Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens on Friday, and excitement is buzzing at the Southern California resort. It’s been months since Walt Disney World’s version of the ride debuted in June and nearly a year and a half since the original Splash Mountain closed in May 2023.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is basically the same ride at Disneyland and Disney world, but actually one is better.

Disneyland’s new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is soaking preview riders with a wall of water that floods the logs during the final 50-foot-drop and gets riders much wetter than Splash Mountain ever did, according to social media reports and Disney fan websites.

Disneyland calls it a musical journey "full of twists, turns and festive fun that crescendos with a 50-foot drop – as well as a swingin' soiree."

Several thrillseekers say the attraction, which opened on June 28 in Florida’s Walt Disney World and will open on November 15 at California’s Disneyland, does not come with a