What the 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure' Drop Should Have Been Like 

Missed opportunity

Definitely agree with you that they should of done that. I think there's still time to retcon this situation with smoke/fog machines and some projectors for show. Have it end with the granny witch banishing him, and the party. you could do the grave scene going into the party tunnel right before the party.

This one looks a lot better than what Disney did. It a fall rest in peace splash motan. We will miss you.

You definitely put in low effort, but that's already more effort than was actually put into the ride.

DEI$ney considers voodoo as a religion and has banned reference to it.

You're ridden it?

@@TheGenXerfriend, you’ve gotta stop defending a billon dollar corp. all the people who did ride this ride were trapped in the salt mine queue line for 3 hours with only a single orange pop to keep them from passing out. That’s how Disney rewards its biggest fans. It’s not worth it.

@@TheGenXer I have and it would have.

@@LiveByTheNumbersbro. every1 knows that. but we willing to sacrifice our children to enjoy a five second drop 😂

Fr' real

But it's *woke* and that's the most important thing.

oh its scary? That means disney thinks black people are scary we should cancel them!!

@@VolcanoKing-dj5pxi prefer the racist movie over this

@@1saamor897 funny thing the new ride is sorta based also on not great history now

This ride would’ve been GREAT if they did the original art concept for the mountain, added Dr. facilier, and added more animatronics in those dead empty spaces

He died

​​@@lucaleiva6021 yes, but he was part of the movie. They even include fireflies in Tiana's Bayou adventure as though it were a cameo for Ray. (Or they just did it for aesthetic purposes)

@@mozzarellastikks6936exactly, ray died too but I’m pretty sure he was still singing in the ride

@@lucaleiva6021 He's affiliated with the supernatural. They could use any excuse in the world to bring him back. Or simply set the ride in the timeline of the film.

I don’t think Dr. Facillier’s return+defeat could’ve been solved in 11 minutes

That would have been perfect!

"Well, I have the best spice my friends on the other side can provide!" 😈

He could have had that spice he could have been kinda like be'er fox and kept the spice from tiana

Please apply for Disney Imagineering now 😀

such a missed opportunity

Agreed, the constant "happy" mood doesn't really fit on a thrill ride and takes away from the positivity of the finale

Even kids enjoyed splash mountain albeit I cried as a 7 year old the first time but I’ve learned to love it

Even kids would've enjoyed that.

Disney puts DEI over quality of content and it's ruining them.

"We'll show you a laughing place!" would always live rent free in my head whenever I saw Splash Mountain

That’s because this ride is like the future of the movie when Tiana finally had a restaurant in the movie dr facilier died this ride is the future of the movie

@@jaselamabut ray die two and his voice can be heard in the so 🤦😂

@@jaselamaThey could’ve easily retconned that or just say he’s a malicious voodoo spirit/ghost/demon that’s trying to get revenge. Hell Universal studios did it with Lord Farquaad coming back as a ghost in the Shrek 4D ride so Disney easily could too.

@@jaselama I know and I get that. But they could easily have him come back from "The Other Side" as a ghost or something. It's based on a cartoon story with magic, they can do anything they want. In Disneyland, this ride will literally be in the same land as The Haunted Mansion, a ride full of ghosts, lol.

@@TECfan1The real reason why didn’t add him is because they don’t want to be associated with voodoo and stuff

The thing with retelling the movie’s story though is the big drop is the ride’s climax, while “Friends on the Other Side” happens relatively early in the movie, so as much as it perfectly fits the suspense of the big drop, it wouldn’t fit in this part of the ride’s story if the ride were retelling the movie’s story, as there’s a lot more movie left that would have to be cut out. The ride being set after the movie works, and a new variation of “Friends on the Other Side” could have very much worked here just as “Going Down the Bayou” works in the first part of the ride, what was “How Do You Do” before, although not with Ray singing. I might have done it like this: you still set off with Tiana and Louis into the bayou to find one last thing for the party, maybe musicians who would be more spread out in that first room who play a new rendition of “Going Down the Bayou” as a string of fireflies guide you. As you approach the drop into the second dark area, what was “Laughing Place,” you take a wrong turn and get separated from Tiana and Louis, and descend into a dark part of the bayou with all the voodoo dolls and the ghost of Facilier singing a new variation of “Friends on the Other Side,” with the hill being him trying to lead you there as all the dolls and spirits chant “are you ready,” and the drop is Mama Odie swooping in to save you at the last second, then redirects you out of the bayou and back to the party at the end.

@@ChrisJones-gx7fc That's much better than what we have now. It's like the imagineering team put 0 thought in it

@@aranchi20 I mean, the new animatronics look cool, especially with all the behind the scenes videos Disney Imagineering has been posting for the new ride, but I agree on it feels like the ride itself is lacking. Splash was definitely more memorable than this, which is unfortunate for Princess and the Frog cause that was a good movie with some great songs. It’ll be interesting to see how Disneyland’s version compares.

@@ChrisJones-gx7fc You wouldn’t need to tell the full story or tell in exact chronological order. You retell key moments of the film.

@@stephenfreitas8546 still, the bulk of the movie happens after “Friends on the Other Side,” like going through the whole bayou, so unless you tell the story out of order it wouldn’t work within the means of the ride. Alternatively, the reprise of “Friends on the Other Side” could work well, since that’s near the end of the movie and it’d be near the end of the ride.

Crazy huh?

That shows just how terrible of job Disney did.

I think they designed Tiana's Ride for only 5-year-olds.

Especially when the villain hard carried the source material, without the shadow man PaTF is just plain boring

@@seascape35They ruined the ride

@@seascape35guess disney’s main target audience 😮

@@seascape35 in they can't even ride it.

Just shows what Disney could have accomplished if even my weird dancing Faclier had this effect on people

Him dancing killed me 💀

They could’ve done that one thing where they could’ve used that once removed effect from Pirates of the Caribbean with the fog/smoke waterfall and a projection of the villain on it while passing under it

@@beautyrj1018 Good idea, never thought of that! Would've worked quite well

The goal here wasnt entertainment, it was to pander to blacks in light of BLM.

That’s the significance of the line “Are you ready?” It’d have a double meaning, first being the song itself, second being a warning that the drop was coming up and to get ready for it.

I know. The only thing they had was the briar patch and that was intense enough plus the vultures

They should know what to expect because the view of the ride is the huge drop plus you literally float by next to it at the beginning of the ride. So I’m not sure what the kids will expect when the big drop is thrown at your face every moment of the view of the ride

@oddynuffdasnowleopard5046 the drop is covered by clay rocks. The way they use to see it was by the branch leaning over the drop.

@@CrazyManhog you can still see the drop when you’re entering the second lift hill. Also I’m not sure how an audio is supposed to prepare kids for a drop. If it is intense like you say it is, then kids will be still unprepared for the drops intensity regardless.

It's bonkers!

I just wanted it's replacement to take me to "the other side"

Big missed opportunity!

@@ThemeParkOgre Thank you so much for making this. I can't get enough of it. It makes me enjoy the song even more. Imagine even if they had the other side's shadows appear on the cave walls smiling at you. I know that would be impossible due to the lighting there, but it still would have been cool.

@@ryanstauffer119 Thank you! Here's hoping we get something like this someday, you never know!

@@ThemeParkOgre Yeah, my sister was thinking about going on this ride next time she goes to Magic Kingdom and I was letting her know about all the bad reviews

That would be awesome!

How many rides are just us going to parties? Ratatouille fine at least there was a villain but frozen has Elsa kick us out for no reason down a falls and now this

Crazy they didn't do it!

Crazy one of my fav Disney villians and best, didn’t get no representation

There is a hidden Mickey in the ride

Agreed, losing Spash would have been more manageable if they actually made Tiana's an amazing experience

and the sad thing is: it wasn't that hard!

@@ThemeParkOgre Goes to show how pathetic the new imagineers are compared to Joe Rohde and Tony Baxter.

He's an alligator

@@tonyparra8459 LOL I want a reptile biologist to weigh in!

@@seascape35 Crocodiles don't inhabit Louisiana, only American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

@@NaturebyGus Hi! You are correct. I only found the discussion of whether or not it was a animatronic crocodile or alligator to be very funny, being this is a cartoon creature in a fantasy ride at Walt Disney World. It reminded me of the types of conversations and disputes on on the TV series Seinfeld. You will have to admit his snout was pretty wide, and so maybe he was a croc that swam up to New Orleans from South Florida? ha-ha

crocodiles don’t speak

Agreed, this would have suited a dark ride much better

And you're supposed to overcome that fear. That's part of the thrill! Disney used to recognize it. Overcoming an adversary and growing as a result of it was central to most of their classic films.

some good ideas there!

Well, its not confirmed he's even dead actually. Rather it seems he was imprisoned and is being tormented by the demons. Could easily be a thing where they give him one more chance. He could have worked with them that he was planning on crashing Tiana's party and taking the souls of the riders. Of course they'd be interested in possibly getting thousands of souls. So you get a sorta active role for the riders as well.

@@mmalone139 fair enough

Another good option!

YES! A revenge story would have worked for this!

Even have his shadow follow us throughout the ride.

Keep most of the story as is, but then halfway through the third arc, Facilier's voice pops in as Friends on the Other Side starts playing throughout the leadup and climb to the final drop with the song ending just as you go over.

@@jish55 I think a great time to unveil this revised Tiana’s Bayou Adventure would be around Halloween (and why not bring Haunted Mansion Holiday and Ghost Galaxy with it), but after October wraps up, they should keep it around indefinitely (I know the reception would be great)

It could easily be us "escaping" from him and it's his last laugh or whatever

There's lots of better ways they have could done it for sure!

Some good ideas there!

We can do even better and make it an animatronic. There are special black-light paints that can only be seen when shined by a blacklight. Could have the lights go off to reveal his iconic "skull" face paint.

awesome idea!

I know right?

Didn't think of that, would make a lot of sense with his shadow!

Thank you, that's exactly what I was going for - see Disney, it's not that hard!

Imagine the projections they could’ve had like all the visuals

That would have been perfect!

Tiana’s Bayou Splash would have been a much better name!

Agreed!

And little kids aren’t tall enough to ride anyway.

​@@calebray1834Agreed!

​@@calebray1834 Or are too scared. Seeing that massive drop on approach and hearing the screams is _intimidating._ Well the drop is still there so this just ruins the experience for those who will ride, adults and brave kids.

Me too!!! 😢😭😭💦⛰🐰🦊🐻

yes please!

@@ThemeParkOgre all in, say I!

It’s what I’m calling this ride

Agreed. Losing Splash was hard enough, but replacing it with a inferior ride was even worse!

That's twice now in recent time I've heard a new Disney attraction be referred to as an off-brand Rainforest Cafe...uh oh. (The other being the Starcruiser hotel, by a commenter on Jenny Nicholson's video on it)

I wish!

​@@ThemeParkOgre We'll see about that in D23;)

I appreciate the compliment!

agreed!

Thank you, I'm glad so many people agree with how I feel

Agreed, the ride would have made more sense that way

@@ThemeParkOgre Yep. The first drop would be "Transformation Central" and the final drop would be when the Doctor gets dragged to Hell or just his "friends" singing "Are you ready?".

Some good points! Odie's Treehouse in the initial concept art for the ride looked so much better

Sounds a bit racist to me! /s

haha thank you, was fun to make!

Thank you!

Yeah, I hope this isn't what we're stuck with for the next 30 years

haha, you're right! Great job on your video!

Great ideas!

Kids who want to go on the ride know the movie.

Funnily enough with the ride height requirement being at least 40” no little kids can ride to begin with. Older kids know the movie and would be less surprised by the drop as opposed to what they did with Mama Odie giving no indication of the 50’ drop. 😒

Due to it being a thrill ride I think most kids would be fine. The Splash lift hill was relatively scary too with that music hehe

I was terrified during the original version of Splash my first time going on it lol, the kids can take it, the fear is the fun part

@@velvettehayes9434 And conquering that fear is the REALLY fun part!

Same

Perhaps some day, but I think for the time being we're stuck with the tame, Mama Odie version

Us to the Imagineers every 5 seconds: ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU. REAADDYY???

Crazy they didn't do something like it imo!

@@ThemeParkOgre agreed 100%

Thank you, was fun to make!

Agreed!

Small World is actually good though! (fight me)

I felt the same way about avengers campus here at California adventure. Not to mention they haven’t even started construction on the avengers e ticket ride that Disney has been promising us for 4+ years now

agreed!

I agree!

I know right, it's crazy!

Probably not, from the sound of it voodoo is a taboo subject for Disney thanks to "modern audiences"

Here's hoping!

Can I have a link to this please?