Disneyland guests who dare to recreate a young boy’s dangerous stunt on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be removed from the park, bold new warning signs said.
Twelve new signs have appeared around the famous park attraction, mostly in the queues, with several different versions spelling out the dangers of the ride and the consequences of ignoring instructions, as shown in images being circulated online.
The new wording is tougher, warning guests they “will” be removed from the park rather than “may” be removed as previously written.
One sign warns guests that the attraction is a “TURBULENT FLUME RIDE” featuring “HIGH SPEEDS,” “HEIGHTS,” “SUDDEN DROPS” and “STOPS,” before declaring: “REMAIN SEATED AT ALL TIMES. FAILURE TO STAY SEATED WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE PARK.”
Another cautions guests who are uncomfortable with “ENCLOSED DARK SPACES AND LOUD NOISES” not to ride and repeats the warning that standing up will result in removal.
A third sign emphasizes the attraction’s multiple drops, including its “50 FT. DROP!” while another bluntly warns: “STANDING WHILE RIDING MAY CAUSE INJURY.” Both again instruct riders to remain seated and say they will be removed from the park if they fail to do so.
The California Post has reached out to Disneyland for comment.
The stricter warnings come after a frightening incident in June when a 13-year-old boy climbed out of his log as it approached the ride’s massive waterfall drop and fell down the watercourse.
He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and later released. The ride was inspected by California officials and returned to operation.
The incident was followed by another reported case over the July 4 weekend, when a child was seen leaving a ride vehicle and a cast member monitoring the attraction immediately stopped the ride. No injuries were reported.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log-flume attraction based on Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog.” Riders sit inside large logs that float through a water-filled flume, moving through indoor and outdoor scenes before climbing toward the drop.
The ride uses the water channel and lift sections to move the logs through the course, culminating in a roughly 50-foot plunge that sends the vehicle racing down the waterfall and into a splash pool. Disney describes it as a musical bayou adventure featuring Princess Tiana, Mama Odie and Louis the alligator.
Unlike many major thrill rides, the logs do not use traditional lap bars or seat belts, making the instruction to remain seated particularly important.
The new signs have sparked debate among Disneyland regulars on Reddit, with some riders saying they routinely lift their feet during the drops to avoid getting soaked.
“We went on Tiana’s recently and I was trying to lift my feet (inside the log like 3 inches, of course) to avoid getting my feet wet. Before the big drop they announced on the intercom to keep my feet on the floor at all times. They are NOT messing around, watching everyone like a hawk,” one user wrote.
“I always lift my feet to avoid them getting wet. It wouldn’t be so much of an issue if they didn’t up the water so much in the change,” another user said.
A third Reddit user said they routinely tried to keep their feet dry because getting soaked could ruin the rest of their day.
The man said his wife had found a workaround using plastic covers for their shoes .
“If I was instructed to keep my feet down on drops without those, I might legitimately just pass on that attraction because I just can’t stand wet feet,” he noted.
Another commenter was less sympathetic to the new rules, writing: “That does seem a bit over kill to me.”
But other Disneyland users have defended the crackdown, pointing to previous reports of guests trying to exit the logs before the ride is finished — sometimes because they are afraid of the drop or do not want to get wet.
“I don’t understand why people can’t use common sense anymore… unbelievable. SIT YOUR ASS DOWN!,” one person wrote.
Read the full article here
