News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

[Brer Oswald]

Toad was, however, insanely popular. My point was not that Pooh was a bad decision, just that the popularity of the existing ride doesn't factor in.

I was also 2 years old when all of that happened, so don't take my word as gospel

It happened a year before I dropped in, so I can’t quite comment. But based on what I’ve seen, and what I’ve experienced at Disneyland, it was a decently popular attraction with a cult following. You could say that Splash also has a cult following, but there’s no way Toad was pulling in the wait times and capacity that Splash does on a regular day.

 

[EagleScout610]

So I saw someone today wearing a Farewell GMR shirt and I was wondering, would Disney do that with Splash?

 

[Brer Panther]

would Disney do that with Splash?

Considering that they're still selling merchandise for the ride after proclaiming it too offensive to continue existing in its current state, I think there's a pretty good chance they could do that. Then again, have ANY closed attractions aside from Universe of Energy and The Great Movie Ride gotten merchandise like that?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

So I saw someone today wearing a Farewell GMR shirt and I was wondering, would Disney do that with Splash? View attachment 502915

It's a matter of "when" not "if"

 

[doctornick]

It happened a year before I dropped in, so I can’t quite comment. But based on what I’ve seen, and what I’ve experienced at Disneyland, it was a decently popular attraction with a cult following. You could say that Splash also has a cult following, but there’s no way Toad was pulling in the wait times and capacity that Splash does on a regular day.

Yeah, people liked Mr Toad and it had it's fans, but it was/is no where near as popular as Splash. The outcry was more from a small vocal group than widespread among park goers.

 

[Parker in NYC]

Yeah, people liked Mr Toad and it had it's fans, but it was/is no where near as popular as Splash. The outcry was more from a small vocal group than widespread among park goers.

We also didn't have social media then. Before someone goes all geek on this, let's say... we also didn't have MAINSTREAM social media then.

 

[UNCgolf]

We also didn't have social media then. Before someone goes all geek on this, let's say... we also didn't have MAINSTREAM social media then.

I think at least half of the US didn't even have at-home Internet then (and the people that did had slow dial-up).

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Had they’ve ignored the Mountain, I think it would have gotten more signatures.

Not necessarily. It’s worth mentioning the petitions to save Splash Mountain were already outpacing the ones to change it prior to the announcement.

 

[Fable McCloud]

I would love if the ride kept the riverboat finale, and had a nod to Splash Mountain with Louis and Tiana singing/humming/playing just a few bars of "Zip-a-dee do da". That's the only part I'll miss with the re-theme, the finale.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Not necessarily. It’s worth mentioning the petitions to save Splash Mountain were already outpacing the ones to change it prior to the announcement.

I meant more than it ended up getting. Not more than contrary opinions

 

[Donaldfan1934]

I meant more than it ended up getting. Not more than contrary opinions

Ok, got it. Your point makes a lot more sense now that you put it that way. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Ok, got it. Your point makes a lot more sense now that you put it that way. Thanks for clarifying.

Yeah. They closed it as soon as it was announced, because there was no point. It capped at 20K. It would have gotten more, but how many? We can only speculate.

 

[Brer Panther]

I would love if the ride kept the riverboat finale, and had a nod to Splash Mountain with Louis and Tiana singing/humming/playing just a few bars of "Zip-a-dee do da".

But that would be acknowledging Song of the South's existence.

 

[Kitchandro]

Why Splash Mountain's Closure is Both Sad for and Insulting to Everyone

 

[larryz]

The Haunted Mansion overlay takes a couple of weeks.

Even your simple suggestion would take a year.

The first time... after that, it'd be a snap!

 

[Brer Oswald]

Why Splash Mountain's Closure is Both Sad for and Insulting to Everyone

An oversimplification in some areas, but not wrong. Most of the points are correct.

If you want a more accurate reason on why SotS has the reputation it does, read the book “Who’s Afraid of Song of the South”.

It goes into detail on the complex subject. Something that isn’t talked about a lot:
The film had a lot of controversy due to slurs that were in the original draft. Walt hired someone to clean it up. He took out the slurs but left due to creative differences. Understandably disgruntled about the situation, he started spreading crap about the original script, with the slurs.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Worth mentioning that Walt Disney Imagineering mentioned Carmen Smith, an imagineer on the Splash Mountain refurb, as well as Charita Carter. This is the first official new reference I've seen to this project in months.

 

[Brer Panther]

Soooooo, Disney paused construction on the TRON and Guardians of the Galaxy rides, leaving them just stuck unfinished for a while, so they can do the Splash Mountain retheme?

 

[Surferboy567]

Soooooo, Disney paused construction on the TRON and Guardians of the Galaxy rides, leaving them just stuck unfinished for a while, so they can do the Splash Mountain retheme?

If they won’t keep construction going on projects that have largely been built I can’t see them doing Splash. Unless they really want to purge it, which maybe they do considering how much they want to destroy all traces of Zip like it never existed.

I could see it going both ways, but projects that have buildings already should be completed first I would think?

 

[Brer Oswald]

If they won’t keep construction going on projects that have largely been built I can’t see them doing Splash. Unless they really want to purge it, which maybe they do considering how much they want to destroy all traces of Zip like it never existed.

I could see it going both ways, but projects that have buildings already should be completed first I would think?

We’ll just have to see how it goes. It’s clear they want to prioritize the California version, but that’s hard when the California parks are closed. So who knows?