While we’re just weeks away from the grand opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, the Disneyland version of the attraction remains under construction.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Construction
There is still scaffolding across the front of the ride façade, although much of it has come down as crews wrap up foliage work. The mountain is now more green than brown. Flowers dot the dome of the mountain-turned-salt-mine.
Most of the scaffolding is over the millhouse, where guests ascend the attraction. Some is in front of the ride’s drop, which is dry right now. We saw a crew member at the top of the drop, kneeling in the opening of the mountain.
The crew member was safely secured as they worked on or around the track.
More crew members were on the scaffolding around gray rockwork. The rocks will be repainted reddish-brown and covered in plants.
Last we checked on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, much of the roofing had been removed from the millhouse. Fresh dark shingles now cover most of one side of the roof. The purple sheathing on the front of the mill has been covered with black tarps.
Two crew members were working at the back of the mill, past a barrel. The planks on the side of the building also look fresh.
In Florida, the rooftop was also decorated with moss.
There’s moss across a rocky ridge. Pink and white flowers are in vines around the legs of the Tiana’s Foods water tower and track.
We got another look at crew members working around the gray ledge.
Another crew member was working by the track on the side of the mountain.
From the Mark Twain Riverboat, guests can see green scrim on a fence around a loop of the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure flume. Behind the fence, we couldn’t see significant work.
Most of Critter Country is closed for construction. Walls cut under the Hungry Bear Restaurant archway. Hungry Bear will close for kitchen refurbishments in July.
A digger sits on a pile of dirt next to the Disneyland Railroad track with more construction vehicles nearby.
Disney has not announced an opening date for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland but the Magic Kingdom version will open on June 28. Previews have begun so construction walls came down, revealing the full façade and queue. Disney also released a full ride POV video of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom. The Disneyland version of the ride will have minor differences but follow the same story.
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