The reinvented Bayou Country opens in November.
It's time for Critter Country to take action. After revamping the iconic country attraction, the The Song of the South-Splash Mountain Theme — Disneyland's Critter Country will be renamed Bayou Country when the area reopens with the new adventure Tiana's Bayou November 15. The name change was announced at Disney's D23 convention in Anaheim, where the company's theme parks division unveiled a new attraction poster for the California version of the classic log cabin ride reimagined from the 2009 animated feature. THE The Princess and the Frog.
Disney describes the reimagined land this way: “Bayou Country is set on the edge of New Orleans Square, with shady trees, haunting music and a vast collection of enchanting surprises. Guests will discover a land filled with friendly woodland animals, from a trumpet-playing alligator and an adorable bear with a thirst for honey to a musical troupe of bears, frogs and other creatures.”
The land first opened in 1956 as the Indian Village section of Frontierland. In 1972, a four-acre expansion of the park's northwest quadrant reimagined Indian Village as Bear Country—Disneyland's seventh themed land anchored by the now-closed Country Bears Jamboree (which was rebuilt in 1972).ebooted at Disney World's Magic KingdomThe area was renamed Critter Country in 1988 to coincide with the 1989 opening of Splash Mountain, which featured Br'er Rabbit and other animated characters from the 1946 film. The Song of the South.
In addition to Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Bayou Country is home to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction, Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes and the redesigned Hungry Bear Restaurant (renamed the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree). The country's two retail stores will be redesigned to The Princess and the Frog:the left side of the Pooh Corner store will become Louis' Critter Club, and The Briar Patch will reopen as Ray's Berets.
In 2023, Disneyland Park opened Tiana's Palace, its The Princess and the Frog theme restaurant which offers Creole and Cajun cuisine near New Orleans Square. Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened in the Frontierland section of Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park in June and will kick off the holiday season at Disneyland Resort when the California version opens in November.
Also coming to Disneyland Resort: two new Marvel-inspired attractions for Avengers Campus, a boat trip Pixar themed Coconut and one Pandora based area of the Avatar movies at Disney California Adventure Park and on Disneyland's Main Street, the newly announced “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” show featuring Walt Disney's first-ever audio-animatronics.
