Disney shares more details on the new Malaika Favorite artwork coming to Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Oct 12, 2023 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Posted: Thursday October 12, 2023 10:!4am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney has shared more details on the new mural that is part of Tiana's Bayou Adventure, opening in late 2024 at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

Malaika Favorite mural at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Hailing from Louisiana, artist Malaika Favorite has produced all-new artwork that will decorate the walls as part of the queue of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Watch the video below to hear from Malaika.

Taking inspiration from the numerous murals and other works of art that decorate building exteriors throughout New Orleans, Princess Tiana's desire to adorn the location with art is in keeping with the spirit that artwork is to be enjoyed and accessed by everyone.

Malaika Favorite mural at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Continuing the storyline from "The Princess and the Frog," Malaika's mural for Tiana's Bayou Adventure features a collage of scenes displayed on two of the building's exterior walls as you enter the indoor queue. These scenes highlight Tiana's professional journey and the creation of Tiana's Foods. When Tiana was young, her father made her promise to "never, ever lose sight of what is really important," and the mural will reflect those elements: family, friends, food, music, art, and bringing folks together.

Malaika Favorite mural at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Carmen Smith, Senior Vice President, Creative Development - Product/Content & Inclusive Strategies said, "I am humbled by the level of research and detail Walt Disney Imagineering has paid to bringing the authenticity of New Orleans to Disney parks and resorts to immerse guests in this empowering tale. When you visit Tiana's Bayou Adventure, we want you to feel like you have truly stepped foot inside the next chapter of "The Princess and the Frog" in a way only Disney can bring to life."

Malaika Favorite mural at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Bocabear9 hours 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 Brownn11 hours 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.

Sirwalterraleigh3 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

celluloid3 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?"

solidyne3 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!

Chi843 days ago

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

Sirwalterraleigh3 days ago

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

Sirwalterraleigh3 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

Dreamer193 days 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.

Dreamer193 days 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!

Jedi143 days ago

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

Touchdown3 days ago

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

celluloid3 days 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.