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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mickEblu7 minutes ago

It’s definitely much less of a book report than Frozen at Tokyo. That might be the new poster child for Book Report rides.

imagineer9716 minutes ago

Me in this thread every day:

UNCgolf39 minutes ago

The issue may be D/E ticket book reports vs. a C ticket book report. Peter Pan is short and essentially just a set of scenes from the film; while I understand why people call it a book report, I'm not sure there's really a story to follow if you aren't already familiar with the material. Frozen Journey, on the other hand, is apparently trying to retell the full plot of the movie from A to Z. The former approach feels like it works much better for an attraction than the latter.

ToTBellHop44 minutes ago

I thought this opened months ago.

LittleBuford49 minutes ago

Wonderful and underrated little song!

MisterPenguin50 minutes ago

There may be something there that wasn't there before...

LittleBuford50 minutes ago

As was I. It looked rather too wall-like before.

MerlinTheGoat52 minutes ago

Looks like it, was hoping that wasn't finished yet. Didn't look like it was.

MisterPenguin52 minutes ago

Wait!!! It wasn't finished!!!??!? I just finished writing my ten page review!!!

LittleBuford56 minutes ago

Including, it seems, along the grassy fence in front of the drop? Am I seeing that right?

Drew the Disney Dude59 minutes ago

TONS of additional flora being installed right now out front.

mickEblu2 hours ago

The Book Report is bad thing really took off in the last few years. The term definitely has a negative connotation and I think some of that stems from a Tony Baxter interview where he called Little Mermaid a book report ride. Book report rides aren’t inherently bad. It comes down to execution. Like you said Pan is good. TLM is bad. One we feel like we are part of the adventure. The other we are watching the highlights of the movie on a moving vehicle. Moving around every set and never through any which just reinforces the feeling that we are only watching a movie. We're not really there. Would TBA be a guaranteed hit if they followed the source material more closely? No. Does the source material have all the right ingredients to make for a fun, rich and well rounded attraction? Yes. Much more so than what it seems we’re getting with TBA and much more than anything based on Frozen. Which I don’t think is great source material for a ride. Especially if you go the route they went in Tokyo.

JohnD2 hours ago

Actually, you're Exhibit A.

imagineer972 hours ago

Only sharing my opinion of what we've heard/seen so far. I leave prognosticating to the groundhogs. Punxsutawney Phil is actually a distant relative of Mahalia the Beaver!