Mardi Gras
Holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday
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| March 2025 | Disney announces that the 'Tiana' series has been shelved due to production challenges. A special featuring the characters is in early planning stages, with Joyce Sherri and Steve Anderson attached as writer and directors. |
| 2024 |
Mardi Gras Indians
Arts New Orleans' Young Artist Movement provided funding for local young Black artists to create Mardi Gras Indian suits, aiming to preserve the cultural practice for younger generations.
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| November 15 2024 | Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened at Disneyland. |
| June 28 2024 | Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened at Magic Kingdom. |
| 2023 | Tiana appears in two significant media events: the Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest animated special and the short film Once Upon a Studio by Walt Disney Animation Studios. |
| October 2023 | Joyce Sherri replaces Stella Meghie as writer and director of the series. |
| October 6 2023 | The film was re-released in cinemas across the UK for one week as part of Disney's 100th anniversary celebration. |
| May 2023 | The Disneyland version of Splash Mountain closed in preparation for the transformation. |
| March 2023 | The series' release date is changed, and the show's page is updated to 'coming soon to Disney+' with no specific date mentioned. |
| January 2023 | The Magic Kingdom version of Splash Mountain closed in preparation for the transformation. |
| 2022 | An alternate version of Tiana appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse. |
| 2022 |
Mardi Gras in the United States
La Crosse Mardi Gras resumes after a two-year break, expanding its fundraising efforts to include Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, Boys & Girls Clubs, and the YMCA, in addition to the original Coulee Catholic Schools support.
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| December 2022 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The 1898 Rex parade film was rediscovered and deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' by the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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| September 2022 | At the D23 Expo, Disney confirmed the original film's voice actors would reprise their roles for the attraction. |
| July 2022 | Disney announced the attraction would be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure, with a planned opening in late 2024. |
| June 2022 | Anika Noni Rose discussed her involvement in the attraction's design during an interview on Live with Kelly and Ryan. |
| February 2022 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
City announced COVID-19 protocols requiring parade participants to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours.
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| January 2022 | Jennifer Lee disclosed that Stella Meghie had plans to develop a live-action adaptation of 'The Princess and the Frog' |
| January 6 2022 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mayor Cantrell declared Mardi Gras would proceed in 2022, citing high vaccination rates, during a kickoff event.
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| 2021 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Megan Boudreaux initiated the 'Krewe of House Floats' after posting about the concept on Twitter, creating an interactive map for local residents to tour decorated homes.
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| 2021 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The Mystic Krewe of Mardi Paws in Covington adapted their traditional dog parade by creating 'dog house floats' as an alternative celebration.
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| 2021 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional Mardi Gras parades were cancelled, leading to the emergence of 'house floats' or 'Yardi Gras' - a creative alternative where residents decorated their homes in parade float styles.
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| 2021 | A first look at the 'Tiana' series is revealed, with an initial release date scheduled for 2022. |
| November 12 2021 | Stella Meghie is announced as the writer and director, becoming the first African-American director for a Walt Disney Animation Studios project. |
| February 5 2021 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mayor Cantrell ordered closure of all bars in New Orleans from February 12-16, prohibited to-go drink sales, and restricted pedestrian access to key streets to discourage Mardi Gras gatherings.
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| 2020 |
Mardi Gras Indians
Tiara Horton, Queen of the 9th Ward Black Hatchet tribe, created a Black Lives Matter suit featuring beaded images of Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, and the Obamas before George Floyd's murder, using the Mardi Gras Indian tradition as a form of protest.
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| 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
A study estimated that Mardi Gras brings 1.4 million visitors to New Orleans, highlighting the significant economic and cultural impact of the event.
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| 2020 |
Mardi Gras in the United States
Last Mardi Gras celebration before a temporary hiatus, maintaining its tradition of fundraising for local educational and youth organizations.
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| December 2020 | Disney announces a television spin-off series titled 'Tiana' for Disney+, with Anika Noni Rose set to reprise her role as Tiana. |
| November 17 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mayor Cantrell's communications director announced the prohibition of parades during the 2021 Carnival season, marking the first large-scale Mardi Gras parade cancellation since the 1979 police strike.
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| June 2020 | Disney officially announced the Splash Mountain retheme to The Princess and the Frog, coinciding with the George Floyd protests. |
| March 9 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
First COVID-19 case reported in Louisiana, two weeks after the conclusion of Mardi Gras festivities.
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| February 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
During the Nyx parade, a parade attendee was killed after being struck and run over between interconnected 'tandem floats', leading to calls for safety reforms in parade float design.
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| February 22 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
During the Endymion parade, a second fatality occurred when a parade attendee was killed between tandem floats, resulting in the parade's immediate cancellation and a city-wide ban on tandem floats.
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| February 22 2020 |
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
City officials announced an immediate ban on tandem floats, restricting parade vehicles to single floats only in response to the tragic safety incidents.
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| 2019 |
Cairns Tropical Pride
Organization's board voted to discontinue the festival due to lack of support, funds, and volunteers.
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| 2019 | Dr. Facilier appears in Disney Channel's original film Descendants 3, featuring his character alongside his daughter Celia. |
| 2019 | Disney artists released Klaus, a hand-drawn animated film on Netflix, as part of an effort to revive traditional animation techniques. |
| 2019 | Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, and Chris Buck confirmed that Disney remains open to creating another 2D animated film, depending on the filmmakers' storytelling approach. |
| 2019 | Disney began developing plans to retheme the Splash Mountain attraction based on The Princess and the Frog. |
| November 5 2019 | The Princess and the Frog was released on 4K Blu-ray. |
| 2018 | Tiana appears in Ralph Breaks the Internet, initially with controversial depiction that was later redesigned to more accurately represent her African-American features after consultation with Anika Noni Rose and Color of Change. |
| 2017 |
Cairns Tropical Pride
Event reverted to its original name 'Cairns Tropical Pride'.
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| October 6 2017 | The film received a limited one-week re-release in AMC Theatres as part of the Dream Big, Princess campaign. |
| 2016 |
Cairns Tropical Pride
Fair Day introduced an annual same-sex wedding expo, expanding the festival's offerings.
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| August 6 2016 | Pete Fountain, founder and historical leader of the Half-Fast Walking Club, passed away. |
| 2015 |
Cairns Tropical Pride
Event renamed to 'Tropical Mardi Gras' and changed its timing to October.
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| January 2015 |
Mardi Gras in the United States
City of Galveston issued a Request for Qualifications for a new Mardi Gras event promoter, with a proposed 3-year contract (potentially extendable to 5 years).
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| October 7 2014 |
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Blu-ray bundle released with its sequel and a DVD re-release.
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