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

[Disney Maddux]

I like the idea of the area from Pirates to NAwPT becoming a New Orleans mini-land.

 

[aladdin2007]

I'd say there is no chance of it leaving. Especially when there are large steamboat scenes in the film. It is the perfect set piece for a finale.

This...., Im sure they will just stick Tiana and Naveen up there to wave goodbye to you as you float by, just like mermaid and others do now (making every attraction too much the same in my opinion but thats what they go for now. anything "ever after" )

 

[Magicart87]

Just wondering how they're going to accomplish the retheme to make it fit. I haven't seen a lot of mountains, hills and waterfalls in the bayous of Louisiana. Especially near New Orleans.

Carefully or not at all. Depends on $... and if they care.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Disney could literally renovate Mainstreet to look like a war-torn bazaar, and it would get 100's of thousands of likes from Disney fans and youtubers calling it a powerful and brave message.

They converted tower of terror at DCA to a cyberpunk warehouse fortress power plant and people loved it.

 

[Model3 McQueen]

Is there any chance that the steamboat in the finale stays?

I'd say there is no chance of it leaving. Especially when there are large steamboat scenes in the film. It is the perfect set piece for a finale.

Realistically IMO it's not going anywhere because Disney wants to penny-pinch as hard as possible.

 

[jt04]

I haven’t seen many carribiean pirates near New Orleans either and yet somehow that works.

Google Jean Lafitte.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Google Jean Lafitte.

Interesting! Well you learn something new everyday.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Disney's not likely to add more 'frontier' themed attractions... ever.

.....Until they have a new 'Frontier" based movie.

 

[JEANYLASER]

Yeah Very Interesting too! Well you learn new everyday too!

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Google Jean Lafitte.

Oldest Bar in "The Quarter" - or so they say.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Oldest Bar in "The Quarter" - or so they say.

I was trying to figure out why I associated that name with New Orleans before knowing who he was!!! Haha.

 

[erasure fan1]

Realistically IMO it's not going anywhere because Disney wants to penny-pinch as hard as possible.

Yup. I might pass out if this ends up something more than just a mediocre overlay. I'd wager a good bet, that a lot of props/set pieces, get reused in the name of saving cash.

 

[Magicart87]

Yup. I might pass out if this ends up something more than just a mediocre overlay. I'd wager a good bet, that a lot of props/set pieces, get reused in the name of saving cash.

I'd bet it's even less than what you think. Why reuse when the cheaper move is to just remove.

 

[erasure fan1]

I'd bet it's even less than what you think. Why reuse when the cheaper move is to remove.

I agree, I was really just talking the set pieces and props, not any of the character AAs. I'm sure Disney has been itching to kill the heavy AA aspect of Splash.

 

[celluloid]

I agree, I was really just talking the set pieces and props, not any of the character AAs. I'm sure Disney has been itching to kill the heavy AA aspect of Splash.

And how sad of a condition are things going to be for the remainder of it's time? If it does remain open for awhile, It will get pretty ugly. It has not looked it's best in recent times, especially pre ZipLock, which tells me either Disney really had not planned this that long ago or it was it's last chance ala TMC GMR to appease execs

 

[MickeyMouse10]

I was thinking about the American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea. There are two themed areas, Cape Cod and New York Harbor. If Liberty Square and Frontierland merged to become the American Waterfront, then the front could remain Boston Harbor and Frontierland could be reimagined to transition into New Orleans Square.

I got to disagree on that one.

I don't think it works for Magic Kingdom because they are the ORIGINAL CLASSIC lands for Disney World. If a new park was opening, sure make up whatever lands and connections you want that works thematically. But replacing the O.G.'s would be like p*ssing on grandma's grave.

 

[Magicart87]

I got to disagree on that one.

I don't think it works for Magic Kingdom because they are the ORIGINAL CLASSIC lands for Disney World. If a new park was opening, sure make up whatever lands and connections you want that works thematically. But replacing the O.G.'s would be like p*ssing on grandma's grave.

Pretty much.

I was thinking about the American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea. There are two themed areas, Cape Cod and New York Harbor. If Liberty Square and Frontierland merged to become the American Waterfront, then the front could remain Boston Harbor and Frontierland could be reimagined to transition into New Orleans Square.

This is more or less just a rename of lands, I think. Doesn't really address much else unless it's purpose is to "baby steps" us into a larger overhaul of eliminating things. A rename would be OK, IMO so long as the Old West motifs nearest Big Thunder remains in check and much of Liberty remains unscathed. In short, Liberty still needs to look like Liberty and Frontierland (at least the part near Big Thunder) an idealized view of Western Expansion.

For real change; I think it obvious to most anyone that HoP and CBJ are becoming more and more problematic, which might be what is being hinted at with the rename ideas. But instead of renaming lands, why not just address those attractions? Replacing HoP with a Sleepy Hollow
attraction, edit CBJ and replacing Frontierland shooting gallery.

As for Splash (Oh, Hi Tiana!) it seems we are mostly in agreement about the need to have Frontierland transition into a new, New Orleans Square area as a possible fix to address somewhat disharmonious themes. But the base question remains... how would TDO/WDI do that? And will they?

EDIT: It just occurred to me that Splash would have to be in a more generalized "Bayou District" and not New Orleans Square as has been discussed. Why? because none of the other themed areas are named after specific towns or states. But we're getting off topic now.

 

[KaliSplash]

I agree, I was really just talking the set pieces and props, not any of the character AAs. I'm sure Disney has been itching to kill the heavy AA aspect of Splash.

You mean like the million dollar bunny? as one cast member put it to me years ago referring to the hop a long as you make the turn and vanish in time to reappear for the next log.

 

[jt04]

I got to disagree on that one.

I don't think it works for Magic Kingdom because they are the ORIGINAL CLASSIC lands for Disney World. If a new park was opening, sure make up whatever lands and connections you want that works thematically. But replacing the O.G.'s would be like p*ssing on grandma's grave.

Eyeroll.

You are assuming they would never move the western motif elsewhere. Disneyland is thriving with the placement of Galaxy's Edge. Research is enlightening.

 

[jt04]

I was thinking about the American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea. There are two themed areas, Cape Cod and New York Harbor. If Liberty Square and Frontierland merged to become the American Waterfront, then the front could remain Boston Harbor and Frontierland could be reimagined to transition into New Orleans Square.

Yes, good idea. But rivers rather than ocean harbors. The MK vegetation compliments the concept very well. The more I think about the possibilities the better it gets.