The extremely anticipated Disney Parks log flume thrill trip re-imagining—impressed by The Princess and the Frog—has formally been named Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. It’s a rebrand of the attraction at present open as Splash Mountain, and it comes within the wake of Disney taking accountability for its problematic dealing with of slave folklore in 1946’s Song of the South, the unique inspiration for Splash Mountain.

During the latest 2022 Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, the Disney Parks staff unveiled the brand new title and hosted a panel to debate the attraction’s new story impressed by its first Black princess, fashionable Disney heroine Tiana from The Princess and the Frog. “Imagineers have had a long history of refreshing our attractions with new relevant stories,” Charita Carter, government producer of relevancy activations at Walt Disney Imagineering, shared on the occasion. (You can watch the whole panel here.) “We have the opportunity to reacquaint people with Tiana, we have the opportunity to bring her to a new generation as we’re creating a dimensional space for her and make sure we’re giving our guests an experience that is a love letter to New Orleans.”

Describing the trip as a “next-chapter” story choosing up on Tiana and the characters from the 2009 animated movie, Carter continued. “Tiana is going to take us on a joyful musical,” she mentioned. “We’re going to have new original music that’s influenced also by the music from the film and we’re going to be able to draw upon the tremendous talent from the film such as Mama Odie.” The Disney Imagineering staff led by Carter, Carmen Smith, and Ted Robledo additionally shared a behind-the-scenes take a look at the analysis performed in New Orleans to deliver to life a brand new, enjoyable, and genuine story to honor Tiana’s love for her metropolis.

Stella Chase, daughter of the late Chef Leah Chase—New Orleans’ “Queen of Creole Cuisine” who impressed Tiana’s story—was readily available and instrumental in analysis to assist inform the staff. “My mother was an African-American who appreciated being an African-American,” Chase mentioned as a part of the panel. “But she also respected the cultures of everyone and she was always delighted when people of all colors, all races from all over the country visited her at the restaurant. She got a chance to be what she loved to be, an ambassador to New Orleans.” With the brand new attraction she hopes Disney will honor her mom’s real-life legacy via Tiana.

Here’s a take a look at new costume designs for Tiana to be featured on the trip, which is about to open in late 2024 at Disneyland in California and at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida:

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We can’t await extra, and the tip of the panel teased that there’s extra to return at this yr’s Disney D23 Expo.

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