The exterior of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, now covered with native Louisiana greenery, is shown during a media preview event on Monday, June 10, 2024. The loading area of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the Walt Disney World attraction inspired by 2009’s New Orleans-set animated musical-comedy ‘The Princess and the Frog.’ Saints legends Drew Brees and Cam Jordan paid a visit to Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom Park in Florida to get a sneak peek of and filmed their reaction on the ride.
The latest addition to Disney World doesn't open to the public until June 28. However, media representatives and VIPs were of the long-awaited theme ride on Monday, over two weeks before its official opening date. Tiana's Bayou Adventure is based on "The Princess and the Frog," a 2009 Disney film inspired by the life story of New Orleans' culinary legend Leah Chase.
The ride, formerly Splash Mountain, celebrates the city's culture, while paying homage to Disney's first Black princess. In addition to Brees and Jordan, were invited to the sneak preview. Grammy award-winning musicians and New Orleans natives Terence Blanchard and PJ Morton attended the event.
Tank and the Bangas were also booked to play a private concert for those who were invited to the preview. The New Orleans Saints posted a video of Brees and Jordan riding Tiana's Bayou Adventure on Facebook. The former football players had smiles on their faces the whole time and agreed that the last hurrah of the ride was "a great .
