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

[Riverrafter21]

Just keep it off Genie+/IAS. It's a free ride, like Carousel of Progress.

Lol, stop drink the sea water Cruiser. You know that’s never gonna happen.

 

[DisneyDodo]

I don’t expect this ride will contain a lot of screenz. We’ll probably see some firefly projections, but otherwise, I think it will be almost all physical. However, I’m guessing we will see a substantial decrease in the number of animatronics — they’ll be impressive in quality, but you’ll likely be swiveling your head slowly to follow them with your eyes as the flume moves forward, as there won’t be much else to look at until you hit the next “scene.”

 

[Ghost93]

Well, I like that it's not just a rehash of the Princess and the Frog story and that they appear to be committed to doing animatronics over screens. I'm sure there won't be as many animatronics as there are in the current version of Splash Mountain, but I think they will still be impressive.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

There's a story in today's New Orleans newspaper that winks, nods, and all but confirms intentions for food changes specifically for DL where it makes sense.

“I’ll also say this, especially at our Disneyland location, and especially in New Orleans Square, we have an opportunity to tell an extended story beyond the attraction, and I have a feeling Leah Chase’s family, and Stella and Dooky Chase’s — they might have a little role in that, but that’s all I can say now.” (Charita Carter quote)

Dooky’s at Disneyland? Chase family ‘might have a role’ in new 'Princess and the Frog' project

The ride about Princess Tiana is replacing Splash Mountain at Disney World and Disneyland.

www.nola.com

Gumbo z'herbes for everyone! (not really for Disney, but try it Easter weekend if in New Orleans)

I was thinking watching the video (which I thought was sweet, if lacking in concrete details about the attraction) that it would make sense to have some kind of outpost of Dooky Chase's associated with the new attraction. They managed to get an outpost of the storied San Angel Inn from Mexico City for the Mexico pavilion at EPCOT, so why not Dooky Chase's for New Orleans Square or thereabouts?

Sadly, I am getting the hunch that, once again, far more thought is going into how to fold this in to DL than MK.

 

[DisneyDodo]

Well, I like that it's not just a rehash of the Princess and the Frog story.

I wish they would stick to rehashing the movie instead of trying to come up with a new story and shoehorning the movie’s songs, which were specifically written to fit the movie’s plot, into it. FEA’s plot makes no sense to me and I doubt a single person rides it because they like the new story. They ride it to see the characters and hear the songs they already know and love.

 

[tanc]

Another thing with Tokyo... thematically rethemeing the ride wouldn't work for critter country. It would destroy the whole point of it since the retheme has a New Orleans influence.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

I wish they would stick to rehashing the movie instead of trying to come up with a new story and shoehorning the movie’s songs, which were specifically written to fit the movie’s plot, into it. FEA’s plot makes no sense to me and I doubt a single person rides it because they like the new story. They ride it to see the characters and hear the songs they already know and love.

100% disagree. I'd prefer to see them try and do something new rather than just another book report. FEA is kind of a compromise in that it includes the main songs from the movie, and I suspect PatF will do something similar in incorporating songs and music from the film with (hopefully) a more interesting plot than FEA. Not perfect, but people get the characters and story they like without getting a worse version of a film they could just watch at home on Disney+.

 

[91JLovesDisney]

I would just like to quickly point out that the third piece of "concept art" released had some familiar critters in the background. Hopefully some of the Br'ers are sticking around.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Don’t like it, sad that I’m loosing my Disney, being priced out and the fact the place is becoming unrecognizable.

 

[rodserling27]

The delusional self-importance of the people in the "revealing details" video is astounding. "Tiana's powerful story." "We want to honor her heritage." "Princess week!" blah blah blah.

People....it's a cartoon princess and a cartoon frog. Get over yourselves.

That being said, when is this thing actually happening? I couldn't stomach the whole video. Do we assume sometime AFTER the 50th celebration?

 

[zemmyz]

I get it, but at the same time, I don't get it. Just seems like they're gonna put what could be a pretty decent C Ticket Dark Ride somehow into Splash. Whatever.

 

[IMDREW]

It will still have plenty of animatronics. And a contrived story with vaguely familiar music.

…and doctor Facilier and friends on the other side in the final lift hill yes?

 

[DCLcruiser]

…and doctor Facilier and friends on the other side in the final lift hill yes?

Yes, this would fit very nicely. Spooky eyes and his friends projected on the walls.

 

[TikibirdLand]

I have made my opinions on this matter very clear, however in the video they specifically state they are very advanced AA’s and not screens.

EDIT: As I have said many many times, since this is going to happen I guess we have to make the most of it. I really don’t want Splash to go though.

Seems that, every time I hear "advanced AA's", that's code for "you get ONE AA and you should be grateful!". Examples include NRJ and ROTR. I'd rather have 90's era AAs so they can afford to put in a lot of them. Even the AA frames in FEA should be more than suitable for something like this.

 

[peter11435]

Seems that, every time I hear "advanced AA's", that's code for "you get ONE AA and you should be grateful!". Examples include NRJ and ROTR. I'd rather have 90's era AAs so they can afford to put in a lot of them. Even the AA frames in FEA should be more than suitable for something like this.

While I understand the point you’re making… Rise has a lot more than 1 animatronic.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I cringed a bit when they said guests would be "active participants" in the story. This seems like such a bizarre trend with recent attractions.

 

[Surferboy567]

I cringed a bit when they said guests would be "active participants" in the story. This seems like such a bizarre trend with recent attractions.

Not sure why but the first thing I thought about when they said that was a kid’s show when they have the kids repeat a word or something to advance the plot.

 

[Ghost93]

Not sure why but the first thing I thought about when they said that was a kid’s show when they have the kids repeat a word or something to advance the plot.

Tiana and Louis are going to ask, Dora the Explorer style, "Can you point to where Louis's trumpet is?"

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

I cringed a bit when they said guests would be "active participants" in the story.

Do you see Louis' Trumpet? - Dora the Explorer

 

[Smooth]

You know...... Most of us used to be excited when a new attraction was announced. Not so much anymore. Is that a reflection of us or TWDC?