Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World is getting a revamp for 2024, which means the ride is going to be shut down for a whole year. The theme park is closing the attraction on January 23 to replace it with a reimagined The Princess and the Frog flume ride.

While the voice actress who played Princess Tiana, Annika Noni Rose, already confirmed the new renovations, Disney staff revealed even more exciting news on December 2.

They are getting visitors prepared for what they can expect to see when it reopens, and it has a lot of Louisiana influence. In fact, the Imagineer team visited New Orleans for authentic inspiration for the ride.

"In many ways, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a love letter to New Orleans," said Charita Carter, the Executive Producer of Relevancy Animations. "Like the musical city that inspired this attraction, Tiana’s second act is about a community working in harmony to achieve something extraordinary."

The amusement park revealed a new scene on December 2 of what some parts of the ride are going to look like.

"In this scene, fireflies light up the bayou, leading toward the joyful sound of zydeco music, and on the other side is a band full of adorable critters," the company's caption reads.

The critters in the photo are expected to sing and play music with instruments made from natural materials found in the bayou area.

While not much else has been given away, the Disney Parks blog hint that these animals might have a larger role to play in the journey.

There is no specific date set for the re-opening of the renovated Splash Mountain.

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