D23 Down in New Orleans event to include a sneak peek at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Mar 06, 2024 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure coming summer 2024 mural

Posted: Wednesday March 6, 2024 7:50pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The upcoming D23 event, Down in New Orleans – Celebrating 15 Years of The Princess and the Frog, will include a deep-dive presentation from Walt Disney Imagineering into the creation of Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure coming summer 2024 mural

Taking place on March 23, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the D23 event will celebrate 15 years of Walt Disney Animation Studios' classic The Princess and the Frog.

D23 says, "Guests of this event will get a peek at what's cooking with Tiana's Bayou Adventure-coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort later this year. At a specially curated presentation, you'll discover new ingredients at play from Walt Disney Imagineering, detailing the impeccable research, collaboration, and creative development that is bringing elements of the real-life magic from New Orleans to this exciting attraction. It's going to be a can't-miss deep dive into what fans can anticipate from this new adventure with Tiana, Naveen, and a whole bayou of friends, both new and familiar!"

The D23 Down in New Orleans event on March 23 also provides one of two upcoming opportunities for Disney to announce an opening date for Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the other being the Annual Shareholders meeting on April 3.

D23 Down in New Orleans event poster

Learn more about the D23 Down in New Orleans event.

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Zummi Gummi27 minutes ago

You'll want to follow this thread for information about the RnRC refurb and a potential re-opening date: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/rock-%E2%80%98n%E2%80%99-roller-coaster-closing-for-refurbishment-in-january-2024.982709/ :)

nestface8430 minutes ago

Apologies i know this is off topic. but this is such an informative group i was wandering if someone could advise on the timescale for rock n roller coaster? apologies if this annoys anyone who is only here for bayou

Tha Realest2 hours ago

I wonder how the attraction’s variable demand - Especially at night or when it’s colder - is a factor in making this standby and G+.

mattpeto8 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 Friend9 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. -

MisterPenguin9 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 Dude10 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 Friend10 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 Gummi10 hours ago

I spy our friend Mr. Ladder!

ToTBellHop11 hours ago

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

Figments Friend12 hours ago

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

JoeCamel12 hours ago

They gave the log a red card

Patcheslee12 hours ago

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

Figments Friend12 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.