A Walt Disney World Resort guest recently shared what it was like to get stuck on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure for over an hour. After the attraction abruptly closed, Magic Kingdom Park guests were left dangling over one of the log flume ride’s hills.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened in June at Magic Kingdom Park, with Disneyland Park’s version following suit last month. The Princess and the Frog (2009) retheme of Splash Mountain features advanced audio-animatronics never before seen at the United States Disney parks.
Unfortunately, the fancy technology combined with the decades-old ride mechanics leftover from Splash Mountain led to a rocky first few months for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Before Walt Disney World Resort officially opened the attraction, multiple Disney cast member and Annual Passholder previews were canceled due to hours of downtime.
Walt Disney Imagineers reportedly continued working on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and the attraction has become more stable in recent months. However, TikTok user @wdw.blog recently got stuck on the Princess and the Frog ride for over an hour. The Disney Park guest shared this video about their experience:
@wdw.blog Being stuck on tianas for over an hour. At least we were in the shade ans got an experience pass to come back and ride later in the day. #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld #magickingdom #tianasbayouadventure #ridemalfunction
“Being stuck on Tianas for over an hour,” the Disney Park guest captioned their video. “At least we were in the shade.”
After they spent more than an hour at the top of one of the Frontierland ride’s hills, Disney cast members were able to remove the guests. They granted everyone stuck on board a multi-experience Lightning Lane pass that they could use on another attraction or to experience Tiana’s Bayou Adventure later in the day.
It’s unclear what caused this particular breakdown, but Tiana’s Bayou Adventure eventually reopened. The Splash Mountain retheme has since operated normally, though it was experiencing unexplained downtime at the time of this article’s finalization.
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My mom and my sister were stuck on the big mountain railroad roller coaster in magic Kingdom for a half an hour.