The family of Leah Chase, the inspiration for Princess Tiana, will be the first to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom when the ride opens this summer. Leah Chase’s Family to Be First to Ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Charita Carter, the Imagineer leading the development of the reimagined attraction, was among the Disney executives … Read more
Disney Hyperion announced a new “The Princess and the Frog” picture book written by Tiana’s voice actress, Anika Noni Rose, that is seemingly inspired by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. New Book Possibly Inspired by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Tiana’s Perfect Plan – $18.99 The book’s cover art, illustrated by Olivia Duchess, bears a striking resemblance to Tiana’s … Read more
Disney shared the last round of critters that will appear on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park. This Afro-Cuban band consists of frog musicians. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Frog Critters This is the final round of new musical critters revealed by Disney, following critters who play Zydeco music and critters who perform Rara … Read more
Disney has shared new images and video of more character Audio-Animatronics that will be on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, opening this summer at Magic Kingdom and later this year at Disneyland Park. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Audio-Animatronics Shared as promotion for “We Call It Imagineering,” a new YouTube series by Walt Disney Imagineering, the Audio-Animatronics revealed include … Read more
Disney Parks Blog revealed more musical critter characters that will appear on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure as audio-animatronics and the Walt Disney World attraction poster. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Critters The critters revealed last week will play Zydeco music, while this new band will play Rara. This musical tradition from Haiti is often found at festivals and … Read more
Crews have installed a new gate in the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure queue and plants in front of the Frontierland train station at Magic Kingdom. Salt Mine The former Splash Mountain has been transformed into a Louisiana salt mine for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. According to the ride’s backstory, Tiana founded the co-op Tiana’s Foods in 1927 … Read more
A new T-shirt at Walt Disney World features iconic structures from Disney Parks — including the new Tiana’s Foods water tower at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. It’s the first shirt to represent the upcoming attraction and one of the first-ever pieces of merchandise inspired by Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, following a pin released in February. Disney Parks Icons … Read more
Crews installed new signs at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom overnight. The signs tell guests that the ride is testing and not yet open. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Ride Testing Signs There are three signs, all with the same design, around the loop of the flume at the bottom of the drop. The signs feature … Read more
Many real plants have been planted around the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure mountain and queue in Magic Kingdom during ongoing construction. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Façade Most of the foliage and trees installed around Tiana’s Bayou Adventure so far have been fake. But new ferns and trees in front of the mountain appear to be real. There … Read more
White and pink flowers are now “growing” on the salt mine mountain of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disneyland Park. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure In our most recent construction updates, we noted crew members installing fake moss and greenery on the mountain. Crews were installing white and pink flowers across the mountain’s dome when we visited on … Read more
New fake plants have been installed on the side of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom. The attraction is set to open this summer. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Construction Disney added a Louis photo op to the construction walls in Frontierland after announcing the opening timeframe. Beyond the construction walls, the former Splash Mountain façade has … Read more
Greenery has finally been added to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disneyland. The Magic Kingdom version of the attraction has been completely transformed into a salt dome and bayou, but construction on the Disneyland version is a few months behind. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Construction The Californian mountain has been gray during recent rockwork. There is now … Read more
In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Michael-Leon Wooley, who provided the voice of Louis in Disney’s animated film “The Princess and the Frog,” shared some insight on two character animatronics that will be part of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. ‘The Princess and the Frog’ Cast Tease Louis and Charlotte Animatronics Wooley’s Instagram Reel shared on March … Read more
More scaffolding has been removed from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, revealing new fake foliage and moss on the façade. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Mountain We previously shared a look at two new frog characters on a log behind construction walls. They’re still there, and the rest of the briar patch has been transformed into … Read more
To celebrate Valentine’s Day 2024, many Disney character couples are out for special meet and greets at Walt Disney World. It’s not often that the princes are out with their princesses, so we rushed out to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT to visit them all for this special one-day-only offering. Disney Character Couples at Magic Kingdom … Read more
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort hosted another successful Mardi Gras parade this year, featuring Princess Tiana and golf carts decorated by Cast Members. Disney’s Port Orleans Resort Mardi Gras Parade Cast Members were dressed in purple and green with Mardi Gras beads. A Cast Member led the Mardi Gras parade in a surrey bike. The Walt … Read more