How does it feel to see Tianas Bayou Adventure come to life?

This ride is as much a reflection of your family as it is Tianas.

Which detail throughout the ride and in the surrounding Frontierland area stuck out most to you?

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Edgar Chase IV:You know, it’s about community.

That is the detail.

[The ride is] a celebration of people, and bringing people together.

American chef Leah Chase (1923 - 2019) in the kitchen of Dookie Chase’s in  New Orleans, Louisiana o…

That just embodies what my grandparents and their great grandparents told us.

What should visitors to New Orleans try from the menu at Dooky Chase?

Chase:Oh, well, you should try it all.

Princess Tiana (voice: Anika Noni Rose)

New Orleans and Dooky Chase restaurant is a place of greatness.

You know, we have a great gumbo.

We have our world famous fried chicken.

Edgar “Dook” Chase IV and Myla Poree, grandchildren of Leah Chase, stand with Dooky Chase spices and…

We have our shrimp creole, our crawfish etouffee, our redfish.

It’s a celebration of our culture.

Outside of the food, what can guests to your familys restaurant look forward to?

Princess Tiana’s kitchen, as seen in the line for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World Resor…

Chase:When you come sit at our dining room table, we want you to experience our home.

We’re inviting you inside.

Have fun and celebrate.

Tianas Bayou Adventure is now open at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.