Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[kong1802]

Last one, didn't mean to derail the thread.

This group is working as a family.

Probably not what that kid signed up for.........

I mean really WDW? You couldn't limit to 2 per person?

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Last one, didn't mean to derail the thread.

This group is working as a family.

Probably not what that kid signed up for.........

I mean really WDW? You couldn't limit to 2 per person?

They really need to. And those people need their passes revoked.

 

[kong1802]

They really need to. And those people need their passes revoked.

Which is what I thought was supposed to be the rule........

I know they have other concerns, but you would think just a quick call when someone said "give me the whole store" would have stopped it....

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Which is what I thought was supposed to be the rule........

I know they have other concerns, but you would think just a quick call when someone said "give me the whole store" would have stopped it....

RIGHT?!? It's infuriating.

 

[Brer Oswald]

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Maybe they are onto something.....

Will people pay that?!!

Please tell me no

No. And they’ll likely keep restocking until the demand is gone. It’s pretty genius on Disney’s part.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

No. And they’ll likely keep restocking until the demand is gone. It’s pretty genius on Disney’s part.

Especially if they never re-theme the ride, and these folks get stuck with 100+ stuffed animals.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Especially if they never re-theme the ride, and these folks get stuck with 100+ stuffed animals.

Even if this thing is fast tracked, we aren’t looking to a closure until early 2022. They aren’t just going to stop stocking them in the store when they’re flying off the shelves.

 

[Tinkwings]

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Maybe they are onto something.....

Will people pay that?!!

Please tell me no

yeah just google Splash Mountain on Ebay and t shirt and see what things are selling for, pins etc....people are reaching out to grab something they think will be gone soon....to grieve their loss....or potential loss.....hey I purchase a couple things, not these though.... This and all someone has to do is grab a few more and price them at 84.99 and lowbid the existing extortionist.....

 

[Tinkwings]

I bought a t shirt for a reasonable price from Etsy, a splash mountain wooden sign, and an opening day poster to help ease my pain.....but that was day one of announcement and prices have soared...... I have the Splash Mountain SORRY game and some assorted items selling for a mint, but I am not willing to part with them.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I hate this on so many levels.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I very much doubt this will be the case, but it’d be nice if they kept some of the Splash/SotS songs in the Area loop as tribute. As instrumentals, they’re basically unrecognizeable to those who haven’t been on the ride. Some aren’t even recognizable unless you know the film’s soundtrack well.

 

[Willmark]

Are people surprised this is happening?

 

[Brer Oswald]

So I watched Song of the South last night. I’ll just leave it at that. And no, not for the reason you’re probably thinking.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I’m not sure how anyone can listen to Zipadeedoodah without having a smile on their face and pure joy in their heart. Does Mr Iger hate real magic?

It hurts doubly so because Zipadeedoodah was a song both me and my late Grandmotehr loved.

 

[Little Green Men]

I’m not sure how anyone can listen to Zipadeedoodah without having a smile on their face and pure joy in their heart. Does Mr Iger hate real magic?

It hurts doubly so because Zipadeedoodah was a song both me and my late Grandmotehr loved.

It reminds me of my fav WDW resort loop

 

[Brer Oswald]

It reminds me of my fav WDW resort loop

Magic. Thanks for sharing

 

[Incomudro]

I go back to the question I posed earlier, (I think in another thread): is Splash Mountain art?

If art is defined in terms of being something that triggers an emotional reaction (I'm simplifying greatly for the sake of brevity), then we might wish to call Splash a work of art, or it might be helpful for some of us to define Splash as a work of art.

If Splash is merely a flume ride, then it isn't worth saving. If splash is art, then maybe it should be saved.

What is art? In 1917, Marcel Duchamp put a name on a urinal, "The Fountain," and called it art. For years, we've also heard Warhol's 1962 depiction of Campbells' Soup cans and his depiction of Brillo Pad boxes called fine art.

Mary Blair (it's a small world) considered herself to be an artist, and her creations to be art.

Oh, Splash is art.
All of WDW is art.
Art and artistry.

 

[Incomudro]

I think my comparison is more fitting. This is a deliberate modification by those who own the artwork, not an act of vandalism inflicted by outsiders.

Well... It's outsiders who are steering the company.
The company is going to perform the vandalism themselves.
Now, do I think this is true vandalism? "No."
But I do find it a repulsive thing to do.
Splash Mountain is an amazing piece of work on so many levels.
To make it over to appease the mob (who will never be appeased) is sickening.

 

[LittleBuford]

Well... It's outsiders who are steering the company.

That’s an assumption, and one I don’t find convincing.

 

[The Mom]

Oh, Splash is art.
All of WDW is art.
Art and artistry.

There is a certain mindset that believes "ART" has to be serious to be "real" art. There are very few of the old carousel figures left, because people didn't consider them to be "real" artistic sculptures/carvings.

We're lucky that there were a handful of people who did recognize their artistic value, so some were saved from the trash heap.