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

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Andrew C

Andrew C

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Trauma said:
Did someone hand out talking points to the Sheild?

They all show up at once with:

The ride will have long lines so that’s all that matters.

Thru the eyes of a 4 year old the ride is great!


Well those seems like some great reasons to destroy Splash.

It all makes sense to me now.
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As I told my friend, the primary goal was to rid us of splash and the replacement attraction quality was secondary. Seems they gave us a “meh” according to the cross sections of options out there.
 
davis_unoxx

davis_unoxx

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Trauma said:
It doesn’t matter.

People are going to wait for it anyways.

I also showed the ride to my Daughter and she rolled her eyes and walked away. I think that means she can’t wait to ride it.

Did I mention it’s going to have long lines and that means it’s amazing?
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Hahaha I love it.

It’s interesting, the company D store in Anaheim for cast is full of Tiana merch this year and last, meaning her stuff doesn’t sell well in the park…

I honestly believe splash merch will sell better than Tiana ride ever will, no matter how hard they push this ride to act like it’s a success.
 
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Trauma

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davis_unoxx said:
Hahaha I love it.

It’s interesting, the company D store in Anaheim for cast is full of Tiana merch this year and last, meaning her stuff doesn’t sell well in the park…

I honestly believe splash merch will sell better than Tiana ride ever will, no matter how hard they push this ride to act like it’s a success.
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Unlikely since they won’t make Splash merch anymore.
 
Smiley/OCD

Smiley/OCD

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Sirwalterraleigh said:
WDI absolutely has to be questioned at this point?

What are they actually building that is good? The track record is now looking very bad. Everything is too much…and the results are too short or have awful stories and/or re-ride factors.

That’s if they work…which is a huge if.

The only recent wdw addition that is anywhere close to on par with its hype is guardians…which I know is not for everyone. But it’s a fun coaster…it’s space mountain or rnrcoaster 2.0…:where Isaac Newton is enough.

When it’s slow…mainly these mindless trackless efforts…they’re underwhelming.

I know a lot of this is the management…because the nut at the top should long be gone now…but WDI has to make lemonade out of lemon ideas too
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The problem is they’re making plenty of lemonade…they just keep forgetting to add the sugar…I think this time they added salt…
 
TheRealSkull

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In the Parks
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Does anyone think Disney was expecting this much backlash? I think we got used to seeing Imagineering prove audiences wrong.

Wonder if they got cocky after their triumph of recent successes where they proved that all change is not necessarily a bad thing. One example I can think of is Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout.

Again, there's always going to be negative reviews to a change at first. But this is one of those special exceptions where the general reaction has been quite negative. Even content creators who have defended Disney this far for the change have been outweighing their pros with many cons.

There's no storyline. No buildup. Dead areas. Visually pretty, but you can only hide that for so long. And the opposite of that is what differs Imagineering and the Disney Parks from a Universal or Six Flags. That's why we hold them to such a high standard. Usually, each ride and attraction is handled with such artistry and care. To think Universal might top Disney next year with their new theme park finally might wake up WDI. I was never hoping to say that, but here we are. I hope they blow it out of the water because that's what is going to give us wonderful experiences from both sides in the future. It's why Cars Land was so amazing. I don't think they would have put in as much effort into Cars Land if it wasn't for Wizarding World.

Splash Mountain wasn't visually kept as it were "up to date" according to many people. But the general thrill, buildup to the drop, and catchy songs held the ride to be certified as a forever classic. Many people, like myself, put this on the Mount Rushmore of Disney attractions, one that would truly stick around from now until the end of time.

I wish that Disney had updated Splash Mountain instead of retheming it entirely. It would have shut up the naysayers who had complained about the off-putting lighting and poor state of animatronics, that Splash Mountain was a ride truly worth keeping forever. If only. Man if only. To think that now the majority of people are starting to appreciate now what was so hard for them to appreciate before is surreal.

Moral of the story is, be careful what you wish for. Especially in this era of Imagineering.
 
davis_unoxx

davis_unoxx

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TheRealSkull said:
Does anyone think Disney was expecting this much backlash? I think we got used to seeing Imagineering prove audiences wrong.

Wonder if they got cocky after their triumph of recent successes where they proved that all change is not necessarily a bad thing. One example I can think of is Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout.

Again, there's always going to be negative reviews to a change at first. But this is one of those special exceptions where the general reaction has been quite negative. Even content creators who have defended Disney this far for the change have been outweighing their pros with many cons.

There's no storyline. No buildup. Dead areas. Visually pretty, but you can only hide that for so long. And the opposite of that is what differs Imagineering and the Disney Parks from a Universal or Six Flags. That's why we hold them to such a high standard. Usually, each ride and attraction is handled with such artistry and care.

Splash Mountain wasn't visually kept as it were "up to date" according to many people. But the general thrill, buildup to the drop, and catchy songs held the ride to be certified as a forever classic. Many people, like myself, put this on the Mount Rushmore of Disney attractions, one that would truly stick around from now until the end of time.

I wish that Disney had updated Splash Mountain instead of retheming it entirely. It would have shut up the naysayers who had complained about the off-putting lighting and poor state of animatronics, that Splash Mountain was a ride truly worth keeping forever. If only. Man if only. To think that now the majority of people are starting to appreciate now what was so hard for them to appreciate before is surreal.

Moral of the story is, be careful what you wish for. Especially in this era of Imagineering.
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Yes exactly!

I would get downvoted on reddit when I said the Tokyo version animatronics looked fantastic, and opened a day apart from WDW version of ride. I said this in response to people saying the ride was dated LOL.
 
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James Alucobond

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Tha Realest said:
It’s pretty wild how quickly some went from “this will be a world class attraction featuring the best of our company befitting a Disney Princess” to “lots of people will ride it because what else are they going to do in the world’s busiest park lulz”
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Pretty wild how no one here really said either of those things, yet that’s the reductive summary that lives in your head.
 
seabreezept813

seabreezept813

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Trauma said:
Did someone hand out talking points to the Sheild?

They all show up at once with:

The ride will have long lines so that’s all that matters.

Thru the eyes of a 4 year old the ride is great!


Well those seems like some great reasons to destroy Splash.

It all makes sense to me now.
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Haha Splash was my favorite ride of all time. But nothing could replace it, so might as well let my kids enjoy this new whatever it is.. I’m honestly looking forward to the bromide smell and the view of MK where the birdhouses used to be. When they decided to close this, I knew to have zero expectations. I was hoping it would exceed that but from what I’m hearing it didn’t.
 
Centauri Space Station

Centauri Space Station

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Brer Oswald said:
It is absolutely a worse scenario for MK than it is DL. Even if this ride stinks in DL, it doesn't really matter.

At MK, it was the equivalent to DL's PotC. And there are way less attractions in general. Absolute disaster.
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Haunted mansion, Jungle cruise, BTM, Pirates, IASW, peoplemover, space mt. MK isn’t short on popular classic rides.
 
Ice Gator

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CampbellzSoup said:
You know what’s so sad too the princess and the frog is actually a really good movie… I think too many hands were in the pot here and nothing better came from this if you’re going to change a loved ride why wouldn’t you make it better..????
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One of my top 3 Disney animated movies. I saw it in theaters when it released and ever since I had wanted them to return to 2-D animation every so often.

Really bummed out by how they executed the attraction. I was on-board the whole time, because I figured it’d be an upgrade from the former attraction and Tiana’s bayou fits the Frontierland vibe for me. I don’t think this ride is a total disaster because it is visually appealing, but boy- both PatF and Splash deserved a lot better.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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TheRealSkull said:
Does anyone think Disney was expecting this much backlash? I think we got used to seeing Imagineering prove audiences wrong.

Wonder if they got cocky after their triumph of recent successes where they proved that all change is not necessarily a bad thing. One example I can think of is Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout.

Again, there's always going to be negative reviews to a change at first. But this is one of those special exceptions where the general reaction has been quite negative. Even content creators who have defended Disney this far for the change have been outweighing their pros with many cons.

There's no storyline. No buildup. Dead areas. Visually pretty, but you can only hide that for so long. And the opposite of that is what differs Imagineering and the Disney Parks from a Universal or Six Flags. That's why we hold them to such a high standard. Usually, each ride and attraction is handled with such artistry and care. To think Universal might top Disney next year with their new theme park finally might wake up WDI. I was never hoping to say that, but here we are. I hope they blow it out of the water because that's what is going to give us wonderful experiences from both sides in the future. It's why Cars Land was so amazing. I don't think they would have put in as much effort into Cars Land if it wasn't for Wizarding World.

Splash Mountain wasn't visually kept as it were "up to date" according to many people. But the general thrill, buildup to the drop, and catchy songs held the ride to be certified as a forever classic. Many people, like myself, put this on the Mount Rushmore of Disney attractions, one that would truly stick around from now until the end of time.

I wish that Disney had updated Splash Mountain instead of retheming it entirely. It would have shut up the naysayers who had complained about the off-putting lighting and poor state of animatronics, that Splash Mountain was a ride truly worth keeping forever. If only. Man if only. To think that now the majority of people are starting to appreciate now what was so hard for them to appreciate before is surreal.

Moral of the story is, be careful what you wish for. Especially in this era of Imagineering.
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Who are you talking about?

“Proving audiences wrong”?
 
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