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MK Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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UNCgolf
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I agree that specific line was hyperbolic, but that poster does leap out as egregious to me. Nothing about it even remotely fits the time period (nor does it have anything to do with the style of the film).
It's similar to issues they've had in other places around the parks the past few years. It's obviously a minor thing overall in that it's just a small part of the queue, but those are the kind of details they used to strive to get right.
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Tha Realest
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So in a ride where each turn features a sign or banner hitting the audience over the head with needless exposition, why is that so unclear to the guests?
Casper Gutman
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Again, compare the papers on the corkboards to the ads appearing in Epic Universe's Parisian Potter area. The difference in period appropriateness and place setting is night and day.
This is something that was ENTIRELY in the control of Imagineering. Yes, corporate has mandated IPs and sets budgets and gives guidelines, but a lot of the most egregious failures in TBA are things that were almost certainly at the discretion of the Imagineers.
This is something that was ENTIRELY in the control of Imagineering. Yes, corporate has mandated IPs and sets budgets and gives guidelines, but a lot of the most egregious failures in TBA are things that were almost certainly at the discretion of the Imagineers.
I don’t think anyone is happy that this turned out to be underwhelming at best.I feel betrayed by what I have seen today. I thought they HAD to knock this out of the park. How could they screw this up so badly?
I was really rooting for this ride. Go back and read some of my past posts on this thread if you don’t believe me. I was so excited for this.
Every step of the way, I ignored criticism. I suppose I owe some of you an apology. Your points were (mostly) correct. I put too much faith in this entire thing.
And I feel personally betrayed by this. They over promised and underdelivered. They led with the best scene. They led with the central animatronics that ended up just kind of being plopped down. They told us backstory and backstory that I thought-silly me!- would have some bearing on the plot, or at the very least, the critter bios would play into the ride somewhat, through sight gags or something. The only one of these guys that ended up really having any personality was that cool frog guy. He’s awesome. I wish more of the ride was like him: full of character. I didn’t want to believe it, but I guess you guys were right. They have lost a lot of my support and trust today. If actually going on this thing doesn’t change my mind, I don’t know if anything short of the return of Dreamfinder himself can win me back. I’m just so disappointed.
The whole way this was developed seems to draw parallels to “Wish”; dry, hollow, and lacking soul, which seems to be the MO for Disney right now. Worst off they had time and money and later even more money to get this right, and they still fell on their butts. Maybe less PR junkets to New Orleans and more time in design studios at WDI.
yensidtlaw1969
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You don't see anything in there that relates to the style of the film?
The poster is styled as a linocut as opposed to a silkscreen, but there's very clearly a visual callback happening here.
Casper Gutman
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The upper image evokes the Harlem Renaissance. The lower image, especially the one on the right, is very clearly from the 60s (or later). There is no equivalence.
UNCgolf
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I still don't see it even in what you've posted here. It's really not the same style.
I'm certainly willing to believe that's what they were attempting to do, but if so, they unfortunately failed.
Homemade Imagineering
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I too feel betrayed by this whole situation. When this was announced I was skeptical it would ever top SM, seeing Disney’s track record isn’t great when it comes to these things. Over time insiders on here such as Merlin really convinced me this would be something spectacular, and I wanted to believe it all because I had to accept the fact SM was no more and nothing could ever save it aside from a stellar replacement. I ignored alot of the naysayers, and it was hard to listen to anyone else because some people wanted to push their own agendas against the retheme without giving any constructive criticism. It became severely exhausting, especially when this is one of the only brand new offerings being developed for the parks right now. I had high expectations because this NEEDED to exceed what it’s replacing. Anything short of SM automatically classifies this whole endeavor as a colossal waste of time/capital and a huge disappointment. In the end I became excited and passionate about this attraction, I followed along with every update anticipating something groundbreaking, and was left with a product that was incredibly underwhelming, confusing, and empty. I really wanted this to succeed, I’m sick of mediocrity being the new standard
yensidtlaw1969
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You really don't see how the humans are stylized in the same fashion? The shapes of the faces, the eyes, the mouths, even the slopes of the shoulders? Again, one is rendered as a faux-linocut and the other two are faux-silkscreens, but come on. The stylization of the people is totally related.
I was personally looking forward to a sign from HR referencing the upcoming changes to the coop’s healthcare plans as well as 401K enrollment dates.
enchantedteacup2
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did they use less experienced imagineers and artists for this? it just seems like such a bungle resource and story wise for something with a lot of promise. PatF is an amazing story with rich characters , scenery and a perfect villain. also what’s with her wearing safari clothes?
McMickeyWorld
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UNCgolf
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I mean, they're vaguely similar, but not really close enough that I look at it and think they're specifically trying to evoke the same style.
More importantly, essentially everything else about the style of the poster is off too, even if I conceded that the figures themselves were identical.
I don't even hate the ride -- I think it's a clear downgrade from Splash, but I never expected it to be as good (that's an incredibly high bar) and I'm judging it independently of what existed before (or at least attempting to). It would be a decent addition as a new build and is better than some of Disney's other recent attractions. I'm just disappointed, both because most of the recent information had me relatively excited (I thought it was going to be clearly better than Frozen Journey and Beauty and the Beast in Tokyo, and I don't think it is) and because there are so many easily fixable issues.
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They don’t want to get Mufasa’d again.
Carnotaurus Understudy
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If there's a silver lining to this disappointment: there has been more good-faith criticism of TBA in one day than there has been in the years since it was announced.
mightynine
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Bottom two look like a poor attempt to copy the style of the top.
Honestly, bottom two look more like a simple animation you’d see in an anime when the style switches abruptly.
aladdin2007
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the frog playing the musical petal in the former laughing place,,,there should have been a whole bunch of those through there, why just one?? its like they got tired and gave up.
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