As Splash Mountain is turned into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, new details are being added to the attraction façade. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Flume Not much looks different at the bottom of the attraction, where rockwork has been demolished and reconstructed next to the flume. There are purple strings tied around some of the … Read more
Construction crews are busy turning Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a new “Princess and the Frog”-inspired attraction at Magic Kingdom. Since our last construction update, there have been some minor changes at the ride. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Flume Here at the bottom of the attraction, the peninsula in the center of the flume’s curve … Read more
Construction crews have been restoring and repainting rockwork on the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure façade in Magic Kingdom. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Flume At the lowest part of the attraction, work continues around the ride’s flume. Green tubes are around the edge of the peninsula in the curve of the flume. Crew members were working in the … Read more
The Liberty Belle got stuck on the Rivers of America at Magic Kingdom. Some reports indicated that the boats couldn’t get off Tom Sawyer Island, either. A Tweet from ResortTV1 reported the incident, as seen below. The boat, which was evacuated, was left stranded between Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. According to Twitter … Read more
We noticed a few changes in progress on the flume within the Splash Mountain transformation into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, including painting on the newly reconstructed rockwork. Flume Construction on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Several changes are taking place within the flume portion of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. It looks like crew members have started to scrape away … Read more
Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom is being transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, with an expected opening date in late 2024. Cats are the first “guests” to explore the attraction, but we can only see it from over and around construction walls. Splash Mountain Construction Scaffolding covers the mountain, where trees have been removed to make … Read more
Construction has really began picking up speed as Splash Mountain is being reimagined to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Rockwork Reconstruction Underway We stopped by Magic Kingdom today and noticed the construction crew working on the transformation from Splash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure were hard at work at the bottom of the flume. Much of the … Read more
A cat decided to take a scenic stroll on the empty rivers of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure as construction continues around the site. Perhaps they were feeling nostalgic for Splash Mountain, or hoping for a sneak peek of the upcoming re-themed attraction — we may never fully understand the mysterious motivations behind this unexpected but welcome … Read more
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After completely removing the tree atop Splash Mountain, crews are hard at work on other areas of the closed Magic Kingdom attraction as they turn it into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Splash Mountain Flume A dozen crew members were gathered around the flume at the bottom of the attraction, where the welding curtains have been taken … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Splash Mountain will be closed permanently at Disneyland Park beginning on May 31, 2023. The last day to ride the attraction will be May 30, 2023. Splash Mountain will then be transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which is expected to open in 2024 at both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom. Coinciding with the announcement, Disney also … Read more
We saw what appear to be welding curtains set up above the track of Splash Mountain to help facilitate the reimagining of the attraction into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom today. Tree Completely Removed Atop Splash Mountain Just three days ago, crews were spotted cutting down the tree sitting atop Splash Mountain. Now it … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a permit for the site of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, which is currently under construction. The permit is for “Fabrication and Installation of Show Set Items” and contracts Icarus Exhibits, Inc. The specialty fabrications shop also worked on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, TRON Lightcycle Run, and … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Saturday, April 8, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
This week, crews began cutting down the Splash Mountain tree as the Magic Kingdom attraction is turned into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Now, most of the tree is gone from the top of the mountain. Splash Mountain Tree Although the tree was originally part of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure concept art, it was later revealed that it would … Read more