Last of the Splash Mountain signage removed as work continues at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom

Mar 16, 2023 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - March 16 2023

Posted: Thursday March 16, 2023 12:19pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The final pieces of Splash Mountain signage have been removed from the former attraction's main entrance area, including the standby sign marking the queue entry.

View from the Railroad station at the former Splash Mountain entrance

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - March 16 2023

Elsewhere on the mountain, work continues on the splash-down area, and a crane is onsite moving equipment at the back of the attraction.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure construction - March 16 2023

Tiana's Bayou Adventure remains on track to open in late 2024, with significant changes to the mountain coming this summer as the new water tower is installed.

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networkpro33 minutes ago

Louis wasn't made of wood. Bruce is one to be wary of.

JoeCamel38 minutes ago

They could of had this guy going after Louis...

PizzaPlanet42 minutes ago

Didn’t the movie have evil frog hunters or something like that? They could’ve introduced conflict with those guys going after the critters if they didn’t want to go the voodoo route. Could’ve been similar to Brer Fox or the witch from Snow White.

Bocabear1 hour ago

no, I guess I didn't...there was nothing memorable about them to me... I was really focused on trying to figure out what sort of entrepreneurial enterprise Tiana would get into after she got her prince and her dream of opening the restaurant...you know, the focus of the entire movie...lol

Brer Oswald2 hours ago

They would have saved a ton of goodwill with fans of the original ride.

EagleScout6102 hours ago

In the weird way, Naveen became the blink and you'll miss him character

Tha Realest2 hours ago

Sadly, the film didn’t do that great, and relying on “blink and you’ll miss them” tertiary characters more than main characters (Naveen, Facilier) was certainly a choice.

Stupido2 hours ago

Somebody didn't pay much attention to the movie them. The turtle is heavily featured in When We're Human, and then again at the end. The Raccoon from the ride (who has an adorable plush) is also directly from the movie. Sure, some of the animals are new for the ride, but their designs fit directly with the world of Princess and the Frog.

PizzaPlanet2 hours ago

I still think it was a missed opportunity to not reuse the side characters from Splash. I’m sure the new critters are cheaper to maintain, but it would’ve gone a long way to improve the “dead space” people are unhappy with

Professortango13 hours ago

Its also because the featured characters from Splash were dynamic. We saw them happy, sad, gleeful, scared, in pain, etc. With Tiana, we see them happily playing an instrument to later see them playing the same instrument with the same exact expression. That communicates to me, as an audience, that there isn't more to know about them. They smile and play that instrument and that's the extent of their character. Which gives me nothing to latch onto.

Tha Realest4 hours ago

Maybe it’s because the former critters weren’t just transparent attempts at creating plush-ready characters to sell merchandise.

Brer Oswald4 hours ago

I know you have. I’m just explaining why people preferred the Splash critters. The Splash critters had a less active role in the plot, but a much more active role in the environment. Hence why they were more engaging and memorable to most people. Everyone remembers the geese, the vultures, the Gator band, the porcupine, the frogs, the chickens, etc.

LittleBuford4 hours ago

I find both sets of critters cute. I’ve already made my preference for Splash clear.

Brer Oswald4 hours ago

The “background” critters in Splash were both more memorable and much cuter. Maybe it’s because there were multiples of the geese, the gators, the vultures, etc. Or maybe it’s because they had singing roles, compared to the TBA critters that just stand there and rock back and forth.