Taller construction walls go up around Tiana's Bayou Adventure at the former Splash Mountain attraction

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Posted: Wednesday January 25, 2023 10:01am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The construction walls surrounding the former Splash Mountain attraction at Magic Kingdom have been replaced with taller walls to further restrict the view into the construction site of Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction walls - January 25 2023

Walls went up overnight following the closure of Splash Mountain, but in some places were only a few feet tall. The new walls are the full 8ft tall height.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction walls - January 25 2023

The Briar Patch gift shop remains closed and free of walls, with signage still in place.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction walls - January 25 2023

The restrooms near the former Splash Mountain exit remain open as normal, accessed with a narrow walkway between construction walls.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction walls - January 25 2023

On the ride itself, the water is fully drained, and the logs have been removed.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction walls - January 25 2023

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HMF9 days ago

That too.

WorldExplorer9 days ago

Was that the argument? I thought everyone and their mother understood it was cheaper and easier.

HMF9 days ago

Wasn't the point of WDI using screens in lieu of AAs because they were more reliable? I guess they can't even justify that anymore.

mickEblu9 days ago

I like it better like this but yeah... embarrassing

EagleScout6109 days ago

This is comical. The screen of Mama Odie before the big lift hill has been broken for nearly 6 months now.

Bocabear16 days ago

at MK, you used to take a skyway over completely unthemed rooftops and backstage views..... No one cared back then because for the most part, everything was fairly well done. Disney has plenty of sightline issues....

Rich Brownn16 days ago

As the park expands many of those issues will disappear (for example there will be a who;e new land - or 2 - between Stardust and Potter). Like when the MK opened and the corner by TLT and the castle had a huge blank cement wall which is now hidden by trees, shrubbery and a berm.

Sirwalterraleigh19 days ago

…oh I’m in the same boat. I know i feed the beast and that’s not good. But I still hope that some balance will return. No need for these line skips in wdw…there just isn’t that many people to justify them as they try to squeeze/rig it to make it seem like there is… It’s all FOMO for prebooking now that the silly FP+ is back. Then when you’re there you realize that there just isn’t that many people on the ground. And for god sakes…stop paying for the jockeys. It’s not “status”…it’s vanity bordering on stupidity

celluloid19 days ago

This is why I had to stop going to EPCOT for awhile and now the others. Uni studios nearly has this issue. Luckily as a whole I still enjoy much of the new. It sucks when so much of the trip feels like "Oh man remember when it was this here instead?"

solidyne19 days ago

Raleigh is so right here. It's ECON 101. I am one of the "guilty" ones, plopping down my dollars. However, I am buying nostalgia, I think. I'm paying to enjoy what remnants still tap the memories, while funding the very things that are shutting off that tap!

Chi8419 days ago

Who’s dumping money on whatever they happen to be selling? Disney is expensive; I’m pretty sure people are getting discerning.

Sirwalterraleigh19 days ago

Different strokes for different folks …some wanna slap the muppets on a roller coaster…

Sirwalterraleigh19 days ago

That’s an opinion…and we know everybody’s got one Or…they can ADD a ride and not stop slapping bobs direct to video IP library in reskins everywhere? Cause that’s kinda the root of all the angst