Glimmering Bayou: Disney World begins lighting tests at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Posted: Monday April 22, 2024 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Lighting tests have been underway over the last week at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, giving guests a first look at the new attraction after dark.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The tiara topped Tiana's Food tower is bathed in a deep orange glow from the support platform.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The bayou is lit in shades of blue, purple, and green from fixtures in the water and throughout the area.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

Completing the bayou scene, we also see flickering lights from fireflies.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

We are still waiting for a precise opening date, but Disney has previously said that Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open this summer at Walt Disney World and later in 2024 at Disneyland. The current best estimates are still leaning toward the mid-June timeframe, with previews expected before then.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

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Professortango14 hours ago

Still better than Wish's lyrics

MisterPenguin4 hours ago

write a parody of "a whole new world" from Aladdin, but make it "a whole new york" with references to modern day new york city ChatGPT (Verse 1) I can show you a whole New York, Drenched in lights, it's a real corker. Tell me, vagabond, now when did you last Take a stroll through Central Park? (Chorus) A whole New York! A dazzling place I never knew, But when you're lost amidst the crowd, it's kinda tough to chew. Now I'm in a whole New York with you. (Verse 2) Unbelievable sights, indescribable eats, Soaring towers, like a forest of concrete. Over, sideways, and under, on a magic subway ride, Through the boroughs, from dusk to dawn we'll glide. (Chorus) A whole New York! A hustle-bustle paradise, But when you're stuck in traffic jams, it's not all that nice. Now I'm in a whole New York with you. (Bridge) Endless honking, people squawking, In this city that never sleeps. But for us, it's worth the fight, In this urban jungle where dreams are steep. (Chorus) A whole New York! With bagels, pretzels, and pizza pies, But the rent here is way too high, it's hard to fantasize. Now we're in a whole New York, A whole New York, A whole New York with you!

UNCgolf5 hours ago

I got a really good laugh out of "A Whole New York". Fantastic typo/autocorrect.

Bocabear6 hours ago

The live action definitely doubled down on the 18th century time setting in everything but Belle's golden gown which was clearly set inn like 1940...So odd they did not use the Anne Hould-Ward designs from the Broadway production....which was spectacular...and time period appropriate.

SilentWindODoom7 hours ago

Ohhhhhhh... That makes more sense.

imagineer977 hours ago

WWI

SilentWindODoom7 hours ago

I was just throwing out silly hypotheticals. But wait. WWII? When was that brought up in the 1920's movie?

LittleBuford8 hours ago

I’m in agreement with that general sentiment, as I thought was clear from my posts. As to the plague storyline, there actually was an outbreak of the disease in eighteenth-century France, though I’m not sure the filmmakers knew that, and—to your point—they certainly don’t try to portray it with any accuracy.

TrainsOfDisney8 hours ago

In a fantastical, idealized past WWII wouldn’t have happened either. And yet, that’s included as part of the story. So maybe don’t just blame the fans for overthinking - the company does it too!

Professortango18 hours ago

Just pointing out that you can't bind pieces of media, especially those created as Fairy Tales for families/kids, in historical restraints. The Black Plague storyline was one of the many problems with the live action remake.

LittleBuford8 hours ago

I imagine you’re joking, but if you’re not, the inclusion of the Eiffel Tower is a clear anachronism designed to indicate the place but not the timeframe. It’s comparable to the sculptor working on the Sphinx during “A Whole New York”—he is meant to tell us that Aladdin and Jasmine are travelling through Egypt, but he’s about 4000 years (!) out of date.

Professortango18 hours ago

But the inclusion of the Eifel Tower means it takes place a bare minimum of 100 years after the French Revolution, since the FR was 1789 and the Eifel Tower opened in 1889. Funny piece of history, the Eifel Tower is why we now have the Ferris Wheel, as it was conceived as a structure that would rival the Eifel Tower being built for the 1889 Worlds Faire when America decided to host their own just a few years after.

UNCgolf9 hours ago

Oh, duh. Can't believe I forgot that line. Especially since I specifically thought of Lumiere and his "French" accent, but then handwaved that away with the English accents of Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts.

TheCoasterNerd9 hours ago

Tiana's Bayou Adventure has been added to the internal attractions system for Magic Kingdom cast members and is listed along with all the other operating attractions such as Winnie the Pooh and Tomorrowland Speedway. Listed as Standby (Not Available) but does that mean that it'll operate with standby instead of VQ? Who knows. Either way, this means that CM previews are starting very soon.