Splash mountain shouldn't be rethemed to go with Princess and the Frog. If they were absolutely determined to make a Tiana themed ride at Disney world, they should have built a restaurant with a connected river ride like the Mexico pavilion at Epcot.
Splash mountain's retheming should have been based on Brother Bear.
And as you climb the part before the big drop you get the northern lights spooling out around you, like cave paintings suddenly coming to life along the walls, some probably appropriate mystical build-up music, before the older brother eagle shows up right at the crest, then you plunge down into the salmon run and get some more delightful Phil Collins music.
Just saying, we could have gotten two cool rides and a sweet Cajun sit down restaurant, instead of one ride that doesn't make much sense build wise.
Official attraction poster revealed for Tiana's Bayou Adventure! This poster is dedicated to the Magic Kingdom ride variant in Walt Disney World/Florida.
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Disney Parks Animatronic Tournament: Bracket A/Tier 1 Round 1
Belle and Prince Adam: Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast(2020-current) - Tokyo Disneyland
Propaganda:
"That entire ride has so many incredible and impressive animatronics but these two (which are joined so I’m counting as one) are dancing and lifting feet and wow"
"The animatronics from the ride are so incredibly expressive and life-like, and the dance and transformation are my two favorite moments from the ride. How the dance works in particular, making it look like the beast is really was really walking through the steps, is just incredible.
(Video is already set to start at the point of the animatronic! If it doesn't, go to 7:29)
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Tiana: Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2024. Note, this ride has not opened yet, but we do have a little preview of one of the Tiana animatronics) - Magic Kingdom Disney World and Disneyland
Propaganda:
"Princess and the frog is such an unsung gem of a movie!!"
"Super expressive and fluid movements"
Rest in piss Splash Mountain. Here's to the chuds who sullied what little fun could be squeezed from your problematic log fumes in the name of culture war nonsense. May your replacement render you irrelevant
I'm sliiiiightly obsessed with the model for Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Can't wait to see all the travel vlogs and photos of this when it's actually done. I adore how mossy and green everything looks.
It was the vaguest of vague announcements, with the best being “yeah we’re totally actually gonna build some of that stuff we promised last time, we haven’t forgotten, pinky swear”