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Disney Imagineers Unveil Animatronic Tiana From New Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Attraction, Plus Opening Timeline
The company's imagineering team has released the first look at the actual Tiana character that will enliven the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure ride at U.S. parks.
Unlike the initial face-projection characters from Epcot’s Frozen Ever After, which creeped some guests out, Tiana is fully animatronic in the tradition of classic Disney rides like Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2020, Disney indicated then that it would overhaul and “re-theme” the attraction that was then Splash Mountain, sharing the news as protests against racial injustice were roiling the country in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Visitors will “join Princess Tiana and jazz-loving alligator Louis during Mardi Gras season as they prepare to host a one-of-a-kind celebration for the people of New Orleans,” Carmen Smith, SVP, Creative Development – Product/Content & Inclusive Strategies for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products wrote last year as she introduced the first concept illustration.
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