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

mergatroid

mergatroid

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Trauma said:
Can we talk about the Louis Animatronic in the YouTube video.

Looks like they went through a heck of a lot of work to make it look like his belly was rumbling or bouncing.

However once his “costume” is on I don’t really see the effect.

Anyone else notice this ?
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There's a video I've just watched where it claims Louis is only moving at 75% speed on that clip. No idea how valid that claim is but it could explain the situation if so?

 
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MerlinTheGoat

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Bayou said:
Is the building featured in the finale of Tiana's Bayou Adventure Charlotte's Mansion? Here are some comparison photos:

Both Buildings feature imperial staircases and are somewhat in/near the bayou.
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No, they don't look alike at all. I suspect the finale building is something Tiana either built from scratch, or maybe a rundown plantation mansion nearby the salt dome that she bought and had fixed up. In the leaked renders, the metal railing is adorned with decorative designs of what looks like bell peppers and either garlic or onions. That seems like the sort of detail she would install to go with her food/restaurant theme.
 
MerlinTheGoat

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Henry Mystic said:
This is going to be an Individual Lightning Lane ride, except unlike Rise it will have a built-in annual refurbishment due to the nature of the attraction. I'd expect them to keep it in tip-top shape.
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Just because something goes down for refurbishment on an annual basis, it doesn't guarantee that show elements will be addressed. Nor would it necessarily go down for refurb every single year either. I believe Splash didn't always go down for extended periods every year, and even when it did, it would often reopen in a still dilapidated state. Sometimes rides only go down to address underlying mechanical concerns or in-depth inspections. Not necessarily to fix broken AA's or whatnot.

You would think they'd want to keep THIS ride in better shape than Splash at least. Especially since they wouldn't want the bad publicity of letting things break here. But I don't assume anything with WDW's horrendous management (and I hear DL has gone to pot since Covid as well).

MagicHappens1971 said:
I don't think TBA will maintain the ILL like Rise.
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MagicHappens1971 said:
Maybe. It seems like they wanted to go back to just one ILL per park. Tron only has it because it's new. I think if Tron drops it vs SDMT, that will be more telling. I guess we'll find out soon. I just don't see an attraction like TBA maintaining an ILL.
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I wouldn't assume anything here. If TBA is absurdly popular, and it almost certainly will be especially in the first several years of operation, it'll probably keep it. There's not really any set in stone rule to indicate they wouldn't do multiples per park. It's just based on recent trends. But ILL itself is still a *relatively* new system, and Disney is very greedy and determined to make things miserable.
 
MagicHappens1971

MagicHappens1971

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MerlinTheGoat said:
I wouldn't assume anything here. If TBA is absurdly popular, and it almost certainly will be especially in the first several years of operation, it'll probably keep it. There's not really any set in stone rule to indicate they wouldn't do multiples per park. It's just based on recent trends. But ILL itself is still a *relatively* new system, and Disney is very greedy and determined to make things miserable.
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I understand what you're saying and I'm not saying I'm certain one way or the other. It seems the direction to pull away from having multiple ILL's was due to the lack of normal capacity for G+. Of course there are no rules set in stone.

I don't think Disney is determined to make things miserable, I just think it's a byproduct of a broken system. If you know how to play it, it can be very effective.
 
mergatroid

mergatroid

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MerlinTheGoat said:
No, they don't look alike at all. I suspect the finale building is something Tiana either built from scratch, or maybe a rundown plantation mansion nearby the salt dome that she bought and had fixed up. In the leaked renders, the metal railing is adorned with decorative designs of what looks like bell peppers and either garlic or onions. That seems like the sort of detail she would install to go with her food/restaurant theme.
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Considering the reason for the change, I'm not sure that would be a good choice 🤔
 
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cwoms197

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Has anyone heard anything on the potential for virtual queue. I can only see this as being a nightmare if they decide to use that, because we all know the capacity is unheard and we know the queue can handle a good couple hour wait.
 
MerlinTheGoat

MerlinTheGoat

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cwoms197 said:
Has anyone heard anything on the potential for virtual queue. I can only see this as being a nightmare if they decide to use that, because we all know the capacity is unheard and we know the queue can handle a good couple hour wait.
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Don't really need confirmation for this, there's no way it would open without VQ. Even the admin here I believe is certain of this.
 

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