User blog comment:TheTDQueen2014/No TDPI Characters in Ridonculous Race?/@comment-24042891-20140730020901

Judging Ian's response, I'm guessing that the Ridonculous Race will be like TDAS and TDPI, both being the same season but split into parts that connect to each other.

Also, if Ian says he auditoned for many characters, that probably means that there will be more newbies than veterans returning. And, with the fact that RR was being written out before season five, I'm guessing none of the plotlines from TDAS will not follow over - which is a good thing. Maybe not for Scottney fans, but it'd still be good for all of us who liked where the veterans' stories ended in TDWT/TDRI.

I'm guessing returning characters will be Owen, Heather, Duncan, Gwen, Zoey, Scott, Jo, etc. Minor/"supporting" contestants may return, but it's very unlikely considering that there aren't many veterans returning.

So far, we know that Kristin Fairlie is returning as a voice actor, a new contestant named Carrie is debuting, Ian may be returning as a voice actor, Rodney may be returning as a character based upon feedback, a lot of newbies will be debuting, not a lot of veterans are returning, it will be a spin-off of TD and will not be in the same series, there will be more teams than any season of TD, this may or may not be the first season of RR - it depends if RR is a season itself or if "Total Drama Presents:" is a series.