News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

[Kirby86]

It's harder to top an A+ ride than an A- ride. Both good, but WDWs is legendary.

Yup agreed 100%. I wonder if the people in charge of Florida's parks are nervous about the change. Not saying Tiana will turn out bad we have no idea but Splash was a known commodity. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

 

[Midwest Elitist]

Yup agreed 100%. I wonder if the people in charge of Florida's parks are nervous about the change. Not saying Tiana will turn out bad we have no idea but Splash was a known commodity. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

While I fully believe the company is on fire behind the scenes, I'm not sure if TDO cares that much. I think they should, but they probably have their heads so far up you know where, that they aren't taking it seriously. The budget increased? So what. Budget doesn't give you a cohesive story.

 

[SpectreJordan]

This always comes off as so tacky to me. It’s huge “pick me” energy, and makes both parks come off as super desperate.

Maybe try using your handles to promote your own parks, as opposed to commenting on everything Disney does.

I also find it very annoying. It's very "How do you do, fellow kids?" to me.

It's even worse when it's about rides that are nowhere near as good as Splash. It'd be a bit different if Disney closed RnRC then Universal was bragging about Velocicoaster being open still. But Dudley Do-Right? It's fun but it's so cheesy lmao

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I honestly can’t see the DL version of the redo being better than WDW. The flume moves so much faster which will make it difficult to convey the plot, especially if it’s very dialogue driven. Splash Mountain’s scenes were so well designed that you could tell exactly what was happening without any audio at all.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I don't expect them to do this, but at Disneyland they could probably slow down the travel speed of the logs by turning down the power of the water flow in the flume.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I think they should've rethemed Splash Mountain from Song of the South to Country Bears (not the 2002 movie), so we wouldn't have to complain about changing MK Frontierland.

The only problem with that idea is that due to some of the lyrics of the songs the bears sing, that too is seen by some as “problematic”
CBJ may not be next on the hit parade, but it’s definitely in their sights…

 

[Ghost93]

The Princess and the Frog is a much better theme for a log flume ride than the freakin Country Bears!

 

[Trauma]

The Princess and the Frog is a much better theme for a log flume ride than the freakin Country Bears!

So you are justifying Tiana because it’s better than the one of the worst suggestions someone came up with?

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

The Princess and the Frog is a much better theme for a log flume ride than the freakin Country Bears!

Winnie the Pooh-themed log flume ride? Goofy Movie-themed? Quack Pack-themed? The choices are endless!

 

[Ghost93]

So you are justifying Tiana because it’s better than the one of the worst suggestions someone came up with?

I think PatF is neck and neck with Moana as a Disney property that would work best as a flume ride due to the Bayou setting. (I'm ignoring Pocahontas as I think it would be foolish to invest millions in a theme that would also generate controversy).

 

[Trauma]

Look I’m willing to debate this but can’t we already start to conclude Tiana wasn’t a good fit?

A Tiana ride is a great idea, just not on then Splash ride system.

We already have evidence of this from the snippets of the convoluted story elements released so far.

They are not building the ride for Tiana and her story.

They are shoehorning Tiana into the ride.

 

[Drdcm]

The bayou rafting portion of the movie seems like a pretty reasonable use of a log flume to me. The convoluted storyline is a much different issue.

 

[_caleb]

Look I’m willing to debate this but can’t we already start to conclude Tiana wasn’t a good fit?

A Tiana ride is a great idea, just not on then Splash ride system.

We already have evidence of this from the snippets of the convoluted story elements released so far.

They are not building the ride for Tiana and her story.

They are shoehorning Tiana into the ride.

Sorry, but I can't agree. I think Tiana can be a great fit for Splash, and I think WDI is creative enough to make it not feel "shoehorned." I don't think the story will be convoluted at all; people here have blown the salt mine/co-op backstory out of proportion.

 

[Drdcm]

Sorry, but I can't agree. I think Tiana can be a great fit for Splash, and I think WDI is creative enough to make it not feel "shoehorned." I don't think the story will be convoluted at all; people here have blown the salt mine/co-op backstory out of proportion.

I agree, what may seem convoluted now may very well pan out. The vagueness of what they’ve announced could easily become a cohesive plot and setting.

 

[Andrew C]

Like putting the Matterhorn bobsleds into Autopia.

 

[CJR]

Sorry, but I can't agree. I think Tiana can be a great fit for Splash, and I think WDI is creative enough to make it not feel "shoehorned." I don't think the story will be convoluted at all; people here have blown the salt mine/co-op backstory out of proportion.

It's a agree to disagree thing. I think Tiana is a very loved character and the potential for story is there, even in a shoehorned Splash. However, my opinion is that I think the ride system itself is wrong for Tiana.

If you're wanting to make a statement about inclusiveness, I think it really should have been a Pirates-type ride, that includes people below 40 inches. With Splash, families with small children will have to broken up and ride separately, which is a large portion of guests when you think about it.

With a new ride system, it could have been designed to allow families to ride together, with some thrills still tucked in there. An inclusive ride, inclusive for the whole family. It's not just the message the ride has, but the message the ride system conveys.

Personally, I think it's a huge missed opportunity, plus a park like DHS could have really benefited from a New Orleans Square type area.

 

[Brer Oswald]

It's a agree to disagree thing. I think Tiana is a very loved character and the potential for story is there, even in a shoehorned Splash. However, my opinion is that I think the ride system itself is wrong for Tiana.

If you're wanting to make a statement about inclusiveness, I think it really should have been a Pirates-type ride, that includes people below 40 inches. With Splash, families with small children will have to broken up and ride separately, which is a large portion of guests when you think about it.

With a new ride system, it could have been designed to allow families to ride together, with some thrills still tucked in there. An inclusive ride, inclusive for the whole family. It's not just the message the ride has, but the message the ride system conveys.

Personally, I think it's a huge missed opportunity, plus a park like DHS could have really benefited from a New Orleans Square type area.

A pirates type ride really was what I envisioned for this IP. Maybe a small drop, but nothing like Splash’s big plunge

 

[_caleb]

It's a agree to disagree thing. I think Tiana is a very loved character and the potential for story is there, even in a shoehorned Splash. However, my opinion is that I think the ride system itself is wrong for Tiana.

If you're wanting to make a statement about inclusiveness, I think it really should have been a Pirates-type ride, that includes people below 40 inches. With Splash, families with small children will have to broken up and ride separately, which is a large portion of guests when you think about it.

With a new ride system, it could have been designed to allow families to ride together, with some thrills still tucked in there. An inclusive ride, inclusive for the whole family. It's not just the message the ride has, but the message the ride system conveys.

Personally, I think it's a huge missed opportunity, plus a park like DHS could have really benefited from a New Orleans Square type area.

Sure. We could all armchair Imagineer what we think would be a perfect use of every IP.
But they decided to do this. I think it can be great.

 

[LittleBuford]

Sorry, but I can't agree. I think Tiana can be a great fit for Splash, and I think WDI is creative enough to make it not feel "shoehorned." I don't think the story will be convoluted at all; people here have blown the salt mine/co-op backstory out of proportion.

I don't necessarily agree with the bolded (just look at the theming of the barriers they've put up around the ride), but I think you're right about the rest. Whatever one may think of it, Frozen Ever After doesn't feel shoehorned; one could easily believe the ride system was designed for it from scratch. The same can be true for Tiana's Bayou Adventure if they do it well.

 

[CJR]

Sure. We could all armchair Imagineer what we think would be a perfect use of every IP.
But they decided to do this. I think it can be great.

The experience can absolutely be great for those who get to enjoy it, don't disagree with that. Unfortunately though, it won't be great for everyone, because not everyone will get to enjoy it together.

[EDIT] And I do get this can be argued about any ride with a height requirement. The thing is, they don't all include and IP like this. I'd say SDMT is probably the closest, but I'm not sure how popular Snow White really is with kids these days.