This year, almost no Americans celebrated the Fourth of July at Disney World. According to BlogMickey.com, there were several indications that the world’s premier theme park (nominally, anyway) had fewer guests than it has in years past and that it anticipated this downturn. Main Street is normall...
Read MoreAfter a tumultuous rollout that included disastrous previews and an embarrassing first few days following its grand opening, Park Hoppin’ finally got to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! Today, Jay and Ivan snagged seats on Disney World’s replacement for Splash Mountain, but it wasn’t easy. To ...
Read MoreEven someone as cynical about Disney as I am didn’t think the Disney World situation could get much worse, but it seems I still haven’t learned to stop overestimating this company. This weekend was the debut of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Disney World’s replacement for Splash Mountain (the most...
Read MoreDay one of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, despite ride closures and the lackluster attendance of the accompanying live show, was more successful than a lot of people thought it would be. The merchandise (which was sold in The Emporium, as the ride’s shop has not yet opened) seemed to be selling, and t...
Read MoreToday was the grand opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and Krista and Jay were there! Not there as in “on the ride,” because the crack of dawn was already too late to reserve your spot on the virtual queue, but they’ve got plenty of footage of the ride – which was actually running – in ...
Read MoreThe big day is here, and Disney isn’t prepared. Tomorrow will be the official opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the Disney World ride that is replacing Splash Mountain, which has been deemed racist by… nobody, to my knowledge, or at least nobody outside of the woker than woke halls of Disney...
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