Okay, Disney, alright, already. We’ve been getting all these updates about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World…but we’re still reeling after a BIG announcement was possibly leaked EARLY.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is the BIG new attraction opening SOON in Magic Kingdom. We’ve seen some of the INCREDIBLE animatronics that will be featured on the ride. We’ve even seen Imagineers testing the ride. But up until now, all we’ve known is that the ride is opening in summer 2024. Well, summer is here, and we think Disney could be revealing big news about the ride TONIGHT, May 12th.

Disney has teased that it will be making a “special announcement” TONIGHT during Disney Night on American Idol on ABC at 8PM EST. The company added the special announcement will be coming “as we gear up to celebrate the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World.”

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We also learned that Jennifer Lewis, aka Mama Odie, will be appearing on American Idol tonight to sing “Dig A Little Deeper.” Can it get more iconic than that? You’ll want to tune in to the show JUST for that appearance, right? Grammy winner Terrance Blanchard, who was a musician for both The Princess and the Frog and collaborator on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, will be joining Lewis on stage with his trumpet.

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The episode will kick off in Disneyland in California while the top five American Idol finalists head to Disney World to prepare for their Disney Night performances.to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida to make memories and prepare for their Disney Night performances.

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So, what’s the big announcement? Disney (likely accidentally) dropped the opening date for the ride this morning (we spotted a press release revealing a June 28th opening date — mark your calendars), so we’re not sure if this special announcement is related to that or something else. We are still waiting for early preview dates, too, so there are still plenty of details left to uncover.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure queue!

Recently, we saw Disney World testing the on-ride photo for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, so we knew we were getting “closer and closer every day” to finally getting a chance to take a ride through the Louisiana Bayou with Tiana and friends. We are SO ready!

Imagineers testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

We’ll be keeping an eye out for that special announcement, so if you can’t tune into ABC tonight, be sure to follow DFB for more details and ALL the big Disney news.

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