Latest look at Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

davis_unoxx2 minutes ago

Yes exactly! I would get downvoted on reddit when I said the Tokyo version animatronics looked fantastic, and opened a day apart from WDW version of ride. I said this in response to people saying the ride was dated LOL.

TheRealSkull4 minutes ago

Does anyone think Disney was expecting this much backlash? I think we got used to seeing Imagineering prove audiences wrong. Wonder if they got cocky after their triumph of recent successes where they proved that all change is not necessarily a bad thing. One example I can think of is Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout. Again, there's always going to be negative reviews to a change at first. But this is one of those special exceptions where the general reaction has been quite negative. Even content creators who have defended Disney this far for the change have been outweighing their pros with many cons. There's no storyline. No buildup. Dead areas. Visually pretty, but you can only hide that for so long. And the opposite of that is what differs Imagineering and the Disney Parks from a Universal or Six Flags. That's why we hold them to such a high standard. Usually, each ride and attraction is handled with such artistry and care. To think Universal might top Disney next year with their new theme park finally might wake up WDI. I was never hoping to say that, but here we are. I hope they blow it out of the water because that's what is going to give us wonderful experiences from both sides in the future. It's why Cars Land was so amazing. I don't think they would have put in as much effort into Cars Land if it wasn't for Wizarding World. Splash Mountain wasn't visually kept as it were "up to date" according to many people. But the general thrill, buildup to the drop, and catchy songs held the ride to be certified as a forever classic. Many people, like myself, put this on the Mount Rushmore of Disney attractions, one that would truly stick around from now until the end of time. I wish that Disney had updated Splash Mountain instead of retheming it entirely. It would have shut up the naysayers who had complained about the off-putting lighting and poor state of animatronics, that Splash Mountain was a ride truly worth keeping forever. If only. Man if only. To think that now the majority of people are starting to appreciate now what was so hard for them to appreciate before is surreal. Moral of the story is, be careful what you wish for. Especially in this era of Imagineering.

Figments Friend6 minutes ago

The Disney Inclusion Commitee wanted to insure that not only people, animals, and insects could be part of the ‘inclusion’ initiative, but repetitive banners as well. -

Smiley/OCD12 minutes ago

The problem is they’re making plenty of lemonade…they just keep forgetting to add the sugar…I think this time they added salt…

Animaniac93-9819 minutes ago

While in theory they could spend some extra money to plus the ride, and it would not be unprecedented, I'm not expecting them to do so anytime soon. After 5 years of development and construction, they're more likely to dismiss the criticisms and move on to something else. (would love to be proven wrong)

GenChi19 minutes ago

The quality doesn't matter because people will ride it anyway Stage 3 is bargaining

davis_unoxx24 minutes ago

I meant in the past tense my mistake, saying this ride will never be as popular

Trauma24 minutes ago

Unlikely since they won’t make Splash merch anymore.

CampbellzSoup26 minutes ago

You also took the music out of Disney Worlds soundtrack too an iconic peace of park history for what exactly again???

davis_unoxx26 minutes ago

Hahaha I love it. It’s interesting, the company D store in Anaheim for cast is full of Tiana merch this year and last, meaning her stuff doesn’t sell well in the park… I honestly believe splash merch will sell better than Tiana ride ever will, no matter how hard they push this ride to act like it’s a success.

Andrew C30 minutes ago

As I told my friend, the primary goal was to rid us of splash and the replacement attraction quality was secondary. Seems they gave us a “meh” according to the cross sections of options out there.

Trauma32 minutes ago

It doesn’t matter. People are going to wait for it anyways. I also showed the ride to my Daughter and she rolled her eyes and walked away. I think that means she can’t wait to ride it. Did I mention it’s going to have long lines and that means it’s amazing?

davis_unoxx35 minutes ago

It’s a shame, Disney took the best E Ticket for overall experience at all of Disney World, at least the Magic Kingdom. And turned it into the the worst E ticket in the whole park. They pretty much turned a Porsche 9/11 into a Prius and marketed it as better, what a shame.

SuddenStorm37 minutes ago

Smart kid you got there.