More changes at the top of Tiana's Bayou Adventure as changes to the shape of the former Splash Mountain continue

Apr 10, 2023 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 10 2023
Posted: Monday April 10, 2023 11:57am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The former Splash Mountain is a little shorter than it used to be, with the majority of the tree now removed from the top of the structure.


At the splash down, work is continuing on the new rockwork.


The large section that was opened up alongside the drop has now been patched up.


Later this summer we expect to see a tiara-topped water tower added to the mountain, one of the most significant changes on the exterior.

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V_L_Raptor9 minutes ago

Thing is, if you line up your shot just the right way, the boat does look like it has a butt crack...

mickEblu1 hour ago

Best of luck man. I’ll be praying for ya.

MerlinTheGoat1 hour ago

No, I have a method of dealing with that. I duck down and shield them when I reach the very bottom, which is only a split second (I do this more to minimize getting wet, but it helps avoid the glasses problem too). Liquid water actually isn't nearly as much of a problem as fog. The glass fogging up is much more of an obstruction than a splash of water, it also lingers for much longer and sometimes even requires me to remove and wipe them. Water rolls off pretty much immediately, or it'll only leave small droplets and doesn't affect my ability to see all that much.

Mikomike121 hour ago

You don't think coming up out of the mist revealing the view won't be cool?

Buried20KLeague1 hour ago

And now we know the front runner for the first thing that stops working and is never repaired.

ToTBellHop1 hour ago

Don’t your glasses get wet 3 seconds later?

MerlinTheGoat1 hour ago

I wear glasses, so I hope they don't fog up too badly from the mist effects. I have to shield my glasses on Universal's ET ride in its misty segments due to it being blasted at full force at guests. Same could happen with the mist projection that was used in Pirates if I let the vapor hit them. The calm layers of mist used in the fort bombardment scene doesn't cause any issues however. Seems to happen worse when it's more turbulent and thick right around the head. Makes me a bit concerned with these new fog effects since they look like they might be both thick and turbulent.

JoeCamel2 hours ago

Mama Odie's deep dark lair

Brer Oswald2 hours ago

I hope it is. That view of the park from the top is great. Not sure why they would want to obscure that.

splah2 hours ago

At some level they’re trying to obscure the view to outside, how successful that’ll be remains to be seen

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗972 hours ago

I don't know how surprised people will be if they have just finished a long, steep lift-hill.

splah2 hours ago

Interesting, so the drop is somewhat shrouded until the last moment. The crest is more of a surprise element than a focal point

plutofan152 hours ago

Rode BTM five consecutive times years ago for our commercial shoot. By the third time, enthusiasm was a bit of a chore.

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗972 hours ago

Don't hate yourself for something that Disney has caused you to think by their track record.