New Orleans Saints legends Drew Brees, Cam Jordan ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure

WITH LOUISIANA FAIR FLAIR. EXCUSE ME, OPENS LATER THIS MONTH WITH SOME GUEST GETTING TO GO DOWN THERE TODAY. YEAH. TIANA’S BAYOU ADVENTURE, INSPIRED BY THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WAS SET RIGHT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, REPLACES THE DECADES OLD SPLASH MOUNTAIN. YEAH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES OUT THERE. JOINING US NOW FROM ORLANDO IS FORMER WDSU ANCHOR CHRISTINA WATKINS, WHO IS NOW AT OUR SISTER STATION, WESH TWO NEWS. SHE GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE TODAY. HI EVERYONE. I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU FROM RIGHT HERE IN ORLANDO. THIS RIDE IS SO INCREDIBLE FROM THE SOUNDS OF PJ MORTON TO TERRENCE BLANCHARD TO GORGEOUS PIECES PAINTED BY NEW ORLEANS ARTISTS, DISNEY SAYS THIS NEW ATTRACTION IS NOT ONLY A LOVE LETTER TO THE CITY, BUT ALSO A LOVE LETTER TO THE REAL LIFE WOMAN WHO WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND PRINCESS TIANA. YOU’RE VERY SPECIAL TO BE A PART OF THE CRESCENT CITY NOW LIES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. BEAUTIFUL. TIANA BAYOU ADVENTURE DIGS INTO THE SOUL OF NEW ORLEANS AS WE ENTER THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE LIFE OF THE DISNEY PRINCESS, DANIELLA LEWIS IS UP AHEAD. WHAT DO YOU TRAVEL DOWN THE BAYOU ON THE REIMAGINED RIDE, YOU’LL SEE THE VIBRANT COLORS HERE. THE TOE TAPPING SOUNDS OF ZYDECO MUSIC FROM THE CRITTER BAND. IT’S HONESTLY UNREAL. I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. DISNEY IMAGINEERS SPENT YEARS TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO NEW ORLEANS, MAKING SURE TIANA’S STORY CARRIED ON IN AN AUTHENTIC WAY. DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER BEYOND THE ATTRACTION ITSELF, THE WORK AND THE LOVE THAT WAS PUT IN. AND IT STEMS ALL THE WAY BACK TO LEAH CHASE. LEAH CHASE, THE QUEEN OF CREOLE CUISINE, WAS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND PRINCESS TIANA, BORN IN 1923. THE JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNING CHEF WHO DIED IN 2019, HAD A PIONEERING CAREER SPANNING SEVEN DECADES, AND HER LIFE WAS ONE OF HARD WORK, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES. MUCH LIKE PRINCESS TIANA. BUT IT WAS SAD THAT THEY HAD NO CHOICES. CHEF CHASE DAUGHTER STELLA CHASE RICE TALKED ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH DISNEY ON THIS MAJOR PROJECT, AND SEEING IT ALL COME TO LIFE. MY MOTHER WAS A VERY HUMBLE PERSON, SO SHE WOULD BE IN AWE AND SAY THANK YOU, LORD. WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS? SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A PART OF IT AND SHE WOULD SAID, DON’T USE THIS. I THINK YOU OUGHT TO USE THAT BECAUSE IT BRINGS A LITTLE COLOR TO THE RIDE. SO THE TRINITY IS THERE THAT MY MOTHER USED EVERY DAY, BRINGING A LITTLE COLOR TO THE RIDE. WE’RE NOW GONNA USE WATER DOWN THE BAYOU. SO AS YOU COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE CROWN ON TIANA’S FOODS WATER TOWER BEFORE REACHING THAT ICONIC 50 FOOT DROP. CHEF CHASE’S FAMILY HOPES GUESTS THINK OF THE QUEEN OF CREOLE CUISINE AND THE MAGIC. HER LEGACY BRINGS TO THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH. I ENJOYED EVERYTHING, BUT I THOUGHT OF HER BECAUSE MY MOTHER LOVED OUR CULTURE, DISNEY SAYS. WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE AND VISIT TIANA’S BAYOU ADVENTURE, THEY HOPE THEY SEE THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T VISITED BEFORE. THEY HOPE THIS GETS THEM REALLY EXCITED TO TAKE THAT TRIP. TIANA’S BAYOU ADVENTURE OFFICIALLY OPENS TO EVERYONE ON JUNE 28TH, REPORTING FROM DISNEY’S MAGIC KINGDOM, CHRISTINA WATKINS, WDSU NEWS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY NEED TO GO ALONG WITH THAT WOULD BE TIANA’S GUMBO BEING SOLD RIGHT OUT. BUT LIKE LOUISIANA STYLE. NOT LIKE THE FLORIDA STYLE GUMBO. WE LOVE Y’ALL. BUT YOU KNOW. YEAH. LOOK, IT’S OPENING RIGHT IN TIME. I MEAN, DISNEY’S GOING TO BE PACKED THIS SUMMER, SO IT’S GREAT. IT’S A GOOD IT’S GREAT FOR NEW ORLEANS. IT’S AWESOME FOR AND THE LINE IS GOING TO BE SO LONG I CAN’T WAIT TO GET ON. I WANT TO GO NOW. YOU HAD A LOT OF LOUISIANA SPECIAL GUESTS WHO GOT A CHANCE TO GO AND ACTUALLY RIDE IT TODAY AS WELL, SO KIND OF NICE TO SEE THAT LOUISIANA FLAVOR. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS NICE SEEING CHRISTINA WATKINS TOO. A FORMER COLLEAGUE. SO IT’S GOOD TO SE