Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[disneygeek90]

368,000 likes already? Wow. And 16k comments. Scrolling through them a decent amount seem to even be positive.

 

[Tony Perkis]

PATF deserves an entire land (E-ticket, Tianas Restaurant, M&G area, flatride etc). Not a retheming of an existing ride. This is just Di$ney saving $$$ while saving face.

No single film deserves its own land.

 

[Tony Perkis]

I have a crystal clear copy. It's not offensive at all. But people will be offended by anything.

“I’m not offended by its racism, so it isn’t racist.”

 

[The_Jobu]

No single film deserves its own land.

Dont let the Zootopia furries hear you say that...

 

[MouseBrayden]

Hope Tony's doing alright

 

[brb1006]

I'm already having panic attacks thinking about the little mermaid under the sea scene quality being shoved into splash mountain.

~sincerely, a hardcore splash mountain fan.

Glad I'm not the only person dreading this. I'm already picturing Louis to be the best looking AA.

And the rest of the ride will be like this.

 

[TDogg76]

I can see this theme fitting in at DL since it’s right next to Orleans....I just wish they could have come up with something different for MK but it’s much cheaper to create two of the same thing instead of two separate, I guess! I do enjoy the music and sure hope the Shadow Man throws us down the hill!

 

[lebeau]

rip harambe

 

[RoysCabin]

No single film deserves its own land.

I really, really wish we still lived in the era where the company thought like this.

As well done as it is, Potter being a success is arguably the worst thing to happen to Disney parks in the past two decades, at least from a creative standpoint.

 

[Beacon Joe]

I have a crystal clear copy. It's not offensive at all. But people will be offended by anything.

This.

And your comment + your avatar = gold.

 

[Yert3]

If you don't get why they're changing Splash Mountain then the whole problem went over your head.

Funny how it wasn’t a problem until two weeks ago. I don’t recall anybody in the past 20 years say it was a problem. Even in this 2009 thread discussing this same exact thing...

Princess and the Frog & Splash Mountain

I just got home from watching the Princess and the Frog and I was wondering if anyone else had this strange connection. As I watched the movie, I could see disney turning Splash Mountain into a P&TF movie tie in. Not that this is something that I would want, but all during the Bayou scenes...

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[stitchcastle]

It's naturally too early to tell and the brief exposition on the general plot doesn't give it away, but my main concern will be:

The climax.

The drop is fun and all, but what adds to it is the tension that the ride gives you before it. The slow climb up, the eerie music, the rabbit about to get eaten, and the clearly evil birds over your head laughing at you.

I hope that with Tiana (as I would with any IP) they make sure to add some "suspense" just before the drop so you can feel the same sort of fear/adrenaline you feel in current Splash.

you're acting as if Princess and the Frog didn't have a villain that had evil shadow powers who actually killed one of her sidekicks.

 

[yaksplat]

I've seen it. I'm offended.

But nice try not listening to people but just impugning that they're only cause against Song of the South is that they're blindly jumping on a bandwagon.

Wow, what offended you? The portrayal of the mother being a horrible person, or Uncle Remus being a nice guy that was willing to help the kids?

 

[WondersOfLife]

Glad I'm not the only person dreading this. I'm already picturing Louis to be the best looking AA.

He'll definitely end up being a re-skinned Br'er Bear.

 

[Beacon Joe]

Wow, what offended you? The portrayal of the mother being a horrible person, or Uncle Remus being a nice guy that was willing to help the kids?

This. Who are the sympathetic characters in the film?

 

[wm49rs]

Ok I’m wrong. What a nightmare you must be.

Just for folks as yourself....

 

[MuteSuperstar]

Hope Tony's doing alright

Of course he will be a professional and be positive, but even if he agrees and understands the reasoning, can you imagine how heartbreaking it would be to see a creation on that level be relegated to the dustbin?

 

[Lirael]

So, moving on from all the crying in this thread, do we have an idea of when it'll close for the change and if there are any generic predictions yet like it's supposed to be ready by year 2999?

 

[brb1006]

CBJ

They better not touch The Country Bears! I remember sketching of the bears actually made Walt laugh during the last months of his life.

 

[oceanbreeze77]

some people.....