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Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Tiana's Bayou Adventure now occupies a spot returning guests remember as something else. It november 15, 2024.
- Disneyland Park
- November 15, 2024
Then / Now / Next
How it changed
Then
Splash Mountain
Now
A Princess and the Frog log flume picking up after the film, with a Mardi Gras celebration finale.
Next
Nothing further announced for this one.
Why it matters
Why returning visitors care
The Splash Mountain replacement opened with dozens of new audio-animatronics and an original song, five months after the Walt Disney World version.
Context · 2024
What else changed that year
Beyond the parks
Paradise Pier Hotel became Pixar Place Hotel
The Paradise Pier Hotel completed its transformation into the first fully Pixar-themed hotel in the US.
Disneyland Park
Critter Country became Bayou Country
Critter Country's name was retired after 36 years as the land was rebranded around New Orleans and the bayou.
Beyond the parks
Din Tai Fung opened in Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney's west-end rebuild landed its marquee restaurant: Din Tai Fung's famous soup dumplings.
Disneyland Park
Fantasmic! returned after the dragon fire
Fantasmic! went dark for over a year after the Maleficent figure caught fire mid-show in April 2023.
Disneyland Park
Haunted Mansion reopened with an expanded queue
The Haunted Mansion closed for most of 2024 to build a garden queue that finally moves guests out of the cramped original entryway.
Disneyland Park
Hungry Bear became a barbecue jamboree
The classic Hungry Bear was rethemed around the Country Bears playing a backyard barbecue alongside the bayou rework.
Sources
Where this comes from
- ThemeParks.wiki — Parkstalgia research, no public source link on file.
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