Disney Analyst
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I also hear new instrumentation.
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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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MerlinTheGoat
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They need to turn the volume of the music WAY the heck down... And only use the instrumental version without lyrics until you reach the top of the mill lift. That's going to get VERY obnoxious very quickly.
I hope so. Disney are generally really great at atmospheric night lighting, and I do suspect in this case there are work lights on there. We'll see though.
Surferboy567
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Great reporting as always, as for the song it’s a good start to the attraction and one of the standouts from the film. Lighting package also looks cool.
They probably do need to tone the volume down though so that everyone in surrounding areas doesn’t hear it on a loop. For the ride though it works.
mickEblu
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My thoughts exactly. Hoping this is just for testing but then again why choose that as a starting point?
Drew the Disney Dude
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I have a ton of photos to share soon, but today was a great day for photos and videos — so many new things.
MerlinTheGoat
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Given the fact that they are testing an instrumental variant of the song on the first lift, but opted not to use that one on the exterior turn, I have a bad feeling it's final.
Drew the Disney Dude
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Alright — here's my photos from today.
The lights around the Main Entrance sign are up, and look great. Let's not talk about the rest of the barn, though.
*TWO* ladders — the biggest news of the day.
Alright — that's the first batch of photos.
The lights around the Main Entrance sign are up, and look great. Let's not talk about the rest of the barn, though.
*TWO* ladders — the biggest news of the day.
Alright — that's the first batch of photos.
Drew the Disney Dude
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Farewell, briar patch. This is very much a work in progress.
MagicHappens1971
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Have we heard about if this is just going to reopen as a merch location? I know they have the exit gift shop as well so was wondering if they thought to maybe turn this into a beignet factory for the “co-op”
TheCoasterNerd
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Someone on X said "Critter Co-Op" as a gift shop name and signs will be in tomorrow
MagicHappens1971
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Gotcha. I had a feeling they were gonna go heavy on the critter merch. I’m assuming the exit gift shop will be more general merch for the attraction and Tiana then.
Drew the Disney Dude
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Alright, that's everything worth sharing for now, but the nighttime lighting really did look beautiful in-person. They are multi-colored lights that flicker and light up each Cypress tree perfectly.
There was project team members on test rides for about 30 minutes going on for the first time at night with the lighting and music together, as well as the flash for the photo being back for the first time since Splash closed.
Great day!
wishesnighttimespec
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This is all so exciting and I can’t wait for the final product: I do wish the lighting was more dark blues though, I guess we will see!
MerlinTheGoat
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Does the lighting look less bright in person than what the camera shows?
I still get the sense that they'll sort of have to lower it a bit. Especially if they still intend to do internal lighting for the water lilies. But i'm not sure.
I don't see any work lights in that up close photo (except for the interior of the mill), so i'm kind of concerned at how this might turn out. It still needs a lot of adjustment to look right IMO. Both brightness and color.
Drew the Disney Dude
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The lights aren't dim by any means, but seeing them in-person, I didn't think they looked too bright. It's hard to judge it based off only photos and videos especially when my phone adjusted some of them being in a low-light environment. I think everything we are seeing is final, with the exception of not all the lighting being turned on yet. They are little by little turning these test rides into full show mode rides.
Disney Analyst
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Can see they are playing with how the final plants will look in the water. Using pool noodles?
Genuinely, deeply hate the idea of a song with vocals/lyrics on the first turn. That's gonna leak elsewhere pretty bad and be pretty insufferable if you're nearby. I can see them adjusting that to the instrumental mix if they haven't finalized it before even testing it IRL.
Lighting could just be testing or it could just be modern Disney where they’ve had a few lighting changes that just whiff on the atmosphere lately.
Lighting could just be testing or it could just be modern Disney where they’ve had a few lighting changes that just whiff on the atmosphere lately.
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Oh... so *that's* where pool noodles come from!
Tha Realest
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Tiana invented the LED, which while not known for its warm colors it is environmentally responsible.