As part of what is expected to be a push during the upcoming Mardi Gras season for new announcements from Disney about the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction, nola.com was able to preview the construction site and has new details about the attraction.
Starting in the queue, Imagineer Ted Robledo, the barn that guests will enter will feature the main offices for Tiana’s Foods. As a reminder, Tiana opened Tiana’s Foods after the events of the Princess and the Frog movie, and the attraction takes place after the movie.
Speakers in the queue will play an old-timey radio show featuring reimagined music from New Orleans. The scent of beignets will be pumped into the queue and surrounding area.
The load area will reportedly be very similar to what guests remember from the former Splash Mountain attraction. The load area will function just like a loading dock might, with cranes hoisting palates of crates marked “Tiana’s Foods”.
Imagineers said that every bit of the faux vegetation from Splash Mountain has been replaced with plants native to Louisiana. We’ve previously covered the extensive work to bring Bald Cypress trees to the front of the attraction.
Animatronics will be scattered throughout, including a previously seen scene with Louis the alligator and a critter band. Tiana Audio-Animatronics will also be present throughout the ride, speaking to guests as the search for a missing secret ingredient drives our experience. It was confirmed that the Audio-Animatronics will be similar to the ones recently installed at Hong Kong Disneyland’s Frozen Ever After attraction. We believe that means that Imagineers will not be using rear-projected faces.
The tour ended before the Laughin’ Place scene from the problematic Splash Mountain attraction seen below.
While the report doesn’t indicate what guests might find, it’s very likely that guests will find Mama Odie here as we climb up to the climactic drop that the attraction is known for.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Backstory
Princess Tiana is the proud daughter of Eudora and James. Eudora influenced Tiana’s entrepreneurial spirit, while James instilled a deep passion for cooking. With its mouthwatering menu, exceptional entertainment, and warmhearted hospitality, Tiana’s Palace quickly became a treasured meeting place in New Orleans. Princess Tiana used her newfound success to support surrounding neighborhoods, which led to her role as a community leader.
From the success of her restaurant, Tiana expanded her business into an empire thanks to the entrepreneurial drive she got from her mother. Tiana opened Tiana’s Foods – an employee-owned cooperative. The endeavor began when Tiana purchased the salt mine and the area surrounding the large salt dome it operated from. With the help of her mother Eudora, Naveen, Louis and fellow owners of the cooperative, Tiana revived the old salt mine and the surrounding land, growing a wide array of vegetables, herbs and spices for her recipes.
This multi-faceted enterprise has turned the aging salt mine into a space that has come alive. Complete with a boutique farm and both a working and teaching kitchen, Tiana’s Foods is where Tiana and her colleagues create all sorts of new products that they are bringing to the world, including a line of original hot sauces.
With Tiana’s Foods established, the story of the attraction will take place after the final kiss as Naveen and Louis join Tiana on her latest adventure, hosting a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras celebration where everyone is welcome.
Tiana wants to give a big thanks to her family and friends and the entire community for all the support they’ve given her by throwing an amazing party during Mardi Gras season. When it turns out there’s been a bit of a mix-up with the party preparations, Tiana invites us to meet her at Tiana’s Foods to help with the missing ingredient for the party.
When we arrive, we may see that Tiana spruced up the company’s facilities with vibrant art from local artists. Food for the party is being prepared and beignets are being loaded into crates for the celebration. All kinds of preparations are underway for the journey into the bayou with Tiana, along with new and familiar friends from the animated film.
For a full look at everything we know about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, check out our article below!
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