I think that’s a guarantee by this point. I find the juxtaposition between just how nearly complete the WDW version is to DLR’s funny, just because of how dramatic it is. I get they closed much later on but the final product of MK’s will tell us whether this retheme is a success not only for MK but also Disneyland, very early on.
Closing DL’s for two summers was a silly move.
Lets hope it opens in WDW sooner rather than later.
The only thing I’m worried about is the left and right sides of the facade still looking exactly like splash mountain right next to all the green in the center. And before anyone says it’s not done yet, I know that. However the concept rendering of the finished product shows the same half finished look that it has now
It will be confirmed at Mardi Gras.
This has been bugging me as well. Even the scale model shows it.
Staining rocks too.....WE'RE PAINTING WOOD - WOW!!!!
I actually dislike the model a lot more than what the finished product is looking like. The model truly looks like “we slapped a new ride inside splash mountain” whereas the current progress looks much more like its own thing. Though tbd as to how well the sides blend into the new exterior
Had I not known Splash Mountain ever existed I'd argue that the contrast between the red earth and the green foliage on the scale model is visually appealing. Knowing however that Tiana's Bayou Adventure is an overlay on the bones of Splash and that the real life counterpart didn't scale up as well it just kind of feels incomplete and incongruous.
Don't sweat it. It sometimes happens to all of us. Pictures repeat depending on wireless/internet connection variables.
Would you rather they not? If they didn't paint the wood, you would probably complain about the half-a** job that Disney is doing to retheme the attraction.WE'RE PAINTING WOOD - WOW!!!!
They are clearly working hard on this and, given its visibility, it would be hard to let it sit there for months when it looks “done”.
That would be ideal. Then they have a log flume ride open again to cool guests down during the heat of summer and stays open until its annual refurbishment next winter.
Hopefully, it wouldn’t need to close after just 6 months.
Hopefully not. OTOH, there may some initial spruce up things that need to be done and so take it down during the expected annual winter refurbishment time.
