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

[MouseMelly]

Interesting that I've had "pretty good sure as you're born" singing to me on hold? (Ps... I love it )

 

[Brer Oswald]

Hence the "I believe"

But if I don’t say that 6 times, people will think otherwise (or think we think otherwise).

 

[Model3 McQueen]

I believe Chapek (correct?) was in favor of keeping Splash the way it is

Can anyone confirm this? cause he might get some brownie points from me if this is true.

 

[Parker in NYC]

Can anyone confirm this? cause he might get some brownie points from me if this is true.

Why would this be shocking news? He'd be the last person who would want to change it.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Why would this be shocking news? He'd be the last person who would want to change it.

What makes you think that? He's doing a great job at ruining the things that I love.

 

[Brer Oswald]

What makes you think that? He's doing a great job at ruining the things that I love.

Spending millions to overhaul an already popular attraction? Doesn’t sound like a Chapek business decision.

All it would take would be a blog post to change the narrative. Remember, Disney is the one that created and controlled the narrative that “forced” them to retheme the ride in the first place. If Iger wasn’t in control and it was just Chapek, this likely wouldn’t have happened.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Spending millions to overhaul an already popular attraction? Doesn’t sound like a Chapek business decision.

All it would take would be a blog post to change the narrative. Remember, Disney is the one that created and controlled the narrative that “forced” them to retheme the ride in the first place. If Iger wasn’t in control and it was just Chapek, this likely wouldn’t have happened.

I know that. I think you all are missing my point. I didn't say Chapek made the decision to change it, I was asking if someone could provide insider knowledge that he gave any real, legitimate pushback instead of sitting quietly to the side and letting Iger have his way.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Spending millions to overhaul an already popular attraction? Doesn’t sound like a Chapek business decision.

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Snow White’s Enchanted Wish

 

[Brer Oswald]

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!
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Snow White’s Enchanted Wish

Low effort retheme based on popular IP
Low effort retheme based on popular IP
Refurb of a small Fantasyland ride

This is an expansive retheme of an E Ticket, based on a mid tier IP

 

[Model3 McQueen]

This is an expansive retheme of an E Ticket, based on a mid tier IP

That's optimistic I'd bet it'll look exactly the same minus the soundtrack and some animatronics and projections maybe.

 

[Squishy]

Just change the audio, dim the lights & project Tiana onto Brer Bear. Simple

 

[drizgirl]

Just change the audio, dim the lights & project Tiana onto Brer Bear. Simple

Don't laugh........ This is the Disney year of "anything can happen".

 

[_caleb]

Any news about the ride retheme (you know, the topic of this thread)?

 

[Winter]

I haven't looked at the news of this for a while. Is it still likely that it won't happen at disney world and only at disneyland or is it different now?

 

[JohnD]

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From a few days ago in the California thread. "With Disnsy World actively fighting the retheme" gives some hope

In DL, not as hard to retheme as they think. Critter Country abuts New Orleans Square. You could extend New Orleans Square around the new ride since P&TF takes place in New Orleans and the bayou. Or, because that would no longer make it a "square", just call that area the Louisiana Bayou. The transition between NSQ to Louisiana Bayou would be natural. Then just shrink Critter Country to around Pooh.

As for WDW, I'd like it to stay Splash Mountain but if it gets re-themed, they should just re-theme it and leave it at that. Splash Mountain isn't exactly themed to Frontierland either.

 

[Brer Oswald]

In DL, not as hard to retheme as they think. Critter Country abuts New Orleans Square. You could extend New Orleans Square around the new ride since P&TF takes place in New Orleans and the bayou. Or, because that would no longer make it a "square", just call that area the Louisiana Bayou. The transition between NSQ to Louisiana Bayou would be natural. Then just shrink Critter Country to around Pooh.

As for WDW, I'd like it to stay Splash Mountain but if it gets re-themed, they should just re-theme it and leave it at that. Splash Mountain isn't exactly themed to Frontierland either.

Brer Rabbit May not fit the Western Spitoon theme of Big Thunder Mountain (neither does Country Bears), but it fits the general era of America Frontierland is portraying. PatF? Not so much. It would honestly fit Main Street better.

I’d imagine they’re already at least considering alternative themes for Florida that Tokyo would agree with. If Tokyo doesn’t budge, they will probably just stick with PatF, and nothing else with the land will change.

 

[JohnD]

Brer Rabbit May not fit the Western Spitoon theme of Big Thunder Mountain (neither does Country Bears), but it fits the general era of America Frontierland is portraying. PatF? Not so much. It would honestly fit Main Street better.

I’d imagine they’re already at least considering alternative themes for Florida that Tokyo would agree with. If Tokyo doesn’t budge, they will probably just stick with PatF, and nothing else with the land will change.

Not that I agree but I think its inevitable that Splash Mountain gets rethemed away from Brer Rabbit and company from Song of the South. I won't rehash the reasons. We all know why. Which is why a retheme to PATF kills two birds with one stone in the minds of Disney brass. Now you have an IP based on a black protagonist in a positive light. You can argue the merits of the correct theme in the area but the current political winds are currently blowing for PATF.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Not that I agree but I think its inevitable that Splash Mountain gets rethemed away from Brer Rabbit and company from Song of the South. I won't rehash the reasons. We all know why. Which is why a retheme to PATF kills two birds with one stone in the minds of Disney brass. Now you have an IP based on a black protagonist in a positive light. You can argue the merits of the correct theme in the area but the current political winds are currently blowing for PATF.

I never said it wasn’t inevitable. But if they want to retheme it in Tokyo and split the R&D costs with OLC, they’re going to need a different theme. And, as you’ve stated, Disney thinks the PatF idea will fix all of the problems with SotS.

It won’t. It actually makes the whole issue with SotS so much worse. But I’ve explained that at nauseum in the other thread.

But, I suppose it’s their best course of action if they want to stop acknowledging the Brer Rabbit film, while preserving their optics.

 

[Brer Panther]

I haven't looked at the news of this for a while. Is it still likely that it won't happen at disney world and only at disneyland or is it different now?

I've heard a lot of conflicting things. A common rumor is that the retheme of the Magic Kingdom version, at least, is cancelled, but I have no idea if that's true.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I've heard a lot of conflicting things. A common rumor is that the retheme of the Magic Kingdom version, at least, is cancelled, but I have no idea if that's true.

Delayed indefinitely. Not cancelled.