Glimmering Bayou: Disney World begins lighting tests at Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

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Posted: Monday April 22, 2024 9:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Lighting tests have been underway over the last week at Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, giving guests a first look at the new attraction after dark.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The tiara topped Tiana's Food tower is bathed in a deep orange glow from the support platform.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

The bayou is lit in shades of blue, purple, and green from fixtures in the water and throughout the area.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

Completing the bayou scene, we also see flickering lights from fireflies.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

We are still waiting for a precise opening date, but Disney has previously said that Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open this summer at Walt Disney World and later in 2024 at Disneyland. The current best estimates are still leaning toward the mid-June timeframe, with previews expected before then.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure nighttime lighting test April 21 2024

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Agent H2 hours ago

Okay I do like the ride but this was pretty funny

WorldExplorer15 hours ago

On the plus side, those people who never got their groups called didn't miss much.

EagleScout61015 hours ago

Hopefully it was just a bad day and this isn't the norm as they take it off VQ

gerarar15 hours ago

Small thread bump, but the ride just had its worst operational performing day ever. The ride was closed for pretty much the entire day until 9:17pm due to technical issues. Note park hours today for the MK was 9am - 10pm. Only 40 BGs were called today, all at 9:17pm. This is the lowest maximum BG called in a single day. The ride may as well just stayed closed today because doubt guests who obtained a BG from the morning 7am drop sticked out for the ride for its (extremely) delayed opening. Plus night and cold weather conditions. The VQ for TBA ends in less than 5 days, so this doesn't bode well for a standby queue once the VQ is gone. VQ stats for today and more:

Figments Friend13 days ago

Bob showers…? 🤔 -

Disstevefan113 days ago

Iger wouldn’t swoop in with a hose….. With his personal traveling shower head maybe😉

Brer Panther13 days ago

So how long until Iger swoops in with a hose and washes it off?

Disstevefan114 days ago

Broken animatronics yes (this is normal and expected in todays Disney), but they keep running guests through it. I will thinking of breakdowns that stop the attraction from running guests through it.

Figments Friend14 days ago

Meanwhile , over at the Epcot Festival of the Arts this week…. ‘Splash Mountain’ chalk art.

Figments Friend14 days ago

This, right here….is comedy gold. 🤣 -

bmr159114 days ago

Most reliability issues are animatronic issues, not the ride itself.

Brer Oswald14 days ago

The Disneyland version has been broken for 2 months and they haven’t even tried to fix it.

Disstevefan117 days ago

I just threw a number out there. I think you are right Tiana being not as popular as the previous attraction, I think the stand by would probably be (a total guess) max of 60 minutes.