Apollo the Raccoon is a character from Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
History[]
Background[]
Apollo was a raccoon living in the bayou outside of New Orleans in the 1920s. By 1927, Rufus would be a member of the band Zydeco Rainbow, where he played a squeezebox which he built from abandoned objects. Apollo was known for being full of energy and a love for storytelling about the items he found in the bayou. Rufus was also friends with fellow band-member, Rufus the Turtle.
In 1927, Princess Tiana found Zydeco Rainbow in the bayou and recruited them to join the Bayou Community Band which played music at her home Fleur du Bayou. After this, Apollo and his bandmates would play in this band nightly at the shop "Critter Co-Op" in the Bayou. Apollo would also perform as a "Special Guest" in Rufus' band, "Rufus and the Terrapins".
Development history[]
The bayou critters from the Princess and the Frog who resemble Rufus and Apollo
Apollo was a character created for Tiana's Bayou Adventure and who was designed by Laura West. Apollo and Rufus both resemble animal characters of the bayou briefly seen at the end of the Princess and the Frog.
Appearances[]
Critter Co-Op[]
Rufus and Apollo appear on the sign for this store, as well as on a promotion for the Bayou Community Band. A poster for Rufus and the Terrapins also appears with Apollo on it.
Tiana's Bayou Adventure[]
Apollo appears, playing with the Zydeco band. Apollo and Rufus appear between Claude and Bernadette on the upper levels of the finale.
Tiana's Bayou General[]
Artwork of Louis, Gritty, Apollo and Phina in a log going down the falls appears in this store.
Trivia[]
- Various raccoon characters were in Tiana's Bayou Adventure's predecessor attraction, Splash Mountain, including Rackety Raccoon and Br'er Raccoon.
- The raccoon which Apollo is modelled after appears in the Princess and the Frog mosaic of Shanghai Disneyland's Enchanted Storybook Castle.
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