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

[MerlinTheGoat]

It probably was increased but I'm wondering how much of the budget is being taken up by the demolition involved. Those cost add up quickly. Also I'm not saying most of the budget went to demolition but I'm curious.

I don't know the precise budget or how it's being allocated, just that it's sizable. Not as absurd as Cosmic Rewind (which was $500 million), but far greater than the original $30-$40 million. Guessing a lot more than Frozenstrom too, which was around $70 million including the new meet and greet facility next door (that facility also probably chewed through a lot of the budget and left far less for the ride).

There was always going to be demolition with this project, likely just as much as with the original lower budget version.

 

[Kirby86]

I don't know the precise budget or how it's being allocated, just that it's sizable. Not as absurd as Cosmic Rewind (which was $500 million), but far greater than the original $30-$40 million. Guessing a lot more than Frozenstrom too, which was around $70 million including the new meet and greet facility next door (that facility also probably chewed through a lot of the budget and left far less for the ride).

There was always going to be demolition with this project, likely just as much as with the original lower budget version.

Oh I know demolition was always going to be part of the budget even for the limited budget version that's what makes the 30-40 million plan seem unrealistic on Disney's part.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Photos from today - some more scaffolding has gone up.

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Honestly looks more like a Wet Hill to me now.

 

[Brer Panther]

A movie doesn't even have to be good to make it a good candidate for a ride. And on the inverse, not every good movie should have a ride. Interesting settings are what is so important.

Ratatouille is a fantastic movie but a pretty crappy ride. A restaurant kitchen and the dirty inside of walls are an innately uninteresting setting to travel through for a ride. Avatar is an aggressively bland and boring movie, but the setting made for a quality theme park experience.

Even Splash Mountain could qualify as an example of this. Lousy movie (outside of the animated segments), great ride.

I'm not opposed to a PatF ride and would happily ride it, just not at the cost of Splash Mountain.

I fully agree.

 

[TomboyJanet]

I just rode the California Splash Mountain and aside from the way too quick pacing of the west coast version, it still held up. Im trying to think about how the new ride could be as fun but, still coming up blank. I saw some of the cast members had Splash Mt Plushies out and one of those knapsack thingies so its good to see some celebration of the old ride

 

[JoeCamel]

I just rode the California Splash Mountain and aside from the way too quick pacing of the west coast version, it still held up. Im trying to think about how the new ride could be as fun but, still coming up blank. I saw some of the cast members had Splash Mt Plushies out and one of those knapsack thingies so its good to see some celebration of the old ride

How many were bottling water?

 

[TomboyJanet]

How many were bottling water?

I saw someone pretending to drink the water for a vlog lmao

I got my water in one of those star wars Galaxy's edge soda things cuz its right next to Splash In Cali

 

[IanDLBZF]

I saw someone pretending to drink the water for a vlog lmao

That's just sick.

 

[JoeCamel]

That's just sick.

Vloggers so yeah

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I just rode the California Splash Mountain and aside from the way too quick pacing of the west coast version, it still held up. Im trying to think about how the new ride could be as fun but, still coming up blank. I saw some of the cast members had Splash Mt Plushies out and one of those knapsack thingies so its good to see some celebration of the old ride

How are the AA’s holding up in California compared to WDW?

 

[TomboyJanet]

How are the AA’s holding up in California compared to WDW?

Much better actually. There's no million dollar bunny over there but considering that most of these AAs are from the 70s (America Sings) They are looking as good as Rocket Raccoon in DCA. Except for that one night when the Swamp Boys kinda did a freeze frame but it was immediately fixed. The thing I noticed is that in both Fla and Ca there is something wrong with the last Brer Fox when he's screaming about being bit. In Florida I didn't hear audio in that scene at all (cept for Brer Bear) but in LA I heard it but it was like on low volume. It would be ironic if the soundroom was next to it so they decided to do that just as in Splash's predecessor Tales of the Okeefenokee (look it up if you're in for a deep dive)

 

[zipadee999]

It would be ironic if the soundroom was next to it so they decided to do that just as in Splash's predecessor Tales of the Okeefenokee (look it up if you're in for a deep dive)

legendary reference

 

[Riviera Rita]

Great piece on Real Time With Bill Maher this week. I'm not sure if I can use the term he used as I'm not sure if it's an offensive term over the pond - 'Ca*ones'.
Anyway, I wish Disney could have done a Ben Stiller when a minority lost their minds over 'Tropic Thunder'

 

[EagleScout610]

 

[Elijah Abrams]

A cat was seen strolling in the now-closed ride a couple days ago.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

A cat was seen strolling in the now-closed ride a couple days ago.

That’s because with no water, no gators…

 

[EagleScout610]

A cat was seen strolling in the now-closed ride a couple days ago.

Cats come running for the great taste of Gumbo

 

[Disstevefan1]

A cat was seen strolling in the now-closed ride a couple days ago.

Auditions for Tiana’s band are starting early I guess.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

It's one of the new animatronics. Told you they'd be state of the art.

 

[EagleScout610]

Auditions for Tiana’s band are starting early I guess.