Disney’s launch of its Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride is a joyous, yet precarious, balancing act

As you approach Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World, there’s a sign pointing to one of two queue lines. Beneath it, there’s another that reads, simply, “Everybody’s Welcome!” Those simple and welcoming words are echoed in the pre-ride audio show and in preshow elements you encounter as you wait to get onto the log flume. They’re Tiana’s invitation to all of her neighbors to come to a party she’s throwing, setting the scene for the story the ride hopes to tell. But they’re...