I know right! You would've thought that as the years went on and technology got better that the animatronics would've gotten better and an even more "life-like" quality and feel to them.
I was thinking the same thing, everything moving so nicely and as intended in this video. On my recent trip in October 2022 (3 months before the ride closed) there are a few animatronics not working at all, and the rest of the ones don’t seem to move properly and seemed clunky compared to this video. Oh well, Tiana’s ride will bring us something new to enjoy in there!
Watching this video is so amazing but also has me confused. I was recently on splash mountain at Disneyland and the animatronics and everything look so much better in this video, much more life like, vibrant, and with better facial movements. Why does this ride look better in 1992 than it does today.
Disney is not willing to fix most of the animatronics anymore, there so focused on the retheme then the rides conditions itself, especially the logs sinking
Interesting that Brer Frog is in a different spot than he is in today. He is before the lift hill here, but was moved to mid lift hill later. Anyone know what year brer frog was moved?
I want to do a follow up to my comment a few years ago. I actually think Tiana’s is alright, just relies on screens a bit much, and also feels empty in some parts. I went back to Disney World in January 2023, right before it closed, and it was in absolutely terrible condition. Disney didn’t bother for the years in between when they announced Tiana’s and when it closed. If there’s one good thing I can say about Tiana’s, I was actually impressed how fast they got it done (which, to be honest kind of shows)
Imagine making the most popular theme park attraction on Earth and then erasing its existence because some random guy is deleted. We as human beings can't be this moronic.
