Surprise Twist: Tiana's Bayou Adventure Final 52-Foot Drop Hidden Behind Mist

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Posted: Thursday May 9, 2024 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has started testing another effect at Tiana's Bayou Adventure, and this time, it's a significant change for the final 52ft plunge.

As we can see from this video shot last night by @caballero_ducky, the entrance to the ride's main drop is now concealed with a curtain of mist.

While we still don't know exactly what awaits riders at the peak of the lift hill, it will be a different experience from Splash Mountain, where riders had a clear view out into the park before the drop.

We still do not have an opening date for Tiana's Bayou Adventure, but as work wraps on the construction site, we expect an announcement very soon. The first previews are expected in June, with an official opening this summer.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure attraction poster

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GenChi6 hours ago

If my man isn't learning from the best how to play that umbrella so he can play it in the bayou community band then he's wasting his potential

Drew the Disney Dude7 hours ago

786506786507786508 This magnolia flower was the true star tonight. It bloomed perfectly.

Disney Analyst9 hours ago

😍

EagleScout61015 hours ago

No it was near the briar patch when Splash opened. It didn't have a critter name though so it was just a random house.

aladdin200717 hours ago

just speculation so far,,,,I watched a splash video the other day and had forgotten just how much show space, depth and intricate detail was down there, it was incredible.....I just hope they didn't block off/fill all this in, and have actually used it in the same way in terms of the infrastructure of it.

TrainsOfDisney18 hours ago

Maelstrom was often a walk-on

Surferboy56719 hours ago

I mentioned this a while ago (over 100 pages back), do we have any indication what song plays in the Laughin Place yet?

zipadee99921 hours ago

The logs don’t look changed to me, but the soak factor is determined by the weight of the log and the angle of the ‘scoop’ on the front. If they wanted to lessen the splash, they would’ve needed to lighten the logs somehow as well as sharpen the angle of the scoop to ‘push’ the water away from riders rather than towards them. Nothing obvious visually seems to have been done, but who knows, they may have sanded the logs to adjust the scoop or found a way to internally lighten them.

JoeCamel21 hours ago

The logs were not changed

bwr82722 hours ago

Does anyone think they might have tried to adjust the shape of the ride vehicles to lessen the soaking factor? I know nothing about this (am not a water log engineer and never played one on TV). I know only that log rides in general seem to vary in amount of water that hits riders. I’m hoping to ride Tiana’s later this year, but my wife and kids avoid water rides because they don’t like feeling soggy.