Walt Disney Imagineering unveils 'most advanced Audio-Animatronics figures yet' at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

Posted: Thursday April 4, 2024 10:06am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the new audio-animatronic figures coming to Tiana's Bayou Adventure this summer.

Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

WDI says, "You'll be able to experience our most advanced Audio-Animatronics figures yet in Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. These figures build on our legacy with even more sophistication."

Behind-the-scenes look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure audio-animatronics

You can see the new animatronic figures in motion in the first episode of WDI's new YouTube series, 'We Call It Imagineering.'

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mattpeto5 hours ago

My gut feeling is the ride will be on VQ the first few days only but will move to standby very quickly. I’d be surprised if it’s still on VQ headed into the first eligible EEH night (Wednesday). They could also move to standby for EEH, but I think it just makes it more complicated.

Figments Friend6 hours ago

🙂 Agree….things were running very smooth. I watched for about half an hour, it was interesting. Good to see the logs moving again, as it really does add additional kinetic energy to the area. Nice group of people hanging out with me at the time as well. All obvious fans of the prior Attraction. -

MisterPenguin6 hours ago

Keep in mind that VQ is the substitute for Standby. It's free. No one-time purchase. No need to buy Genie+. Just like Standby. Only, it is a *scheduled* Standby. This keeps it from become a 2-4 hour ordeal (or allows them to quickly clear out the queue if the ride goes down). It seems, as far as I can gleam, that initially, there will be VQ in place of Standby, along with Genie+ 'fastpasses.' (Genie+ costs extra). Then, after "a few days" (a week?, a month?) the VQ will be replaced by standard Standby, along with Genie+. Kinda surprised that they'll use Genie+ and not ILL.

Drew the Disney Dude7 hours ago

You are correct. The logs are dispatching at 100% efficiency right now with no guests delaying the boarding process, so they are stopping at the top until the previous log passes the sensor at the splashdown area. It's neat to see the process without guests and delays.

Figments Friend7 hours ago

Sign of the times…..? Things are a bit different now with Disney when it comes to things like this. Not too long ago I remember Imagineers were ‘annoymous’. -

Zummi Gummi8 hours ago

I spy our friend Mr. Ladder!

ToTBellHop8 hours ago

Red tagged ones may sink and are saved for Standby. Genie+ gets you an unsinkable log.

Figments Friend9 hours ago

Perhaps, but there are several logs tagged and others with no tags. -

JoeCamel9 hours ago

They gave the log a red card

Patcheslee9 hours ago

Keep track of which have made the mandatory number of cycles?

Figments Friend9 hours ago

Here now in front of the Attraction, logs are being cycled through. Good crowd here right now watching with me on the bridge. Some of the logs are tagged with red tags attached to the ‘rope point’ on the back. Not sure what the designation is for…but here is a quick snapshot - Another observation - The logs are stopping at the top of the lift hill. Hesitating…just for a moment. They are are not just tumbling over the lift as usual. May just be the spacing settings, waiting for the prior log to get out of the clearance range, but wanted to note it. Every single log is stopping at the top…as if it might be a part of the experience now. Two Imagineers just rode by with camera equipment set up in one of the logs.

ToTBellHop10 hours ago

Strange. They usually don’t highlight construction sites. That’s not magical. You’re supposed to think it’s a real waterfall.

Figments Friend10 hours ago

Agree. Not sure why they made it look that way, but perhaps they wanted to drive home the fact it is still under construction. -

mysto10 hours ago

Risky, could take down the internet for the eastern US. But seriously, there may be a tech hurdle involved, which means ut-oh spaghetti-o. True story: on a trip a semi full of spaghetti-o caught fire and closed the freeway. Waited in line for hours. That phrase has had meaning ever since. Every time we're in a traffic jam we muse that they shouldn't transport spaghetti-o across state lines without a hazmat permit.