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

[SpectroMagician]

"Tiana brings much-needed representation to the park, resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." The writer contradicts themselves in the same sentence. Do characters, regardless of race, resonate with guests of all ages and background - OR do we need to have every race represented in order for people to resonate with them?

Or potentially the real answer is the writer believes that only black characters resonate with people of all backgrounds, while white characters cannot possibly resonate with black people. Either way you look at it this writer is pretty gosh darn racist.

 

[ToTBellHop]

"Tiana brings much-needed representation to the park, resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." The writer contradicts themselves in the same sentence. Do characters, regardless of race, resonate with guests of all ages and background - OR do we need to have every race represented in order for people to resonate with them?

Or potentially the real answer is the writer believes that only black characters resonate with people of all backgrounds, while white characters cannot possibly resonate with black people. Either way you look at it this writer is pretty gosh darn racist.

What are you even talking about?

A park with more diversity resonates with more people. That's not racist to suggest and most of us do not question that claim. For me, I would have just preferred PatF get a NEW attraction, and I would have included Facilier if it was going to be a thrill ride. The current story lends itself more to the ride layout of the new Tangled ride in Tokyo.

 

[Captain Culpepper Cline]

The review missed talking about the second floor of the barn (details and how it was separated from ground level by building a floor)

 

[James Alucobond]

"Tiana brings much-needed representation to the park, resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." The writer contradicts themselves in the same sentence. Do characters, regardless of race, resonate with guests of all ages and background - OR do we need to have every race represented in order for people to resonate with them?

Or potentially the real answer is the writer believes that only black characters resonate with people of all backgrounds, while white characters cannot possibly resonate with black people. Either way you look at it this writer is pretty gosh darn racist.

Race, age, and background are all discrete things, so I’m not really sure how it’s contradictory. You can of course disagree with the notion that representation is necessary, but I don’t think there’s anything fundamentally wrong with the sentence.

 

[wdwmagic]

"Tiana brings much-needed representation to the park, resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." The writer contradicts themselves in the same sentence. Do characters, regardless of race, resonate with guests of all ages and background - OR do we need to have every race represented in order for people to resonate with them?

Or potentially the real answer is the writer believes that only black characters resonate with people of all backgrounds, while white characters cannot possibly resonate with black people. Either way you look at it this writer is pretty gosh darn racist.

I don't want to get into this in this thread, so will not be replying further here beyond the comment below, and feel free to PM me if you wish to talk further.

Tiana brings needed diversity to the park, and this inclusivity helps her resonate with a wide audience. This does not contradict the idea that characters of any race can resonate with diverse audiences. It highlights the importance of having diverse characters to reflect the audience’s diversity.

I believe that you may be over-interpreting the sentence in the review, which did not intend to suggest that only black characters resonate universally or that white characters cannot resonate with black people. The review is emphasizing the positive impact of having more diverse characters like Tiana in the park.

 

[TalkToEthan]

In this thread I feel like I’m standing before

Administrator, Moderator, Premium Member, Original Poster………..rightful heir to the iron throne, breaker of chains, first of her name, the unburnt……

 

[McMickeyWorld]

????

 

[wedenterprises]

"Tiana brings much-needed representation to the park, resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." The writer contradicts themselves in the same sentence. Do characters, regardless of race, resonate with guests of all ages and background - OR do we need to have every race represented in order for people to resonate with them?

Or potentially the real answer is the writer believes that only black characters resonate with people of all backgrounds, while white characters cannot possibly resonate with black people. Either way you look at it this writer is pretty gosh darn racist.

LOL No. The quoted like is simply sloppy writing, allowing you the opportunity to display your cognitive bias. You are correct that there are two contradicting ideas presented on either side of the comma. They just need to be married.

An easy way to fix this would be; "Tiana brings much needed representation to the park, while resonating with guests of all ages and backgrounds." Meaning that although she brings representation to one specific group, she is also able to resonate with all guests in other ways. I then expect the writer to continue on about how she resonates with everyone (her dreams, her optimism, her overcoming of hardships etc.)

This could lead into, and support, a new third idea that "it's important to mirror the audience's diversity."

 

[ToTBellHop]

I didn’t realize this was an AP Language and Composition class.

 

[DCBaker]

Walt Disney Imagineering has released a bonus clip to their series We Call It Imagineering, with a special look at Leah Chase-Kamata singing Do you Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?

Here's the clip description:

Here’s a special look at Leah Chase-Kamata, the daughter of Dooky and Leah Chase, a NOLA staple and accomplished singer, as she lent her voice to the queue song, “Do you Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?”.

Grammy-Award winners, PJ Morton and Terence Blanchard recorded this special soundtrack in New Orleans with some of the city’s most prolific musicians just for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! Alongside Disney Imagineers, they worked with hundreds of artists who contributed their talents throughout the attraction and queue area.

We’re so immensely proud and excited to celebrate all the music featured in and around Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Thank you to all the musicians involved!

 

[IanDLBZF]

Who is Lari the Armadillo? | Disney Parks Blog

You’ve seen him on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and he’s seen you, too. Learn more about Lari the Armadillo and his love of umbrellas and beignets.

disneyparksblog.com

Lari’s backstory is out!

 

[ptaylor]

Who is Lari the Armadillo? | Disney Parks Blog

You’ve seen him on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and he’s seen you, too. Learn more about Lari the Armadillo and his love of umbrellas and beignets.

disneyparksblog.com

Lari’s backstory is out!

Begin the merchandising!

 

[Brer Oswald]

Yeah, I would say there are definately some things that are ‘not complete’ just yet on this Attraction….



Two days to go folks.


I have yet to have heard anyone place a guess on how long the Attraction will be down on Opening Day.
There is a fun ‘virtual prize’ to whoever guesses within the range, so let’s hear some guesses!


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5 hours.

 

[monothingie]

Who is Lari the Armadillo? | Disney Parks Blog

You’ve seen him on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and he’s seen you, too. Learn more about Lari the Armadillo and his love of umbrellas and beignets.

disneyparksblog.com

Lari’s backstory is out!

Begin the merchandising!

A Lari is a monetary unit for the Republic of Georgia. So having a merchandisable character named after currency is a perfect synergistic fit for Disney!

 

[Brer Oswald]

What are you even talking about?

A park with more diversity resonates with more people. That's not racist to suggest and most of us do not question that claim. For me, I would have just preferred PatF get a NEW attraction, and I would have included Facilier if it was going to be a thrill ride. The current story lends itself more to the ride layout of the new Tangled ride in Tokyo.

That’s what I would’ve done. You add a new Tiana ride with a nice indoor New Orleans pavilion area beyond Big Thunder, and you make some tweaks to Splash’s post show to give more acknowledgement to Brer Rabbit‘s roots. Then you have two black coded rides rather than one. But alas, Disney likes to go for the option that irritates the most amount of fans.

 

[Kingoglow]

It would be nice if Disney's diversity and inclusion initiative would also build in role models for young men and boys. Something like a well-written Prince movie; instead of this fascination focusing solely on princesses. All the boys have no ware side-kicks and hangers on (the current princes), a drunk (Cpt. Sparrow) and two plastic toys that are memed to be named after adult toys. With Marvel and Star Wards 'princess-ifizing' their brands there is nothing more to cater to males.

 

[JoeCamel]

It would be nice if Disney's diversity and inclusion initiative would also build in role models for young men and boys. Something like a well-written Prince movie; instead of this fascination focusing solely on princesses. All the boys have no ware side-kicks and hangers on (the current princes), a drunk (Cpt. Sparrow) and two plastic toys that are memed to be named after adult toys. With Marvel and Star Wards 'princess-ifizing' their brands there is nothing more to cater to males.

Dude it's a princess park....

 

[SilentWindODoom]

and two plastic toys that are memed to be named after adult toys.

What?

With Marvel and Star Wards 'princess-ifizing' their brands there is nothing more to cater to males.

...

What?

 

[Sir_Cliff]

It would be nice if Disney's diversity and inclusion initiative would also build in role models for young men and boys...

Ask and ye shall receive...

...two plastic toys that are memed to be named after adult toys.

 

[JenniferS]

What?



...

What?

Woody and Buzz. Hardy har har.