Walt Disney Imagineering unveils progress on Tiana's Bayou Adventure Animatronics

Sep 11, 2023 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Louis Audio-Animatronic figure at Walt Disney Imagineering

Posted: Monday September 11, 2023 10:53am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

During this past weekend's Destination D23 event, Walt Disney Imagineering gave us a rare look inside the Audio-Animatronics Workshop as work continues on Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Louis Audio-Animatronic figure at Walt Disney Imagineering

In the video below, a large audio-animatronic version of Louis is being assembled before being installed inside the attraction.

Speaking at the event, Disney Parks Chairman Josh D'Amaro said, "These folks are doing amazing work. They're hard at work on all the figures that we're just packing into this attraction. It's going to be such a great experience experience, bringing you a new story from Tiana's world that picks off right where that classic film left off."

Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open in late 2024 at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.

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FettFan6 minutes ago

MerlinTheGoat12 minutes ago

It was us all along. Not joking either, the new song is about friends and loved ones being the "special spice".

Midwest Elitist16 minutes ago

I think what it means to be American is that I can have a group with friends of different backgrounds which would be shamed in other cultures, but here it works because our differences allow us to recognize what we share in common, and we take the time to learn about those differences. It makes for a more interesting society.

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McMickeyWorld25 minutes ago

I have never really understood the term "American."🤷‍♂️I suppose it gets lost due to cultural differences.

Vclguy9028 minutes ago

Nobody went to the store, we ain't eatin tonight.

Vclguy9030 minutes ago

I really wish Peltz would've won. I've been tracking Bob's decisions ever since being CEO. Some ok decisions but the majority bad and think they would've been ok and potentially better with literally ANYONE else. He's not an idea's man or a futurist and those were the people that made this company better. He's too tv/film driven with no real innovative ideas nor fosters a team capable of what Disney's history and potential were. I would welcome to be proven wrong. Remember the leap that was Alien Encounter? Yea, that mess was terrifying but that was a GOOD ride and risk that we are all very privileged to have experienced. Bob would NEVER hear that idea out. That's the problem here. He's an "IP, kids like her, kids like this, kids like that," type of guy. Missing the target audience that are their parents that have to want to be enthusiastic about buying them these experiences. TBA is not something I'm interested in having my daughter's first flume ride. I rather take her to Tokyo to ride the best one on earth, as of now.

Tha Realest32 minutes ago

And here I was hoping for, at the very least, coherence!

FettFan34 minutes ago

Adventure.

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Vclguy9040 minutes ago

Honestly, Josh is a puppet and he's trying to get the CEO job. So whatever Bob says he does. Bob will probably get rid of him and blame everything on him after this gathers a lot of attention but let's be real on who the real person is making these decisions. Imo

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Once again, the glazers are gonna glaze, the majority reception have been negative.

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