Splash Mountain falling apart (literally?)

[Scuttle]

Looks great, but let's not forget the other attractions still in dire need of a great refurb like this.... Next up small world.

 

[Thrill Seeker]

Looks great, but let's not forget the other attractions still in dire need of a great refurb like this.... Next up small world.

GMR, Mission: SPACE, Pan, Jungle & Buzz could all use a major one.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

Looks fantastic! My only complaint though is they are still sending boats too close together in my opinion (but that's true on every boat ride it seems - and I completely get it's to get more people in/on/thru).

 

[devoy1701]

great news on the refurb!

 

[spaceghost]

Well, not sure what it means in the scope of things, but this is definitely a good sign.

 

[PurpleDragon]

GMR, Mission: SPACE, Pan, Jungle & Buzz could all use a major one.

Don't get me started on how terrible Peter Pan looks. I mean come on, it still has the original wooden dolls from the 70's with about 10,000 coats of pain on them. With all the other updated attractions around MK and the new FLE, Peter Pan should get a huge upgrade/makeover soon to bring it into the 21st century.

Okay, rant over.

Back on topic, Splash Mountain looks great in the video, I hope its still in tip top shape when I'm there in June.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

Awesome video, wish the person filming it hadn't brought a Lightsaber along.

I couldn't figure out what you meant so I just rewatched... that's hilarious... intersting how a solar flair can become a saber like that. Pretty purple one too! LOL

 

[ebof1023]

would anyone be able to post side by side of pre-refurb and post-refub just to truely show how much better Spalsh looks now

 

[BrightImagine]

I was so glad to see the laughin' place water again. But when I watched the finale my jaw dropped. I don't think I've ever seen those alligators in the band look so alive before. Amazing job.

 

[TropicalFig8]

Seeing the AA figures actually working:

 

[xdan0920]

A quick note towards keeping Splash in this condition, and also making sure future refurbs are budgeted and scheduled to this type of full quality:

If you're in the park in the next few months, stop by City Hall and comment on the refurb. Make sure they take a comment that gets put in the system noting how good it looks, how good it sounds, how you noticed this refurbishment is above what they normally look like, how it hasn't looked like this since opening...etc., etc.

It does make a difference.

Quote for emphasis.

 

[djkidkaz]

A quick note towards keeping Splash in this condition, and also making sure future refurbs are budgeted and scheduled to this type of full quality:

If you're in the park in the next few months, stop by City Hall and comment on the refurb. Make sure they take a comment that gets put in the system noting how good it looks, how good it sounds, how you noticed this refurbishment is above what they normally look like, how it hasn't looked like this since opening...etc., etc.

It does make a difference.

Or at the very least shoot an email with positive feedback. What email address would be appropriate?

 

[ExtinctJenn]

would anyone be able to post side by side of pre-refurb and post-refub just to truely show how much better Spalsh looks now

I'm not sure how great a comparison this is but here is a video I shot a few years ago (it got worse since then too):

 

[BryceM]

Yay! So happy.

 

[aladdin2007]

Beautiful, they still have what it takes, when they want to. Now on to Pan please.

 

[freediverdude]

Wow, I didn't even know some of those things were supposed to move, lol. Now that's what it's supposed to look like.

 

[openendedsky]

The title of this thread is awfully negative. Now that the refurbishment is complete, a new thread should be started, so those new to the forums will not think that Splash is still "falling apart."

It was when this thread was started and refurb for it was still simply speculation. Any other subsequent "splash" threads have been merged into this one.

 

[Yert3]

Looks a great refurb, audio, lighting improved, paint done everywhere, all AAs working apart from Bluebird at the end. Tarps removed from load area. Laughing place laminar jets all working.

Full ride through video at http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...hrough-of-the-refurbished-splash-mountain.htm

It looks amazing!!!! So so happy today because of this. Only problems I saw is that the shadow projection wasn't on, Br're Frog is still out of sync singing laughin' place, and Mr. Bluebird wasn't on. Other than that it was perfect!

 

[Simon ODonnell]

Simply awesome. Dont remember Splash looking so good for many years

 

[articos]

It looks amazing!!!! So so happy today because of this. Only problems I saw is that the shadow projection wasn't on, Br're Frog is still out of sync singing laughin' place, and Mr. Bluebird wasn't on. Other than that it was perfect!

You may have missed the shadow projection, because it is working. And Frog (and all the others) will drop sync every so often, that's just a part of dealing with show control. It should fix itself pretty quickly. Bird will be working soon, as '71 mentioned.