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

[yensidtlaw1969]

Does anyone/insider know the earliest this could open? Im potentially looking to go Father Day weekend for 6 days but can go another time if this will be opened during true summer months. Tyia

It's not clear at the moment - but generally speaking, the later in the summer you go the higher the chances are of it being open.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Hopefully in whatever video they’re putting together we are shown some of the critters/scenes all put together

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Does anyone/insider know the earliest this could open? Im potentially looking to go Father Day weekend for 6 days but can go another time if this will be opened during true summer months. Tyia

My feeling is that it's probably opening during May-June, so Father's Day looks like the time to go if my theory is correct.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

That said, I think the initial poster you were replying to was referring to the base of the Big Drop where the Briar Patch used to be, not the gift shop. To which I say the models and renderings show clearly that there's more to be installed in that space.

The models and renderings looked pretty sparse in that area, the patch of grass looked placeholder tier and I was wondering if they were even planning on keeping it.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

The models and renderings looked pretty sparse in that area, the patch of grass looked placeholder tier and I was wondering if they were even planning on keeping it.

For reference:

My feeling is that it's probably opening during May-June, so Father's Day looks like the time to go if my theory is correct.

When someone's asking about dates with the intent of booking a trip, it's not particularly helpful to speculate.

 

[Drew the Disney Dude]

Does anyone/insider know the earliest this could open? Im potentially looking to go Father Day weekend for 6 days but can go another time if this will be opened during true summer months. Tyia

If you haven't already, don't book anything until the date is announced on the shareholders meeting. The last thing you'd want is to miss it by 2 weeks.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

If I saw him, I would be heckling him with 'Where's the $60 billion Josh?'

He's not an elected official. You can just not go to Disney World if you're unhappy with how they're spending their profits.

 

[headintheclouds]

VERY active site today.

The queue structure is a staircase after all — possibly a direct queue for Lightning Lane.

Another vertical structure near the current exit of the railroad.

Attachment points for (hopefully) string lights in the queue with the radio show.

The walls have been pushed back in multiple places, near the bathrooms and near the future entrance.

Scaffolding is down at the top as @DCBaker mentioned a couple days ago, also now down at the millhouse, and on the side closest to the bathrooms as well. There's more flora on the side now, too.

I wasn't expecting this much progress in just a few days, but it's a very welcomed sight.

Thanks for all the updates!!

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Am I the only one who is seeing multiple pages missing?

Probably all the arguments and name-calling got deleted because they're not allowed in the thread.

 

[Mikomike12]

Probably all the arguments and name-calling got deleted because they're not allowed in the thread.

good to see action being taken, this thread has been going off the rails lately

 

[luv house of the mouse]

Is there any way to do a side by side comparison of what it looked liked before and where it stands now? I have been off this thread for awhile and don't want to go thru 400 pages.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Is there any way to do a side by side comparison of what it looked liked before and where it stands now? I have been off this thread for awhile and don't want to go thru 400 pages.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Is there any way to do a side by side comparison of what it looked liked before and where it stands now? I have been off this thread for awhile and don't want to go thru 400 pages.

Well for some reason WDWMAGIC won't let me upload the gif but here's a link to it https://www.canva.com/design/DAF8xB...share&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

 

[luv house of the mouse]

Thank you, I now have a better visual of what it looks like. Looking at before and now photos it does look more swamp like and less Southwest like.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Thank you, I now have a better visual of what it looks like. Looking at before and now photos it does look more swamp like and less Southwest like.

It does. I do like the Spanish moss on the lower trees. I hope there’s something texturally like that going in up top, because at least in photos it looks kinda cheap. But I’m still really looking forward to riding this, even if it’s done.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

Thank you, I now have a better visual of what it looks like. Looking at before and now photos it does look more swamp like and less Southwest like.

Keep in mind when looking at photos that new builds always are made brighter and more vibrant than they are actually meant to be since the sun bleaches everything. In a year or two, it should blend in with the surrounding greenery much better and look more natural. But if they painted it trying to make it look exactly how they wanted it to look it would be washed out in a year.

The same way Toy Story Land isn't head ache inducingly bright anymore and the castle doesn't look like Pepto Bismal anymore. Sun bleaching is a big thing in florida

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

they really needed that boat (or something) up top. It’s giving me Snow White / fantasyland vibes.

It’s like a fairy tale hill sticking up over the swamp.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Keep in mind when looking at photos that new builds always are made brighter and more vibrant than they are actually meant to be since the sun bleaches everything. In a year or two, it should blend in with the surrounding greenery much better and look more natural. But if they painted it trying to make it look exactly how they wanted it to look it would be washed out in a year.

The same way Toy Story Land isn't head ache inducingly bright anymore and the castle doesn't look like Pepto Bismal anymore. Sun bleaching is a big thing in florida

That’s a really great point! I was just thinking last week about how less severe both SWL and Pandora looked. Not faded, but not as sharp. I don’t know why i didn’t apply that thinking to this lol

 

[Pi on my Cake]

That’s a really great point! I was just thinking last week about how less severe both SWL and Pandora looked. Not faded, but not as sharp. I don’t know why i didn’t apply that thinking to this lol

It comes up in discussions around nearly every new thing Disney builds that it looks too bright and too unnatural or fairytale-esque. Then you wait 2 years and those complaints go away. The sun is the one putting the finishing touches on every project

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

They overdid it with the florals even by their own models and concept standards though. They added so much moss you can no longer see the definition in the rockwork which seems pointless now. Also, salt domes have no or very little vegetation on them so it doesn't stick with that storyline either. And as some have pointed out, the surrounding rockwork hasn't been changed to match either such as on the Briar Patch Shop, around the drop loop, and likely the rockwork directly behind and hidden by the construction walls closest to pirates. Even the new florals themselves don't really pop despite there being so many because its all the same throughout, all the same size, all the same grouping and clustering, and very little exposed rockwork to actually give it contrast and pop. Really makes me wonder who designs these now in imagineering. I'm as exhausted as anyone else here with the "Disney isn't what it used to be" posts here but it's definitely true here. Just because the individual elements look good, doesn't mean it looks like a cohesive whole.