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

[bmr1591]

On a side note, they sure had a lot of animatronics they were working on outside of TBA that seemed out of place. It could be as simple as replacements for aging ones, but I also wonder if they’re working on upgrades to current AAs in the parks.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I haven’t been following much at all lately so I apologize since this is probably asked all the time, but what opening window are we looking at? Is early June possible?

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

Ok as a self-proclaimed Splash lover and TBA skeptic I'm officially excited now. These are leaps and bounds better than previous animatronics, and the Louis one actually blew me away.

 

[Bayou]

In the corner of this image there is an animatronic figure that has a similar body shape to that of Louis the alligator. The video also teased the introduction of a "new character" perhaps in audio animatronic form. We will see tomorrow...

Called It!!!! It wasn't Clawhauser after all!!!!!

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

I haven’t been following much at all lately so I apologize since this is probably asked all the time, but what opening window are we looking at? Is early June possible?

I've heard sometime around June 19th-21st for Florida via various insiders on the forums, and @SplashMountainArchives says November for Disneyland.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I've heard sometime around June 19th-21st for Florida via various insiders on the forums, and @SplashMountainArchives says November for Disneyland.

Damn, was hoping for earlier, thank you though!

 

[JustInTime]

I've heard sometime around June 19th-21st for Florida via various insiders on the forums, and @SplashMountainArchives says November for Disneyland.

My money is on a Juneteenth soft opening.

 

[SamusAranX]

These looks amazing. Better than anything Splash had, tbh.

Hyping and or looking forward to TBA doesn’t mean you have to suddenly denigrate or assume everything about SM is inferior

 

[JustInTime]

Hyping and or looking forward to TBA doesn’t mean you have to suddenly denigrate or assume everything about SM is inferior

I’m not assuming anything. They are in fact superior AAs. Lol

Which is funny because this time last year splash truthers were claiming they were going to be cutouts rather than AAs in the ride.

 

[SamusAranX]

I’m not assuming anything. They are in fact superior AAs. Lol

Which is funny because this time last year splash truthers were claiming they were going to be cutouts rather than AAs in the ride.

That’s not a fact, that’s an opinion. There are some older animatronics that are found to be favorites or more realistic then some modern ones (looking at you FEA); not to mention aesthetically pleasing is in the eye of the beholder.

I am not a “truther”, and not sure your need to use that term, as it seems snarky and trolling. This isn’t binary like you’re trying to make it to be; I will really miss SM, and its uniqueness and fun as an attraction, but am I also excited to experience TBA and see these animatronics in person as well. It’s not either or, there is no need to claim factually that EITHER attraction is better. That’s an opinion. It’s my sincere hope both stand out for high quality.

 

[Doberge]

Here are some stills of the new animatronics.

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Anyway, there's an instrument with a name escaping me in the New Orleans Jazz Museum that, I believe, Prince Ralphie plays.

DRUMS?! Were drums the instrument I could not think of?

 

[mattpeto]

I’m not assuming anything. They are in fact superior AAs. Lol

Which is funny because this time last year splash truthers were claiming they were going to be cutouts rather than AAs in the ride.

You can love Splash Mountain but also love this...

It's not an either-or thing.

 

[JustInTime]

That’s not a fact, that’s an opinion. There are some older animatronics that are found to be favorites or more realistic then some modern ones (looking at you FEA); not to mention aesthetically pleasing is in the eye of the beholder.

I am not a “truther”, and not sure your need to use that term, as it seems snarky and trolling. This isn’t binary like you’re trying to make it to be; I will really miss SM, and its uniqueness and fun as an attraction, but am I also excited to experience TBA and see these animatronics in person as well. It’s not either or, there is no need to claim factually that EITHER attraction is better. It’s my sincere hope both stand out for high quality

The new model of AAs are undeniably better and more advanced than those from 1992. That’s a fact. They look amazing. Just because you loved Splash (I did too) doesn’t mean you can’t let go and look to the future.

 

[celluloid]

You can love Splash Mountain but also love this...

It's not an either-or thing.

This is true, but in the sense the attraction that you loved does not exist anymore, the company made it so.

A theme park ride medium is not the same as a copy of your favorite film that you can watch when you don't like the remake.

 

[JustInTime]

You can love Splash Mountain but also love this...

It's not an either-or thing.

I did love both. Admitting one aspect of the new ride is superior in no way means I no longer love what came before. It’s not an either or thing.

 

[SamusAranX]

The new model of AAs are undeniably better and more advanced than those from 1992. That’s a fact. They look amazing. Just because you loved Splash (I did too) doesn’t mean you can’t let go and look to the future.

Again, that’s an opinion, not a fact. For some better means more aesthetically pleasing (I find these animatronics to look good about equal to Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox in terms of cartoonish and reflective of the animation medium in a visually pleasing way, yet realistic in movements). Advanced perhaps in the parts they use, but plenty of older animatronics carry realistic movements despite having older parts and what not.

 

[celluloid]

Again, that’s an opinion, not a fact. For some better means more aesthetically pleasing (I find these animatronics to look good about equal to Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox in terms of cartoonish and reflective of the animation medium in a visually pleasing way, yet realistic in movements). Advanced perhaps in the parts they use, but plenty of older animatronics carry realistic movements despite having older parts and what not.

That is very fair. I think plenty of older animated movies look better than current ones.

Even animation of figures and how it is done matters.

 

[JustInTime]

Ok as a self-proclaimed Splash lover and TBA skeptic I'm officially excited now. These are leaps and bounds better than previous animatronics, and the Louis one actually blew me away.

Me too! Such an improvement and so much better. I was worried they would cheap out but as of today, I’m fully on board.

 

[JustInTime]

Not so much semantics. Subjective was the poster's point.

Which I disagree to the point it’s not worth replying to. The new AAs are legit cutting edge technology. When you break down the stats and their capabilities, they outperform in every way. That’s not subjective, those are facts. The ride, as lovely as it was, is gone. Disney EASILY could have botched this and as much as a tiny percent of Disney Parks fans hope otherwise, this is going to be a massive success for Disney.

 

[Incomudro]

Disney has shared new looks at Animatronics coming to Tiana's Bayou Adventure in the new YouTube series We Call It Imagineering.

Now THIS is what Disney should be doing promo-wise.