Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[monothingie]

Wow... people on an opinion board have an coherent opinion. Shocker

FTFY

 

[noodles]

No matter how many times you and others repeat that you did not find the ride offensive, it won't change the fact that others felt differently.

This thread would be a lot shorter if people would grasp that point.

You have a very high opinion of yourself. We are all duly impressed, I'm sure.

 

[bryanfze55]

I'm not though. The things I loved about WDW are in short supply these days.

As I said to the other poster, go to Disneyland. You can afford the flights to Cali based on your prior statement. It still has a very classic feel. Splash is going away, yes, but on the whole they’ve retained a lot of their older rides. Less stressful too.

 

[Bill in Atlanta]

No. We don't. That is not what I said.

So if we can't use logic to evaluate the complaints of others, what can we use?

 

[lebeau]

And what? We have a vote?

No. You don't.

You don't have a vote in whether or not other people are offended and you don't have a vote in what Disney does with its parks (aside from voting with your wallet).

You're free to express your opinion all day long. But you don't get a vote.

 

[xdan0920]

The source material is a big part of the equation. You can't just ignore it. I mean you can on a personal level, but you can't make that decision for everyone else.

Now, this is probably projecting, but I have to assume I was in the majority here. Never saw Song of the South, will never see it, don't care about it. I just took the ride on it's own merits and LOVED every second of it. I believe we should be separating source material, it's so dang slippery to do otherwise.

I guess it doesn't really matter though, Splash Mountain has been #cancelled

 

[Uncle Theodore]

Has it been announced when the transformation will take place? How long of a shut down?

 

[Speedy71]

Replacing a African american folklore with a European one.

And let's be honest here Disney is probably gonna half*** it anyways.

 

[21stamps]

All I know is, if me, xdan, Jobu, and ImperfectPixie are all in agreement on the same subject, then... we must have the correct opinion.
I don’t think that has ever happened before.

...or it’s just another crazy day in the year 2020.

 

[JGamer]

I also see this from another perspective. This ride has been very expensive to maintain for years based on the fact that water doesn't play well with the Animatronics. How many videos have been posted on YouTube showing scenes not working correctly and people complaining about a "bad show"?

This gives Disney the opening to cut down on ongoing costs and disguise it as a "retheme". There would have been an outcry if they invested this type of money into the original IP to make similar changes. This let's them get what they want and sidestep that issue. I expect to see mostly the cheaper to maintain animatronics with screens for faces when this comes back online.

 

[xdan0920]

As I said to the other poster, go to Disneyland. You can afford the flights to Cali based on your prior statement. It still has a very classic feel. Splash is going away, yes, but on the whole they’ve retained a lot of their older rides. Less stressful too.

I have been to DisneyLand and loved it. In a 1v1 comparison it wipes the floor with the MK. I loved the old "Vacation Kingdom" vibe of WDW though. That's what made it our main vacation spot for the past 20 years.

 

[Brer Oswald]

You should try going to Disneyland. It still has that “classic” feel, and it’s less stressful. It’s not a “resort” style vacation like Disney or Universal in Florida - but I say so what?

I have. Being on the eastern side of the continent, it’s hard to make it out there. I’ve only been once, but I loved it. Retheming Splash there has little impact on my experience. While I did enjoy their version, it wasn’t my favourite thing to do there, and like you said, plenty of classic things to do there.

WDW’s Splash, to me, was their best ride. I loved the story, the animatronics, and the music.

 

[lebeau]

That’s why I’m considering switching too. Splash Mountain isn’t a political statement for me. It’s a classic dark ride with Classic Disney charm and classic animatronics. It’s WDW’s equivalent to Disneyland’s Pirates. The retheme will most definitely get rid of the America Sings animatronics, And with it, the Classic Disney charm. It’s just going to be another screen heavy movie ride. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong. But there’s little evidence to suggest otherwise given the $50 million budget thrown around and the recent trends with the company’s newer rides.

The one thing Disney has over Universal was their classic rides. With Splash gone, Spaceship Earth getting the storytelling redo, and Small World due for a change, what’s left? Mansion? It was my least favourite of the classics, and that won’t change.

All Disney wants to do is make rides based on their recent IP. But their recent IP is weaker than what Universal has access to. Universal has the cheaper price, the better IP, and the less stressful experience. Why go to WDW if the one thing enticing me to go there, my favourite ride, is gone?

If PatF tops Splash, and I’d hope it would, that’s great. But it has to be the best ride they’ve ever made. It has to have all the charm of Splash and then some. I’ll probably test it at Disneyland and make the call if I want to return to Disney World. Till then, I’ll be spending my time elsewhere, where things aren’t as stressful.

That's a whole different discussion. Drop on by the Universal subforum. We go into the relative merits of each resort there.

 

[The_Jobu]

No. You don't.

You don't have a vote in whether or not other people are offended and you don't have a vote in what Disney does with its parks (aside from voting with your wallet).

You're free to express your opinion all day long. But you don't get a vote.

Do you need an explanation on how sarcasm works? My whole point is that there is no vote, there is no deferring to the majority. Of course we dont get a vote, we're not supposed to.

All of this is just opinion, that's the joke.

 

[Bairstow]

Has it been announced when the transformation will take place? How long of a shut down?

Nope. No specifics whatsoever.

 

[The March Hare]

You should try going to Disneyland. It still has that “classic” feel, and it’s less stressful. It’s not a “resort” style vacation like Disney or Universal in Florida - but I say so what?

Universal Orlando has better, more affordable hotels, easier touring experience, and improving theme parks. Yeah there are too many screens, but soon, compared to what other product?

 

[The_Jobu]

Has it been announced when the transformation will take place? How long of a shut down?

Not even slightly. I doubt they want to put their money where their mouth is publicly like that and be held to a date.

They'll likely get around to it after the 50th, if they still feel like it.

 

[lebeau]

You have a very high opinion of yourself. We are all duly impressed, I'm sure.

You don't know me, dude. And I couldn't care less what you think.

 

[The_Jobu]

All I know is, if me, xdan, Jobu, and ImperfectPixie are all in agreement on the same subject, then... we must have the correct opinion.
I don’t think that has ever happened before.

...or it’s just another crazy day in the year 2020.

I'm waiting for FordExploder to show up.

 

[orlandogal22]

It's interesting to me that some who have shouted the loudest in agreement with this change cannot answer a simple yes / no question if they ever stood in the hot Florida sun to ride the ride on their many visits to WDW.