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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiana's Bayou Adventure, a marque caller attraction based disconnected of Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" movie volition beryllium opening astatine Walt Disney World Resort connected June 28. The announcement was made connected the Sunday, May 12, occurrence of "American Idol" aft Jenifer Lewis, who voices Mama Odie successful the archetypal movie, sang a rendition of "Dig A Little Deeper," from the archetypal "The Princess and the Frog" soundtrack.
"You'll articulation Princess Tiana connected an escapade done the bayou arsenic she prepares to big a one-of-a-kind solemnisation during Mardi Gras play wherever everyone is welcome," work a Disney Parks Blog station describing the brand-new attraction. "Along the way, you volition spot immoderate acquainted faces, marque caller friends and question done the bayou into the adjacent section of Tiana's story," the station continued.
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Music from the bayou volition besides play a important relation successful the caller thrust which features a amusive twist, according to the post.
"Tiana's Bayou Adventure volition besides diagnostic archetypal euphony and immoderate acquainted tunes from the beloved movie, and truthful overmuch more... including an incredibly thrilling 50-foot drop!" work the post.
The station besides noted that Tiana's Bayou Adventure astatine Disneyland Park successful California volition besides beryllium acceptable to invited visitors aboriginal this year.
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The station from Disney shared details from the solemnisation of the announcement of Tiana's Bayou Adventure successful the Crescent City. Grammy-award-winning creator PJ Morton, who helped nutrient the euphony connected the soundtrack played to visitors of the attraction, joined members of the legendary New Orleans culinary Chase family, "The Princess and the Frog's" Princess Tiana and Louis to observe the motion to New Orleans. New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band besides joined the celebration.
In 2020, Disney announced Splash Mountain astatine some Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort would beryllium re-themed to bespeak the communicative of "The Princess and the Frog."
Previously, the attraction was named Splash Mountain and featured characters from "The Song of the South," a arguable movie from 1946 that was criticized for racist and violative depictions of Black radical and misrepresenting the civilization of the South successful the 1800s.
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In 2021, a archetypal look astatine the thrust arrived detailing the communicative that the caller revamped thrust volition tell. "As seen successful this latest rendering of the attraction, the communicative volition instrumentality spot aft the last buss arsenic Naveen and Louis articulation Tiana connected her latest escapade -- her first-ever Mardi Gras show -- during which immoderate archetypal yet acquainted euphony volition bring guests into the story," work a Disney Parks Blog astatine the time.
Disney's squad of Imagineers traveled to New Orleans and Louisiana often to probe and stitchery accusation to marque the thrust reflective of the famed metropolis and region.
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