Ironically, I just watch the Imagineering Story episode #5 (A Carousel of Progress) on
Disney+ last night. Around 27 minutes in, Kim Irvine starts to address reimagining classic attractions and the backlash they often receive from fans over their choices when they are announced. “Beforehand, it’s pretty rough”, she said after stating that quite often fans find that they like the changes after seeing them IRL.
I will point out to Disney, that the Journey into Imagination was better in it’s original form and its subsequent versions have never been considered to be improvements by the fans. Since you’ve decided that Tiana doesn’t deserve a brand new attraction of her own, Disney, you had better get this right. Knock my socks off and make me love it! Don’t give me a tired remake of Splash complete with reconfigured animatronics in a riverboat scene. Make it truly fresh and new. Give me a backstory that I can appreciate. Don’t just repaint a few scenes and toss Tiana or Naveen in there every few feet and call it a day.