Disney has released the full Tiana’s Bayou Adventure soundtrack on music streaming platforms today to celebrate the attraction’s grand opening in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Soundtrack Now Streaming

The album, released through Walt Disney Records, features not only the ride’s previously-released original song “Special Spice,” but includes 18 tracks total with new renditions of familiar favorites from “The Princess and the Frog.”

The full Tiana’s Bayou Adventure soundtrack tracklist includes:

1. Special Spice – Anika Noni Rose
2. Basin Street Blues – Terrence Blanchard
3. The Second Line – Julian Gosin
4. Down in New Orleans – Victor Goines
5. Tailgate Ramble – Charlie Gabriel
6. St. James Infirmary – Ronell Johnson, Mark Braud
7. Louisiana Fairytale – Clinton Maegden
8. When We’re Human – Terrence Blanchard
9. Bourbon Street Parade – Mark Braud
10. Eh La Bas – Ronell Johnson
11. Big Chief – Kyle Roussel, Ivan Neville
12. Li’l Liza Jane – Herlin Riley
13. Gonna Take You There – Terrance Simien
14. Doctor Jazz – Kyle Roussel, Mark Braud
15. They All Ask’d for You – Gregory Davis
16. Ma Belle Evangeline – Terrence Blanchard
17. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (Vocal Version) – Leah Chase
18. It Ain’t My Fault – Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – Cast

The soundtrack was recorded in New Orleans by composer and arranger PJ Morton with Terrance Simien, the two-time Grammy winner and Zydeco artist who performed the queue version of “Gonna Take You There.” Alongside Disney Imagineers, the pair collaborated with hundreds of artists on music that can be heard throughout the attraction and ride queue.

Check out the full team who worked on the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure soundtrack:

Music Production Team – Attraction

• Brandon Caddell – Arranger, Music Supervisor 
• PJ Morton – Composer, Arranger
• Haim Mazar – Arranger
• Richard Morse – Arranger (Scene 6 Rara)
• Reggie Nicholas, Jr. – Recording Engineer, Mixer 
• Greg Morgan – Recording Engineer, Mixer
• John Michael Rouchell – Music Production Supervisor 
• Susan Ham – Music Editor
• Booker White – Copyist

Musicians & Vocalists

• Anika Noni Rose
• Michael-Leon Wooley 
• Dr. John
• Jim Cummings 
• Tarriona “Tank” Ball 
• Jarell Michael Bankston 
• Ashtin Fortner 
• Armando Leduc 
• Tiondria Norris
• Ashley Pierre Williams 
• PJ Morton
• Jon Batiste
• Jon Cleary
• Trombone Shorty
• Kyle Anderson
• Sean Ardoin
• Weedie Braimah
• Max Bronstein
• Leon Brown
• Hunter Burgamy
• Robin Clabby
• Edward Clark
• Brian Cockerham
• Mike Esneault
• Alvin Ford
• Jonathan Frishberg 
• Victor Goines 
• Julian Gosin 
• Benjamin Hart 
• Trevarri Huff-Boone 
• Jason Jurzak 
• Blair Taylor Lavigne 
• Christos Melios 
• Ashlin Parker 
• Manuel Perkins 
• David Pulphus 
• Marcella Ratcliff 
• Jason Ricci
• Paul Robertson 
• Kyle Roussel 
• Benjamin Thacher 
• Erion Williams 
• Hannah Yim

RAM Band

• Richard Morse
• Pierre Daniel Jules 
• Darianna Videaux Capitel
• Emmanuel Jules
• Joseph D. Cabral
• Max Blanc
• Peter Barr
• Walter F. Harris Jr.
• Dezor Willy 

Gospel Soul Children

• Craig Adams
• Veronica Downs-Dorsey 
• Tiffany French
• Shantell Hall
• Sean Johnson
• Toryan Johnson 
• Latashah Long
• Harrison Nedd III 
• Keenan Rogers 
• Milezone Williams

New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

• Miles Berry
• John Michael Bradford 
• Bryce Eastwood
• Ricio Fruge
• Maxwell Paulus
• Shea Pierre
• TJ Norris
• Adonis Rose
• Adrian Ross
• Amina Scott
• Terrance Taplin
• Don Vappie
• Gerald Watkins Jr.
• Lex Warshawski

Music Production Team – Queue

• Terence Blanchard – Arranger, Music Producer 
• Terrance Simien – Arranger (“Gonna Take You There”) 
• Herlin Riley – Lyricist
• Greg Hayes – Recording Engineer, Mixer
• Harry Risoleo – Recording Engineer, Music Editor
• John Michael Rouchell – Music Production Supervisor 
• Joshua Johnson – Music Coordinator
• Katie Taber – Music Coordinator
• Booker White – Copyist

Musicians & Vocalists

• Terence Blanchard
• Herlin Riley
• Kyle Roussel
• David Pulphus
• Ivan Neville
• Victor Goines
• Don Vappie
• Alvin Ford
• Hannah Yim
• Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes 
• Terrance Simien
• Danny Williams
• Ian Molinaro-Thompson 
• Marcella Simien 
• Michael Christie
• Revon Andrews
• Stan Chambers
• John Michael Rouchell 
• Leah Chase-Kamata

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

• Charles Gabriel 
• Clinton Maedgen 
• Mark Braud 
• Benjamin Jaffe 
• Ronell Johnson

The Soul Rebels

• Derrick Moss 
• Lumar Leblanc 
• Julian Gosin 
• Corey Peyton 
• Erion Williams 
• Paul Robertson 
• Manuel Perkins 
• Marcus Hubbard

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

• Roger Lewis 
• Gregory Davis
• Kirk Joseph 
• Trevarri Huff-Boone 
• Stephen Walker 
• Julian Addison

The Tiana’s Bayou Adventure soundtrack is available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music. Listen for yourself through the player below.

Are you heading to Magic Kingdom to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure on opening day? What do you think of the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure soundtrack? Let us know in the comments or on social media, and stay tuned for more opening day coverage.

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Walt Disney World now has a new Magic Kingdom guidemap available, featuring the drop on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and a mention of Country Bear Musical Jamboree.

New Magic Kingdom Guidemap

The front of the map features a blue-to-purple gradient border, with the foliage-covered salt mine centered on the cover. A log just barely emerges from the opening, ready to careen down the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure drop. The logo for the ride is printed at the bottom of the image, just above “guidemap.”

Within the first fold, various sections are highlighted under “Fantasy Reigns,” including the “New Magic” of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure — which opens today, June 28 — and Smellephants on Parade.

Under “Attractions,” the upcoming reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree gets a mention, which is set to reopen to guests on July 17, 2024. To the right is a highlight for TRON Lightcycle / Run.

Other featured offerings are “Happily Ever After,” the Emporium, and Liberty Tree Tavern. To the right is an advertisement for the My Disney Experience app, detailing all of its features.

Fully opening up the Magic Kingdom guidemap, we can see the overhead illustrated view of the park alongside the legend detailing the park’s attractions and important locations.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is now featured on the map as an available attraction, rather than a “coming soon” teaser. The virtual map of Magic Kingdom on My Disney Experience and the Walt Disney World website was updated to include a detailed artist rendering of the attraction back in May 2024.

According to the Magic Kingdom guidemap legend, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is listed as “25,” and Critter Co-Op is listed as “33.” At this time, Tiana’s Bayou General, the other gift shop for the attraction, is not listed.

Country Bear Musical Jamboree is included in the legend as “29.”

Are you excited for the grand opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, as well as the reimagining of Country Bear Musical Jamboree? Share your thoughts with us in the comments or on social media.

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Gertie the Dinosaur’s tail in Echo Lake at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is currently wrapped in tarps, likely for a refurbishment.

Gertie the Dinosaur’s Tail Cast

We first spotted the tail cast over a week ago. Gertie’s tail sits partially on the beach of Echo Lake. But when viewed from most angles, it looks like it’s sticking out of the water behind the body of the dinosaur.

When we initially saw the tarps, some of Gertie’s tail had clearly been removed. The tarps covered a support for the tail structure.

Now, the tail has been restored. The tarps remain but the tail looks taller and smoother than it did a week ago.

The tarps are pulled taut and are a similar color to the rest of Gertie, so they almost blend in. It’s possible the tail’s exterior was replaced but hasn’t been repainted yet. The bottom of the tail gets dirty and worn from the water, so the structural integrity may have been compromised.

For comparison, above is a photo of Gertie with her tail currently wrapped in tarps and below is Gertie and her unwrapped tail during Christmas time.

The life-size dinosaur sculpture is the home to Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction. The venue is a tribute to “Gertie the Dinosaur,” a 1914 silent film by Winsor McCay. “Gertie the Dinosaur” was one of the first-ever animated films and inspired Walt Disney, particularly influencing the dinosaur sequence of “Fantasia.”

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