A First Look atTiana’s Bayou Adventureis Ready to Take You For a Ride

June has just started and that means it ’s only a few weeks until the official debut ofTiana ’s Bayou Adventureat the Walt Disney World . structure on the drive is officially complete , and Disney ’s marked the occasion providing a 9 - minute ride - through video show the full breadth of what you may expect from thePrincess & the Frog attractor .

The drive begin with a easy logarithm plume turn on through Tiana ’s garden and into the bayou . From there , riders will see a issue of animatronics ; some are wholly new , like a zydeco isthmus made up of musically run animals , others recreations of characters from the film like Louis and Naveen ’s picayune sidekick Richie . After that , Mama Odie uses her hoodoo powers to shrink the rider down to frog size to go through a smaller version of the bayou , and make friend with some more melodic bugs and frogs . And for its marvellous showstopper finale , the iconic 50 - foot drop curtain left over from Splash takesleads riders to Tiana ’s eating place to hear her sing ( with vocal music from her original worker , Anika Noni Rose ) and keep company by the animate being orchestra .

Though Tiana ’s is a replacement for Splash Mountain , some key elements from its predecessor remain . Beyond the 50 - human foot drop , the animatronics from the original ride have been replaced with novel , electric motor - powered fig to bring the film ’s theatrical role to full , projection face - free life . But otherwise , the overhaul has done its Book of Job in giving Princess a spotlight buff think it should ’ve had long ago . Like Star war : salary increase of the Resistance , in high spirits - res screens throughout the ride show off the cast in usage 3D animation to leave deeper immersion . Combined with the new , original euphony from New Orleans songwriterPJ Mortonthat take rider back to the film ’s succeed rendition of the metropolis ’s Jazz Age , Disney ’s clearly put the work in to check that the revamp honors the upcoming 15 - twelvemonth - honest-to-goodness film .

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Tiana ’s Bayou Adventure open June 28 in Walt Disney World , and later this twelvemonth in Disneyland .

Update , 6/2/24 @ 1:21 PM : This post has been updated to clear up the Tiana ride has n’t repurposed any of the animatronics from Splash Mountain , but replaced them entirely with new models .

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