Disneyland announces temporary closure of one of its lands

Wild to think they are removing Winnie the Pooh merchandise space for Princess and the Frog

Also, Winnie the Pooh is going to be so out of place there lol

So is Tiana's Bayou Adventure going to be in New Orleans Square or Critter Country? With the retheming of these stores and surrounding areas, they should just get rid of Critter Country altogether, expand New Orleans Square to cover everything except the Winnie the Pooh ride and Pooh's Corner, and make the rest a mini Pooh land, The Hundred Acre Wood.

I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, but I do find it a bit perplexing that Disney is giving Princess and the Frog so much representation in the park when far more popular and more current IPs have yet to even be seen. While I don't think anyone is going to complain about retheming a gift shop in isolation, having two shops, a restaurant, and an E-ticket all dedicated to a single IP with only modest popularity does feel like a bit of oversaturation.

@AJ...While that does make sense, I think they are really moving into the themed merch arena. Haunted Mansion got a shop, and I'm guessing the new one will be more "Bayou Adventure" specific.

TPAT may be "moderately" popular, but it falls under that princess brand, so that's big business for them.

@AJ...While that does make sense, I think they are really moving into the themed merch arena. Haunted Mansion got a shop, and I'm guessing the new one will be more "Bayou Adventure" specific.

TPAT may be "moderately" popular, but it falls under that princess brand, so that's big business for them.

I’m pretty sure half of the Pooh shop is dedicated to that franchise and the other half is for the more general Disney merch. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few years down the road, we see Princess and the Frog merch get consolidated to just one of the stores.

I agree that TBA, a mediocre IP to be honest, is kind of taking over a much larger swath of the park than anticipated. I guess it makes sense that in Disneyland, the attraction should be a part of New Orleans Square, but to leverage the IP in so many parts of the existing adjacent land seems like overkill for an IP that has never been used before in the parks aside from character meet and greets. It kind of feels like a Tiana-bomb went off on top of Splash Mountain, and the fallout was allowed to settle across a much larger debris field than expected.

I understand the need to create some exit retail for the new attraction, but marginalizing Critter Country while leaving Pooh in tact feels a bit shortsighted. I feel like they'd be better off just reskinning Pooh while they're at it (the attraction always felt like a bit of an afterthought crammed into a corner in Disneyland), but if they're going to maintain the attraction and adjacent tot lot with Pooh theming, they really need to provide a decent retail location for guests (particularly little ones) who are Pooh fans.

I'd be more worried about Princess and the Frog subsuming adjacent territory if, you know, that territory was currently any good. Pooh is an important ride for Disneyland's demographic (young families, people with sensory issues, etc.) but it's certainly an afterthought and not broadly popular. It also sits on prime real estate if DisneylandForward is approved.

We'll see what happens when this actually opens, but my hunch is the ride will continue to be fun and popular and most won't bat an eye at the IP in question.

Reality Check: The reason Disney is hyping Tiana so much in the parks is because Disney+ will be premiering a Tiana TV series later this year.

Ah yes, the old ~temporary closure~ that ends up lasting forever.