Disneyland to open Tiana's Bayou Adventure, based on 'The Princess and the Frog'

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A enactment was underway Wednesday astatine Disneyland arsenic the parkland prepares to unfastened its newest attraction, Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

The thrust is based connected the 2009 animated movie "The Princess and the Frog."

Among those connected manus for the solemnisation were stars from that film, including Jenifer Lewis and Anika Noni Rose, who besides provided audio for the attraction.

"It's historic," Lewis said. "I mean it's the archetypal African-American themed thrust successful the parks and we're arrogant of this. We emotion that it's acceptable successful New Orleans."

The thrust officially opens to the nationalist connected Friday successful the park's Critter Country. Riders are cautioned they should expect to get bedewed connected the ride.

"For 15 years to person passed and to person this renaissance for Tiana and 'The Princess and the Frog' is conscionable phenomenal," Rose said.

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