Tianas Bayou testing update

Welcome home lets take a quick look at some testing updates on Tianas Bayou #tiana #disney #magickingdom #disneyworld
iana's Bayou Adventure is an upcoming log flume attraction at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. It is based on Disney's 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. The ride experience will begin with a peaceful outdoor float-through that will lead to indoor dark ride segments, with a climactic steep drop followed by an indoor finale. The drop is 52.5 feet (16.0 meters). The attraction is scheduled to open in summer 2024 at Magic Kingdom and later in 2024 at Disneyland.[2] It is a redesign of Splash Mountain.
Development
In June 2020, it was announced that the Splash Mountain attraction themed to Disney's 1946 film Song of the South at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, would be rethemed based on the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. Disney stated that the development of the project began in 2019, prior to the online petitions that were circulated during the George Floyd protests. There had been renewed scrutiny of Song of the South, which is "rarely aired or shown" in the U.S. due to its controversial aspects.[3] It has been considered by critics as portraying African Americans as stereotypes, making them appear content with plantation life in the post-Civil War South.[4] At the time of the film's release, the NAACP protested its subject matter.[5] The Disney Imagineers based Splash Mountain on the animated portions of the film, which the company felt at the time would leave them unaffected by these issues.[6]
The New York Times reported that Disney executives had privately discussed removing the attraction's Song of the South theme for at least five years, before putting into development a theme based on The Princess and the Frog.[7] The project is being led by Imagineer Senior Creative Producer Charita Carter while Splash Mountain Imagineer Tony Baxter returned as a creative advisor.[8][9][10]
In August 2021, new artwork and details for the retheme were revealed.[11] In July 2022, during the ESSENCE festival in New Orleans, Disney announced that the new ride would be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure, setting an opening date of "late 2024" at both parks.[12][13]
At the D23 Expo in September 2022, it was confirmed that Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, and Jenifer Lewis would be reprising their roles from the film for the ride.
In December 2022, new artwork was unveiled and it was announced that the Magic Kingdom version of Splash Mountain would close on January 23, 2023.[15] In April 2023, it was announced that Tiana's Bayou Adventure would include "dozens" of "entirely new audio-animatronics figures" and that the Disneyland version of Splash Mountain would close on May 31, 2023.[16] In addition to Audio-Animatronics, the ride features animation of fireflies provided by Walt Disney Animation Studios.[17] In February 2024, a preview video of a Tiana Audio-Animatronics figure was released.[18]
Since the setting of Tiana's Bayou Adventure is New Orleans, which is a flat city, the attraction's elevation is explained by having it take place on a salt dome. The Imagineers took inspiration from the Avery Island salt dome in Louisiana. In addition, the new characters for the ride were designed by Imagineer Laura West, while Eric Goldberg, who animated Louis in the film, was consulted for the character's inclusion.[19][20]
To prepare for the attraction, the Imagineering team took several research trips to Louisiana, visiting locations such as the French Market and bayous, consulted with cultural institutions, chefs, academics, musicians, and also experienced Mardi Gras in New Orleans.[13][21] The Imagineers also commissioned New Orleans artist Sharika Mahdi to create four paintings, each with a different theme, to serve as inspiration for the attraction.[22]
The attraction's music was provided by Grammy award-winning New Orleans musicians PJ Morton and Terence Blanchard. Morton wrote a song, while Blanchard provided the queue music. Blanchard previously provided Louis' trumpet playing in the film. Morton and Blanchard also utilized music from the film, composed by Randy Newman.[23][24]
The attraction's queue includes a mural designed by Louisiana artist Malaika Favorite.[25] In addition, the exterior of the attraction includes a weathervane crafted by Louisiana blacksmiths Darryl Reeves and Karina Roca

[@imovieseriestv248]

Nice

[@vacation_fun_makers]

Thanks hopefully we have some more to update on our next trip down

[@joannsalas]

It’s getting there! Thanks for sharing!

[@vacation_fun_makers]

Yes less and less scaffolding all the time and logs flowing so hopefully sooner rather than later.

[@phyternl]

Awesome! Thanks for the update.

[@vacation_fun_makers]

You are so very welcome.

[@almadeliaguzman3994]

Is it ready to ride now

[@vacation_fun_makers]

No not yet supposed to open late summer so we shall see as it looks to be going ahead of schedule

[@k1llerraven]

L Disney as always

[@vacation_fun_makers]

The rumour is late summer opening but things look to be moving a little faster than expected so hopefully we see it open around July not Aug or Sept