Tiana's Foods

“Never ever lose sight of what's important”

―Tiana's Foods slogan

Tiana's Foods
Background Information
Attractions	Critter Co-Op Tiana's Bayou Adventure Walt Disney World Station
Group Information
Founded	1927
Leaders	Princess Tiana
Members	Carmen Charita Edgar III Ivan Katie Leah Prince Naveen Terrence
Affiliations	New Orleans Square Chamber of Commerce
Headquarters	Salt mine, the Bayou, New Orleans, Louisiana

Tiana's Foods is a fictional business from the attraction Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Description

Tiana's Foods was an employee-owned food cooperative based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The business was based out of a repurposed salt mine located in the bayou outside of New Orleans. The business was founded and named for Princess Tiana, a skilled chef who owned the New Orleans restaurant Tiana's Palace. The company's slogan was "Never ever lose sight of what's important", words said to Tiana by her late father. Tiana's Foods was also known to host free cooking classes for children.

Members

• Carmen:
• Charita:
• Edgar III:
• Ivan:
• Katie:
• Leah:
• Prince Naveen:
• Princess Tiana: Princess Tiana was the founder and leader of Tiana's Foods. She was a successful cook who ran the restaurant Tiana's Palace.
• Terrence:
• Tony:

Products

• Garlic Sauce:
• Hot Sauces:
• Pecan Oil:
• Vinegar Peppers:

History

Background

Tiana's Foods was founded in the year 1927, after Tiana and Naveen opened their Tiana's Palace restaurant. The headquarters purchased for the headquarters was a salt which previously belonged to the Southern Dome Salt Company. By February 27th of that year, Tiana's Foods would receive a certificate of recognition from the New Orleans Square Chamber of Commerce.

In 1927, Tiana's Foods helped Tiana and Naveen arrange for her "celebration of family and friends of New Orleans" set to be on Mardi Gras on February 27, 1927. Various people joined Tiana and Louis in their adventure to assemble the Bayou Community Band of the bayou to help them perform.

Development history

Tiana's Foods was created for the attraction Tiana's Bayou Adventure which replaced Splash Mountain. The main entrance building to Tiana's Foods was previously the barn structure of Splash Mountain.

Appearances

Critter Co-Op

Food items from Tiana's Foods can be found here as props. On the board, Lari's message is written on a faded newspaper covering the opening of Tiana's Foods.

Disney's Port Orleans Resort

A backdrop of Tiana's Foods' base appeared for a photo-op in 2024.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure

Tiana's Foods' base is the setting for the queue and some of the attraction.

Walt Disney World Railroad

Flyers for Tiana's Foods were located on construction walls at Frontierland Station during construction of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Crates from Tiana's Foods are located underneith of the railroad, along the path to Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Trivia

• On the Tiana Foods water-tower are various star designs which resemble Tiana's tiara. One of the points is made to look like the Evening Star, Evangeline, and Tiana's late firefly companion, Ray.
• In Disneyland, the Tiana's Foods location is incredibly close to the Haunted Mansion and visible from the Haunted Mansion's entrance. As both attractions are set in New Orleans, it is unknown if they are of similarly close proximity within continuity or not.
• On the wall is a "Certificate of Recognition" awarded to Tiana's Foods by the New Orleans Square Chamber of Commerce, referencing Disneyland's themed area of New Orleans Square.
• In Tiana's office, there is a shelf with a figure of a rabbit near a figure of a bear and a fox. This is a tribute to the characters Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, who appeared in Tiana's Bayou Adventure's predecessor Splash Mountain. At the exit for Tiana's Bayou Adventure in the Magic Kingdom, there is a wooden carving of a bear next to a fox on the mantle in tribute to Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear.
• The newspaper on Tiana expanding her business into Tiana's Foods was in the newspaper's volume 62, issue 31 while the newspaper story on her arranging her Mardi Gras party was volume 62, issue 33.
• The employee Tony may be a tribute to Imagineer Tony Baxter who was creative advisor on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, and developed its predecessor Splash Mountain.
• A crate labelled "Fussell Springs" appears at the exit for the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction. This is a repurposed prop from Splash Mountain, where it supposedly tributed a long-time cast-member of the attraction.

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