Disney's recent updates point to a potential early opening for Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Posted: Thursday November 9, 2023 9:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

It is appearing more and more likely that Tiana's Bayou Adventure may open earlier than its originally announced late 2024 timeframe.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure concept model - D23 Expo exhibit

When the project to reimagine Splash Mountain into Tiana's Bayou Adventure was initially announced, Disney's messaging consistently suggested a "late 2024" opening.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction at Magic Kingdom

The message changed in an update from Carmen Smith, Senior Vice President, Creative Development - Product/Content & Inclusive Strategies, on the official Disney Parks Blog in mid-October, which referred to a "2024" opening.

Another announcement from Disney made during yesterday's Q4 2023 earnings report reiterated the "2024" opening. This mention was even more significant because Tiana's Bayou Adventure was included in a timeline with entries for "2024" and "Late 2024." Tiana's Bayou Adventure was placed in the "2024" list, with the DVC Polynesian Resort project being placed in the "Late 2024" list.

While the recent shift does seem to suggest Tiana's Bayou Adventure may open earlier than initially announced, the 2024 timeline does still give Disney the option of a late 2024 opening if needed.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure concept model - D23 Expo exhibit

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MisterPenguin17 minutes ago

Damn Whip-poor-wills!!

Brer Oswald1 hour ago

So they replaced the no fishing sign with a hidden static armadillo? Personally I’d take the sign. It stood out more, and the armadillo is much uglier.

bwr8272 hours ago

Oh this is it! Love it, well done.

ToTBellHop2 hours ago

Finally, an accurate depiction of my deltoids from lifting up a pencil so much. I feel seen.

Mikomike123 hours ago

Several people were bringing it up, feel free to go back through the pages and look for yourself!!! hope this helps <3

𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗973 hours ago

Yep, Northwestern University Class of 2019, History major! I'm a bit of dinosaur, I know, especially on that campus, but I'm actually a fun guy! I do like history, see above. Always looking for parallels and connections, but I see it's difficult to have such a nuanced discussion here. Getting back to the original topic here, I'm anxiously awaiting the day when we can finally stop debating what this ride MIGHT be about and we can start debating about what the ride ACTUALLY IS. Only a few more days till all the questions are answered...

TalkToEthan3 hours ago

Few, if any, around here are “surprised” about that

rtmachine3 hours ago

I'm pretty sure those trees are support columns made to look like trees, kinda like the way they made the floating mountings in Pandora.

BrianLo3 hours ago

Sorry it was a bad joke. N being however many animatronics were there before. They’ll have one less just to infuriate everyone.

TheRealSkull3 hours ago

You just can't win with theme park fandom, my friend.

MerlinTheGoat3 hours ago

It doesn't really look like anything to me, just background scenery. Think you might be mistaken. Also, isn't the armadillo said to be a static prop, neither a proper AA nor even a simple moving figure? One of the interior figures of Louis trapped inside a log seems to move a little, but only a tiny bit at the end of the tail based off the video they showed. Not sure whether the one outside will move, but I'm not expecting much if any motion. BTW, not sure if i'm familiar with n-1 animatronics. What are those?