Ray and Evangeline Join Tiana's Bayou Adventure Finale at Walt Disney World

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Ray and Evangeline Added To Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Posted: Thursday December 5, 2024 4:05pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Imagineers have updated Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom with a new addition to the ride's finale: Ray and Evangeline.

Fans of The Princess and the Frog will now find the beloved firefly and his "Evangeline" represented in the final scene of the attraction shining brightly over the bayou.

Ray and Evangeline Added To Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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EagleScout61022 hours ago

Today marks two years since Billy (the ghost of SM) was told to "Be nice to Tiana". Yeeeahh, I don't think he's been very nice to Tiana

GhostHost10001 day ago

Unreal. Tickets go up. Attraction availability and park hours go down

Tha Realest1 day ago

Like Nemo and Friends, it is preemptively closing down low-demand attractions to save money on staffing.

EagleScout6101 day ago

I'm suprised they didn't do a closure this winter. I get it's new but I think it could have benefited from a couple weeks down so they can figure out what's wrong with the ride.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

I suspect its wait times will rise once it gets back over 80 degrees. By next January, I’m sure it’ll close for refurbishment like it used to.

SingleRider1 day ago

Not in the current 40-something-degree weather.

gerarar1 day ago

The afternoon 1pm VQ drop has been lasting the entire day through park close, which indicates not enough people are joining that drop to get a BG. The BG call average speeds up towards the end of the day too, progressing from 5mins/BG to 2-3mins/BG. Also, reportedly if you do get a BG in the later hours of the day, your callback is around 10-15 mins. Just seems like there's not overall enough demand for the ride currently. It should be off its VQ by now tbh.

EagleScout6101 day ago

Is it not pulling enough people to warrant being open late?

DCBaker1 day ago

Interestingly enough, according to the Walt Disney World website, Tiana's is scheduled to close early at 6pm on the following weekday dates: January: 23, 27, 28, 29 (there is an early close at 4:30 on Jan. 30 due to an early closure at MK) February: 3, 5, 6 No early closures scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.

gerarar1 day ago

Ah just saw the other thread about the cold weather advisory today. That explains it.

Jedi141 day ago

Maybe the cold. I think it was in the 40s today.

ToTBellHop1 day ago

Because it’s cold?

gerarar1 day ago

Any idea why TBA closed early today at 6pm? The VQ hasn't called any BGs since around 5pm today – thought it was due to downtime but the rides hours show a 6pm close today. The afternoon 1pm drop also stayed open until the ride closed for the day. That side of the park must really be empty and quiet with BTMR and TBA closed tonight.

Brer Oswald1 day ago

It would still suck to lose the stellar soundtrack and cohesive plot, but it still would have been a solid attraction. It would not have been hard to make this into a 7 or 8 out of 10.