New animatronic critters and attraction poster unveiled for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World

Apr 02, 2024 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

Posted: Tuesday April 2, 2024 10:46am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney Imagineering has released the new attraction poster for the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom.

 

The attraction poster features a vibrant and colorful design, set against a yellow background with decorative elements that evoke the feel of a bayou. In the center stands Tiana from Disney's "The Princess and the Frog," smiling and striking a confident pose with one hand raised. Surrounding Tiana are whimsical outlines of Madame Odie, Louis, and several critters enjoying music. The poster's border is adorned with stylized drawings of foliage and swamp details, further emphasizing the bayou theme. At the bottom of the poster, in bold yellow text on a dark green background, reads "Frontierland," signaling the location within Walt Disney World where the attraction is found. The Walt Disney World logo is present in the bottom right corner, rounding off the poster's design elements and setting the tone for a music-filled adventure in the Bayou.

The Imagineering team has also revealed a second set of musical critters that will appear in the attraction in audio-animatronic form.

Often found at festivals and street processions, Rara is a musical tradition from Haiti that's part of the musical history and melting pot of New Orleans. Here are the Rara musicians you'll discover further down the bayou.

Octavia the Bobcat – Octavia plays the vaksin, a single-note horn instrument popular in Rara music. She's an adventurous bobcat kitten, and she loves climbing and hanging out in trees almost as much as she loves performing. This daredevil almost never gets scared.

Pawpaw the Bobcat – Not only is Pawpaw Octavia's devoted grandfather, but he also taught her how to play the vaksin! Pawpaw lives to make Octavia smile and has the view that everything has a way of working itself out – he's seen it all but isn't jaded.

Claude the Louisiana Black Bear – Claude is a salt of the earth kind of bear (or, as they say in the bayou, "salt of the mound") who plays his horn along with the other members of his family. He's a tinkerer who loves to create with things found in the forest, and is frequently funny without intending to be, especially when it comes to his home-grown creations.

Bernadette the Louisiana Black Bear – Bernadette loves to enjoy life, from splashing in the waters of her bayou home with her cub, Sebastián, to playing the horn with her mate, Claude. She's a clear thinker and is warm and supportive. Bernadette loves to sink into the bayou waters and munch on plants (so long as Sebastián is clearly within sight).

Sebastián the Louisiana Black Bear – Though he's definitely a "mama's cub," Sebastián charted his own musical course as a drummer, despite his parents being devoted horn players. He's happy to follow his friend Octavia's adventurous lead as they explore and play, and is fascinated with the small details in the bayou, like the insects and mushrooms.

Phina the Gray Fox – Phina's enthusiasm extends beyond her drumming, as she's constantly thinking of new ideas with optimism and energy! This imaginative fox is continually starting new projects with excitement, and her friends accept and celebrate her unique thinking.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open in the summer of 2024, but Disney has yet to announce a precise date.

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EagleScout61015 hours ago

Not even. The 'official' preview POV by Disney has Tiana and Paw Paw malfunctioning in the Rara scene. They're both minor things, but things you'd think they'd have figured out before they filmed the video. In fact, this was all off the POVs uploaded during the first day of previews (when it worked)- - Louis' mouth isn't moving in the first inside scene. - PawPaw's hand isn't moving in the Rara band scene. - Tiana in that same scene seems to have trouble moving her head and arms (Already pointed out) - Tiana only talks right when the boat is at or almost past her (Both in the upper level) - Mama Odie screens seem to have trouble syncing with boats arriving at the dip drop and final lift. I've seen a few cases where she either speaks too early or late - A few lights are out in the finale leaving Timon the Otter in the dark.

Disney Analyst15 hours ago

Really don’t notice the same thing when I view their content. If you watch their live videos from the park, most the time it’s Dusty pointing out all the issues, complaining about galaxy’s edge, burnt out bulbs, show issues, etc. He can be quite cranky most times, and has openly been critical of the laughing place section, lack of conflict, and ride story.

Disgruntled Walt16 hours ago

Of course they are. They're a bunch of shills at this point. There was one article I saw a few months ago that dared to criticize the parks, but they've been extremely pixie-dusted for a long time now.

Tha Realest16 hours ago

At least they used all that extra time and benefit of WDW’s experience to work out the kinks

Trauma19 hours ago

Yeah I guess. But it’s like owning a Ferrari and trading it in for a 1990 Ford Mustang LX. Yeah you still have a sports car but it’s not exactly the same.

Disstevefan119 hours ago

Sadly, this is where we are. Disney’s gonna do what Disney’s gonna do. On the bright side, and I said this way before this reskin, it will still be a fun log flume ride and it still is.

Trauma22 hours ago

Fine. Not a word that really inspires excitement in an attraction that replaced one of the greatest themed attractions of all time. Fine. What’s even worse is that people here said Disney would dare let this attraction fall apart for years because it would be a bad look. How long was everything working for ? One week?

Brer Panther22 hours ago

If it makes those of you on here who actually like the retheme feel better, MiceChat is singing its praises.

celluloid1 day ago

The wild thing is no one saw this coming.

aladdin20071 day ago

They need to go back to the drawing board and iron out problems, but their ego is so inflated it will never happen. The gift shop turned out the nicest compared to the main attraction atrocity.

Brer Panther1 day ago

This attraction feels cursed.

EagleScout6101 day ago

An offical video. By Disney themselves. And Tiana and Odie are broken. They couldn't have pulled some B roll where they're functioning?! Heck, throw some footage of MK's up if DL's are that broken

WorldExplorer1 day ago

When people end up writing books on Disney park history that include this decade, I hope they don't gloss over this whole disaster. This is hilarious and future generations deserve to laugh at it.

EagleScout6101 day ago

At least at WDW'S you get a good view into the finale from the train: