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

[Incomudro]

This is the company that built and operates little mermaid as built. I doubt you will see a change

How many years has it been and essentially nothing's been added to Galaxies Edge?

 

[gorillaball]

Perhaps this is too much of a conspiracy theory, but I feel like the Disney executives purposely approved a poor storyline to make the attraction fail.

They did this so that when they revert back to Splash Mountain, they could show the negative feedback and say “at least we tried…”

You had it right preceding the comma.

 

[Trauma]

The discussion about the story being better communicated in other videos or in person is a strange argument.

Even if the ride conveyed the story perfectly it’s not a good story.

It might be a great story for a different layout but for a ride containing a 50 foot drop it truly misses the mark.

So when we say “hey this ride would be great if it was this or that” well it’s not. It’s in Splash Mountian.

The story is a huge miss and just puzzling considering how many cool stories they could have told with the source material, that would have better matched the ride layout.

So now we not only lost Splash, but we lost what could have been a great Tiana ride if they didn’t put it in a ride layout that doesn’t fit its story.

So many unforced errors it’s bizarre.

 

[UNCgolf]

I'm still baffled that they're selling several Tiana related packaged food/spice/sauce items and none of them have any kind of Tiana's Foods branding.

It's actually a perfect use for the synergy they espouse and they're not doing it!

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

I realize this is going to be a deep cut that a lot of people won't be familiar with, but for those who are...this reminds me of the changes that they did from the first version of the Sindbad ride at Tokyo DisneySea to the second one.

The original version was more dramatic with a storyline and villains, etc. like a huge troll, then after a year or so(?) they changed it to a whole musical instead and the same huge troll is now friendly and sings along with you. I enjoyed both versions of it, but the second version was much more lighthearted and fun.

It's clear that's the vibe they were going for here, and I DO like all of the music in TBA, but also realize how much people loved Zip as a theme.

That's a comparison I never thought of. I've grown to enjoy the new version but still lament the loss of the original, which captured the spirit of the park perfectly (pre-IP version at least). It was changed in 2007, but I think fans always feared the original was not long for this world given it was a walk-on even on crowded days. In the end, I was happy they kept basically all the original bones (unlike TBA) and just made minor tweaks. I'm not sure the new version is significantly more popular either than the original, but I guess it pushes more merch (Chandu the Tiger) and is much more appealing to kids.

 

[ChrisFL]

That's a comparison I never thought of. I've grown to enjoy the new version but still lament the loss of the original, which captured the spirit of the park perfectly (pre-IP version at least). It was changed in 2007, but I think fans always feared the original was not long for this world given it was a walk-on even on crowded days. In the end, I was happy they kept basically all the original bones (unlike TBA) and just made minor tweaks. I'm not sure the new version is significantly more popular either than the original, but I guess it pushes more merch (Chandu the Tiger) and is much more appealing to kids.

That's the difference, Sindbad can easily call itself a "kid friendly" attraction, but Splash/TBA can't as easily due to the thrill ride aspect

 

[Smiley/OCD]

What do they teach undergrads in creative writing class on day 1? Show, don’t tell.

I thought it was “I before E except after C”…

 

[SuddenStorm]

If they're putting her and Louis right before the dip-drop at Disneyland too, that has them putting them roughly where the hitch-hiking crocodile was, since the rest of the area is evac path which I doubt they'd turn into show scene-
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It's possible they combined them for space purposes.

Man, there's way more charm with that crocodile singing "why don't you take me along?" on an endless loop then Tiana sitting on a log telling us she's gonna keep looking for musicians

 

[ChrisFL]

Tiana's dialogue definitely feels extremely simplified, I will say that could be improved

 

[Brian]

The ride was evaced again today.

 

[Phineas]

I'll most likely ride it eventually before the year is over. I have an AP currently and am a local. But I am avoiding the parks right now due to high temperatures and ongoing health issues with chronic pain that is heavily aggravated by heat. The vast majority of the complaints I have with the ride aren't the sort of things that would be fixed by riding in person regardless though.

Oof, good luck with that Florida heat. I’m not sure how I ever tolerated Florida in July when our vacations were beholden to school schedules. If I suddenly became a local, I’d be hibernating every summer.

 

[MadderAdder]

TBA for To Be Added… hopefully

 

[_caleb]

Has anyone seen a non-fixed camera side-by-side ridethrough video comparing TBA to Splash? I'd be interested to compare the "empty sections" between the two.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

So my guess is that Tokyo will be getting Tiana‘s Bayou adventure after all

no

 

[Basketbuddy101]

Aside from the obvious points about removing any semblance of conflict by omitting Dr. Facilier, I still believe 'Dig a Little Deeper' should've been used in the attraction's finale. It's no Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah, by any means, but it at least feels like a more satisfying number to end with than what we got. Speaking of the finale, what were they thinking in not recycling the showboat? Were they really that desperate so as to not include anything that reminded people of Splash Mountain? It would've been undoubtedly cheaper to just recycle it than what they probably spent to re-do that scene. Such shoddy decision-making across the board.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The ride was evaced again today.

See, this is the kind of consistency you don’t find anywhere else in 2024. Well-done, Disney!

 

[Andrew C]

The ride was evaced again today.

Eh. That’s why you have these periods. To put it through it paces. Least of its problems.

 

[Brian]

Eh. That’s why you have these periods. To put it through it paces. Least of its problems.

I mean, ideally these things are worked out prior to affinity group previews. Keep in mind media previews are coming up very soon, and imagine the PR disaster if big name media outlets report that their staff were evacuated off the ride.

 

[Andrew C]

I mean, ideally these things are worked out prior to affinity group previews.

They never seem to be nowadays. At least for Disney and universal

 

[Disney Glimpses]

Eh. That’s why you have these periods. To put it through it paces. Least of its problems.

Yes and no. This is a level above preview week jitters. But, it also doesn't matter and they will 100% get it sorted.