I just listened to the DL soundtrack and could it be that the CMs sang Zipadeedoodah in WDW and not DL? The singers at DL just sound way to professional in comparison to WDW, although their voices might be absent from DL's audio loop which is weird.
No, and if I went to other "theme" parks, I'd be doing it too.
I think most of the songs in WDW contain at least some of the DL audio. How do you do is most likely just the same voice actors reprising their roles (mostly Jess Harnell) but rerecorded for extra polish. I'm pretty sure Brer Porcupine's part was intended for DL as it's in the demo and in the official soundtrack, but it was probably one of the animatronics moved by that legendary Imagineer who I can't think of the name of but you probably know off the top of your head (the one that reposition most of the animatronics and removed 10). That is probably why that part of the song was removed and was brought back for WDW. As for the other songs, Laughing place was probably rerecorded and Zipadeedoodah sounds like they just added additional audio to DL's.
Oh believe me I would love to. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I really can't.
Do you know if DL originally had Sooner or Later when it opened? I've heard that they took it out after a year and replaced it with burrows lament, but the oldest POV I can find is from 1990.The designers may have felt the song didn't fit well with the scene ( or scenes ) they were planning as the Attraction went through its lengthy design phase.
It's like making a movie, in that you plan a lot of scenes but in the end you end up cutting a few out.
It must have been planned to be included or they would not have bothered to record the demo I've heard.
In a way, the version of the song recorded for the DL Attraction expressed hope and belief that Brer Rabbit would return home.
So it was a tune reflecting 'hope'.
It was probably decided that within the context of the ride experience 'story' that a more threatening tone was needed to be felt in a scene before the final plunge to create some anxious foreshadowing.
Thus the more foreboding tune sung by the parent critters to their young'uns in the DL Attractions pre-final lift hill scene for given precedence over using the 'Sooner or Later' tune.
It does the job well within the context of the scene....that other 'lamenting' song.
The song lyrics warn of the dangers to come if one wanders off to the Laughing Place...which fits the 'story' of the ride perfectly.
You need to create a bit a tension before the 'big plunge', exspecially after the happy goofiness and glee of the previous 'Laughin' Place' scene.
I found it interesting how that 'warning of danger' scene with the parent critters and their young was only used in the Original at DL.
It was not carried over to other versions of 'Splash Mountain'.
So my thoughts besides those..?
It's nice to have a unique scene in the DL version , that creates a sense of danger to come.
WDWs has a quick moment pre-final drop with Brer Fox gloating over the capture of Brer Rabbit, but it does not create the same sense of foreboding doom as the DL version does in my opinion.
What is interesting though is that when I am riding WDWs version of the Attraction, I don't miss DLs 'lamenting' scene at all within the context of experiencing the ride.
WDWs version is a completely different experience to me.
A whole different animal.
The pacing is different, the scenes more fleshed out and complex, and even the drop seems different ( slower compared to DL ' bullet shot' ).
So while it makes me curious as to why that 'lamenting' scene was not included in the WDW version, I am perfectly happy with it being a 'Disneyland Exclusive'....just like the entire rides soundtrack!
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Seriously. I'd be in hell if I was sat behind them.
Two weeks ago, and possibly still now, the Disneyland Splash Mountain actually had three animatronics in the dark that should have been lit up, the owl at the end wasn't working and the past Brer Rabbit had a broken right eye so it looked like he was looking in opposite directions half the time.Just shows you how much Disney cares about maintenance nowadays /s
I actually noticed what you were talking about when I rode at the beginning of the month. Just a little disappointing for my first time riding that version.
A month ago, both Mr Bluebird animatronics were broken at WDW.
@Figments Friend I recently gained a new appreciation for DL's Splash soundtrack. The instrumental of it is surprisingly amazing
While I absolutely adore the bluegrass style of How Do You Do?, mainly because of the Harmonica, banjo, and just the overall snappiness of it, and I do prefer WDW's Splash on a ride perspective, DL's soundtrack just knocks it out of the park! I mean the instruments are just so well used especially in the ride exit version of Zipadeedoodah! Jess Harnell did a really good polished job of voicing Brer Rabbit in WDW which I love, but imo he reaches perfection in DL's Zipadeedoodah, particularly the soundtrack version.Is'nt it fantastic..?
I so prefer it to the 'Fromtierland' appropriate music done for WDW's version of the Attraction.
The 'Disneyland Original' of 'Splash Mountain' is one of my favorite ride soundtracks.
Very bouncy and happy, with a jazzy undertone.
Just marvelous to listen to.
Very glad to hear of your recent 'discovery' of it!
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