Let’s Talk About Tiana’s Impact at Magic Kingdom
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure officially opened on June 28th, 2024.
The new Magic Kingdom attraction doesn’t sell Lightning Lane reservations, but it also lacks a standby queue.
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Frontierland crowds
For this reason, park guests are struggling through a difficult set of early morning challenges that will thankfully go away soon.
Then, in a few weeks, we’ll go through all this again under a new system.
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Entrance gates
Let’s talk about the impact of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, both now and in a few weeks.
Your Current Choices for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
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Let’s start with a simple statement. Magic Kingdom needs the former Splash Mountain ride up and running.
These giant log flumes host plenty of guests, and since the attraction is so long, many people can ride at the same time.
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Splash Mountain was one of the few Magic Kingdom attractions that hosted more than 1,000 guests per hour.
The park has lacked that for nearly 18 months now, which makes the arrival of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure vital.
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However, Disney has taken an unusual step to satisfy early demand for the attraction.
Park officials chose not to offer a standby queue at Tiana, which means you only have two methods to experience the wet ride.
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The first is to purchase Disney Genie+ and then book a reservation for Tiana.
This reality intensifies the 7 A.M. Struggle, as you’re working against the clock the whole time.
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The majority of guests right now are trying to do the same thing as you, which is buy Disney Genie+ and then reserve a Tiana booking.
That behavior will change on July 24th, but guests are stuck with it for the next three weeks.
About the Tiana Virtual Queue
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The Tiana’s Bayou Adventure virtual queue currently reads “Boarding Paused”
The other thing you can do is attempt to book a virtual queue. That’s the free method here.
The problem is that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is unquestionably the most popular attraction at Magic Kingdom right now.
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Virtual Queue
Since Magic Kingdom is the most trafficked theme park on the planet, that’s a problem.
The demand for this virtual queue rivals anything we’ve ever seen before at the park.
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Cobblestone Pathway at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
I’m writing this on Monday morning, July 1st. Thus far, the Tiana virtual queue hasn’t lasted for a minute yet.
I haven’t used a stopwatch app, but I’m skeptical it has lasted for 30 seconds.
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Virtual Queue
You get three shots at this at 7 A.M. If none of them works, you must wait until 1 P.M. to try again.
Well, you could also purchase Disney Genie+ and try to book a reservation, but those sell out almost immediately as well.
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Disney also offers a 1 P.M. virtual queue for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
Notably, your odds may be ever-so-slightly better for this one.
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I say this because guests don’t need to be in the park at 7 A.M. to book the early morning virtual queue.
So, everyone with My Disney Experience can try to reserve a spot in the virtual queue then.
At 1 P.M., Disney limits access to guests inside Magic Kingdom.
Since the park averages about 47,000 daily visitors, that’s still small odds – let’s say 15-20 percent – but it’s MUCH better than at 7 A.M.
Contrast that to Disney Genie+, which roughly half of guests purchase.
Your odds are probably better this way, but I wouldn’t suggest that you purchase Disney Genie+ just for Tiana.
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Genie+
I say this because the odds still aren’t quite a coin flip. So, only buy Disney Genie+ if you want it.
Then, should you snag a Tiana reservation, count yourself among the lucky ones.
What’s Changing on July 24th
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On July 24th, Disney Genie+ joins Bob Chapek in the Haunted Mansion graveyard, and we all say good riddance.
Management will overhaul that system and turn it into Lightning Lane Multi Pass.
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As part of the modifications, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will join a specialized tier of Multi Pass offerings at Magic Kingdom.
When you purchase Multi Pass, which you will be able to do up to seven days in advance, you can choose on of the following rides:
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Jungle Cruise
- Peter Pan’s Flight
- Space Mountain
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Obviously, over the next few months, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will remain the most popular choice.
Still, presuming that you stay at an official Disney site, you’ll gain a dramatic advantage over those who aren’t.
Under the upcoming system, people who aren’t staying at Disney hotels must wait until three days prior to their park visits to book.
So, you’ll be in an entitled class of Magic Kingdom guests, giving you much better odds of booking a Tiana Multi Pass.
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Since you should always stay at an official Disney resort anyway, this is like a bonus reward.
Meanwhile, the virtual queue won’t change any. Thus, your best bet to snag a Tiana reservation is to take the Multi Pass approach.
Something else to keep in mind is that you’re not stuck with a single attempt.
You can purchase a Multi Pass for each day of your trip and then try to book Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
That’ll give you five or six kicks in the can, thereby making it likely you WILL get to experience Magic Kingdom’s newest ride!
How Tiana Impacts Magic Kingdom
There’s one other vital consideration here. The arrival of Tiana impacts Tron Lightcycle / Run.
Over the first four days of Tiana’s grand opening, the Tron virtual queue has remained open two or three times as long.
Now, we’re still talking about a minute or so, which means that if you wait until 7:01 A.M., you’ve missed your shot.
Still, there’s an opportunity to be had here. Presuming that you’re traveling with someone else, I’d suggest dual phone use.
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Growing crowds
One of you should try to book the Tiana virtual queue, while the other should attempt Tron.
The latter party is quite likely to succeed. If the Tiana gambit works as well, you’ve already won your park visit!
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You’re now guaranteed to ride Magic Kingdom’s newest, hottest attractions during a single visit. How great is that?
My expectation is that demand for Tiana will cool off a bit over time.
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Line for beignets
However, I doubt that happens before the fall. Also, we’ll probably know when it does, as Disney should add a standby queue then.
After that, Tron will return to being Magic Kingdom’s alpha since it has more limited throughput.
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Until then, what we’ve discussed is the expected Magic Kingdom behavior.
I will update again once the new Multi Pass system debuts, but this behavior should persist for the next three weeks, including July 4th.
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