Glimmering Bayou: Disney World begins lighting tests at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

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Posted: Monday April 22, 2024 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Lighting tests have been underway over the last week at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, giving guests a first look at the new attraction after dark.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The tiara topped Tiana's Food tower is bathed in a deep orange glow from the support platform.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The bayou is lit in shades of blue, purple, and green from fixtures in the water and throughout the area.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

Completing the bayou scene, we also see flickering lights from fireflies.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 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 nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

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monothingie10 minutes ago

“Talent will be required to ride over and over (and over and over) and will be expected to convey thrills and joy“

Purduevian26 minutes ago

Per Thrill data, it has only not sold out once or twice in the past Month. Although I do not know the mix or ILL vs Standby/VQ so it is possible that 7D is like 80% ILL and Tron is like 20% ILL. I actually think the VQ hurts ILL sales for Tron. I can for free get a 45min wait time for Tron, where 7D is hard to find under 80 mins.

ToTBellHop29 minutes ago

This is what you get when you have a high height requirement (for Disney) but not high thrill. It probably helps them more as a Genie option.

discos33 minutes ago

I have suspicions they make more off Seven Dwarfs even at the $11 price tag compared to TRON at $20. Seven Dwarfs constantly sells out every single day, whereas TRON has ILL availability pretty much at any point throughout the day. They are not usually selling out.

ToTBellHop36 minutes ago

53 year old rides are more popular but it is by no means hated.

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗9748 minutes ago

I have not been plugged in (haha) on Tron, is that the case?

ToTBellHop54 minutes ago

It would be tantamount to admitting your new E-ticket isn't all that popular. Oof.

Purduevian56 minutes ago

Yeah no inside information, but from publicly available information (price on ILL). It would seem like an odd choice to keep 7D on ILL and take Tron off.

ToTBellHop57 minutes ago

Nothing a guest will notice.

Starship82459 minutes ago

This is the first I'm hearing of ride system "improvements" what would those be?

Brer Oswald1 hour ago

If posts on here from two decades ago are to be believed, Splash/Tiana should be able to hit up to 1800 guests per hour. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/ride-capacities-everest-and-splash-mountain.66949/ I know this slipped in later years. I’ve seen numbers as low as 1080 per hour. With the rumoured ride system “improvements”, I would expect that it would be able to hit the former target.

ToTBellHop1 hour ago

Tron does not hit that number. We also don't know the proportion of ILL to Standby for either. I have suspicions. But they are just suspicions.

Purduevian1 hour ago

From a quick Google search Tron does 1,680 pph. 7Dwarf mine train does 1,300pph. Tron sold at $20 per ILL today 7Dwarf sold at $11 per ILL today I know which one I'm keeping on ILL if I'm Disney

MisterPenguin1 hour ago

"Must be able to convey tortured souls condemned to awkwardly dance to something that might be identified as 'rap' by someone who only heard 'rap' described to them."