Construction update from Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World

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Posted: Tuesday April 16, 2024 10:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Today, we have the latest update on the progress of Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 16 2024

Work is mostly complete on the mountain, with crews hand-finishing small areas that require touch-ups.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 16 2024

The majority of the visible construction activity is still taking place in the outdoor and indoor queue area.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 16 2024

New since our last update is the addition of the Main Entrance signage into the building from the queue area.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 16 2024

We are still waiting for a precise opening date, but Disney has previously said that Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open this summer at Walt Disney World and later in 2024 at Disneyland. The current best estimates are still leaning toward the mid-June timeframe, with previews expected before then.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 16 2024

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imagineer979 minutes ago

@mickEblu @MerlinTheGoat I don't see the point in resorting to name calling. I get along just fine with both of you despite some disagreements. What we need is to sit down with some Tiana's Peaceable Gumbo, which actually won her the Nobel Prize in 1939 when she successfully averted World War II by feeding all of the world leaders. That was when she opened the Tiana's Foods satellite office in Tokyo 👀 .

mergatroid51 minutes ago

Looks magnificent to me (it's subjective though obviously)

LittleBuford56 minutes ago

I agree with pretty much all of this! I’m still hopeful that some of Facilier’s friends may precede Mama Odie before the final drop, adding a bit of suspense before she comes to our rescue.

Ghost931 hour ago

I'm of the mindset where I generally support moving away from the Song of the South theme and think the Princess and the Frog was the perfect IP to replace it with, but that the utilization of that IP has been a mixed bag. I think the nighttime look of Tiana's Bayou Adventure is incredible, that the animatronics are impressive and the actual bayou sections of the ride look like a fun time. However, I think the co-op backstory is needlessly complicated and out of place for both the ride and the Magic Kingdom as a whole and that the exterior should have had the tree top and Mama Odie's boat at the top as featured in the original concept art for the retheme. I also think the lack of Dr. Facillier and his friends on the other side is a huge missed opportunity, robbing the attraction of suspenseful elements. Overall I'm generally excited for the new ride, but thus far I haven't agreed with every creative choice made.

mickEblu1 hour ago

Lol wow miserable weirdo? You must still be mad that I called you out the last time you had an over the top response to one of my opinions about an inanimate object on a theme park ride. But miserable weirdo? I’ve certainly been put on timeout (for months) for much much less. Curious to see what the mods do here. And if you had any basic reading comprehension skills or perhaps read it in context you’d be able to understand the nuance in that post.

MerlinTheGoat1 hour ago

I actually think the blue tones on BTM were either absent or much more subdued back in the pre-2000s era. But either way, that's still nowhere near as blue as Tiana. Again referring back to the concept render, the lighting near the top used more warm white and green colors. Blue highlights were much more subtle.

MerlinTheGoat1 hour ago

Ironically one of the rare occasions that a criticism about this ride was so nonsensical that it was actually able to be debunked with objective facts due to the way it was framed. It doesn't take any effort to find things wrong with this attraction, it's riddled with them. But as you've demonstrated, there are indeed miserable weirdos who WANT the ride to be terrible- I have a very strong feeling that this ride will be disappointing compared to what preceded it. But even for me, actually WANTING it to be bad is insane and foolish.