begin with

This could be a first interesting case study for what turbocharging the parks actually means. Opening a ride is one thing, but I wouldn’t say it falls into that category of turbocharging.

Instead, shutdown Pecos Bill’s and change it into a Tiana’s QS of some sort. Add some additional area theming to create WDW’s version of a New Orleans Street. Bring back Tiana on the Riverboat and add a Margi Gras style cavalcade next year. That is how you turbocharge something like this. Turn it into something more than “just retheming”Splash Mountain. Make it an event for Margi Gras every year.

 

[SaucyBoy]

We totally won with these newly designed AAs!

I know its not knew information but actually seeing it brought a smile to my face.

 

[stitchangel]

I was expecting a date announcement today... I am going to take a leap of faith and book my stay for the end of June/ beginning of July and gonna keep hoping for the chance to ride it.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I think Tiana looks amazing! Also don’t see how she looks “off model”. But it seems we won’t be pleasing anyone on this thread

 

[Disstevefan1]

I was expecting a date announcement today... I am going to take a leap of faith and book my stay for the end of June/ beginning of July and gonna keep hoping for the chance to ride it.

The logical part of my brain says it should be open by July.
The Disney part of my brain says it should be open by December.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I was about to say, “even the biggest cynic would approve of that AA” but then you arrived and proved me wrong.

Don’t doubt me. I always find a way.

 

[HauntedPirate]

The logical part of my brain says it should be open by July.
The Disney part of my brain says it should be open by December.

The logical part of my brain says they open this June 28.

 

[SJN1279]

I loved Splash, was very sad to see it go.

But I'm excited to try this new version out. The music in the clip would fit well in the ride.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

For what it's worth, Splash Archive is still saying the animatronic population of the ride will be quite sparse in a new tweet. This contradicts what I've heard, but we'll see.