Disney Vacation Club Announces Preview Dates for Tiana's Bayou Adventure

May 14, 2024 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure preview

Posted: Tuesday May 14, 2024 9:44am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members are set to receive an exclusive sneak peek of Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom before it officially opens on June 28, 2024.

Event Details

The preview events will take place on two dates:

Wednesday, June 12, 2024: 1 PM to 4 PM Eastern Time
Wednesday, June 19, 2024: 9 AM to 12 PM Eastern Time

Registration Information

Event registration opens on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10 AM Eastern Time. For access to the registration link, keep an eye on your inbox and the News & Alerts section on DisneyVacationClub.com. Pre-registration is required and space will fill up quickly.

Eligibility

Disney Vacation Club Members who are eligible for Membership Extras benefits. Must hold a qualifying Disney Resort reservation using their Membership. In order to attend, you and the number of guests on your resort reservation as of May 12, 2024 must have a valid theme park admission to Magic Kingdom and a theme park reservation for Magic Kingdom on the day of the preview event (unless otherwise noted on your admission type).

Party Size Limit

Members may only make one reservation for themselves and the number of guests on their resort reservation as of May 12, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Other Important Information

Advance preview registration is required for this event and walk-ups will not be accommodated.
A valid Disney Vacation Club Digital Membership Card and photo ID are required at event check-in. The Member listed on the Digital Membership Card must be in attendance.
Must have the Disney Vacation Club Digital Membership Card downloaded to a mobile device’s wallet to check in for the event.
Offering and operating hours are subject to availability, closures and change or cancellation without notice. Entry to the preview is not guaranteed.
Attendees younger than 18 years of age must be accompanied by a participating parent or guardian.

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EagleScout6105 hours ago

I completely forgot they're planning on closing Big Thunder. That'll be disasterous for Frontierland if Bayou can't operate for a full day and BTMRR is down.

monothingie6 hours ago

BTM is planned to be closing for an extended refurbishment imminently. TBA as a new ride was unlikely to close this winter. Without TBA you have an entire land without a major attraction and a severe hit to capacity. They've painted themselves into a corner in terms of what they can do.

Mike S9 hours ago

Finally rode it myself. What a downgrade. Splash Mountain was a ride I could go on again and again every trip. This? Once is enough if I’m even feeling like it. Can’t wait to go to Tokyo one day just to see it again.

EagleScout61010 hours ago

The way I see it, they have two options - A. Shut down TBA less than a month after opening it to fix the bugs B. Wait until winter (when they would usually refurbish Splash) to take it down and fix it then. The issue becomes, do they admit their new ride can't function properly when the old one worked (admittedly less so at the end), or let it close multiple times a day for a good chunk of its debut season?

EricsBiscuit11 hours ago

IIRC it took them a while to fix FEA too. Within a couple months they’ll fine tune it.

monothingie14 hours ago

The problem with TBA is that they are unable or unwilling to fix it at this point. Unable because the problem can not be resolved without extended downtime. Unwilling because shutting it down for a month or more would be a tremendous embarrassment. Ironically I think more guests would be less critical of an unplanned refurbishment to get it working properly, than to have it breakdown for half the day on a constant basis. But I guess that would bruise some pretty inflated egos at the company.

EricsBiscuit21 hours ago

FEA is a very apt comparison. Both rides are enjoyable but had rough openings and are objectively not as good as what they replaced.

co1006421 hours ago

This attraction’s opening reminds me of FEA in so many ways. I wasn’t following the opening of FEA very closely, but I remember there being substantial downtime and ride evacs early on. I don’t know what changed to get the ride more reliable, but hopefully they can fix it soon! It’s very disappointing when you plan to experience a new attraction on a (very expensive) vacation but don’t get that opportunity.

MisterPenguin22 hours ago

BrerFoxesBayouAdventure22 hours ago

One can only hope DL's version isn't as pitiful in terms of operation.

lightningtap34723 hours ago

This is egregiously bad too as today's a day where we didn't have any rain. Today was the day NOT to have this happen.

monothingie23 hours ago

7 hours of total downtime today. Just the latest continuing example of a day in which the ride was down just as much as it was up. They can’t fix this thing and they can’t shut it down for an extended refurbishment so soon, so they’re just going to let it limp along and get progressively worse and downplay any vocal complaints about these problems. This was so predictable. Shame on the shills who gaslighted anyone critical of this mess. Congratulations Disney you built a mediocre attraction\