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

[MisterPenguin]

 

[DisneyHead123]

Since the 1890s..yep. Technically, they started as the colors of the Rex parade and then just trickled into being the colors for the season

Looking back at TBA, it seems to me that it probably incorporates these colors to the degree that they were incorporated in the 20s though? (Please correct me if I’m wrong on that, again, hard to tell from black and white photos.) They are subtly there, but those were the days when having a brand new fabric for a dress or shirt made would have been very expensive (unlike today where you can run to Dollar Tree for decorations in any season.)

 

[RenDeVieux]

Looking back at TBA, it seems to me that it probably incorporates these colors to the degree that they were incorporated in the 20s though? (Please correct me if I’m wrong on that, again, hard to tell from black and white photos.) They are subtly there, but those were the days when having a brand new fabric for a dress or shirt made would have been very expensive (unlike today where you can run to Dollar Tree for decorations in any season.)

I think you probably see it in the outdoor lighting more than the interior. And you’re correct… the colors would have been used with specific purpose. Mostly for the royal court costumes

 

[monothingie]

“Our parks are treasured, and our fans care deeply about how they evolve and change — just as we do,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview. “One thing fans always tell me is ‘If you change it, promise to make it even better.’ And I think we’ve delivered on that promise with Tiana.”

 

[splah]

So the season itself is called Carnival Season.
Happy Carnival is the correct greeting until Mardi Gras week. (I start saying Happy Mardi Gras that last Thursday when the Muses parade rolls)
Mardi Gras party is suitable for this..I’m assuming it’s supposed to be the actual Tuesday as the ride goes

Thanks sounds like you could have been a better advisor. Point is “season” is just clunky for no good reason, like the banner on the mill.

 

[aladdin2007]

“Our parks are treasured, and our fans care deeply about how they evolve and change — just as we do,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview. “One thing fans always tell me is ‘If you change it, promise to make it even better.’ And I think we’ve delivered on that promise with Tiana.”

yeah okay, he is totally clueless.

 

[Kirby86]

“Our parks are treasured, and our fans care deeply about how they evolve and change — just as we do,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview. “One thing fans always tell me is ‘If you change it, promise to make it even better.’ And I think we’ve delivered on that promise with Tiana.”

yeah okay, he is totally clueless.

I mean what do we expect him to say? He's chairman of the parks and he's in advertising mode, he's not going to say "yeah this was a swing and miss guys but we'll hit a homrun next time."

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

“Our parks are treasured, and our fans care deeply about how they evolve and change — just as we do,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview. “One thing fans always tell me is ‘If you change it, promise to make it even better.’ And I think we’ve delivered on that promise with Tiana.”

yeah okay, he is totally clueless.

"They did not in fact deliver on that promise with Tiana."
- Disembodied Narrator

 

[Ice Gator]

Because it's putting up screens in an area which could have had AAs. It was a lazy use of space. Does anyone care about the number of fireflies?

No.
It’s not impressive in the slightest and I don’t get why others are pretending it is. As you said, so much more space could have been used for more AAs.
That’s like counting the number of stars on Space Mountain and bragging about it because surely THAT is what will blow people’s socks off about the attraction.

 

[Tha Realest]

“Our parks are treasured, and our fans care deeply about how they evolve and change — just as we do,” Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park chairman, said in an interview. “One thing fans always tell me is ‘If you change it, promise to make it even better.’ And I think we’ve delivered on that promise with Tiana.”

yeah okay, he is totally clueless.

And you think this guy is going to deliver big at D23 and the years to come.

Here comes Lucy with the football…

 

[Tha Realest]

I wonder if the "reporter" who wrote the article has ever set foot in WDW with the tired unwashed masses or has ever themselves watched SOTS?

But hey it's framed nicely so that even if you don't like it on the merits (because of it being a mediocre attraction at best) and still prefer the previous attraction, then you're the “R” word.

Again, it’s wildly coincidental that virtually all of the media have adopted this framing, and they have ready-made quotes from Disney leadership reinforcing it.

 

[Bocabear]

I don't think it is the number of AAs that makes this feel not as great as it's predecessor but the staging and story telling itself. The plotline is not great, the finale seems somehow much less impressive than the original despite it having more advanced animatronics... And...honestly, they need to go back to the source material... Taking a character a a few years down the road is not necessarily the best idea for characters that are already well established... Like a meet and greet with Cinderella and her children.....Or Belle's Public Library and book shop attraction...

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I don't think it is the number of AAs that makes this feel not as great as it's predecessor but the staging and story telling itself. The plotline is not great, the finale seems somehow much less impressive than the original despite it having more advanced animatronics... And...honestly, they need to go back to the source material... Taking a character a a few years down the road is not necessarily the best idea for characters that are already well established... Like a meet and greet with Cinderella and her children.....Or Belle's Public Library and book shop attraction...

It's definitely an "All of the above" situation regarding what went wrong. AA's are a substantial part of it though.

The tiny number of AA's to me is just one of those situations where it's impossible to seriously argue a contrarian position on. With story changes or scene dressing, there's always the inevitable and obnoxious attempt to claim "it's subjective and therefore you can't say i'm wrong" line to attempt to defend it. Even though most of that is also able to be debunked without much effort. The severely reduced amount of AA's however are an objective downgrade. It's the easiest thing to critique because it's something everyone can see and comprehend as an obvious and clear downgrade, and there's absolutely no sane or rational defense of it. It's a case of objective fact where subjectivity does not apply.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

"We’re always looking at ways to cast a wider net,” Mr. Robledo said. “With the old property, for a variety of reasons, it wasn’t that relevant anymore. It had kind of run its course.”

You're on thin ice Mr. Toad, Twilight Zone, Tiki Room, and Aerosmith.

 

[Kirby86]

You're on thin ice Mr. Toad, Twilight Zone, Tiki Room, and Aerosmith.

Josh and Bob are standing a few feet to the left of those attractions with space heaters trying to melt that ice even faster.

 

[ToTBellHop]

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"They did not in fact deliver on that promise with Tiana."
- Disembodied Narrator

That was actually Morgan Freeman who said that about TBA.

 

[Ichabod Crane]

Did yall actually expect D’amaro to be like “yeah sorry, this ride is mediocre at best so you probably shouldn’t waste your time with it tbh.” in an interview?

 

[WorldExplorer]

I can't wait until the next time they announce something stupid sounding and people still insist we have no reason to be skeptical and should be giving Disney the benefit of the doubt.

Pattern recognition is bad.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The ride looks better in person? Then who's idea was it to release a poor quality POV video before previews even started?

And the comparison to Mission: Breakout doesn't hold because a) Disney didn't change ToT on both coasts and b) no one ever insisted or implied the retheme had to happen because The Twilight Zone was problematic

Could you imagine if Cynthia Harris had praised Rocket Rods as being morally superior to the PeopleMover? Or if Eisner had implied that anyone who didn't like opening day DCA, Imagination 2.0 or WDSP was just a disgruntled fan?

It's obviously they lost the initial online narrative and are now working backwards to correct their own mistakes.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Rides tend to look better in person, what a shocker. Though actually, not always. Some actually look worse (Little Mermaid is one such example as all of the flaws with the lack of detail, exposed ceiling structure, poor scale of scenes/characters and lighting are magnified tenfold). And i've seen at least a few people who HAVE ridden TBA who say it looks worse in person. Flat video projection tends to look much worse in person, since it contrasts poorly and looks much more dim and blurry against 3-dimensional sets.

The complaints that most people have levied about the ride however are not things that would be improved by riding in person. You're not fixing the lack of AA's, basic moving props, empty stretches of nothing, the stupid dialog and story, worse songs etc by riding it in person.