Glimmering Bayou: Disney World begins lighting tests at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Apr 22, 2024 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024
Posted: Monday April 22, 2024 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Lighting tests have been underway over the last week at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, giving guests a first look at the new attraction after dark.

The tiara topped Tiana's Food tower is bathed in a deep orange glow from the support platform.



The bayou is lit in shades of blue, purple, and green from fixtures in the water and throughout the area.

Completing the bayou scene, we also see flickering lights from fireflies.

We are still waiting for a precise opening date, but Disney has previously said that Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open this summer at Walt Disney World and later in 2024 at Disneyland. The current best estimates are still leaning toward the mid-June timeframe, with previews expected before then.

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    Figments Friend11 days ago

    Bob showers…? 🤔 -

    Disstevefan111 days ago

    Iger wouldn’t swoop in with a hose….. With his personal traveling shower head maybe😉

    Brer Panther11 days ago

    So how long until Iger swoops in with a hose and washes it off?

    Disstevefan111 days ago

    Broken animatronics yes (this is normal and expected in todays Disney), but they keep running guests through it. I will thinking of breakdowns that stop the attraction from running guests through it.

    Figments Friend11 days ago

    Meanwhile , over at the Epcot Festival of the Arts this week…. ‘Splash Mountain’ chalk art.

    Figments Friend11 days ago

    This, right here….is comedy gold. 🤣 -

    bmr159111 days ago

    Most reliability issues are animatronic issues, not the ride itself.

    Brer Oswald11 days ago

    The Disneyland version has been broken for 2 months and they haven’t even tried to fix it.

    Disstevefan114 days ago

    I just threw a number out there. I think you are right Tiana being not as popular as the previous attraction, I think the stand by would probably be (a total guess) max of 60 minutes.

    Tha Realest14 days ago

    There’s no evidence this line would reach a 90 minute standby.

    Disstevefan114 days ago

    I think it’s because it doesn’t operate reliably enough to support a standby. With VQ, when it breaks down, your boarding group is not called. Yes it does break down when boarding groups and LLs are loading too, but think of the nightmare when it breaks down with a 90 min standby full of people.

    tanc14 days ago

    Why does this ride have a VQ still? The one in Disneyland doesn't even have one lol

    Fox&Hound18 days ago

    I love this so much!

    donaldtoo18 days ago

    I still say they need to do the below to the “logs”, that I suggested last February…”Frog Logs”…talk about your ROI…!!!!! :hilarious: ;)