Credit: Jonathan Cook-Fisher, FlickrTiana’s Bayou Adventure is struggling to operate at Disneyland Resort. According to Southern California Disney Park guests, one of the ride’s advanced audio-animatronics has stood motionless for several days in a row.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure premiered in Critter Country at Disneyland Park in November 2024, five months after the first version of the Splash Mountain retheme debuted at Magic Kingdom Park. The Princess and the Frog (2009) ride takes Disney Park guests on a journey through the New Orleans bayou, gathering musicians for an unforgettable party with Princess Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), Louis (Michael-Leon Wooley), Mama Odie (Jenifer Lewis), and Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos).
Walt Disney World Resort‘s version of the attraction seemed to experience more technical issues during its initial run; several Annual Passholder and Disney cast member previews were canceled hours before Magic Kingdom Park closed. However, like any theme park attraction, Disneyland Park’s version of the log flume ride isn’t immune to malfunctions.
On September 4, X (formerly known as Twitter) user @DisneyScoopGuy shared this video of a broken audio-animatronic of Princess Tiana on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Park. This is the first Tiana animatronic on the ride; the character welcomes guests to the bayou as they ascend the first lift hill.
The first Tiana in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been frozen for a few days now. It’s been months since an animatronic stopped working completely for multiple days and I’m wondering if it’s a heat issue.
According to the Disney Park guest, this Princess Tiana audio-animatronic has been frozen for multiple days in a row. They speculated that the heat might be a factor, as it’s been a while since one of the ride’s animatronics remained motionless for several days.
It’s unclear whether Disneyland Resort has repaired this Princess Tiana audio-animatronic in the days since this guest report. Disney rarely issues public statements on minor attraction issues like this one, and this situation was no exception.
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