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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999th Happy Haunt18 minutes ago

Still looks so tacky and stupid

tanc19 minutes ago

The only thing I geninuely things I don't like are the canvas and some of the sign themes. Whether or not they are really authentic to that era, I'm not sure. I just think they feel so off and so much more "modern" than the rest of the themeing to me. Besides that I'm glad it's all coming along, I just hope for a release date soon. Everyone of these holidays makes me anticipate a date but I guess we'll have to wait even more.

DCBaker32 minutes ago

It appears the tiara on the water tower in Disneyland has a different finish vs the one in Magic Kingdom (via this post on X from Splash Mountain Archives). First photo is from Disneyland, second is from Magic Kingdom yesterday.

Mireille36 minutes ago

What a disaster! That yellow trashcan looks so bad. And why would they have a ladder in the middle of the queue? What are they thinking?! And those orange cones don't seem to go with the theme at all! And just having brown walls in front of things really takes me out of the atmosphere. This is going to be terrible. Disney has really gone to pot! (/s if it's not obvious.)

TheCoasterNerd42 minutes ago

According to Drew's posts (I trust Drew) HtH has to happen before, and the announcements will likely last a good portion of the week just looking at previous years. I'm very sure just looking at stats (and know because I know the date lol) that it's not tomorrow.

Starship8241 hour ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they also announced the opening date tomorrow along with Halloween stuff. Disney likes to do a lot of these news dump days so I can definitely see tomorrow being a news dump full of a bunch of stuff. But they're also very unpredictable when it comes to this sort of stuff or at least unpredictable to me.

Drew the Disney Dude1 hour ago

783310783311783312783313783314 Here’s some additional photos from yesterday, May 4. The newest addition in the queue is the "children garden," as well as the walls being pushed back near the entrance for some breathing room in the walkway. There's no log testing on weekends (as of now) but everything was lit up!

Drew the Disney Dude1 hour ago

Absolutely, you are correct, yet their "plan" they have decided on has meant for Halloween to be announced before Tiana, for whatever reason. Now that this is happening, Tiana will follow.

Ayla1 hour ago

They could have announced an opening date as soon as they knew it. They didn't have to wait for anything else to be announced first.

Bocabear1 hour ago

With all of this entire storyline advanced from the plot of the original film, we don't yet know if Tiana's Hot Sauce and Foods factory will survive the great depression.... Or did Tiana's Palace close down due to the crash, and the Foods factory was a next step in rebuilding with the New Deal?

Drew the Disney Dude1 hour ago

Not as a part of the Halloween announcements, but the Halloween stuff finally being announced is what we had to get before the opening date can be announced. Now that this is happening, we are golden. I do not know any information about the Halloween announcements, but what I *do* know is that these had to happen *before* the Tiana date is announced. Yep, presumably going to light up the Tiana's Foods sign. It should be going up any day now.

wishesnighttimespec2 hours ago

Is the spot up at the top of the building where a light will go?

WeNamedTheDogIndiana2 hours ago

Dr. Facilier M&G from Oogie Boogie Bash coming to MNSSHP? Or is the announcement going to be set to the "Are you ready?" section of Friends on the Other Side?