This Highly-Anticipated Disney World Ride Finally Has a Reopening Date: ‘Like the Animation Came to Life’

Good news for Walt Disney World parkgoers and fans of the former water ride, Splash Mountain.

The long-anticipated “The Princess and the Frog”-themed replacement, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, is officially set to open in Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando on June 28.

The musical ride will feature a New Orleans celebration with dozens of animatronic characters including Princess Tiana, Mama Odie, and Louis, and new animal characters including an otter, rabbit, raccoon, beaver, and turtle.

Related: Disneyland Will Permanently Close Splash Mountain May 31

“As guests float through the cypress trees and Spanish moss of a beautiful Louisiana bayou,

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