Incomudro
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The film gave them all of the ingredients (unintentional pun) to make a great ride.
They even had Tony Baxter on hand to show them how to do it.
And they blew it.
They blew it because they thought they knew better.
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The film gave them all of the ingredients (unintentional pun) to make a great ride.
They even had Tony Baxter on hand to show them how to do it.
And they blew it.
They blew it because they thought they knew better.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
I’m sceptical that they ever considered a straight-up book-report style, especially as that would have meant portraying Tiana as a frog for most of the time, which caused some controversy even at the time of the film. But yes, I agree that they could have come up with something much, much better than what we’ve ended up with.
mickEblu
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But what does “most of the time” really mean in reality on a log ride or any ride for that matter ? It could have just been 2-3 scenes between HDYD and Laughin Place that we zip by where’s she’s a frog. Pretty much for some of their adventures in the bayou. See one Tiana AA in human form on the first lifthill and one again during the finale in her green princess gown.
How many times do we see Alice or Peter Pan on their rides? Even a good book report ride will have you feeling like you ve been immersed in the setting from the story on your own adventure.
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WorldExplorer
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Is there any reason to believe this YouTube comment is a real story? Is that normally an insider channel or something?
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
Fair enough. I was more convinced by the “Louis’ trumpet” leak. As much as people mocked that idea, I actually think it could have worked. In any case, I am extremely disappointed with what we now have and only hope that some major revisions are made to it in the not-too-distant future (though I doubt that’ll happen).
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Assuming the execution was good, following the story from the film would have fixed the main issues with this attraction. The awful story and dialogue, the lack of suspense leading up to and on the lifthill and the fact that the attraction doesn’t do PatF any justice. My favorite scene on the ride is the little outdoor bayou scene between the first two lift hills because IMO it’s the only scene in the entire attraction that was improved upon and it feels like something from the movie. You’d also get two fan favorite songs from the film that didn’t make it into PatF.
Anyway, at this point they know they failed. Just give Tony Baxter 100k and a green light and watch what he can do. They owe him that.
Anyway, at this point they know they failed. Just give Tony Baxter 100k and a green light and watch what he can do. They owe him that.
gerarar
Premium Member
Finally one of the blogs picked up what I've been noticing the past 2-ish months.
Actually I wonder if the conversations in this exact thread the past week made BlogMickey to dig into the data as they often look at this site for scoops (and properly sourced!).
flyerjab
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LOL Currently being evacuated from Tiana’s in WDW. We were the last log down the hill.
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EagleScout610
Premium Member
At least you get to look at ... uh
... Lari?
JackCH
Well-Known Member
Good LORD this ride feels like a disaster lol. It was a nightmare when we visited too.
flyerjab
Well-Known Member
Definitely got to see more than Lari
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Incomudro
Well-Known Member
Had they worked in "Are you Ready?" this ride could have been a knock out.
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
Please stop armchair imagineering the ride as you had hoped it existed, and just enjoy the oddly paced, unreliable attraction with chronically broken AAs as the Imagineers conceived and delivered it.
I know it's not "in the cards" but Disney should attempt to acknowledge the shortcomings of Tiana's Bayou Adventure and commit to fixing its many issues. They should close it down temporarily to address these problems to bring it up to their own standards, or better still, consider completely overhauling the attraction from the ground up. If undertaken, the reimagined attraction could be framed as a "Grand Re-opening" event to generate excitement among disgruntled PATF/park fans and to rebuild some goodwill following negative reviews and the initial and persistent plague of show quality failures.
It's time Disney. Step up and commit to fixing this attraction. It's terrible.
It's time Disney. Step up and commit to fixing this attraction. It's terrible.
James Alucobond
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They will more likely quietly attempt to fix persistent operational issues during normally scheduled downtime, which is not far off. They're not re-doing it.
Anything to avoid admitting failure. I can understand that. But, they need to pivot and explore alternative methods. Their current efforts are not yielding any improvements. The only option I see is closure. Temporary or extended until the ride is actually show-ready and consistently running as it should.
(IMHO)
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splah
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the embarrassment and shame is too much for poor tianaDefinitely got to see more than Lari
flyerjab
Well-Known Member
I hope that some of the money allocated to WDW over the next several years goes to improving their maintenance and continued upkeep of the parks. I’m sorry, but at what they charge, I should be able to see the Kylo AA work at the end of RotR for once, or have the AAs work consistently for Tiana’s, or the effects on BTM work (I would love to know how many don’t), etc. I don’t expect perfection, but I expect a better batting average than what they are currently hitting.