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

[Tha Realest]

My eyes rolled so hard I looked like the Louis AA when his body freezes up

 

[monothingie]

Pretty good video. Worth the watch.

 

[Professortango1]

Do we think they actually listened to feedback for once? This poster was unanimously hated when they first revealed it, even by some of the more hardcore defenders of the ride. I typically don't agree with the "it was supposed to be bad until they received backlash" comments, but in this particular instance I wouldn't be surprised if that was actually what happened. Good on them for making it right.

I kind of prefer the old poster. Its not perfect by all means, but the new one looks like the cover of a children's book rather than an attraction poster. Its over-produced.

 

[Advisable Joseph]

There are a few members on this board, such as Marni, who have stated that the reception was not nearly as positive as they had hoped.

Are you referring to this?

Just checked the Disney video again. The comments are getting even worse if that’s somehow possible.

They need to pull the video, this is going to start to be a massive PR hit.

I notice some bots there also ( you can tell because the comments are all similar followed by a string of emojis ) but they can’t keep up with the outpouring of anger and negativity.

Best thing Disney can do now is pull everything and pretend all is well.

Too late…

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Here too-

The criticism is not universal

It isn’t, but it’s a lot more than expected.

Rumor - Tokyo Disneyland Splash Mountain Retheme Discussion

I wasn't implying that just because Splash Mountain is popular over here doesn't mean it's not possible that it could be changed like it did in the United States. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it did end up going through, but I could imagine them picking a different theme. I believe that...

forums.wdwmagic.com

 

[EricsBiscuit]

An empty queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, late afternoon, Sunday, 7/14/2024.

 

[Ayla]

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An empty queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, late afternoon, Sunday, 7/14/2024.

The queue is empty because there is no stand by. It may have just come back up after weather or an extended downtime, etc.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

The queue is empty because there is no stand by. It may have just come back up after weather or an extended downtime, etc.

Nope, this was before the thunderstorms. I took this picture after getting off the ride. We waited less than 10 minutes to get on.

 

[aladdin2007]

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An empty queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, late afternoon, Sunday, 7/14/2024.

Ridiculously stupid that they cant let the general public into this when its designed to handle it, there is a management problem.

 

[WorldExplorer]

If they opened the normal queue they would have people constantly comparing wait times to Splash's and trying to gauge whether they spent millions to get roughly the same amount of guests to ride.

 

[Disstevefan1]

 

[JoeCamel]

Ridiculously stupid that they cant let the general public into this when its designed to handle it, there is a management problem.

You are assuming there are guests present that would fill the queue?
If the OP waited 10 minutes then the queue is full and the ride is operating at full capacity. If logs were empty and there were thousands available to fill it then you would have a point but if all they do is stand people in a line and the throughput is the same then all they are doing is standing people in a hot line.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

If they opened the normal queue they would have people constantly comparing wait times to Splash's and trying to gauge whether they spent millions to get roughly the same amount of guests to ride.

Even if this was the most terrible ride on the face of the earth (It’s not. It’s not as good as Splash, but it’s adequate and it does have some top-notch AA’s) this thing would draw huge waits based on the fact that it’s the brand new ride that everyone wants to try. I am confident they’re not keeping it VQ because they’re worried the waits will be lower than Splash was.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

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The VQ slots for this thing at 7 am disappear in about 3 seconds every day, but you think that picture of an empty queue points to a failure of the ride? Please. Now if you mean they are failing at managing the VQ system properly and/or they should just throw the thing open to standby, maybe. But this thing would not be a walk on if it were standby.

 

[Disstevefan1]

they are failing at managing the VQ system properly and/or they should just throw the thing open to standby, maybe.

 

[Brian]

Tiana's Bayou Adventure reportedly cost $142 million.

The Cost Of Converting Disney's Splash Mountain

Few of Disney's theme park rides have been more controversial than Splash Mountain. The update to it could also be one of the most costly, despite being a basic log flume.

www.forbes.com

The manpower required to develop and install the new decor and audio-animatronics compensates for lack of CGI. Combined with seven years of inflation it should put the upgrade budgets for both attractions at approximately a similar level and, according to Jaraudias, that came to $71 million (€65 million) as can be seen here. It would put the total spent on Tiana's Bayou Adventure over the past four years at $142 million. Making it back could take a lot longer than that.

 

[gerarar]

So I was at the dentist today for a cleaning, and the dental hygienist saw my Disneyland shirt which sparked a long conversation.

Their family and her went on their very first WDW trip sometime in late 2022 and she said that MK was her least favorite park they visited. Reasoning being that there were many "old" rides.

I was kinda perplexed what she meant by this. She said the boats on Small World and Pirates were dirty. You can see mold and icky stuff on the rides. Then came Splash Mountain. She said and I quote, "it looked like it was falling apart". The animatronics were broken everywhere and the boats were in very rough shape as bits and pieces were coming off. She then said that she was glad it closed so they could finally "fix it".

I was very surprised by this viewpoint, especially coming from a first time visitor. I guess this just goes to show how maintenance is important and how it can skew guest's viewpoints and opinions on rides. That even a masterpiece of a ride Splash was can really damper guest's views when not properly maintained.

The other thing was that they were somewhat
regular Disneyland park-goers, but after their first WDW visit, they prefer and love World more. They like the many parks to see/visit and how it feels like an enclosed-city, especially if you stay at the on-site resorts. Their favorites were Animal Kingdom (Avatar) and Hollywood Studios (Star Wars). They want to go back sometime soon also.

Anyways, it was nice talking to someone who isn't always "in the know". But it did give me a fresh viewpoint on the parks that I often don't see or hear.

Edit: just realized that this may be off-topic for this thread, so it can be deleted if deemed so.

 

[DCLcruiser]

So I was at the dentist today for a cleaning, and the dental hygienist saw my Disneyland shirt which sparked a long conversation.

Their family and her went on their very first WDW trip sometime in late 2022 and she said that MK was her least favorite park they visited. Reasoning being that there were many "old" rides.

I was kinda perplexed what she meant by this. She said the boats on Small World and Pirates were dirty. You can see mold and icky stuff on the rides. Then came Splash Mountain. She said and I quote, "it looked like it was falling apart". The animatronics were broken everywhere and the boats were in very rough shape as bits and pieces were coming off. She then said that she was glad it closed so they could finally "fix it".

I was very surprised by this viewpoint, especially coming from a first time visitor. I guess this just goes to show how maintenance is important and how it can skew guest's viewpoints and opinions on rides. That even a masterpiece of a ride Splash was can really damper guest's views when not properly maintained.

The other thing was that they were somewhat
regular Disneyland park-goers, but after their first WDW visit, they prefer and love World more. They like the many parks to see/visit and how it feels like an enclosed-city, especially if you stay at the on-site resorts. Their favorites were Animal Kingdom (Avatar) and Hollywood Studios (Star Wars). They want to go back sometime soon also.

Anyways, it was nice talking to someone who isn't always "in the know". But it did give me a fresh viewpoint on the parks that I often don't see or hear.

Edit: just realized that this may be off-topic for this thread, so it can be deleted if deemed so.

Ah, the viewpoint of fresh eyes that aren't using nostalgia-vision.

 

[UNCgolf]

Ah, the viewpoint of fresh eyes that aren't using nostalgia-vision.

I don't think that's really different than what most people say -- that the maintenance (or lack thereof) is a serious problem.

 

[DCLcruiser]

I don't think that's really different than what most people say -- that the maintenance (or lack thereof) is a serious problem.

Yes, but not all. Especially when it comes to Splash.