We placed on our fancy sneakers and dropped on all the way down to Disney’s ‘This Is Magic’ media occasion to preview long-waited attraction Tiana’s Bayou Journey now open at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Whereas there, we soaked up good vibes on the magic-splashed journey, grooved to the spunky Soul of Tank & The Bangas, and with Princess Tiana herself Anika Noni Rose who reunited with The Princess And The Frog co-stars Jenifer Lewis, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody, Bruno Campos, and Jim Cummings to expertise the journey whereas commemorating the fifteenth Anniversary of the culture-shifting movie.
Surrounded by genuine NOLA tradition and surprise, we had a time on the Sundown Soirée the place The Princess And The Frog solid and different particular attendees together with New Orleans Saints All-Professional Defensive lineman Cam Jordan and Tamron Corridor revealed their dream Tiana’s Palace company and extra on the bustling press line.
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Alongside the best way, Princess Tiana followers had been handled to various unforgettable moments together with Jenifer Lewis seeing the Animatronic model of Mama Odie for the primary time.
One other favourite of ours was the massive ‘ole reveal of the journey’s opening date that trended throughout social media.
In a very epic second, Princess Tiana and Louis the Alligator celebrated the reveal in New Orleans with some festive associates, together with 5-time Grammy-winner PJ Morton who, apart from writing “Particular Spice”–a brand new track for the attraction’s finale, directed the well-known New Orleans-based St. Augustine Excessive Faculty band within the video.
Different particular company on the large straightforward bash had been members of New Orleans’ Dooky Chase Restaurant household whose iconic matriarch Leah Chase served because the inspiration behind Princess Tiana.
Within the journey’s early phases, Disney imagineers traveled to New Orleans to seize the true essence of the Mardi Gras celebration–the power, the colours, the rhythms of the music and extra to infuse into the attraction.
First introduced in 2020, Tiana’s Bayou Journey picks up the place the movie left off with Princess Tiana, Naveen and jazz-loving alligator Louis making ready to host a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras celebration the place everyone seems to be welcome.
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