Large set-piece spotted being hoisted into Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure set-piece delivery

Posted: Thursday November 2, 2023 1:@2pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Thanks to some lucky timing, we spotted this large set-piece being lifted into position at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom today.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure set-piece delivery

The set-piece comprises a mechanical crane taking on a rusted, industrial appearance, with a series of gears and pulleys. The arm of the crane is extended and is hoisting a wooden crate, which is suspended by ropes. The crate contains three boxes, one stamped with Tiana's logo.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure set-piece delivery

Tiana's Bayou Adventure replaces Splash Mountain with a planned opening in 2024 at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - October 27 2023

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Sirwalterraleigh1 day 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

celluloid1 day 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?"

solidyne1 day 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!

Chi841 day ago

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

Sirwalterraleigh1 day ago

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

Sirwalterraleigh1 day 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

Dreamer191 day ago

Change isn’t always good. I like change. I love making improvements to my house or buying a new car. On the other hand, when the Notre Dame ceiling and roof collapsed, it was proposed that they change it to glass and steel to keep up with the times. Thank goodness Disney wasn’t in charge of that.

Dreamer191 day ago

The first time I rode the DD flume, I enjoyed it so much I felt like I was cheating on Splash Mountain. Truly a great ride. Funny, too!

Jedi141 day ago

What if there are people in the “gutless” fanbase like change and the ride?

Touchdown1 day ago

Timber Mtn Log Flume at Knotts is also fantastic, as is its little brother the Paul Bunyan Log Chute at Mall of America.

celluloid1 day ago

My son rode Dudley Doright's for the first time yesterday and stated it is the best log flume in the world, except for Splash Mountain that is still in Japan. Even with Dudley's flaws I can't really disagree.

Sirwalterraleigh1 day ago

That may be…but showing up occasionally and dumping money on whatever they happen to be selling is the lack of control from one side of the market…for sure

Sirwalterraleigh1 day ago

Mostly a gutless fanbase that continues to show up and buy line skips? As long as they post higher revenues they have no reason to change

James Alucobond2 days ago

I doubt research trips would approach even half a percent of the budget, regardless of lavishness. I think the animatronics really are just overly complex relative to the payoff. Lantern Festival in Tokyo does a lot more with a lot less motion.