Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[SirNim]

=Just like Cinderella! Marry a royal, get your name on the list, and wait for folks to start dying.

Absolutely, Cinderella found her way into the castle, for the benefit of her and her descendants thereafter. But she would still be just a consort, not regnant, so original point still stands.

Point being: romanticization of castles could be seen by some as an attempt to perpetuate rigidly hierarchical classism which is still codified by governments around the world.

But you know I'm not arguing to tear down any castles!

 

[Parker in NYC]

TRFKASM
The Ride Formerly Known As Splash Mouthain

Beignet Mountain. Take the plunge into a pile of powdered sugar.

 

[TJJohn12]

No, that is simply not true. People such as myself endure the flume because we enjoy the music, animatronics and design so much.

This brings to mind a concept in the Doctor Who fan community: the Not-We.
It'd be a welcomed addition to many of our discussions on the forums here.

 

[Father Robinson]

Maybe someone should start a poll

A petition would work better.

 

[The_Jobu]

Maybe someone should start a poll

We dont need a poll to know that wasn't true. There's enough to debate in this thread without obvious errors.

 

[orlandogal22]

I don’t see how that contradicts the point I was making.

Your point is your own.

But it was in response citing a "defense" that was simply a quote meme that came forth as a specific response to my very generalized statement that did not associate specifically to the ride, as your point did. That is all I was attempting to reference.

 

[The_Jobu]

This brings to mind a concept in the Doctor Who fan community: the Not-We.
It'd be a welcomed addition to many of our discussions on the forums here.

Never heard of this before, and I used to be huge into Who. Funny stuff.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Maybe someone should start a poll

I suspect generation may play a role in that too.

Probably not. I’m one of the younger individuals on the board

 

[TJJohn12]

Never heard of this before, and I used to be huge into Who. Funny stuff.

Those threads are usually the BEST discussions over on Gallifrey Base after a new episode premiers - they're all about stepping outside the fan community to see how "normal" people see the media. Really cool stuff and ethic.

 

[Parker in NYC]

Probably not. I’m one of the younger individuals on the board

People think I'm younger than I am, so that eliminates me. I come off as developmentally challenged or something.

 

[Chi84]

We dont need a poll to know that wasn't true. There's enough to debate in this thread without obvious errors.

I wasn’t referring to a small number of people on a dedicated website. I know the comments show that the people posting on this thread love the theme. Disney has a much broader customer base to consider. And I was kidding about the poll. Not enough people here to give it any validity whatsoever.

 

[seascape]

My ealiest relatives came to the USA on the second voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts. I have had relatives fight in every war the US had and on both sides in the civil war. I love the American Experience and the HoP and hope they are not changed. As I previously posted I love Splash Mountain. I also love Frontier Land and TSI. However, maybe WDW can not only redo Splash Mountain but also BTMRR and TSI into a new land based on PatF. Put Tiana's place on the island and turn BRMRR into a Dr. Facilier ride. I think if Disney wants to do right by Tiana, just changing Splash Mountain is not enough given the area.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

As much as I disagree with every letter you ever type, you are correct this time.

I would also assume that they want to bring in the Disney characters while they’re at it...

 

[KeithVH]

The biggest outrage in all of this is that if they had to retheme Splash, they couldn't base it on the greatest (and most egregiously underrepresented at WDW) Disney movie of all time. By which, of course, I mean The Emperor's New Groove.

I think you mean to say Oliver and Company?

Oh, I'm pretty sure you both meant The Hunchback of Notre Dame, right?

 

[rk03221]

Next they’ll remove Walts statue. Seriously, if they removed Winston Churchills, Walt stands no chance

 

[The_Jobu]

I wasn’t referring to a small number of people on a dedicated website. I know the comments show that the people posting on this thread love the theme. Disney has a much broader customer base to consider.

To say everyone goes on the ride for the flume and not the theme is crazy generalization though. You have no way of knowing that only a small number of people on this website are the only people that cherish the theme. It's just as dismissive to say the ride doesn't bother anyone except a small number of people on twitter.

 

[The_Jobu]

Next they’ll remove Walts statue. Seriously, if they removed Winston Churchills, Walt stands no chance

Did they actually remove him? I thought it was just vandalized (by rational, logical people...).

 

[Smooth]

Lol more like "I'm taking things in perspective" ground.

I've got no horse in this race because I could care less if they got rid of it so I'm just lurking. I've always found it interesting though the amount of passion people have over certain rides

Passion is what got the us The Disney Universe.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Well it seems that this announcement really made a splash amongst you Disney fanatics, didn’t it?

Anyways, I’ll see myself out now.

 

[Parker in NYC]

Next they’ll remove Walts statue. Seriously, if they removed Winston Churchills, Walt stands no chance

I think we should replace everything with statues of Dolly Parton and Clarabelle.