‘The Princess and the Frog’ riverboat show coming to Disneyland, Disney World
Disneyland and Walt Disney World plan to add a Mardi Gras-style musical cavalcade called Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee for the 2009 holiday season, according to theme park officials.
The jazz-infused “riverboat extravaganza” will debut at Disney World on Oct. 26 and Disneyland on Nov. 6. Both shows will run through Jan. 3.
Tied to the upcoming “The Princess and the Frog” hand-drawn animated movie, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee will feature a procession of jazzy musicians and performers parading through New Orleans Square at Disneyland and Frontierland at Disney World.
As the “second-line” procession reaches the Rivers of America dock, a group of pre-selected theme park visitors will board the waiting riverboat (the Mark Twain at Disneyland and the Liberty Belle at Disney World) where Princess Tiana and other “The Princess and the Frog” characters will greet them.
After departing, the riverboat will stop along the riverfront for a performance including songs from the film. The show will be repeated several times a day, with viewing areas along the waterfront.
Mice Age reports that the pre-selected riverboat riders will be able to pose for photos and get autographs from Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen and Louis the singing alligator after the performance.
“The Princess and the Frog,” a Jazz Age story featuring Disney’s first African American princess and set in New Orleans’ French Quarter, opens in theaters Dec. 11.
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— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times staff writer
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August 6th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Are you sure it’s going to be at WDW too? Al Lutz doesn’t mention WDW that I can see and when I reported it at http://www.stitchkingdom.com/2009/08/04/disneylands-rivers-of-america-comes-alive-this-holiday-season-with-tianas-showboat-jubilee it was based on casting notices for Disneyland only specifically.
WDW is casting for Tiana, Naveen and Dr. Facilier but the jubilee is not mentioned in this respect.
Just curious, thanks.
August 7th, 2009 at 8:51 am
This sounds awesome, what I want to know is how do they preselect the guests?
To the previous poster, Al Lutz is not a news source, he provides rumors, nothing more and i wrong a good majority of the time.
He also has numerous biases which skew his “reporting” into nothing based on fact.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I work in Liberty Square at WDW and they have been doing after hours test and adjust for this show for the past few weeks. I’m pretty sure we will have it too! :)
August 8th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
as a person that wrks at WDW i can tell you that they are going forward with the showboat jubilee. im slightly excited…this will be interesting.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Is it possibly to mention this movie without mentioning her race?? It has nothing to do with the film. Stop reducing her to a token, and look past it.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I know who Al Lutz is, but he was cited in the above article. That was my point.
Thanks for the additional information in regards to Walt Disney World. Several cast members have attested to the fact that it will be taking place there.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Disneyland Paris was supposed to get the same event but the idea was dropped a few months ago. Tiana and Nadeen will now be part of the Once upon a Dream Parade among the other princesses.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am
How to you get to go on the riverboat? I will be at disneyworld Nov 5th. We are 4 adults and 2 children 4&7.