Today, Disney has announced more details about what is to come for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure when it debuts at Disneyland and Walt Disney World late next year.

Last week, media was invited out to New Orleans to get a firsthand look at what Walt Disney Imagineering is cooking up for this new attraction. As part of this it was learned PJ Morton and Terrance Blanchard are collaborating on the music for the attraction. Both are natives of New Orleans. Both PJ and Terence are well accomplished across the music scene with four-time Grammy-winner PJ recently celebrating six straight years of Grammy nominations as an independent artist and Terence having won seven Grammy awards for his own discography and trumpeting expertise. Terence also played all of Louis the Alligator’s trumpet parts in “The Princess and the Frog.”

PJ Morton is writing, arranging and producing the original song for the attraction. He is performing on and producing the sessions in New Orleans of all-new arrangements of the song, as well as songs from “The Princess and the Frog” within the attraction.

Terence Blanchard is helming music arrangement for the attraction’s queue. Terence is working with us to select songs from “The Princess and the Frog,” as well as iconic themes from New Orleans. Just like Tiana’s recipes, the music will combine a medley of instrumental ingredients to cook up something worth savoring.

The music will borrow from several musical styles that either originated or took up permanent residence in New Orleans. Some of our brand-new Audio-Animatronics figures will bring the invigorating sounds of New Orleans to life. There will be 17 new animatronics to be exact. One of those new additions will be Prince Naveen’s brother, Ralphie.

Other details we can expect inside Tiana’s Bayou Adventure are…

• Tiana will be featured in multiple scenes throughout and in different outfits.
• The queue will feature a radio show that talks about the celebration guests are about to visit and informs them that Tiana is in need of some assistance.
• The ride will be the same length as the previous Splash Mountain version on both coasts.
• Original Disney animation is being created for screens within the attraction.
• The flora, wildlife and sounds will all be authentic to New Orleans.
• New representation of the Philippines, Mexico, Caribbean, Africa and China will be throughout.
• Tiana’s father being a WWI veteran will be represented.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens in late 2024 at Walt Disney World at Magic Kingdom park and at Disneyland park.

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