What is the new ride in Disney Princess and the Frog?

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is a new attraction replacing Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This shares everything we know so far: opening timeframe, construction progress, concept art, and commentary about the Princess and the Frog inspired log flume ride. (Updated June 27, 2023.)



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In July 2022, at the New Orleans ESSENCE Festival, Disney officially announced that Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the new version of Splash Mountain, would officially open at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World in late 2024.

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At the beginning of the boat ride, fireflies will light up the night almost as if they're waving you forward, inviting guests deeper into the bayou, according a Disney press release. The ride, which will remain a log flume, will also incorporate zydeco music, a blend of rhythm and blues that originated in Louisiana.

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Gran Fiesta Tour closing for good and being rethemed to Coco is a great move by Disney imagineering. There is no official opening date for the new Coco attraction, however, we anticipate it will not open until 2024 or 2025. What do you think of the new Coco ride coming to EPCOT?

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Disney announced at Destination D23 that Moana's Journey of Water will open on Oct 16, 2023! Moana will also be coming to World Nature for a character meet-and-greet with guests in her dedicated space near Journey of Water. You can read more about other new attractions and rides at Disney World in our tracker.

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The fan-favorite happy haunt from the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland park, the Hatbox Ghost, is coming to the Haunted Mansion attraction in Magic Kingdom park in 2023. Also announced at the September 2023 D23 Expo – Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom will get a whole new act next year, 2024.

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Disneyland's Splash Mountain has officially closed after more than 33 years at the California resort. Disney announced plans to close Splash Mountain – at Disneyland and Walt Disney World – in 2020 after a petition to change the beloved water ride's theme went viral.

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Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is a new attraction coming to EPCOT at Walt Disney World in the front of the park between Spaceship Earth and World Showcase.

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Bambi's Splash Mountain is a log flume attraction that is located in Critter Country at Disneyland Park.

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The closing of the 30-year-old ride — which Princess Diana visited in 1993 — follows years of calls for change because it features several characters from Disney's 1946 film Song of the South, which featured racist stereotypes.

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Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain creatures sang their last notes in January of 2023, and Disneyland's on May 31, 2023. Now, the ride has closed its doors forever. The brand new ride replacing it, Tiana's Bayou Adventure, is inspired by Tiana, the radiant star of the 2009 animated hit The Princess and the Frog.

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure will officially open at Disneyland in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida in late 2024. Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain attraction closed to begin this retheme at the end of January 2023 while Disneyland's closed on May 30th, 2023.

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