What the 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure' Drop Should Have Been Like

Saw the Tiana's Bayou Adventure POV video (Splash Mountain retheme) and wasn't too impressed! Here's a quick, silly low effort video I made showing what I wish the lift hill and last drop was like for the ride - feels kinda crazy they didn't do something like this instead 🐸 The video is unmonetized due to the song, so if you've like to support the channel, Subscribing really helps out - it's free! Superchats are also much appreciated - even a dollar helps pay the bills! Check out the POV here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLmhNWq5kT0&t=0s

Its crazy how THIS 44 second clip actually builds more anticipation and excitement than what the ride actually is now

I will never understand why they didn't go with this obvious application to this part of the ride. Dr. Facilier...one of the most popular modern villains...is not present in the ride at all.

Disney should have retold the Princess and the Frog story in the attraction not a new story where Tiana sits in the bayou listening to critters play music. The old laughing place portion should have been a friend’s on the other side section. Disney wasted the opportunity to create something great.

For reals!!! Bringing back Facillier for the story was SUCH a missed opportunity.

The element of danger is what made the drop to Splash Mountain so iconic. The vultures making wisecracks and Br'er Rabbit over the cauldron just before the big drop into the Zip A Dee Doo Da Finale. The least Disney could do is make SOMETHING from this ride for the adult audience to enjoy more than the kids.

This is what everyone was expecting and not what we got. We got vanilla, safe, boring, no build up, no tension, no danger, and NO FUN.

How the fuck did i get more chills watching this low-effort demo than i did watching the real POV

Genuinely gave me chills at the potential seeing it laid out like this even with the silly non-transparent faclier dancing lol

“I hear yall are trying to find a special spice for Tiana’s party” (he laughs) “Well you ain’t gonna find it here” (music plays and the background “Are you ready” starts playing) “See yall on the other side” (drop)

This is EXACTLY what I thought they would do with this ride when I watched PatF. It's insane that they abandoned something like this for what they've given us. Not only did they do Splash a disservice, they REALLY did Princess and the Frog a disservice.

Seriously it's not fun without villains. This feels more like a second it's a small world ride

I was mad that they were getting rid of Splash Mountain but I eventually realised that it doesn't matter just as long as the ride was good. Then I saw the POV and got furious again.

Splash mountain was whimsical and took you to a magical place.

It would’ve been cool if you exit the drop from the mouth of that big Voodoo mask The Laughing Place should have the Mama Odie animatronic from the drop at the start telling the riders that they seemed to have taken a wrong turn and then we enter Facilier’s lair and then leading up to the drop with Friends on the Other Side

The kids have to be prepared for what they are going to face. Splash Mountain did that. Without it. They wont know they are going to face a SCARY drop. Mama Odie saying "Time to get to the party" doesnt prepare kids for a steep drop that will make them scream. That drop is 100% intense

YES!! This. A thousand times, THIS. Given the ride's lackluster reception ( and Bob Iger's own admission it's boring ) I can only hope Imagineers consider your idea as the upgrade in a year or so. This was the ONLY logical thing to do with this up/down section of track and they blew it.

I remember when talking about being disappointed with the retheme announcement with others, they would tell me, "Oh, you just can't accept change. You're just not willing to see new ideas." And it's like, no, I'm disappointed because I knew modern Disney would just take the most boring route possible when doing the retheme. As soon as they said that the ride would take place after the movie, I felt confident saying that they wouldn't include Facilier on the ride like we were all hoping. Everyone I talked to said I was being too pessimistic and laughed at me. WELL WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!?

Asking the guests on the ride "Are ya ready?!" as they approach the top for the drop definitely would have been way better

Making a The Princess and the Frog ride and not having Dr. Facilier is criminal