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A Brief and Incomplete History of Splash Mountain
- Thread starter SuddenStorm
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Brer Panther
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I still think the vultures look better with the hats.
Phroobar
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Hats are better
Did you end up getting walked?
mickEblu
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Yeah I took a video too.
Dude that's awesome!
Consumer
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I wonder if these could be placed somewhere in Frontierland. Shooting Exposition, perhaps? Although, how long that attraction has left until it's deemed problematic is a concern. I don't know, but I just find the loss of even more Marc Davis in the parks to be a lamentable change.
mickEblu
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I’ll send it to you. Was interesting.
mickEblu
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I have a feeling if WDW was my home park I’d prefer the hats but as it stands I prefer the hatless vultures. There’s something a bit more intimidating about them without the hats. They come across less humanized than all the other man Animals wearing clothes.
TwilightZone
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What a fun thread! Makes me a bit sad. At one point I had high hopes they would replace it well, but those hopes have been long dashed after a string of bad decisions. I try to be optimistic though, but I am constantly bracing myself now.
BasiltheBatLord
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Somehow never noticed those.
Seeing all these photos of details made me realize that it's gonna totally destroy me whenever this ride ends up having its final day of operation.
Brer Panther
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Reminder, this is either happening because Disney was afraid of the demand on Twitter for Splash Mountain to be rethemed leading to a Disney Plus boycott, or because they want to sell Tiana merchandise and "Instagrammable" food.
Disney didn’t sell much PATF merchandise when the movie was brand new. Let’s hope that’s not what they are banking on. There will be a nice flurry when it opens but I doubt it stays strong over time.
The ride is visible from three different lands (four if you count the brief glimpse you can catch of it in the hub), looks believable within the context of Disneyland, and blends perfectly with the Rivers of America and the more rustic elements of Critter Country. Most of the more whimsical elements are contained within the attraction- which is perfect and as it should be.
It's a master class in themed design.
Here's some more construction photos-
Brer Panther
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That possum animatronic minus the skin freaks me out.