Magic Kingdom to welcome Princess Tiana, new ‘Showboat’ show

Dewayne Bevil, News, Park Tips — By Dewayne Bevil on October 22, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Princess Tiana made her first in-person appearance in Tampa in August. Photo by Matt Stroshane, Walt Disney Co.

The marketing push for The Princess and the Frog, Disney’s next animated film will get another boost Monday, Oct. 26, at the Magic Kingdom. That’s when characters Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen start making appearances in the theme park.

Tiana will be welcomed Monday with a one-time processional down Main Street at 9:15 a.m.

A new jazz-filled show called “Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee” with the film’s characters will saunter through Liberty Square and to the Liberty Bell Riverboat dock three times a day through Jan. 3, 2010. There will be meet-and-greet opportunities also.

The film features the voices of Aniki Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Jennifer Lewis, John Goodman and Oprah Winfrey and will be in theaters on Dec. 11.