After more than a year of construction and retheming, Tiana’s Adventure Bayou Adventure is ready to make its grand debut at Magic Kingdom.
Ahead of ride’s official opening on June 28, Disney has revealed new details about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, including ride footage of the forthcoming attraction.
The latest episode of Disney’s “We Call It Imagineering” series on YouTube includes footage of different sections of the ride such as the loading area, the lift hill inside the salt dome and the finale scene—where a Mardi Gras celebration is underway.
The video also shows some of the ride’s advanced audio-animatronics in action. Disney has previously said that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will feature dozens of animatronics, including multiple ones of Tiana.
Singer-songwriter PJ Morton, who composed a new original song for the ride, is also shown riding the attraction for the first time. Snippets from Morton’s song, “Special Spice” can also be heard as additional on-ride footage is shown. Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Princess Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog,” provides vocals on the song.
The story for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure takes place after the events of the 2009 movie, with Tiana now a successful business owner. She decides to throw a party during Mardi Gras, but there’s been a mix-up, so she enlists the help of visitors who will journey through the bayou to find the last ingredient.
You can see the new footage in the “We Call It Imagineering” episode around the 16-minute mark.
