aladdin2007
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he was also confident in Frozen and that could/should have turned out better in some areas.
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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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GhostHost1000
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“Do you love beignets as much as Louis? Well, you’re in luck because the alluring scent of beignets being prepared for the party will be part of the attraction queue”
If they really want this ride to be a big hit, they would give everyone a beignet in the queue
If they really want this ride to be a big hit, they would give everyone a beignet in the queue
Kirby86
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Eh I'm not for the retheming but am cautiously optimistic thay this could be good. However Tony Baxter saying he's confident in this ride during a Disney press release isn't going to shift anyone's views. He was paid by the company at some point during this rides planning. He's not going to say it's awful and Disney should be ashamed.
LittleBuford
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In what specific ways do you think they might have done this?
Speaking for myself, the largest concerns I had were narrative (“Is there going to be room for fun in this story?”) and technological (“Are we going to lose all the scenery and animatronics?”). I feel reassured on both fronts.
Disstevefan1
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SO TRUE! like the Yeti in Everest and the cannons in Rise.
Folks should try to see Tiana as soon as its possible!
I wonder what will be Tiana's "Worked at first, then broke, never to be fixed" animatronic?
JoeCamel
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They could farm crawdads in the RoA.......
comics101
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I think releasing some actual, quality artwork the way the company used to do would have been a very good start. I'm not suggesting the release of scene-by-scene renderings or anything that extensive, but as @EPCOT-O.G. mentioned, everything about this project seems incredibly reactive. It'd be nice to know that someone involved with the project has some actual vision and isn't just a social media hack tasked with posting pictures of Imagineers eating gumbo at Dooky Chase's.
Smiley/OCD
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This argument again…if they’re not sold in the shops, they won’t sell ANY…have you checked out prices of Splash items on eBay recently?
FettFan
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My guess is that they’ll build the beignet stall under the Frontierland railroad, around where the Laughin’ Place playground was.
It’s a wide area for foot traffic, plus you can get people as they exit both Splash and the WDWRR.
Granted that’s what I as a mostly rational theme park visitor would think….lord only knows what nonsense the suits in their rich Corinthian leather Executive chairs would dream up.
FettFan
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To be fair, that’s supply and demand in action. As soon as it was announced Splash was closing, out came the e-scalpers to hoard as much as they could.
Disney cut down their SM merch to whatever being made for Tokyo; they pinched the supply, but demand spiked thanks to SM fans scrambling for the last bits, so prices naturally reacted.
From BlogMickey: The stump on Florida's version is completely cut down
FettFan
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Mama Odie is turning into Elsa. Welcoming visitors just so she can try to kill them by pushing them over the falls.
From BlogMickey: The stump on Florida's version is completely cut down
Ouch. That hurts.
yensidtlaw1969
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You mean like this actual, quality artwork that was released the day the retheme was announced?:
Or this, released in 2021?
Or like these, which have been released over the last handful of months?:
Not to mention the different models of the exterior and sketches of the critters and characters that'll be found inside.
Let's not pretend they're being stingy and secretive. We've already seen more concept art for Tiana's than we ever got for some of the new attrations at WDW in the past decade.
Personally, even just seeing these pictures all in one place is exciting. This doesn't look like a dollar store redo.
Smiley/OCD
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True, but you can’t blatantly make the argument that no quantities of SM are selling when no merchandise is being offered for sale…it’s a flawed and skewed argument.
yensidtlaw1969
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Splash Mountain items were being sold in shops before the closure announcement. They just weren't being bought in any meaningful quantity. It's silly to try to skew things like you don't understand that.
LittleBuford
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My sense (and I may well be mistaken) is that the practice of publicly releasing concept art for new attractions is fairly recent. Was any concept art released for Splash Mountain back in the day?
At any rate, I quite like some of the concept art that they’ve produced for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, but I realise that’s subjective.
Smiley/OCD
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Funny, ONE plush and ONE mug…in the amount of times I’ve been there in the past 5 years…but hey, maybe I should’ve taken my sunglasses off when I entered World of Disney, the Emporium and the store at the end of Splash…
aladdin2007
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There was also a couple of different frames at one time and a beach towel, a tumbler......but beyond that I cant recall anything else except for maybe a ride vehicle toy when they use to have those.
Cmdr_Crimson
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Disney: All your favorite characters from Princess and the frog will be in the ride.....
Meanwhile on the "other side":
Meanwhile on the "other side":