Animaniac93-98
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"Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the announcement of our intent to change Splash Mountain by riding Tiana's Bayou Splash, opening this week!"
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News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure
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DisneyDodo
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By the time the first ladders go up for this retheme, we’ll be pining for the good ol’ days when Disney could build brand new attractions like GotG:CR and Tron in only 4-5 years.
Sadly by the time this happens, those will still be the new attractions.
It's not getting rethemed due to maintenance issues.
DisneyDodo
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30 years is a very long time. It wouldn’t imply the PatF retheme was catastrophic if it lasted 30 years. That’s how long DHS has been around and not a single opening-day attraction remains.
UNCgolf
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The awful version of Imagination is well on its way to lasting 30 years, and I think I'd take all of those opening day DHS attractions over what's replaced them.
Your overall point remains, though -- if the PatF retheme lasts 30 years, it was probably doing just fine.
tanc
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So when are we expecting any real update this year? During D23 at this rate? Amazes me how you can announce a project this big in magnitude but then provide barely any substantial information about it for a year and a half.
Purely speculation, but I saw this:
thewaltdisneycompany.com
Not sure if it really means anything or if this is more of just a financial review event.
Purely speculation, but I saw this:
The Walt Disney Company To Hold Annual Meeting Of Shareholders On March 9, 2022 - The Walt Disney Company
BURBANK, Calif., December 14, 2021 – The annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will be held on Wednesday, March …Read More
thewaltdisneycompany.com
Not sure if it really means anything or if this is more of just a financial review event.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
The original speculation was that nothing would start happening until at least 2023 and that the 2 parks would go one at a time. I’m sure it will be addressed at D23 but I’d be surprised if we get more than a bunch of robust concept art.So when are we expecting any real update this year? During D23 at this rate? Amazes me how you can announce a project this big in magnitude but then provide barely any substantial information about it for a year and a half.
Purely speculation, but I saw this:
The Walt Disney Company To Hold Annual Meeting Of Shareholders On March 9, 2022 - The Walt Disney Company
BURBANK, Calif., December 14, 2021 – The annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will be held on Wednesday, March …Read More
Not sure if it really means anything or if this is more of just a financial review event.
The shareholders meeting is unlikely to have any major park announcements outside of perhaps reopenings/ short term ops. It’s not what it’s for. We’ll probably get Disney+ news.
Splash Mountain retheme would definitely not come up at such a meeting unless asked directly about it from the audience.So when are we expecting any real update this year? During D23 at this rate? Amazes me how you can announce a project this big in magnitude but then provide barely any substantial information about it for a year and a half.
Purely speculation, but I saw this:
The Walt Disney Company To Hold Annual Meeting Of Shareholders On March 9, 2022 - The Walt Disney Company
BURBANK, Calif., December 14, 2021 – The annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will be held on Wednesday, March …Read More
Not sure if it really means anything or if this is more of just a financial review event.
UNCgolf
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Indeed. They're not going to discuss a ride retheme. I doubt they discuss the parks much at all beyond general numbers.
Haha. Luckily they will be having a blast at EPIC Universe and blogging about the first anniversary of opening Tron Cupcake by then.
I know it's about Disneyland but still kind of interesting
91JLovesDisney
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So don't take anybody's word for it, but I HEARD from a source that he heard from a source that the retheme has been cancelled. It wasn't a rumor that it had been cancelled, it was this guy saying it had definitely been cancelled. But obviously IDK, just something I heard.So when are we expecting any real update this year? During D23 at this rate? Amazes me how you can announce a project this big in magnitude but then provide barely any substantial information about it for a year and a half.
Purely speculation, but I saw this:
The Walt Disney Company To Hold Annual Meeting Of Shareholders On March 9, 2022 - The Walt Disney Company
BURBANK, Calif., December 14, 2021 – The annual meeting of shareholders of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will be held on Wednesday, March …Read More
Not sure if it really means anything or if this is more of just a financial review event.
If it's not cancelled, it's at least HEAVILY postponed, like 5+ years away. That gives me plenty of time to keep working on my Splash Mountain website...
peter11435
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It has not been cancelled and the timeline has not significantly changed. Not yet anyway.
I believe Marni says it's delayed rather than cancelled
owlsandcoffee
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Delays are to be expected with Covid. SPECULATING but I figure that in a year or so they'll revisit the idea, see how public sentiment surrounding the ride and SotS is, and calculate whether the PR boost of the retheme is more valuable than the current version.
That being said, I imagine that a number of folks inside of the company want the Br'ers gone.
That being said, I imagine that a number of folks inside of the company want the Br'ers gone.
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