PHOTOS: CROWDS on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Opening Day
It’s official — Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is now open to the public in Magic Kingdom!
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Like with most new Disney World rides, it often means big crowds, long lines, and a dash (or more) of chaos. So how is today measuring up? Let’s check it out!
Early Entry Crowds on Opening Day
As expected, we saw huge crowds with Early Theme Park Entry.
As a reminder, Early Theme Park Entry allows guests staying in qualifying Disney World hotels the option to enter a Disney Park 30 minutes prior to opening time.
Today, Early Theme Park Entry began at 7:30AM, with Magic Kingdom opening to everyone else at 8AM.
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Entrance gates
Here’s what the entrance gates looked like.
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Entrance gates
We headed to Frontierland, which remains closed until the park opens — and in this case, it means 8AM.
Here’s what the crowd over there looked like heading over there! It wasn’t too bad, but as we’ll explain — it’s likely because there’s no standby line.
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Frontierland crowds
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Queue
The queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure may not be quite as long as you expect — but that’s largely because there is no standby line (yet).
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Guests wanting to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in the near future will only be able to do so through two options, one of which being a virtual queue, which opens daily at 7AM and then at 1PM.
You can join at 7AM as long as you have a valid Magic Kingdom Park Pass, or join at 1PM from inside the park. You cannot join both queues.
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If you’ve purchased Genie+, you also have the option to book Tiana’s as a Lightning Lane!
The 7AM virtual queue sold out quickly, and the Genie+ Lightning Lane option also filled up fast, so make sure you plan ahead if you’re hoping to book either option.
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And here’s what the ride looks like on the morning of opening day!
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
It’s not nearly as chaotic as you’d think, but it’s likely because most guests aren’t making their way over to the attraction until they’re eligible to enter the virtual queue or the Lightning Lane.
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
However, as the morning progressed, the crowd increased.
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Growing crowds
And over at Golden Oak Outpost, the line for Tiana’s Famous Beignets was LONG by around 9:30AM.
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Line for beignets
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