Top of the tree lopped from the former Splash Mountain as work continues on Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Apr 06, 2023 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - April 6 2023
Posted: Thursday April 6, 2023 2:16pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

More changes are visible today at the former Splash Mountain, where work continues to transform the attraction into Tiana's Bayou Adventure.


A section of the tree at the very top of the mountain has now been removed.

Work is taking place on new rockwork alongside the track at the splash-down area.



Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open at Magic Kingdom in late 2024.

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LittleBuford58 minutes ago

This isn’t what the @The Mom said yesterday. According to her clarification, relevant criticism is perfectly fine here:

nickys3 hours ago

There’s a separate thread for discussion and criticism. This is the more factual and construction updates thread. There’s room for both, and some people find the construction phase interesting.

Professortango14 hours ago

And that's why Mission BO doesn't work for me. TOT was designed to be scary and the party atmosphere doesn't match what our bodies are programmed to feel. Drops are scary. That's the thrill. Splash was designed to have that drop be scary. Trying to force it not to be is a mistake to me.

MerlinTheGoat5 hours ago

There are a couple of scenes in WDW's Splash that had "flooded" areas. A bit at the beginning where the fishing geese were, then later where Brer Gator and Frog are fishing. And then the large flooded cavern in the lowest level of the Laughing Place. The Riverboat Finale too of course, but it's a given that this isn't where these scenes would go. The Laughing Place cavern in particular would be a fairly fitting candidate for that art of the frogs and fireflies. Especially if we shrink down. I think it would be quite feasible to create something similar to that inspiration artwork down there. But i'm just speculating here. Again, Archive claimed that this area was where Tiana/Naveen in the boat would be located, whereas Alicia Stella's claims effectively contradict that. Remains to be seen who is correct. DL's Splash had more flooded areas than WDW. I agree that the Tiana scene in the boat made the most sense in How Do You Do. I always just assumed it would be somewhere around there. But that's just me speculating and agreeing with the logic behind everyone else's speculation. I really don't know where this scene would be located, or if it's even still going to be in the ride at all. This is the exact location that many people suspected it would go in at DL at least- The scene structure is quite a bit different at WDW though. This particular scene is further along and on the opposite side at WDW. And it's on dry land, not flooded.

Surferboy5675 hours ago

I get this is concept art and is exaggerated something I just thought of looking at this art is that the whole room is flooded. It’s not like splash where there is supposed to be a mountain on both sides of you and flooring for the characters to stand on. This is a bayou surrounded by well…water. Wonder if they would try and illustrate that in some way. They probably just did this for the art, but something interesting. As for the Tiana scene it only makes sense to be where “How do you do” was at least in my opinion.

MerlinTheGoat5 hours ago

One thing I hadn't considered regarding the shrinking rumor potentially being accurate, but this inspirational artwork could make a lot more sense in that context- Granted I don't actually know if any variant of this scene would appear in the final ride. But it provides the opportunity to create some larger than life frog figures (perhaps closer in size to the Brer Frog figures from Splash Mtn), and even scale up the fireflies into proper figures instead of being otherwise relegated to tiny dots of light. So it would make sense. Incidentally, I should mention that prior to the shrinking rumors, Splash Archive claimed that the scene depicted in this piece of art would be located in the bottom level of the Laughing Place (and they would be reusing the boat prop that was occupied by a dog figure in DL's Splash)- If Alicia's claims about the shrinking are correct however (and i'll reiterate that she is no longer alone in this claim), this scene wouldn't really fit there anymore since it depicts normal sized characters. So it would make more sense for it to be on the upper levels. People were originally theorizing that it would be located in the place where Brer Bear was suspended by a rope trap at DL. That is to say, IF this scene even makes it in the ride at all (I also still wonder if the two versions of the ride will have substantially different scenes). But given the mixed up claims being reported, I don't know for sure who will end up being right.

Surferboy5676 hours ago

It makes sense if we are frogs as @mickEblu has said. Any other way not sure that it makes sense but would have to see. Could be see weird Odie magic or something. Dig a little deeper (great abbreviation by the way) is a longer song and would build anticipation for the drop. It could really go both ways. Like I said before, I’m pretty sure that Splash Archives track listing is inaccurate if @Drew the Disney Dude is correct. It could really go either way. They could also just repeat the song in the finale. If they played it though for the entire Laughin Place and hill then that maybe too much.

Surferboy5676 hours ago

It could also make sense why there is a 50ft plunge. It’s maybe because we are getting bigger from being frogs. Just had a thought about a possible transformation scene. Maybe it’s like the scene in Ariel’s Undersea Adventure where she is getting her human legs. EDIT: It was always weird the distinct lack of frogs in the Princess and the Frog ride. So this would be a way to remedy it be a sequel and let us relive the movie so to speak. They can have their cake and eat it to.

DisneyDodo6 hours ago

Before that post from Splash Archives, I hadn’t heard anything about WWH being featured in the ride, but it kinda makes sense? Tiana, Louis, and Naveen are the three PatF characters who will be in the bayou, and those are the characters and setting for that song in the film. I was under the impression DALD would play for the entire Laughin Place segment through the lift hill, but that does feel rather long, so that section could very well be split between two songs.

Surferboy5676 hours ago

If @Drew the Disney Dude is correct about Dig a Little Deeper in the lift hill then we know this inaccurate. I’d also be shocked if they didn’t play almost there in the attraction.

mickEblu6 hours ago

Nobody has specifically said frogs but it makes sense to me. That would seem like a good spot to have a frog tie in considering the source material. Yeah LP are the scenes rumored to be the most screen heavy. I remember hearing about mist as well.

Surferboy5676 hours ago

Hmm now that’s a good point I hadn’t considered we get turned into frogs. That’s interesting and makes more sense. I thought she merely shrunk us down to be critter size. If this is true I wonder how they show the shrinking/changing into frogs effect. Maybe a screen on the way down or some of that bayou magic mist stuff they were talking about?

mickEblu6 hours ago

Not if we’ve been shrunk down into a frogs. Also it’s very upbeat and follows Gonna take your there nicely.

Surferboy5676 hours ago

Dig a little deeper is a little bit of a long song so that’s why I thought that. As for “When We’re Human” it’s a fine song but an odd choice if true. Are we not already human? Is it because she shrunk us down? Kinda confused by this one such a weird choice at least looking at it from the limited information we do have.