Tk TK from Tiana’s Bayou Adventure revealed during second episode of “We Call It Imagineering.”

During the second episode of the YouTube series, “We Call It Imagineering” Walt Disney Imagineering shared never-before-seen look at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

The episode, focused on how music is created for attractions and entertainment at the Disney Parks, features Imagineers, and a ride with Grammy Winning Artist PJ Morton and Walt Disney Imagineering Global Music Executive Tricia Holloway

PJ Morton, a Grammy-award-winning artist from New Orleans, is heavily featured throughout the episode as he is the musician behind the music of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Morton composed the attraction’s new song, “Special Spice”, whose title was revealed for the first time in the episode. He was among the first people to ride the attraction, and viewers get a look of Morton as floats down the bayou, declaring, “I wrote that song,” as he passes through a scene.

This is the first time guests have gotten a look at the on-ride experience of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which opens at Magic Kingdom on June 28.

Tiana can be seen halfway up the first lift hill, and even appears to turn to smile at riders as they pass by.

Later, we get a look at Tiana in full adventure mode, hat and all.

Eventually, riders come to the famous final drop, formerly into the Briar Patch. The drop has been modified to give a Mardi Gras vibe with yellow and purple lighting.

Ultimately, we got a look at the finale, as you arrive safely at Fleur du Bayou to see Tiana and all of her friends.

Walt Disney Imagineering also shared a portion of the adventure on their Instagram page:

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We also get a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the music for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, featuring Anika Noni Rose, voice of Tiana, along with New Orleans musicians like Charlie Gabriel and Leah Chase.

This episode also gave us new details TK about the upcoming Country Bear Musical Jamboree, set open at Magic Kingdom later this year. The first episode of “We Call It Imagineering” revealed a new look at many of the audio-animatronics to be featured in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

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Some of the classic Disney songs to be performed at Country Bear Musical Jamboree have been revealed.

During the second episode of “We Call It Imagineering,” a YouTube series from Walt Disney Imagineering, the list of Disney songs that will be performed by the Country Bears were revealed. The setlist includes “A Whole New World,” “Try Everything,” , and the previously-announced “Bear Necessities.”

The video joins recording artists and engineers in a studio in Nashville, Tennessee, where they are recording songs for the show. Emily Ann Richards can be seen recording “Try Everything” as the voice of beloved bear Trixie.

Allison Russell and Christopher Scott Thile can be seen recording “A Whole New World”

Audible in the background is a country version of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”.

Country Bear Musical Jamboree is a brand-new show replacing the previous Country Bear Jamboree. It is set to open this summer at Magic Kingdom.

The episode gave viewers a look at the recording sessions for the Country Bear Musical Jamboree, which took place on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, and featured musicians recording country-fied versions of the Disney classics.

The bear characters will include Romeo McGrown, Trixie, Terrance “Shaker,” Ernest the “Dude,” Big Al, Wendell & Teddy Barra, and Henry.

The change from Country Bear Jamboree to Country Bear Musical Jamboree was first announced at Destination D23 in 2023. The Country Bear Jamboree was an opening day attraction at Frontierland in Magic Kingdom. The musical revue featured country songs including “How Long Will My Baby Be Gone” and “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.”  Its final day of operation in January of 2024 was met with technical difficulties. Previously, Disney gave guests a first-look at the all-new costumes worn by the Sun Bonnets.

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Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain may soon be converted back to Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris, according to long-standing internet rumors. Now, the first physical signs of this project can be seen within the park.

Hyperspace Mountain Reportedly Being Converted Back to Space Mountain

Rumors suggest that Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris will be converted back to Space Mountain in celebration of the attraction’s 30th anniversary in 2025. Unlike Disneyland Park in the U.S., where Space Mountain has been given a temporary Hyperspace Mountain overlay in honor of the “Star Wars” Season of the Force, the Disneyland Paris version was permanently converted to Hyperspace Mountain in 2017.

Photos from X user DLPWorks reveal construction walls up around the future maintenance bay area at the Hyperspace Mountain building. This lends credence to the rumors that the Discoveryland attraction will undergo a major refurbishment. The creation of this new maintenance area was first noted by Disneyland Paris in November 2023. On May 29, 2024, the attraction was listed as closed on the Disneyland Paris website and it will be through the end of the month to accommodate this project. It is unknown when the attraction would close for the major renovation project, nor how long that closure will last.

History of Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris

The original Disneyland Paris Space Mountain, Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune opened on June 1, 1995, three years after the opening of the park. The attraction was inspired by (and named after) the Jules Verne novel, “From the Earth to the Moon,” as can be seen from the exterior of the building.

Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune closed in January of 2005, reopening in April of that year as Space Mountain: Mission 2. This version of the attraction was themed as a second mission, taking riders beyond the moon they traveled to in the first iteration. It was retired in 2017 during a major rehabilitation of the ride.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris, Space Mountain reopened as Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain in 2017. The attraction remains in this form currently.

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