Epcot81Fan
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The best part is having to endure WDI lecture us about what amazing “storytellers” they are in endless blog posts.
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News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress
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Epcot81Fan
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And exactly how loud do frog musicians play?
Can the people dancing in the finale even hear the frog musicians?
So they shrink you down to go get tiny musicians that can’t be heard at the party?
Good lord, this entire concept is idiotic.
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Are you really going to question the concept of animal musicians?
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When you think about it, Tiana doesn't have the Bayou Adventure. She just finds 2 bands, then looks in a log, then goes to the party. Whee.
Epcot81Fan
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Don’t forget the flailing! So, so much pointless flailing!
The disrespect they show for this character and the source material is just astonishing.
But WDI made her a custom dress for the finale! Or something!
I'd forgive much of TBA if they'd just concoct a story of Tiana needing to finding a rare plant/herb for her latest "food" it could even be a plant that blooms, ripens, whatever when exposed to the sounds of music. Is it ridiculous, Yep! But it's still better than going on a quest to find an animal band (which is accomplished rather quickly)
It's the only way they can show off their advanced animatronic.
Epcot81Fan
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But even then - where is the “adventure” and is that a story worthy of an E-ticket attraction?
In the current version, not only does she not have an adventure or conflict of any kind, heck, she doesn’t even experience “inconvenience”.
The beats are:
“I need a band”
“Here’s one”
“Here’s another one”
“And another”
“Welcome to the party”
I have more of an “adventure” navigating traffic going to the dry cleaners.
The adventure is in trying to find the mcguffin. I agree it's weak sauce but let's not kid ourselves and think this was going to be anything other than a C-ticket. (on a good day) without any real stakes or conflict, it was always going to be an episode of Dora the Explorer. At least with trying to track down a missing ingredient or even Louis's trumpet there were some stakes, some sense of story progression.
As-is, the story progression ends the minute the attraction starts -- we find a band instantly. Horrah! Or should I say, Hallelujah!
Epcot81Fan
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Exactly. The ride, based on its own premise, could end after the first scene.
“Hey, kids, meet Louis up ahead to find a band!” (flail, flail)
“Here’s Louis and a band!” (more flailing)
Please exit to your left.
IMO the first three Tiana animatronics are very clearly her, but the last one at the party scene doesn’t capture her very well at all. The first time I saw the ride through POV, I had to double check that it was actually Tiana and not one of her family members or friends.It's truly wild hearing the claim that Tiana looks so off model that children won't be able to recognize her. First off, she doesn't.Secondly, that's really such a discredit to Anika Noni Rose whose stellar voice work really brings Tiana to life. I know I might be biased, but I think Anika is truly in the golden trio of princess voice actors with Paige O'Hara and Jodi Benson. To be frank, Tiana wouldn't be Tiana without Anika Noni Rose's inspired acting.
I've been lucky enough to ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure (with all the animatronics working none the less), and found it ridiculous that anyone would claim it was difficult to understand whose ride it is. If you have any clue who Tiana is, you'll know exactly who you're adventuring with.
BagOfGroceries
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BTW Rode it first thing when it opened, top of mountain Odie was all broken except for the mouth. Everything else worked perfectly.
Epcot81Fan
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Looking at the ride time, from the start of Tiana flailing and saying "Hey kids, let's go find a tiny frog band!" to when you are restored back to full size, that is over three minutes of the attraction.
That means, give or take, almost 30% of the entire ride time is driven by a story premise to go find a six inch tall frog band that, by definition, can't even be heard by the people dancing at the party.
Seriously, how does that idiotic concept even get past the first story pitch meeting?
That means, give or take, almost 30% of the entire ride time is driven by a story premise to go find a six inch tall frog band that, by definition, can't even be heard by the people dancing at the party.
Seriously, how does that idiotic concept even get past the first story pitch meeting?
At this point, you seem to be obsessed with this ride more than anyone else.
RenDeVieux
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As a Nola native…not finding musicians over Carnival season/Mardi Gras on short notice tracks. Those guys usually book gigs weeks in advance (I can’t speak
for a century ago..)
donaldtoo
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Also another minor nitpick - At the start of the ride, when outside, Louis calls out "Hello? Any tiny musicians?" Wouldn't that line have worked better in the scene where he has his head stuck in a log before Odie shrinks us?
Yes, but that should have been a couple of people in WDI.
The Mcguffn is a mcguffin because it leads to conflict. It is wasted and therefore not a Mcguffin.