I review the FULL RIDE POV of Tianas Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Thought we'd have to wait a little longer for a full ride POV of Tianas Bayou Adventure (has a theme park ever done this before?). So even though we just did a review of the previous footage revealed...we're doing it again because it's the whole thing! Will it answer questions you might have had? Make it better? Make it worse? Let's join Tiana and find out!
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Even Mr. Toad's had an Introduction, Conflict, and Resolution.
It literally sends you to hell!!! 😂
Now, after seeing this, I think Disney should've left Splash Mountain alone or just spruced it up. The new Tiana story isn't big enough for a mountain. And already the alligator's mouth isn't moving when the character speaks.
I wonder what Imagineer Tony Baxter thinks of this. Wasn't Splash Mountain one of his brain children? It's gotta be rough to see one of your masterpieces taken apart for a project that's poorly thought and presented.
Considering how little story Tiana's Bayou Adventure contains, it could've been made into a Winnie The Pooh-like ride and placed elsewhere in Critter Country.
@@Btn1136 I call it "Mr. Toad Goes To Hell." 🤣 It's one of my favorite Fantasyland rides, especially when it's cold outside. 🐸
There’s no resolution it’s just introduction, conflict, conflict, conflict, hit by train, go to hell, ride over🤣
There’s legit more tension on the Pooh ride than this
For real. There is an actual story and sence of danger because we are in his nightmare.
😂😂😂
nukunuku29.....I miss the Bear Jamboree show, one place I could watch the show and relax resting my feet after walking around the park all day..........I was so disapointed when the Pooh ride opened. I never went on that ride and it wasn't untill I saw a youtube video of the ride about a year ago and watched it.....I found out they had a tribute to the Bear Jamboree by having the 3 animal heads from the show on the wall they put them in one room of the pooh ride as you enter a room...but you have to look behind you to see them.
Imagine a Snow White ride without the witch, that’s what this ride is.
There is literally nothing you can do to satisfy victim mindset people
Ultimately I think the biggest missed opportunity is the villain and using him as the build up to the drop instead of mama odie
Ride animatronics look great and the visuals match that. However, the ride isn’t very fun. There’s nothing going on to excite the people riding it. As many others have said and commented, there’s no “danger”
very common observation.
It’s literally called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and there is no adventure
@jasonbaylor9865 Bayou Mountain?
I like what they have and I think the part where you shrink to a frog is fun. I think it wouldn't be hard to over time, fill some of the more empty spaces in the ride with more stuff.
Have those fucking Frog Hunting Hillbillies show up!
They forgot the part where it tells a story.
Why is peril or excitement not a thing in Disney anymore?
They went woke.
@@lddcavalry Its not that they went woke. Its that they got lazy. I had hope for this ride but that kinda plummeted when this came out.
they've taken the danger out of all the rides. jungle cruise is all jokey, they made the pirates less threatening, now this
@@eabcool i think pirates was justified? right now the ride is more like the original ride. Jungle cruise was never a personal favorite so i cant comment.. but this ye ur right.. Whats worse is they can make a dramatic scene they just.. didnt.. some form of haunting or voodoo story line should have been put into place.
@@moovudu4822 i dont think it justified because the pirates are bad guys, making them pc makes no sense
A weak, dark ride has replaced an iconic, loved ride. One time will be enough and not worth standing in a long ride. Very sad😫
Just like you
The bear on his back playing with a hive was replaced by an oversized bottle
That’s progress! 😂😂
Replaced by literal trash.
@@BudoDave76😂😂😂😂
They could have kept so many of those critter animatronic but instead they purposely made the ride dark to hide the fact there are less to see
I agree
The darkness better matches the theme. The film is set in the Louisiana Bayou and that setting is far more interesting at night vs the day.
I can’t believe this is what we ended up with. Soulless Disney move and gave us a lesser attraction. It’s unbelievable
I said in my comment about even noticing a critter dummer in Splash! David asks why we couldn't keep the gator.
It feels like they removed them just to remove and forget.
I think that was a big mistake. They could have just taken out Fox, Bear, and Rabbit and put in Louis and been fine. There are better ways they could have done this ride to make it just as good and they didn't sadly.
Animatronics are too expensive to maintain, unfortunately.
There are 3 signs over sections of the Tiana flume ride that make me think of "Applause" signs held up in front of TV studio audiences to make them clap at certain moments of a TV program.
This. What a fail by Disney. Laughably bad reskin of an attraction that was better in the past
The signage is so out of place, I was half expecting a live, laugh, love sign to appear.
Feels like a one and done ride to me. I think they dropped the ball by eliminating any kind of danger or villains from TBA. I mean I know Dr. Facilier died in the movie, but he was probably the best character in that film. They could've easily resurrected him as a ghost, etc. I'm sure Keith David wouldn't have minded reprising his role as well.
True. It would be easy to even work that into the narrative they already have. He shows up trying to prevent you from making it to the party, but in the end you survive his grasp and end up at the party. They could even have his friends on the other side "kidnap" some of the animal band and you have to "rescue" them. It wouldn't be hard to replace the Mama Odie scene.
Or just bring in his friends from the other side as the main villains, as they try to lure you into their domain when searching through the bayou until you escape by going into the big drop.
Disney’s obsession with matching the temporal continuity of the parks with their movies has utterly screwed them out of so many great ride opportunities. Lore doesn’t replace story.
@@sock501 Blame it on fans of these movies questioning the continuity errors of the rides based on said movies, as well as theme park goers who think book report rides are so old fashion.
After you ride 50! Times. Then in 20! Years when they replaced it with something else everyone will cry and have 4! Hour waits . Just like the " cheap" tower of terror that everyone complained about 😀🤡
Nothing will ever compete with Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah at the end
I like to believe the armadillo is Facilier just kind of stalking us like the crow in the Mansion
I accept.
Head cannon accepted!
TBH, when this got announced, a friend and I predicted that Facilier would be the one putting the guests in danger for the big drop, and when going up for the big drop you’d hear the “Are you ready” segment of Friends on the Other Side.
That’s what I was thinking because he has that very mischievous look to him that I really enjoy
Now that I've seen the whole ride, it's boring. The main issue is the obvious lack of anything going on. Where animatronics were is now a blank wall or a 5-second looped GIF screen with fireflies. There isn't an obvious story, and the final drop is anticlimactic.
A looped GIF? Lol. When did all animation become a GIF?
@@TECfan1 Idea is that it is simply a screen that loops the same fireflies flying around with no other elements.
I think the biggest issue is that by putting it in Splash Mountain's structure, we are forced to compare the two. This story (or whatever you want to call it) would have served well as a C-Ticket Fantasyland dark ride. There would be less dead-space and you can pace the story better because you are building from scratch. You can't shoehorn a C-Ticket into a purpose built structure meant for an E-Ticket. Fancy animatronics, lighting, and projections aren't what makes something an E-Ticket.
What you said about exposition is spot on. A good attraction doesn't need it. "Lets help Louis find a band", "That's a good band lets keep looking", "That one's good too", "I'm gonna shrink you", "I'm gonna unshrink you", "Now you're big and can go to the party and celebrate having literally done nothing of consequence". The End.
Totally agree! This would have been better as a Fantasyland dark ride or a ride in the new Disneyland Forward area. Making it it's own dark ride would also make it more accessible to younger kids that don't meet the height limit for this attraction. I feel like a lot of younger children would enjoy this ride, and it seems like that is the targeted audience. This just seems like a huge miss to me. Also should have been called "Tiana's Bayou Celebration", because there really is no "Adventure" in the ride's storyline.
Imagineering has forgotten the art of subtlety. Rather than give visual clues that allow the guests to use their imagination and connect the dots, we are now given walls of text and dialogue. If the only way to tell riders what is going on is by having to literally explain it, then the scene/story is not set up properly.
That’s honestly something I agree with, I mean while a Princess and the Frog ride isn’t a bad idea, I feel like a better option could’ve been a standalone Princess and the Frog ride rather than a Splash Mountain retheme that may have impressive animatronics and effects, but not much of a good premise or story.
Though I will say it honestly is refreshing to see actually honest and fair critiques of Tiana’s rather than borderline rude and offensive comments from the toxic half of the Disney Parks Fandom. Because TBH, their “criticisms” for Tiana’s honestly come off as either nostalgia-biased or just straight up offensive. So again, it’s honestly a breath of fresh air to see some actually honest and fair critiques of Tiana’s rather than toxic criticisms.
"Comparisons are the thieves of joy."
Brilliant comment!! Totally agree
The ride looks nice, but there is so much dead space in between the various scenes that it isn’t anywhere near as lively as Splash was. I didn’t find the story very riveting, either. That is just my opinion however, and not one based on personally riding it yet.
I’m positive this won’t be an issue in DL because there isn’t enough room for it
@@Nyleao4ReelAh, true. Thank you for pointing that out.
Not sure about the story either, but to me it looks like there is more life now. The only things missing are still set pieces, that were replaced with maybe a single animatronic or background screens of fireflies. Its also hard to tell since cameras dont pickup things as well in dark settings, so it makes Tiana look darker and emptier then it probably is.
The original Disney Imagineers had more imagination and storytelling because of the innocence and the history of the past, every time Disney gets rid of an iconic piece such as Splash Mountain and replace it with something new, it loses the theme of the bygone era, I’m saddened that Splash Mountain was replaced, when you finish riding the ride, the music is forever embossed in your memory, “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My oh my, what a wonderful day…… and so on, definitely going to miss Splash Mountain, nothing will ever take its place. Just sayin!!!
@@felixsavella4435 You are absolutely correct. The music was a huge part of Splash from the queue to the finale. It was one of my all time favorite rides behind POTC & HM. I also agree with you when it comes to the OG imagineers (1st and 2nd generation).
RIP Splash Mountain, you died for nothing.
Well, at least we all still have memories being on that amazing ride.
@@samhart51 yeah or we can fly to Tokyo 💁
Nah it died for good reason, glad its never returning and a new generation will grow to love tiana's bayou adventure
@@CosmeAcajor Wait Disney is spinning in his grave.
@@CosmeAcajoreven people who enjoyed princess and the frog are disappointed by this 😭
I love how universally panned this ride is getting... LOL. Goes to show how treasured Splash was and how they really fell short in this.
The Disneyland subreddit is banning any critiques of the ride lol.
I wouldn't confuse internet comment sections of ride videos with "universal" opinion. We will see what wait times are through opening to the end of the year.
@@BAM5636 I think wait times will be crazy no matter what, even if it was just closed this long for a refurb. I wouldn't say that's a proper way to judge either. I say judge for yourself.
@BAM5636 That's silly... wait times.will be ridiculous because it's new... or different... from a beloved ride that's been closed forever. Just like how lines for Haunted Mansion at Disneyland will be for awhile because it's been closed for so long. That's not the metric to use. What will are the long time numbers after the rush. I'm not impressed by the story... the ride itself is the same, physically, it's just a new look with less of a story.
@suninmyeyesyes For a couple weeks sure. However, I said through the end of the year for that reason. If it drops off really fast after the first couple of weeks then well, it isn't doing as well as Splash when it closed. If it actually stays super busy though to Jan of 2025, well... The indications are more positive likely. We will see.
All you need to ask yourself is "is it worth getting wet to see this ride" I dont believe it is. Splash was, it had excitement, energy, and thrill. Tiana's doesnt to me, is a very simple plot.
Personally I do not prefer rides being changed, however I know Disney can do great work on ride changes (examples: Gardians of the Galaxy (fantastic ride), Incredicoster, Snow whites enchanted wish, Finding Nemo Submarine, etc). This ride does not fill the shoes Splash mountain left. To me it screams rushed, rushed, rushed, rushed, and not done for the right reasons unfortunately.
Your first sentence is exactly how I felt about splash mountain lol.
Did you even see the drop there was a small splash I don't even think you get wet
@@BreanneGraeber The Disneyland Splash mountain gets people soaked if you are in certain seats. This was obviously Disneyworlds.
I agree completely. I don't hate what I saw in the video, but at the same time, it doesn't excite me the way Splash Mountain used to. Disney has been able to re-theme rides in the past and manage to pull it off (like you said, Guardians and Incredicoaster are good examples), but Tiana's does not give me that kind of impression. It seems like a rushed re-theme that doesn't have a cohesive story to it.
That’s true. I guess I ride Grizzy Rapids for the thrill knowing that I might have to get soaking wet.
Saw this on Reddit yesterday. I'm disappointed they didn't use Dr. Facilier and his Friends On The Other Side. His music and vibe would've been perfect for the main drop.
Agreed 💯- they need that villainy. Visually they did a great job but it’s just a full joyous attraction and I need a little mischievousness and villainy.
People have said it’s because he died in the movie, but I think that’s such a silly reason not to include him/the song in some way. Huge missed opportunity for the lift hill, which seems to be one of the weakest parts of the new attraction
@@jeremybassham7771 I think that's their excuse, but I bet the real reason is they don't want to pay the music royalties.
I was saying the same thing lol 😂
I hope you do a side by side of Disneyland's version. Dlands version of Splash is not as bright and lit as DWorlds . Good observations.
They shut down for over a year and spent millions $$$ to destroy a popular fun ride loaded with animatronics and replaced with no story, no track changes, tons of dead space and needless shrinking.
They could have merged so much the make the ride even more than what it was. Such a waste.
@@toshibavoodoo that coulda been genius. The ride just seems like marketing to sell more beignets lmao $$$
Is it gonna smell like beignets in the ride too?
@@kariduff651Yes. Musty ones.
The ride is about as much fun as onions, once over lightly with a side of lettuce.
On all of the construction walls they advertised Tiana's FOOD and yet the "story" is about finding a band to play at a party. I will say the only thing about this I like is the addition of the water tower. That looks good, both off ride and on.
The party they are advertising at Tiana’s foods is what we are trying to find music and musicians for in the bayou, other animals that play like Luis
When "nice water tower" is the best thing you can say about a 100 million dollar upgrade lol
Didn't they say the story is about Tiana looking for the missing secret ingredient? Because no where in the ride does it show or explain that.
@@bigboomer1013they added the critter band focus later after seeing how boring the original ride was. How dull did it have to be originally for this to be the improvement!?!
The fact that we don’t get to hear zip a dee doo da at the parks takes away from the happiness you feel as you walk through Disneyland/world. Splash mountain was special and Disney totally blew it on this decision.
Amen 🙏
I’m not a fan of “book report rides”, but they should have just gone that route instead of whatever this was. Like what did the heavy marketing of “Tiana’s foods” even have to do with the ride itself?
I myself am beginning to question the wisdom of trying to create new story like this.
They tried so hard creating a story to explain why there was a mountain in the bayou, but failed to meaningfully tie it into the story for the actual ride.
@@fredlopez5213 This is like a group project that clearly didn’t communicate with everyone on what the main story line should be about. What a mess
I agree! I think book report attractions are good to consider case by case. They arn’t good for everything but something like this would have been good for a book report
I think Little Mermaid does it well.
From what I saw it's everything I thought Disney would deliver we got less animatronics and more screens. It's obvious not one corner was left uncut no penny was left unpinched. This is Iger's Rocket Rods.
The ride concept for princess and the frog can work, but it needs a villain. This is just silly with a drop
Would I suggest those three frog hunters as the main villains?
Why does every attraction need a villain?
@@alucard2010 You don't. But you need Conflict.
@@jaggerguth4391 why do you need conflict with every attraction?
Why does every attraction need conflict?
All the comments are so great. The suggestions are so obvious about Facilier’s push, chase, and then escape to the party are simple, not convoluted, or labored. Congratulations Fresh Baked Family.
I’m 29 years old, I grew up watching song of the south over and over and over again. Brer Rabbit was my favorite Disney character. My mom and grandma would wait in line to ride splash mountain with me over and over again. I’ve struggled with mental health a little in my life and I would always tell myself to go to my laughin place. Splash mountain was always such a comfort for me so this change has been like losing a family member.
I’ve tried to be optimistic about Tiana because I love princess and the frog and love the music but this overlay is such a lost opportunity. It should have been based off the movie with dr Facilier at the drop and Tiana in her big green dress on the steamboat at the end. They really missed the ball on this one:(
I’ve heard many people say a similar story. It’s awful what they’ve done.
How did you watch it? Disney never released the movie.
@@mushieslushie my family had a copy on vhs.
And then for one of my birthdays my mom got a bootleg copy of it on dvd for me. And now you can watch the whole thing on TH-cam:) I’m thankful it wasn’t erased from history because it’s one of my favorites and now I show it to my kids🩷
Apparently, that comment makes you racist.
@@mushieslushie my family had a copy on vhs.
And then for one of my birthdays my mom got a bootleg copy of it on dvd for me. And now you can watch the whole thing on TH-cam:) I'm thankful it wasn’t erased from history because that movie, Brer Rabbit and splash mountain mean a lot to me and now I get to show it to my kids and enjoy it with them.🩷
Its def worse than Spash imo. It's not terrible, but its not good either. Splash had a story with tons of animatronics, and memorable songs, and sets with lots of details , where Tiana doesn't really have those.
I'm sad you miss the racist cartoons.
@TimGildersleeve here we go again with the racist stuff. It was a joyous ride that didn't include the racist live action stuff from the movie and people can't seem to understand that. 🤦♂️
@TimGildersleeve well, when are you going to pipe up about the salt mines portrayed here, first worked by slaves??? "Have a wonderful day" Dam, you right, racist as hell!!!!!
@@TimGildersleeveawwwww how cute
@@TimGildersleeveuse an actual relevant talking point. The animated segments had hardly anything to do with the racist elements of that film.
Our 5 year old who LOVES Tiana and got to meet her last weekend while wearing her Tiana princess dress will be disappointed that Tiana won’t be in that dress.
Agree 💯! I was also hoping to see Tiana in her princess dress but no such luck!😠😠
There's a big reason for that which I won't mention here....
They could of use the movie story and at the end after the splash when she gets turned back into human because she married a prince, they could use the technology from Beauty and The Beast Tokyo have her turned back into a princess like Beast to human. That would have been beautiful from frog to her pretty princess dress.
They should’ve at least put her in the dress at the end scene of the ride. Someone said she looks like a Jungle Cruise skipper & now I can’t unsee it 💀
@@glen7567it’s not that serious…you can just say it
You also mentioned how Splash is more "busy" than Tiana's....as in there is more going on. I think Tony Baxter was following the idea of the "Cocktail Party" way of making an attraction like Pirates or HM where there is a lot going on and you aren't meant to just focus on one thing and you tend to notice new things in each ride-through. Modern attractions like this, BATB, Frozen, etc. employ singular set pieces that are meant to have you focus on them. So you have set piece, space, set piece, space, etc. trying to force story beats. That's why it feels empty at times.
It absolutely tanks the re-ridability of it, though. The fantastic thing about PotC and HM is that no matter how monotonous it is and how many times you go through it, you discover new things every time. I've rode both countless times; HM is my favorite, and I still find a new thing to focus on. Sometimes things I somehow hadn't noticed my previous hundred and something ride throughs. This is a one and done. This new wave of imagineering is good for a one and done, you've seen everything you need to see the first ride through. I understand what they're doing, but I just don't think it works when Disney parks have made their name from immersion and visual storytelling. It feels lazy to FORCE you to look at a set piece, it feels very... Dead. And empty, ofc. Gives it less life.
"Oh I see, I like that. Yeah. Ok I think that was good. The bottles, yeah the bottles. I like that better than what was there before. I think, oh yeah I see. Ok yeah that's different, I like it. That music fits because it's New Orleans. Yeah ok I see."
TRANSLATION: "What did they do to my beloved ride? This is HORRIBLE but I don't want to lose my precious Disney access so I will be totally vague and then claim to like it."
It sounds like you’re trying to talk yourself into liking the new ride.
almost like he is a shill for Disney lol
Sure did
He can’t ever say anything bad about Disney
Yeah or else he wont get his cupcake
@@myartistryisunboundMost def is…
I dont understand us getting small for a moment and then big again loll
mama odie. magic. you're a frog after entering what was the laughing place. then the potions at the top of the drop indicate you're being restored to full size.
@@FreshBakedDisney no but like why! Its quick and pointless hahah
Yeah, she never did that in the movie. Is this Princess and the Frog or Ant-Man?
@@hollybabyyyso you can look for smaller musicians.
@@FreshBakedDisneyWhich still makes no sense, bc Odie wasn't the one who turned them into frogs in the movie. It was Facilier's magic, not her's; and they went for her to help reverse the spell, it wasn't *her* that reversed it, even. You can explain it, sure, still doesn't make it make sense and it's still a confusing direction to head into no matter how simple of terms you try to put it into. Not to mention, why were "we" turned to frogs in the first place? They're not asking the what or the how, they're asking the how. The why. To look for critters? We were doing that before. I miss when Disney had any semblance of cohesion but those days are long gone. Not to mention the sequence is absolutely pointless, it ends as soon as it happens.
Splash Mountain 10
Tiana's Bayou Adventure 5
Tiana's Bayou Adventure, 7000. Splash Mountain, 0
Giving TBA a 5 is too generous. More like -5. Can't wait to visit Tokyo Disney again and ride Splash Mountain there.
So many sets were replaced by just bushes. That scene with Brer fox and bear getting attacked by the gator is really the whole ride. What used to be sets and animatronics that moved the story are now just trees.
There's no story. There's no climax. There's no antagonist. There's no "adventure". It is completely creatively bankrupt.
I thought facilier was gonna throw you down for a splash.
They said he wudnt be in it and it wudnt be scary :/
It would make too much sense to have Dr Facilier in the ride. That’s why he’s not there. Modern Disney logic.
They took him out because of voodoo even though momma is herself a voodoo priestess which is just a dumb idea to not have him
Judging from the video, this ride feels like it is the culmination of a first draft, as if they hadn't quite worked out all the necessary story details before they started construction. I have a huge love for Splash Mountain, and while I was sad to see it go, I understood the reasons. To that end, Tiana deserves an exciting and colorful adventure, like the movie. This ride is none of those things. There's no mystery, no danger, and really no story. It's not enough to move us from one scene to the next. We want to see a story. And we need to feel that element of danger. The omission of Dr. Facilier is so mind-boggling to me. Even the least-experienced ride designer would have thought of that (I mean, look at all the fans mentioning his omission!). The excuse they are giving is that this ride takes place after the movie, but that that's an early-stage decision that one would think could have been flushed out more before they started construction. How come no one stood up and questioned where or not this new "story" was exciting enough or interesting enough to replace the story of the original Splash Mountain? Did AI write this? I can only come to the conclusion that Facilier (and even the other characters like Big Daddy) are 'missing' because Disney didn't want to pay the actors for their voices, nor did they want to pay for the songs. And even if that were the case, how hard would it for the designers to through in elements of the Voodoo or black magic sequences from the film? Huge, huge missed opportunity and even bigger disappointment.
Team Disney Anaheim, you still have time to fix this. Californians would rather see a true, Walt Disney-style attraction that's a feast for the senses and has a storyline and arc.
Back to the drawing board. Fill up this ride. Tell a story. Add a villain. I hope you didn't throw away the Splash Mountain animatronics. You need them.
This ride should be just as good, if not better than Pirates of the Caribbean. It's not even close.
That finale reminded me of being in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. The music -- 😒👎
I understand their reason why they wanted to replace Splash Mountain 🏔️ due to the slavery connection… but then they created a salt mine in a Louisiana setting. Salt mines, especially the one Disney modeled this after which is Avery Island, this is known for brutal slavery practices. So we replaced one attraction due to slavery connections with this new ride, which has slavery connections. 🤦♂️ - can someone please explain the logic to Disneys decision?
There is absolutely no slavery connection or anything racist in Song of the South, the lead actor was the 1st black man to win an Oscar. It is not racist . . . But there are over 20 "Salt Mine" signs on this reskin. Salt Mines are where they sent slaves & indentured servants to work in & there are no Salt Mines in New Orleans in the 20's.
My list of thoughts:
-Outdoor ambience music should NEVER have vocals. There’s trying new things and then there is this, and this wasn’t good.
-Main animatronics are great
-Nonexistent story without any real substance
-The animal band looks and moves like a dubai dreamworks ride
-Empty portions that most are bringing up
-Salsa music(?) in Laughing place part?
-Horrible writing
-Most of the projections are fine but that giant tiana bouncing her head is brutal
-Overall soulless and creatively bankrupt experience
-They turned an experience that was for all ages into something that only ages 2-5 would enjoy, but also considering the drops not many little kids are gonna want to ride it
-No conflict or danger (Not because of what some call “woke” but just because modern day Disney is lazy and want to have only positivity now.
I wanted to love this ride so badly, I really did. Makes me so angry that the haters at the beginning of all this are all smug thinking they were right. Tiana deserved SO much better and it makes me sick to my stomach
Same here, I had high hopes but this is a one and done dont need to ride any time soon type of ride. I was really looking forward to it . But its lacking. Tiana is one of my favorite princess so this is super disappointing.
Oh we were right alright. Right?
This. I was soooooooooooo excited for this freaking ride. I'm upset the most that Dr. Facilier isn't in this! I think he's soo awesome. Someone said it's because he's dead. Well, soooo is Ray, but Ray's in the ride!? IT's just lame to me. I'm sorry. The animatronics are so cool, but it's a Hallmark Movie. Let's be real.
Even if it looks newer, it's not better or even as good. That's like saying the new Star Wars movies are the best because they have the best special effects, we all know that's not true. Splash Mountain made you laugh, made you smile, scared you. This unfortunately makes me feel nothing.
I was really optimistic about the change to Tiana’s, but I am pretty disappointed. I feel like there’s two stories being told that don’t tie in with each other. Tiana’s Dialogue is basically “the party’s up here” “keep going for the party” “you’re almost to the party” and then suddenly it goes to a song about a missing spice?
I appreciate all of the work Disney has put into this, but this isn’t it.
As I said in my comment on the Disney video. It’s so empty. I’ll add that there is no suspense whatsoever and kind of makes the ride very boring. I will say that the outside facade and lighting is an upgrade just wish they had kept the tree on the mountain. But my opinion might change once I’m on the actual ride.
You were one of about 300 I read saying the same thing.
yeah, there are more empty spaces than there were in splash. interesting choice IMO.
It wasn't a choice besides "we don't want to spend the money"
Boy, I don’t know… I agree with what David said when Splash closed that Disney MUST get this right after closing such a great attraction. I am really torn… My first thought was that I was expecting more after such a long closure. I think I this is “okay”, but not sure that I would call it great. I am feeling a tad disappointed. I think Disney may have missed the mark….
Same. I was really wanting this to be great, but it's just 'meh'
They shoe horned a new theme that doesn’t fit the ride.
I’ve reviewed this a couple times more since my original post. I am feeling more disappointed than I would like. I was really hoping that Disney would knock it out of the park knowing that had to get it right. I am not sure this is a fail, but I was hoping for more… 😢
Oh they did. They killed an amazing reason to buy a ticket
THIS, is not OK.
Gosh i love Princess and the Frog. I was so excited to see this ride. Honestly, i could barely get through watching it. The lighting is awesome, but the ride seems so incredibly boring. The stakes were pretty high replacing Splash Mountain, and i think Disney did not step up to the plate. So sad 😢
Once again, if Disney would just LISTEN to their true fans, this could have been better than Splash mountain. They seem overly cautious with everything they do now which results in boring results.
@@JoeDunn-g4z Unfortunately, there are too many petty people out there looking for the least little thing that they could spin as not being "politically correct". I wish people would quit trying to apply what is somehow today's "standards" to things that were done so long ago and before a lot of these people were even born.
You're the one that sad, Mortimer snerd
it's insane the Doctor Facilier isn't singing "Are you Ready?" right before you drop. Seemed like the perfect opportunity.
Splash Mountain was whimsical and had a more memorable soundtrack. This is now a generic dark ride with no stakes or tension.
Someone else pointed out that with Splash, you don't need to speak English to know whats going on, unfortunately the same can't be said for this ride. I agree - the scenes need to SHOW us whats going on.
Disney is just bad now. No magic, no soul !!!!
Many are calling this redo worse than the Star Wars hotel. …because we’re stuck w this for 30 years.
I hate to be a broken record and repeat what everyone else is saying, but the lack of danger is really disappointing here.
Part of, dare i say MOST of the reason I loved Splash so much was getting soaked after that laughin place drop, and the whimsical and borderline creepy music sets in, the anxiety builds, and the dark music and scenes creep up on you with the hedgehogs and vultures. As a kid, it was such a perfect mix of anticipation, anxiety, fear, and excitement that I am not getting at ALL with this new ride.
Once you enter the dark ride portion, it’s a party. Nice, fun, bayou party. Then, you go down the laughing place drop and it’s still, a bit of a party. Bugs and frogs dancing around, Tiana smiling and bopping her head, upbeat music. Then, you’re told by mama Odie that it’s time to get to the party! Well… didn’t we just come from a party… and we’re in a miniature sort of party right now?
Everything is so happy and it lacks any kind of real substantive plot. I kind of prepared myself for Disney to go this direction with the attraction, but I’m still disappointed. That’s the glue that held splash together. In my opinion, if you have an action movie with stunning visuals, monster fights, mind-blowing CGI, etc etc but it lacks a real interesting and substantive plot… I probably wouldn’t watch that movie again. This ride reminds me of that. I LOVE most of the new visuals, the animatronics, the bayou feel, the final scene, pretty much everything about it but because I’m not invested in the storyline, it falls flat. Darn.
I completely agree with your comment. It's beautifully-done. The animatronics, lighting, additional foliage, projections, all work together to make a beautiful set. But the story is bland, if you can even call it that. The ride is now something you watch, rather than experience.
No thanks..I got to visit Tokyo to go back on Splash Mountain
Louises butt is a great homage to the original ride. However I am so confused about the story in this ride. We start at tiana foods but dont see it again at all during the ride. I am not sure what the point then is even mentioning tiana foods.
What story? There ain’t none.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I thought we would be looking for a special spice; to season the food.
No point. No reason. No fun.
The finale song is the most notable weakness. The song isn’t catchy. It has no hook. It is definitely not a ear worm!
Should be called Tiana’s errand running river cruise.
Well... the ride has a lot of upgrades. The scenery is better, the animatronics are great (just wish there were more and a variety of ones), the lighting is very nice (besides the blinding spotlights on the main drop), and the finale/final scene is a lot, LOT better. But most of the ride is just scenery or just dark areas, I feel like Disney took the easy way out with that. They could of done so much more than just making areas dark or filling them with scenery (although in some parts it does look nice). And like most people think, there is really no story. Its all signs and monologues. They could of done so much more with the ride. But, I'm happy that they did improve some parts/aspects of the ride. If there was more of a story and more things going on in the ride, it would of been extremely better.
Thanks for a great side by side comparison and reaction video!
I didn’t expect the vibe between the two to be SO different. Princess and the Frog is so fun and lively, so I’m wondering why the ride isn’t. Can’t deny that the ride is visually stunning tho, and of course, until I experience it myself I can’t fully form an opinion on it
The story is as interesting as a toddler’s show on Disney Junior. There is no element of Danger whatsoever. You say that you see how the super splash mountain fans may not like this. It’s not because it doesn’t compare to Splash, princess and the frog is a fine story with a fantastic villain and ride could’ve been been a great ride but the story is just trash and the lift hill has no suspense whatsoever. You fall into the log (I think) and you get small so you can find frogs to be part of the band, and then the lift hill is making you “big” again, it’s so half assed a storyline, so bad.
They did say they didnt want it to be scary at all
@@hollybabyyyIt has a 50 foot drop in a log without any restraints. Are they that stupid?
@@dr.winstonsmith yes
@@hollybabyyyis that the Disney formula though? all the best Disney rides have an element of danger. There are no thrill rides based on animated films, the big fall makes this a thrill ride. Big Disney brass just doesn’t want to alienate the young fans from the ride which begs the question who did they make this ride for? Too kid friendly for adults making it boring, too scary for kids because they see the big fall from the get go.
Little kids will be height restricted as well.
They did my girl Tiana wrong.. :/
An so did you
@@tsitracommunications2884 the thing is I was a big fan of the retheme its just some scenes look empty af and there’s no story
@@AnimationPix patience, grasshopper, they might add more later
Tony Baxter must be heartbroken. Those whom I refer to as "Lack-of-Imaginationeers" took his beautiful masterpiece and transformed it into a dark, emotionless mess with lots of dead space, no story and no fun.
The band "critters" aren't really audio-animatronics, more like figures that rock back and forth and move an arm, inadequate replacements for the elaborate characters from America Sings. There's just no comparison between the memorable characters with personality and dexterity like the geese, chickens and vultures from Splash Mountain when compared to the simple generic animal figures in the new ride.
When I watched Disney's video of Tiana's Bayou Adventure, it felt like I was watching something from a knock-off park in China, trying to present a Disney-like attraction on a shoestring budget and failing miserably.
Tony turned Tomorrowland into crap. Nobody cares about Tony.
@@Kodachrome40 Tony is a legend and has done far more than Tomorrowland in parks around the world
David, I know you’re trying not to upset the Disney overlords and it’s clear you’re watching your words very carefully but let’s be honest here, this is a huge downgrade in possibly every aspect WDI used to excel at.
Let’s just be honest they made it darker so that they did not have to put actually quality backgrounds in
Isn't that what pirates does?
I just have issue with the story … there’s no suspense and so it doesn’t fit a ride that has drops. It’s more suited as a ride that just cruises along like small world, jungle cruise, or living with the land at Epcot. And the whole story is just looking for musicians? And when you find them you just continue looking for more musicians? Call it Tiana’s Blue Bayou River Cruise.
Agreed. It would have made more sense as it's own ride. A bayou in the mountains makes no sense.
Truly the worst reskin of a ride I’ve ever seen
Just add the Hillbilly Hunters! They fit perfectly!
it would be hilarious if they had this new version, and then at the end Disney totally "ruins" it with an Uncle Remus animatronic saying goodbye or something lmaooo
😂😂😂😂😂
I am disappointed there is not a stronger more cohesive story. I think the biggest crime is that they did not utilize the song “Friends on the Otherside” for the finale drop. They could have had Mama Odie playfully singing “are you ready” as you are going up the final hill.
There is a lot of little things that drag down the attraction. Not using instrumental music in the outdoor section removes the impact of falling into the first indoor show scene and hearing the singing. The Tiana animatronics have no variety, just standing there and talking about the party. The critters barely move or have personality. The bayou doesn't feel alive when the only animals there all group together in one of three places. The context of the big drop does not make it feel any different from the other drops on the ride. Splash felt like it came from artists who understood that theme parks are their own storytelling medium. This feels like the imagineers failed to realize how all of the scenes and elements tied together, instead just tackling each aspect as its own separate thing.
Sometimes new isn't better!
Starwars land is GREAT, it made almost invisible changes to Disneyland but added so much! Wish, improving upon instead of replacing was more of Disney thought process.
Facilier could have tried to stop the partygoers from getting to the party in the schroom scene. Then they escape to the full blown party.
That would have been a great scene idea! They could have added that scene on the tunnel drop instead of shrinking the ride goers. So many missed opportunities
LOL when you knew the Tiana projection would drive us crazy 😂
There’s no connection between anything.
-Bayou’s don’t have mountains, so the clay sticking through is poorly done.
-The food part is pointless cuz “you” are supposed to be the “special sauce”. like if that’s the story, then jt should be that you strunk down into a frog being made into gumbo, that would have been a better drop scene without faciliar.
- Finding the band seemed out of place because you don’t even really seem them play at the end.
-The armadillo is faciliar theroy i love but then make him a big part of the laughing place scene, like he was lerking all along and then caught us by surprise or something.
- The lighting at night is so irrelevant because it adds nothing to the on bord experience other than hide a bunch of inconsistencies.
- the signs are so infuriated cuz not only are they telling you what’s going on, they repeat.
- all the small bridges in the prior set, the daytime aesthetic, all the moving pieces between big scenes, the set pieces told story up to the walls, and they used a lot of forced perspective to create the illusion that you are in a bigger place. This focuses the story on very specific details to cue you in on whats going on, but it lacks because making everything dark makes you feel
like everything is closer. Yes the action looks like it’s closer, but it makes the room feel small.
- lastly, the story is lacking on so much.
Over all, this is just another way Disney is cutting corners and it’s been showing since the early 2010’s. From the food to the to the rides, shows, hotels, guest experience, consumer satisfaction, and not to mention Epic Universe down the road has former imagineers working at universal and they taken every critique Disney fans have been saying for years and have been given liberty to create an amazing theme park going experience.
Have to admit. The story is pretty weak and as you said, it definitely feels like they’re really trying to sell it to you with the animatronics speaking about it. The biggest lost in my opinion is in the laughin place and the main drop. There is no suspense or buildup to the drop where there needs to be it just feels meaningless with no personality.
The color and brightness is what stands out to me the most. you seem to like the darker more "romantic" tone, but I much prefer the bright colorful cartoony nature of the original. I think that's really what's going to determine how people feel about this. The whole ride looks like the "Kiss the Girl" scene from Little Mermaid.
The music: excellent
The animatronics: well done
The set: pretty good
The storyline: very much *"direct to video"* =(
There's absolutely NO tension or build up going into the drop - which is SUPPOSED TO BE the biggest thrill!! Instead, it's a total snooze fest. A *sorely* missed opportunity to add "Are You Ready…" 🎶
Overall, the storyline is convoluted and trying to be too many things at once. You need to gather musicians! Oh, but you also need to be shrunken down! Now you're a spice! WHAT THE HECK?!? In my opinion, they should rework everything from the part where you get shrunken down to the final drop
Disney, you were almost there!
Totally agree
the laughing place song transitioning from happy to sad and scary is what I miss most
The reviewer: evil
No storyline, no villains or conflict, no rush for the final splash. They just put together the idea "what happen after Princess and the Frog movie" and they fail in the storytelling basics.
The original Splash Mountain was a total concept between the falls/Splash and the Storyline.
Na'vi River Journey works because the concept it is to enjoy the lights and the nature and peace of the boat ride. Here they just put a light and nonsense story in a ride game system that cryes for a good and thrilling story
I agree with Bob Iger - BORING!!
Citation please.
@@Kingdho It was reported by Brayden of Mickey Views. He claims the source was an Imagineer who was along with Iger during the preview they gave him.
@@tf51d Per Brayden the Tiana hater who compares the change to the Rainforest Cafe, in November 2023 Bob allegedly gave feedback at WDW and allegedly, via Brayden's unnamed source, said the incomplete, nonoperational attraction was boring - 6 months ago. You assume the CEO said "it's boring" and nobody did anyting to change it or continue with construction after November 2023. Or are you just using this unsourced quote to support your position because you miss the old Splash ride about the segregated South? smh
GRIZZLY MOUNTAIN, just moved into #1 Spot!!
And Tiana's just took over the #1 spot
@tsitracommunications2884 you A fan of Tianas?? No issue with that, I LOVE pirates and HATE small world. What do you like about Tianas? Maybe I'm missing something?
Visually it’s amazing, but Iger was right…it’s boring.
Iger said that about the new Splash? Haha. That would be something…
Every single comment section I have visited says the same thing. Even the Disney Parks channel. They complain about there being no story, and that they left out Dr Facilier ot before the big drop, saying something from the movie. There were a LOT of complaints about that.
@@climateanxiety2825 I just really don’t understand why they heavily marketed “Tiana’s foods” yet it has nothing to do with the ride itself
@@itzjoshh93Agreed and the song is “special spice” and the ride is about band members?? I thought it was going to be about cooking based on the marketing
@@climateanxiety2825 People keep talking about Dr Facilier before the drop, but how would that make sense? Like he sends you to the other side as the end of the ride? The whole ride would have to be changed to have been focused around him where the first drop puts you to the other side and then for some reason you have a big drop to get out and some sort of celebration at the end for making it back.
I just returned from Georgia and visited the Uncle Remus museum. The curator, an African American woman, stated that she is appalled by Disney’s decision to reskin SM and “destroy the heritage” of the stories handed down. She also sent a letter of gratitude to the appropriate personnel at Tokyo Disney for retaining the attraction.
That’s so sad. DEI is destroying culture.
I know people are saying more texture, more color, more lush…but Splash didn’t need that. Splash was a mountain in Frontier Land. Frontier land is like being in the old west. If you go to the frontier in southern Arizona you don’t get lush. You get the desert. That’s was Splash Mountain and it fit perfectly into Frontier land. This ride doesn’t.
Thank you for showing this so I don’t have to ride it….
The story is messy, the music is forgettable, the animatronics show advance in tech but totally lacks purpose.
Disney didn’t even make this a complete experience with all characters from the movie…. This is what happens when Disney leads with DEI instead of substance…..
Tiana deserves her own ride-not a lazy repurposed hand me down that’s meant to check SJW boxes.
It’s crazy how Disney had imploded with bad decision after bad decision. I used to go to Disney 2-3 times a year for decades. I haven’t been now in 2 years……and not planning a trip anytime soon.
Well said! I too went several times a year, and now it’s once every 5 years. After so many epic fails, the park has lost much of its charm for me. 😢
@@NicoleFabrizio-k4b it’s sad. Like really sad. I hope Nelson peltz can complete his hostile take over from iger next year and fix all these wrongs.
I say this as a Disney investor too lol. We should close the park for a year. Fix everything and reopen with the love it once shared with us.
All I feel like now is Disney treating us like money cows hearding us from bad experience to the next.
@@stefanbrown5872 I hate to say it, but while I fell just as much contempt toward current Disney leadership as you do, Nelson Peltz is a last resort. We have no guarantee that he will do what he says he will do if he gets those seats on the board, and his entire job and career is not one that focuses on long term profit. Ideally we want Bob Iger to get a replacement who actually knows what creativity is
@@davidguthrie6316 I just beleive if iger picks his successor it’s more of the same. Same dei, same poor movie strategy, same mentality in ruining the parks.
This needs a rip and replace strategy. Clear em all out. I believe peltz would listen to the majority share holders/disney fans. He would return it to some normalcy is my hope - cuz what’s going on now is tanking everything.
@@stefanbrown5872I think it’s just important to remember that Peltz’s very job description is evidence against him. A lot of whether you trust him revolves around how well you think he handled Wendy’s. He’s definitely one of the better activist investors out there, just think the entire IDEA of that job is bad more than me having reservations about Peltz specifically, if that makes more sense
David, there is barely anything happening on this ride. Aside from the scene of Louis looking in the log, none of the principle characters have what's called in showbiz, "business." They're talking to us about looking for critters but they're never shown doing that (again, aside from Louis in the log). This is basic stuff that was disregarded, probably because its less expensive to program the A1000 AAs for one mode: standing and talking. Every principle AA is standing, talking... not actually doing anything.. The contrast to Splash is stark, where virtually every character, large or minor, had business.
Horrible Job Disney
RIP Splash Mountain
Great job Disney. RIP all evil hate
@@tsitracommunications2884 😂😂😂😂😂 Sure.
@@disneymom1080 same to you
@@tsitracommunications2884RIP to all the braincells of whoever reads your comment.
@@Nick-yv1rm same to you
Losing and replacing Zip a dee do da was always going to be the hardest thing when doing this. It's going to take awhile for the spice song to even come close to zip a dee do da. If it ever gets there. I wasn't the biggest fan of splash before but I would be lying if zip a dee do da is not up there eith yo ho a pirates life for me as the best ride song ever produced.
Gonna be a walk on lol. They will have to add facilier. Put the bands and tiana in the first half, make it spooky for a while, then keep the last scene as is.
I dont get why theres all this dialogue/exposition about the food, and then its about finding a band. How about... no dialogue, no story, just good music and we go past the bands and enjoy seeing them play. It aint that deep. Telling us what we are seeing really doesnt help. Even using the video of tianas face smiling in the scene before the lift hill detracts hesvily from that. Let us look around and have our own emotional reaction. Instead shes smiling and its like they want us to smile. SHOW, DONT TELL.
The getting small thing also is so weird. Just let us be on the ride (and this scene would be good to replace w something from facilier).
The change in lighting and color was really important in splash mountain too. The shift frommday time to dark. This ride doesnt considern color storyboarding at all.
I absolutely love your coverage. I commented early on while watching but you really covered every point and covered it well.
Edit: to be fair i saw another pov with a full train of riders and they looked to be enjoying themselves. Less spulless than disneys pov so its possible people will take to this but im not retracting my statement
The dialogue feels very hand-holdy and I couldn't help but cringe at how every line is LITERALLY the exact same, said with the same cadence. How many times can you say "Wow, they sure can play! We're gonna add em to the band" without it sounding monotonous? Just absolutely no variety. Splash's dialogue is iconic and memorable. It didn't need to tell you what you were directly seeing.
@2doot its like a bedtime story for pre schoolers. Really lame. Pirates of the Caribbean has a lot of dialogue but it is between the animatronics, and we are just passersby taking it all in. Its just setting us up to see and hear things in our surroundings much like you would in the parks or while traveling.
In this ride, Tiana and the other characters are speaking directly to the passengers on the flume. Horrible. I was having a hard time w the dialogue earlier and felt it wasnt necessary but couldnt yet decide how you would have anthropomorphic animatronics without dialogue. Clearly its by scripting them to have them talk to one another, and not us. In some cases like rise and star tours and indy, it makes sense for the audience to be acknowledged. The old "something goes wrong", or "hey recruits, we need yoyr help" model. But this ride would benefit tremendously from them reprogramming it as if we on the logs aren't there.
Can we make a bet on it being a walk on?
@@happilieverholli9994 thats fun! It wont be because you will be on it over and over again! Sorry to be so critical. I hope that you enjoy the ride. I want everyone at the parks to have fun
@@davidnevolo4402 it will be so popular it will be a virtual que in the beginning.
After seeing this, I’m left to wonder what’s darker? The ride or the politics behind it? RIP Splash Mountain. Thanks for the memories. 😢
I have to disagree about the lighting, the purple hues are awful and have to agree with others the ride story is terrible making the ride boring. That lost song was a bad choice to
Compared scene to scene, every scene in Splash told a story.
Even in still images.
There was detail in the sets surrounding the characters, as well as a sense of movement - something going on - in every scene.
In Tiana's, virtually every scene is either a single AA telling us something - with nothing going on around the character, or a cluster of AA's as in the band critters - with nothing going on around the characters.
Nothing fleshing it out, nothing telling us who they are, or how and why they got there.
I honestly think we will see this ride evolve over time. They'll add things here and there. Eg. Hatbox Ghost
I will never forgive Disney for not focusing on the original story and giving us Dr. Facilier as a villain. Without a villain, this ride plays it too safe and has no focus. Hence the need for all the exposition, in a desperate bid to provide some purpose for the ride. Being shrunk to a frog should be the work of Dr. Facilier. Being restored to human again by Mama Odie should be a triumphant moment. But what we got was a lot of disconnected scenes that make no sense. 😢
We will never forgive all these evil Mortimer snerd haters for what they're doing, ever. Can't they wait and see till the ride gets better with new additions? Splash mountain is old hat an racist, we need something new. Long live Tiana. Don't hate celebrate. Sic semper tyrannis
Honestly like the idea on how they played the effects when you shrink into a frog. Honestly thought that yiu turn to a bug thiugh. You drop down the tunnel and rainbow lights come out. Genius. But the way yiu get out of it and become human again is realy dumb. They realy added a mandatory pun to make sence of the big drop and you geting splashed on. As it's own ride, it's fine. As a replacement for splash mountain that'd ment to be somewhat of a thrill ride because of the drop, horrible idea especily for a story with no danger at all.
braaaaaap poo poo on your view😆
I dunno.. Tiana doesn't look bad, as you observed, but the characters just don't do much for me. Splash mountain was full of character, bright colors and fun, not to mention the iconic music. I don't think people will see this Tiana ride as an upgrade at all.. but we'll see.
they played it safe,and it shows. there's no force of good triumphing over a force of evil. no moral or lesson to be learned. it's about putting together a band of animals to play at a party. yeah,great. even the music is mediocre. nothing memorable that will stick in your head an annoy you like "it's a small world" (hmmm maybe that's a good thing lol) or "great big beautiful tomorrow". i know i'll still be singing "zip a dee doo dah" after the last drop. care to join me?
I feel the ride is missing something. Splash looked more complete.
There's no story, no tension building up to the drop, no big payoff at the end. It could have been great if they just followed the movie. Are you ready playing when going up the final lift with Doctor Facilier capturing the frogs would have been perfect.
The fact that dr. Faciller is dead so he cant be in the ride but Ray is in the attraction despite also being dead means that disney thought dr. Faciller is actually considered a racist stereotype
Never heard of Norleans GHOSTS? 👻🤣 Facillier could have been an awesome ghost!
But they make fun of creoles just fine
YES. I'm sooo upset he's not in this. I can't even imagine they made a ride based on Princess and the Frog and we get this??? What is it even?
They should 100% have gone with a retold of the movie and of course use Dr.Facilier to the fullest
Yes David I agree about those less saturated blank Zones! But I’ll guarantee they’ll be plussing spaces in the years ahead like haunted mansion which they are still plussing after 50+ years
Thanks Dave for the honest and optimistic review. Feels like so many people have been quick to hate, so nice to hear someone giving it a fair chance.
My first impression is that Splash seems to be the overall better attraction, which is a shame, but watching a POV can’t compare to being there live, so I’ll have to reserve judgement until I actually ride it.
And hard to ignore nostalgia. Who knows, hopefully the kids that grow up with this will genuinely love the characters and music just as much as we did to the version we knew.
I think if you look at screenshots of the individual scenes you can say this looks better or the tech is better, but the problem is the new scenes don't really tell a compelling story and are pretty much just Tiana telling you there is a party or they need to find a band. They went all in on Tiana, but they didn't really give her anything to do or anyone to act with, she could have just been a voice over.
I think instead of the chopped up food on that wooden wall they should’ve had Raymond and all of his firefly family painted on it guiding our way!✨ Oh well
Bring back our beloved Splash Mountain😢😢
With underwhelming rides like this, there’s going to be a MAJOR shift in power once Universal’s Epic Universe opens.