Captain Neo
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I was replying to a discussion if GA had any mountains
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News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure
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I was replying to a discussion if GA had any mountains
owlsandcoffee
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Louisiana also has mountains by the way. And the tallest mountain in LA is about 200 ft or so, which is taller than Splash. That's not accounting for forced perspective, etc but it's technically okay.
GoneForGood
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True, but Driskill Mountain is quite far from New Orleans.
And the time period of Princess and The Frog is more Main Street USA than Frontierland.
LittleBuford
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Frontierland extends into the twentieth century (and into the South) with the Country Bears.
owlsandcoffee
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All of the above is true. I maintain if they're gonna do Tiana Mountain (which is fine!) They should build it somewhere else, preferably Fantasyland where all the other animated-movie stuff is. Solves a lot of problems.
_caleb
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Except what to do with the huge log ride mountain based on a movie they don’t stand behind anymore.
LittleBuford
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Except the one they’re trying to get rid of: a ride based on Song of the South.
LittleBuford
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matt9112
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We all know art is a money laundering scheme....
matt9112
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Or society just values the wrong things? How else will european oligarchs keep there money safe. Artwork!
As an aside i believe theres probably thousands of paintings that are within percentiles of this one or that one but its all in the name. A famous artist can legitimately paint crap and it will be $$$
Im no art expert but i know that world is so distorted.
Which is set up as a revue to the frontier. Princess and The Frog is the wrong time and atmosphere.
James Alucobond
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I do think Princess and the Frog is pushing it, but you already had the weird incongruity of pre-Civil War Tom Sawyer Island set against the Reconstruction era of Splash Mountain.
Dear Prudence
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@BrerCountry I do not understand why people are having such a hard time understanding what you mean. You actually live in the area where this new setting is supposed to take place. That's it. That's all there is to it. It's not up for debate.
The Rivers of America flows through the 1800s in that part of the park. Reconstruction fits within that. The same way Main Street USA is a crossroads of time divided by Center Street
The Princess and The Frog is in the 1920s. The movie has scenes with automobiles. It is a more recent time period than Main Street USA
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James Alucobond
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To also be pedantic, the automobile is an invention of the 1800s. But to be clear, I generally agree that it’s a bit too far in the future, though I think they can avoid any indication of that by simply not including explicitly 20th century details. It’s set in the bayou on a boat, after all. I do wish they had picked something that was at least pre-Great War, though.
Yeah, I definitely meant the fact that automobiles are a fairly popular consumer item down to the opening scene and other clear refrences that Princess and The Frog takes place during the 1920s, to where motor vehicles are even pulling parade floats. The truth is parts of Imagineering are really bad at it, leaders don't care because they want a property shoved in that makes them money, and a mix of both.
LittleBuford
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Perhaps I’m misunderstanding you, but aren’t most of the bears Southern? Other than “The Ballad of Davy Crockett”, I can’t think of any song in the show that has a frontier feel or theme to it.
Read the plaque for Frontierland and what the concept of Frontier is. It is not just "Western" It is Wilderness from the East to the West. The entire Grizzly hall look is a concept that mirrors the playhouses that tribute the frontier spirit of America.
GoneForGood
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New Orleans in a sense has it's own very unique culture, between it's music, celebrations, style, etc. It is distinctly Nola. Showboat Jubilee was a neat concept, but It was out of place in Frontierland/Liberty Square. (Yet, worked perfectly in NOS.)
It is common for Country and "western" to blend, despite them not being the same exact thing. Doesn't mean it's thematically correct. But they can work without detracting too much. It's always kind of shocked me how many people think Splash in WDW takes place in Georgia/the deep south.
But eh, new theme is PATF. Now, to see how the attraction itself will turn out. I personally think DL's should be completed first before they go ahead with Florida's. I think that would be easier for them.
It is common for Country and "western" to blend, despite them not being the same exact thing. Doesn't mean it's thematically correct. But they can work without detracting too much. It's always kind of shocked me how many people think Splash in WDW takes place in Georgia/the deep south.
But eh, new theme is PATF. Now, to see how the attraction itself will turn out. I personally think DL's should be completed first before they go ahead with Florida's. I think that would be easier for them.
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