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

[Doberge]

When is the next likely time/moment for an actual date announcement?

Circle March 23, 2024.

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[trainplane3]

I’m surprised they aren’t on eBay being sold for big $$$ personally

Probably because bits and pieces went home with various WDI members.

 

[SuddenStorm]

so they removed the brer rabbit details from the logs of course, but replaced them with...nothing

Just makes it one step closer to a generic log flume found at any park.

 

[Roger_the_pianist]

Splash was such a rip off of the defunct Brer ride at Six Flags. Tiana's Bayou is already more unique.

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

Splash was such a rip off of the defunct Brer ride at Six Flags. Tiana's Bayou is already more unique.

Was that the okefenokee flume ride? If so, I remember watching the defunctland video about that…interesting ride

 

[TheEPCOTHistorian]

Splash was such a rip off of the defunct Brer ride at Six Flags. Tiana's Bayou is already more unique.

Ah yes, we’ve reached the point in this thread where we’ve mentioned ‘Tales of the Okefenokee’.

I love it.

 

[UNCgolf]

Splash was such a rip off of the defunct Brer ride at Six Flags. Tiana's Bayou is already more unique.

It's a stretch to call it a rip-off -- they were based off the same stories (obviously), but Splash clearly used the versions created by Disney for Song of the South, and it was also a significantly better attraction.

 

[Poseidon Quest]

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.

Do you recollect where you got this information from? I Googled Jackson but didn't get any animatronic specific results. Are A5 animatronics just for Magic Skyway, or does that designation also apply to UoE or CTX? If there's any published work by him or quotes in Disney published material, I would be interested in reading it.

 

[SplashJacket]

So what’ll end up being better?

Monster Mansion or Tiana’s Bayou Adventure?

 

[Roger_the_pianist]

I knew I would be called out to call it a "rip off" of Okefenokee. The Six Flags version was around way before Splash and Tony Baxter said he was very familiar with the ride.

The footage and images that exist of Okefenokee make it look like a fever dream of Splash Mountain, or maybe the Nara Dreamland version

My point is that Tiana's Bayou Venture is not generic just because they took a character off of the ride vehicles and haven't replaced it with another figure.

 

[SuddenStorm]

Citing this-

as an inspiration or influence for Splash Mountain is disingenuous and a byproduct of modern Youtubers running wild with Disney history. It's influence went as far as 'I know that ride existed' and ends there.

Timber Mountain at Knott's, Song of the South, and the America Sings figures were the primary influence for the first pass at Splash Mountain.

And saying that Splash is a 'ripoff' of this is ridiculous.

 

[SuddenStorm]

My point is that Tiana's Bayou Venture is not generic just because they took a character off of the ride vehicles and haven't replaced it with another figure.

The logs were themed specifically to Splash with the Br'er topper. That's gone now, and they have no distinct marker to distinguish them as unique to Tiana's Bayou Adventure. If that's not making something generic, at least in regards to the logs, I'm not sure what is.

They could have done a frog topper or something.

 

[TheEPCOTHistorian]

My point is that Tiana's Bayou Venture is not generic just because they took a character off of the ride vehicles and haven't replaced it with another figure.

100%.

In fact, I’m so desperate to watch WDI flex their muscles stateside in any capacity that I’m almost willing to set aside the issues with this project and approach it openly.

 

[JohnD]

The logs were themed specifically to Splash with the Br'er topper. That's gone now, and they have no distinct marker to distinguish them as unique to Tiana's Bayou Adventure. If that's not making something generic, at least in regards to the logs, I'm not sure what is.

They could have done a frog topper or something.

"The magic is gone."

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

Lots of posts in this thread, wow! Maybe this has already been answered, but I just started thinking about it again. When I ride the WDW railroad, there is a grey (I remember it being grey at least), elevator sized building off what appears to be the side of Splash Mountain, or sorry, TBA.

Anyways, has this tower/building always been there? If not, does anyone know what it is/might be?

EDIT:
I think I found what it might be…

Obviously, this confirms that this was here before the retheme (if this is indeed the grey structure I remember seeing). Do you think that this is just a the backside of the facade, or is this a stairwell or possibly something else?

 

[TheEPCOTHistorian]

Obviously, this confirms that this was here before the retheme (if this is indeed the grey structure I remember seeing). Do you think that this is just a the backside of the facade, or is this a stairwell or possibly something else?

I’m 99.99% sure that’s part of the service facility for the water treatment infrastructure. That large rectangle directly next to the ‘shaft’ is the massive pool of water being cycled through the attraction. It’s always funny to see ear hats and other items floating in the murky water.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I’m 99.99% sure that’s part of the service facility for the water treatment infrastructure. That large rectangle directly next to the ‘shaft’ is the massive pool of water being cycled through the attraction. It’s always funny to see ear hats and other items floating in the murky water.

You are correct, the holding pond is there.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

I’m 99.99% sure that’s part of the service facility for the water treatment infrastructure. That large rectangle directly next to the ‘shaft’ is the massive pool of water being cycled through the attraction. It’s always funny to see ear hats and other items floating in the murky water.

That makes a lot of sense, especially given its proximity to the water inlet at the top of the lift hill. Now I can leave my brain to ponder on something else. Thanks!

 

[Brer Oswald]

Splash was such a rip off of the defunct Brer ride at Six Flags. Tiana's Bayou is already more unique.

The one that ripped off Song of the South?

 

[SplashJacket]

Monster Mansion is lowkey a great attraction. I’ll take it over Figment, Fast, or Simpsons any day of the week.