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

SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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Two things that have come up in the queue that I want to ask about:

1. There's a small box near the bear, fox, and rabbit on the shelf. It has a bunch of music notes with "The Greatest Story Ever Told" below. Anyone know what that tune is? At first I'd wondered if it was Zip in homage to Splash, but the notes don't come close to fitting.

2. Tiana's gumbo recipe is on the wall in the queue. But going back and trying to find it again... all the videos I see go down the right hallway with the pantry while it is on the left hallway there on the yellow wall. I can't find whichever video showed it in full HD. Anyone see this recipe? Is it just the one released in the past by the Parks?

3. A third thing that's not a question, but I realized for the first time as I watched Tim Tracker ride: I love that the bulletin board has notes from people missing things that are a part of the critters' instruments. Very good touch.

Sir_Cliff said:
To add a positive note to the discussion, I feel like I am one of the few people who actually quite likes the new song for the finale. It really has become stuck in my head and I have to admit that I find myself singing "it's a joyful celebration, you don't need an invitation..." almost involuntarily after watching all those ride through videos!
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Since the first day, and assisted by all the watching to be a part of the conversation and see changes in the ride, I've had "Special Spice" stuck in my head. It's a toe tapper. Or at least a finger-in-the-air wagger.
 
HonorableMention

HonorableMention

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EagleScout610 said:
You know what would be fun? A video by Don Carson or Tony Baxter giving their feedback on WDW and DL's Bayou Adventures, respectively. Not to tear them apart, but give constructive criticism.
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It’s so interesting hearing about the “tricks” they used to save money. I feel like when we hear about imagineering BTS it’s mostly from Disney themselves, so we never get to learn about budgets and how they made the most with what they had (space/money/etc).

Also made me realize that the Laughing Place was a lot more figureless dark space than I remember. It makes me appreciate the theming of the shrinking section a bit more.
 
SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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HonorableMention said:
Also made me realize that the Laughing Place was a lot more figureless dark space than I remember. It makes me appreciate the theming of the shrinking section a bit more.
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Yeah. I immediately felt that section was probably the biggest improvement and have been shocked by those who say otherwise. Especially considering how little of what was there worked for so much of its life.
 
Ghost93

Ghost93

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SilentWindODoom said:
Yeah. I immediately felt that section was probably the biggest improvement and have been shocked by those who say otherwise. Especially considering how little of what was there worked for so much of its life.
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I felt the Dig A Little Deeper segment was better from a visual/production standpoint, but this was the part of the attraction where I felt the story went off the rails with Mama Odie randomly turning us tiny and randomly turning us back. Maybe they could have established that we are late to the party and Mama Odie knows a shortcut that requires us to get tiny to pass through.
 
SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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Ghost93 said:
I felt the Dig A Little Deeper segment was better from a visual/production standpoint, but this was the part of the attraction where I felt the story went off the rails with Mama Odie randomly turning us tiny and randomly turning us back. Maybe they could have established that we are late to the party and Mama Odie knows a shortcut that requires us to get tiny to pass through.
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Well, the being late has nothing to do with the shrinking. It's so you stumble upon the frogs.
 
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Sectorkeeper71

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Ghost93 said:
I knew it was "sure as you're born" but to be fair, I had seen Song of the South before I went on the ride (somehow my aunt had a copy) and in the movie the lyrics are much easier to understand.

While I am in support of the retheme (even if I think the execution left much to be desired), the thing I will miss most about Splash Mountain is the "How Do you Do?" song. IT's very catchy and uplifting and it's the song I associate most with Splash Mountain — even moreso than Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.
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Agreed, I honestly associate the banjo version of it playing while you went around the outside before slippin falls. Just the perfect atmospheric tone setter for that ride
 
SuddenStorm

SuddenStorm

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I can't believe that Disney put this quote on this joke of an attraction -

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Imagineering should listen to their own quotes!!!
 
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TomboyJanet

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_caleb said:
Did you watch the Splash ridethrough w/Imagineer commentary that @EagleScout610 posted above?

I think it's so interesting to hear what factored into the decisions they made along the way--the limitations of space, the cost management, and the storytelling intent. I noticed he mentions:
  • Using dark and "dead" space to create story beats
  • Minimally-themed areas to reduce costs
  • Visual tricks to draw the guests' eye toward certain scenes (and away from other things)
  • Flat scenes due to tight spaces
  • Lighting
I believe the Imagineers put just as much thought into TBA as they did into the WDW version of Splash. I know some are not satisfied with the results, but I find it interesting to hear their rationale for every element in the attraction.


Did you see @Bill Cipher 's lovely analysis of the music/jazz theme of TBA?


I think the use of the music is a product of their research and visits to NOLA.

I also see that inspiration in the foliage, the color palette, and the food references, but in my opinion, they could have gotten that inspiration by visiting the Port Orleans Riverside and French Quarter resorts. I think those capture a Disneyfied Bayou/New Orleans really well.
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Idk about that. Like I said I feel like the aesthetic to this ride is much less adventure in new Orleans than it is "got off at the wrong exit on the Jersey Turnpike late at night and lost in Jersey swamplands full of mosquitoes". Vibes. I'm thoroughly uninterested in fake plant varieties or food smells that are just sound and fury (or smell in this case) signifying nothing. And the screens are both low quality and quick looping, from what I'm seeing and frankly if I wanted to stare at a screen id take my phone out and play the same clip and wow I just imagineered all in my own!

I go to Disney to see the impossible become possible before my eyes and to be in adventures with things I can't do on my own. I can attend a party with food. I don't need a log flume to do it
 
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Cliff

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Mr. Sullivan said:
What is to say that TBA isn’t going to be just as popular? It isn’t open yet. The majority of people who’re going to get on it aren’t watching a YouTube POV just as they haven’r been following construction.

If it proves to be a flop with guests then I’ll be the first to admit it. But, and I’m genuinely asking, what are you all going to say if it does prove to be successful? What’s gonna be your argument then?
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Regardless of how good or bad any attraction is, there will ALWAYS be a certain percentage of people that just seem to like it for whatever reason.....
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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The actual structure of the ride that didn't change has always been great.... That is a reason to like it... New inhabitants and storyline aside. It was always a good ride and will continue to be...
From what I see of the multiple videos...I guess I can say I think the outside queue looks better....with the radio and lights. and the front with all the greenery and swamp also look very nice.
 
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shambolicdefending

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Ghost93 said:
I suspect Tiana's Bayou Aventure will be overcrowded for the next two years, but probably normalize by the time I can afford a Disney World vacation (probably like 10 years from now, lol)
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In Anaheim, Mission Breakout returned to average ToT wait times within just a few weeks of it's reopening, and that project got much better word of mouth as a reskin than TBA is getting.

I doubt TBA has the draw to sustain higher-than-average waits for two years.
 
KDM31091

KDM31091

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I have now watched the POVs a few times and I'm just not wowed. It's cute, the songs are somewhat catchy, but there's just no wow factor. It feels very phoned in. The storyline is very weak.

To all the people saying "but it looks amazing", it does look great. And I guess these days as long as it's visually appealing that's good enough for a lot of people. Reminds me of Navi River Journey. Beautiful, but lacking in storytelling or excitement.

Disney is (usually) about immersion and storytelling and I'm just not seeing the storytelling part much in recent attractions, just visually appealing but otherwise bland.
 
Ghost93

Ghost93

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SuddenStorm said:
I can't believe that Disney put this quote on this joke of an attraction -

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Imagineering should listen to their own quotes!!!
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It's a quote from the movie (in the scene where Dr. Facilier is tempting Tiana) where Tiana recalls that her father never had what he wanted but had what he needed. She says "He had love. He never lost sight of what was really important, and neither will I!"

Since this entire ride is about love and community and friendship, I think the quote is quite fitting.
 

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