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

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Jedijax719

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Plutomickey24 said:
That could work too. Since Splash is that turn from Adventure Land. They could just re theme it and start Adventure Land there. Then they don't have to re theme Frontier Land.
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That would be a good idea.

And SM is certainly long enough to include most if not all of the movie PATF. Start in New Orleans, go to Tiana's neighborhood, then to the swamps with the 3 stooges on the boat, Louie and Ray, then some of Mama Odie, show some of Facilier, then the final transition to the swamp wedding. The final part (the one that currently has the show boat) could be Tiana's restaurant.
 
jt04

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Removing and reimagining the strip mall of western facades from Diamond Horseshoe to Pecos Bills solves everything.

Then dust off plans for DB and/or WRE and start clearing land.🚜
 
jt04

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So when you are in proximity to big thunder and north the RoA represents the Missouri/Red/Colorado and Columbia rivers. Everything just flows together. From the east coast of Liberty Square to the Pacific and over many eras.

Okay, stepping away from the drawing table.
 
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jt04

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_caleb said:
Any word on a sequel to Princess and the Frog? Maybe a Disney+ project? Seems like a great opportunity for $ynergy.
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Definitely needs a series on Disney plus to advance the story. So much great material to work with. Characters, music and plotlines.
 
Bocabear

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Actually beginning at the archway from Adventureland they could re-theme the architecture of Tortuga Tavern and Tall Tale to look like New Orleans. Turn the Outpost into a Beignet stand a-la-French Market. and create a little miniland corridor leading up to Splash It would look fresh and fun... The structures behind Splash are already sort of rural southern country and can remain as they are...add a few more touches of Bayou theming...It's kind of an easy transition...
 
tirian

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Bocabear said:
Actually beginning at the archway from Adventureland they could re-theme the architecture of Tortuga Tavern and Tall Tale to look like New Orleans. Turn the Outpost into a Beignet stand a-la-French Market. and create a little miniland corridor leading up to Splash It would look fresh and fun... The structures behind Splash are already sort of rural southern country and can remain as they are...add a few more touches of Bayou theming...It's kind of an easy transition...
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It would be similar to Tokyo’s odd combination of Adventureland/NOS architecture for Pirates/Westernland.

That transition is derided as an example of how TDL is a cut-and-paste park, but I’m not criticizing you; this theming issue is going to be Disney’s own fault.
 
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MotherOfBirds said:
With regards to when the ride's story takes place, I really wish we could get away from the idea that the plots of theme park attractions need to very carefully constructed so as not to conflict with the canon or timeline of the IP. The bending over backwards does not contribute positively to the final product.

All the villains are dead, but we have M&G's for them. Rapunzel has a pixie cut, but her face character has the long braid. Beast is still a beast and the castle is still spooky. I could go on. People are going to ride PatF to see their favorite characters and get drenched in bromine. Maybe the canon-worship was good for GE because of the large adult fanbase who cares very much about that sort of thing (it wasn't, IMO).
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Arguments of, "doesn't fit the story," negates what should actually be driving the design of a land - how it makes the guest feel - and instead elevates the drive for "plot logic," a weird thing to emphasize because there's no need for plot logic in themed experiences. To use the example at hand, Splash Mountain has no narrative whatsoever and doesn't need one. Its popularity and longevity is due to its designers specifically making sure every artistic decision is made with the intent of spurring wonder and delight, and that's all there is to it. Nearly every classic e-ticket you can name shares the same goal. Emphasis on a narrative "story" only serves to drive away from that goal and its prevalence in recent years has basically made the industry worse.
 
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celluloid said:
The waterfall is explained in the Splash Mt backstory.(maybe a backstory for the house will happen, but in recent times Disney does not show the track record)
To your point about the hill, when you are the side of the characters in scale, is a mountain. Many mountains are called foothills btw. But it does not matter, Mt becomes iconic in scale, hence Space and Thunder's canyons too.
That being said, it def has more thought put into it than the bayou treehouse now five stories in the air.
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The "tree on a hill" thing seems like the weirdest thing to criticize. For one, it is the most eminent way of changing the attraction's "weenie," a must given that the core parameter here is "keep the mountain intact." There's no other thing you can pull from the movie that would fit there. You certainly wouldn't pull a building from New Orleans and plop it on. It's actually a clever solution given the limitation.
 
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choco choco

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The interior showscenes I'm not worried about. Anything is possible with interior scenes. And there's no need for a narrative story and who cares anyway. I'm more interested in how they deal with the exterior walls of the attraction that are supposed to emulate a burrowed rabbit's warren. This is the predominant texture and setting for the first third of the attraction, going up the mountain. Dunno how they're gonna solve that. Do they darken the walls and put lots of green patches to emulate that fungus, petrified tree look from the swamps? Do they leave it as is on the basis of it being pretty enough and that's as good a solution as any?
 
MisterPenguin

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champdisney said:
I don’t see this attraction being a direct continuation from the film. I see the attraction being directly based off of the film. Seriously, can anybody picture this attraction without Ray the Firefly and Dr. Facilier?

Its possible for Facilier to be resurrected but Ray the Firefly passed on to becoming a star!
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As Dr. Facilier would point out, things can 'cross on over.' And if a shade of the bad doctor can cross over... why not a beam of light from the other other side?
 
MisterPenguin

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champdisney said:
Wow. Looks like Disney transferred the Tree of Life from DAK to Frontierland. Even more of a reason why it doesn’t fit the land either!
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You're right. It's crazy that anyone would ever come across two large trees in their lifetime!

Next thing you know, there will be other oddities, such as *mountains* everywhere!! Even in Animal Kingdom!!!
 
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