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

HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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They were running logs one night last week but it was dark on the ride itself, no lighting at all.

So would this be for show/scene/audio pacing? I can't see another reason, outside of safety system checks, to be running logs on a known ride system that is just getting a re-theme.
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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HauntedPirate said:
They were running logs one night last week but it was dark on the ride itself, no lighting at all.

So would this be for show/scene/audio pacing? I can't see another reason, outside of safety system checks, to be running logs on a known ride system that is just getting a re-theme.
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While the ride's layout hasn't been changed, it is entirely possible that the pathway of the ride has seen work. It was 30 years old, after all, and the attraction was not known for being in the best condition when it closed.

Add to the fact that a lot of things can go wrong when your ride hasn't been run in a year (and had in-depth active construction all around it) and there are plenty of reasons for them to be cycling things. Better they catch any unexpected issues now.
 
wdwmagic

wdwmagic

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yensidtlaw1969 said:
While the ride's layout hasn't been changed, it is entirely possible that the pathway of the ride has seen work. It was 30 years old, after all, and the attraction was not known for being in the best condition when it closed.

Add to the fact that a lot of things can go wrong when your ride hasn't been run in a year and there are plenty of reasons for them to be cycling things. Better they catch any unexpected issues now.
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There were certainly fairly significant changes made at the splash down area, so at the very least that is all going to have to be re-certified. And then as you say, there are likely changes elsewhere.
 
Drew the Disney Dude

Drew the Disney Dude

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luv house of the mouse said:
I have to say in all of the photos I have seen. I don't see the most important worker "ladder" has it made an appearance
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Sectorkeeper71

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TrainsOfDisney said:
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.
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What sticks out to me is how much forced perspective work the stump did to make the hill look taller. I’ve seen people say the drop looks shorter now and I think that’s the big difference
 
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jpeden

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Sectorkeeper71 said:
What sticks out to me is how much forced perspective work the stump did to make the hill look taller. I’ve seen people say the drop looks shorter now and I think that’s the big difference
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Honestly I agree with some of the thoughts on here that making it look shorter may have been on purpose to make it look "less scary" to smaller guests since it's now a princess themed attraction.
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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jpeden said:
Honestly I agree with some of the thoughts on here that making it look shorter may have been on purpose to make it look "less scary" to smaller guests since it's now a princess themed attraction.
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That doesn’t check out when you consider the height requirement is still the same. They’re not seeking to entice guests that are appreciably younger than the ones who would ride before.
 
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jpeden

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yensidtlaw1969 said:
That doesn’t check out when you consider the height requirement is still the same. They’re not seeking to entice guests that are appreciably younger than the ones who would ride before.
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I get from an ops standpoint that the height requirement hasn't changed - I just wonder if kids that meet the height requirement might have been put off by the appearance of the drop on Splash won't feel the same looking at the mountain in its current form.

I only say this because as the parent of a small child, the visuals of the ride are often more influencing than the actual ride itself. My 3 year old was SUPER pumped to ride Mine Train and we watched videos of it for HOURS but once we got boots on the ground and he saw it in person it was an absolute NOPE based on how "tall and fast" it appeared to him even though he was extremely familiar with it beforehand. That was my thought process behind possibly making the drop look smaller - that way kids who could ride might not seem as scared of it.

I could be extremely wrong however.
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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jpeden said:
I get from an ops standpoint that the height requirement hasn't changed - I just wonder if kids that meet the height requirement might have been put off by the appearance of the drop on Splash won't feel the same looking at the mountain in its current form.

I only say this because as the parent of a small child, the visuals of the ride are often more influencing than the actual ride itself. My 3 year old was SUPER pumped to ride Mine Train and we watched videos of it for HOURS but once we got boots on the ground and he saw it in person it was an absolute NOPE based on how "tall and fast" it appeared to him even though he was extremely familiar with it beforehand. That was my thought process behind possibly making the drop look smaller - that way kids who could ride might not seem as scared of it.

I could be extremely wrong however.
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But to your own point, the drop is still plenty visible - we've been watching videos for days now of logs dropping down it, as tall and as fast as ever. Losing heighth off the top of the building doesn't really make the drop beneath that look any shorter.

I really don't get the impression they're trying to be any more welcoming to small riders than they were before. There were already plenty of 4 year olds who weren't deterred before. I don't think any child who would have been afraid of Splash will suddenly want to ride Tiana's just because the same big scary drop is surrounded by flowers and is missing a pointy tree above it.

Besides, what good would that do them? The drop is the drop. The only thing worse than children being scared of it from off the ride would be being ambushed by it ON the ride. They learned their lesson from Alien Encounter. Keeping scary secrets is bad for business.
 
Bocabear

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yensidtlaw1969 said:
But to your own point, the drop is still plenty visible - we've been watching videos for days now of logs dropping down it, as tall and as fast as ever. Losing heighth off the top of the building doesn't really make the drop beneath that look any shorter.

I really don't get the impression they're trying to be any more welcoming to small riders than they were before. There were already plenty of 4 year olds who weren't deterred before. I don't think any child who would have been afraid of Splash will suddenly want to ride Tiana's just because the same big scary drop is surrounded by flowers and is missing a pointy tree above it.

Besides, what good would that do them? The drop is the drop. The only thing worse than children being scared of it from off the ride would be being ambushed by it ON the ride. They learned their lesson from Alien Encounter. Keeping scary secrets is bad for business.
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Let's be honest though, Alien Encounter had at least a dozen warning signs throughout the queue about the fear level and it not being appropriate for small children... Parents ignored them and then complained thet their precious little pumpkin pie was scared...It was a great attraction and an asset to Tomorrowland...lost because Parents refused to heed the signs and take responsibility for their children.
 
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jpeden

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Bocabear said:
Let's be honest though, Alien Encounter had at least a dozen warning signs throughout the queue about the fear level and it not being appropriate for small children... Parents ignored them and then complained thet their precious little pumpkin pie was scared...It was a great attraction and an asset to Tomorrowland...lost because Parents refused to heed the signs and take responsibility for their children.
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