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

[Sir_Cliff]

Theoretically that would make her what so many have been asking for, a creative that understands budget and numbers or a anti-joe

Sorry to divert the thread a little, but I'm always a little curious about Joe Rhode being held up as being the poster child of out-of-control budgets. It doesn't seem to me that his projects are uniquely expensive, the only thing that does stand out about his projects is that they have generally been executed to a higher-standard. Does he just get held up because a few of his projects have involved research trips?

 

[Brer Panther]

The Less I hear the more I think they don't really know what they are doing.

They don't.

 

[JoeCamel]

Sorry to divert the thread a little, but I'm always a little curious about Joe Rhode being held up as being the post child of out-of-control budgets. It doesn't seem to me that his projects are uniquely expensive, the only thing that does stand out about his projects is that they have generally been executed to a higher-standard. Does he just get held up because a few of his projects have involved research trips?

More the posted pictures showing the great, extraordinary, incredible lengths he went to bring you themeing so good sometimes you don't know it is themed. He was the big cheese with the target on him

 

[UNCgolf]

Sorry to divert the thread a little, but I'm always a little curious about Joe Rhode being held up as being the post child of out-of-control budgets. It doesn't seem to me that his projects are uniquely expensive, the only thing that does stand out about his projects is that they have generally been executed to a higher-standard. Does he just get held up because a few of his projects have involved research trips?

It doesn't really make any sense. A few posters single him out constantly, but nothing he did re: budgets was really out of the ordinary for WDI as a whole and it hasn't changed since he left. I think that definitively shows it's an overall WDI problem and not anything specific to Joe Rohde.

The only real difference is that his expensive projects that potentially went over budget generally turned out much better than anything anyone else does.

 

[DCBaker]

Additional photos from above the construction walls -

 

[TomboyJanet]

Additional photos from above the construction walls -

WAIT A MINUTE A MAGICAL SALT MINE ADVENTURE???????!!!

THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER!!!! If you see a Donkey in there RUN!!!

 

[Speedy71]

Additional photos from above the construction walls -

Ah yes the destruction of a classic....Disney is really good at that I see.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Ah yes the destruction of a classic....Disney is really good at that I see.

Were you confused such that you thought there would be no deconstruction?

 

[Speedy71]

Were you confused such that you thought there would be no deconstruction?

Uh no, not sure why you would assume that.

 

[Tinkwings]

Additional photos from above the construction walls -

My first thought was they flattened the gift shop....but thanks for sharing........ As hard as it is to see I like to have looks at what is happening there......

 

[No Name]

No Pop Music! It has to have period specific music.

I look forward to the replacement of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah with Boom Boom Pow.

 

[EagleScout610]

 

[FettFan]

I look forward to the replacement of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah with Boom Boom Pow.

Nah. We’re going to get the musical punching bag that is Randy Newman.

 

[TomboyJanet]

I look forward to the replacement of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah with Boom Boom Pow.

lmao The Reason I said this was they said they are writing a new soundtrack and my friend and I were joking how they'll probably just get some celebrity to sing a depressing song about the struggles of life or something or something that's supposed to sound uplifting but instead sounds patronizing.

My first thought was they flattened the gift shop....but thanks for sharing........ As hard as it is to see I like to have looks at what is happening there......

Yeah like I said I just want to get the bad news over with. Ta-Dah! They made a boring ride where you watch tv again

 

[Incomudro]

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Much as this pains me, the bright side is that they clearly have a plan, seem to be concerned about getting it done in the time frame they claim, and are going for it.
If they're going to do this (well, they ARE doing it) they'd better do it right.
Their rapid approach on it gives me some hope.

 

[JoeCamel]

Much as this pains me, the bright side is that they clearly have a plan, seem to be concerned about getting it done in the time frame they claim, and are going for it.
If they're going to do this (well, they ARE doing it) they'd better do it right.
Their rapid approach on it gives me some hope.

Maybe they know the plan is tight and are hoping everything goes along hoping for the best?

 

[CaptainMickey]

I wish they would bring back a show like Tiana's Showboat Jubilee to tie in with the ride! That show was awesome! The songs they have to work with from that movie are great!

It gave Frontierland a really fun vibe when it sailed through. The video doesn't do it justice if you never saw the show live.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Also this video is kinda funny because I imagine them all being like "screen one goes here and screen two goes there and here is just the wall of nothing and there is where we put the ad for disney plus.."

For what it's worth, I'll reiterate that i've heard the ride is going to emphasize practical sets and characters, not empty rooms lined with video projection.

And also unlike everything else they build now, it will seemingly still retain a very large population of animatronics. Even surpassing the amount Splash has. While I do trust the source, it was still very hard to believe this. But I've now come to think it could be accurate after the most recent piece of art of one particular scene has a larger quantity of characters over Splash. Even the new human AA's are apparently traditional style with physical non-projected faces, ala Tokyo's Beauty and the Beast and other upcoming Fantasy Springs attractions (my guess is they're probably the same type of models).

I still have ample other concerns about the ride such as whether the story, script and music will be any good (though i've also even heard positive things about these aspects from someone who was and still is vehemently against the closure of Splash). And whether the current crop of imagineers on this project are even capable of creating quality physical scenery (if this ended up being another Little Mermaid debacle, it wouldn't even matter if the sets were physical or video). But i've heard enough at this point to provide me with some comfort that it won't be another empty video screen ride at least.

 

[TomboyJanet]

For what it's worth, I'll reiterate that i've heard the ride is going to emphasize practical sets and characters, not empty rooms lined with video projection.

And also unlike everything else they build now, it will seemingly still retain a very large population of animatronics. Even surpassing the amount Splash has. While I do trust the source, it was still very hard to believe this. But I've now come to think it could be accurate after the most recent piece of art of one particular scene has a larger quantity of characters over Splash. Even the new human AA's are apparently traditional style with physical non-projected faces, ala Tokyo's Beauty and the Beast and other upcoming Fantasy Springs attractions (my guess is they're probably the same type of models).

I still have ample other concerns about the ride such as whether the story, script and music will be any good (though i've also even heard positive things about these aspects from someone who was and still is vehemently against the closure of Splash). And whether the current crop of imagineers on this project are even capable of creating quality physical scenery (if this ended up being another Little Mermaid debacle, it wouldn't even matter if the sets were physical or video). But i've heard enough at this point to provide me with some comfort that it won't be another empty video screen ride at least.

Well that's the first bit of good news I've....ever heard about this ride.... At least it's something. I just really really wanted to get it straight that this ride transformation is a REALLY big deal because it's a top of the top attraction.

I read something a while ago that someone said they may actually have SOME sort of confrontation between the "friends from the other side" and Madame Ode, including the Shadow man's shadow where Brer Fox's used to be. That would be something worth riding. It wouldn't be Splash Mountain but It wouldn't be trash mountain either. My Bar is set very high for this ride so I just subconsciously randomly think that If I scream about it enough online that maybe someone will listen idk lmao. I know it's silly but It's like watching the neighborhood you grew up in get torn down and you just hope its not for some dumb wal mart or something.

Now that I look at this I see they are at least reusing the Possums.....I didn't even notice that so that's a relief because I love them. Some of AS lives on!

This kinda raised my feelings about the new ride from "total disaster" to "well see and watch.....but Cynically and SARCASTICALLY!" so thanks!

 

[aladdin2007]

Well that's the first bit of good news I've....ever heard about this ride.... At least it's something. I just really really wanted to get it straight that this ride transformation is a REALLY big deal because it's a top of the top attraction.

I read something a while ago that someone said they may actually have SOME sort of confrontation between the "friends from the other side" and Madame Ode, including the Shadow man's shadow where Brer Fox's used to be. That would be something worth riding. It wouldn't be Splash Mountain but It wouldn't be trash mountain either. My Bar is set very high for this ride so I just subconsciously randomly think that If I scream about it enough online that maybe someone will listen idk lmao. I know it's silly but It's like watching the neighborhood you grew up in get torn down and you just hope its not for some dumb wal mart or something.

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Now that I look at this I see they are at least reusing the Possums.....I didn't even notice that so that's a relief because I love them. Some of AS lives on!

This kinda raised my feelings about the new ride from "total disaster" to "well see and watch.....but Cynically and SARCASTICALLY!" so thanks!

except that particular art work looks like background silhouettes cut outs, not animatronics except the humans and gator.