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

[Animaniac93-98]

This seems pretty par for the course when it comes to WDW refurbs. They seem to close for the minimum amount of time to do what's necessary to keep the thing running, the attraction re-opens looking in desperate need of a refurb, and they keep fixing things here and there on an ad hoc basis as usual. Then maybe every 20-30 years they shut down for a proper refurbishment.

This ongoing issue with show quality for WDW attractions is especially frustrating now that they're back to monetizing individual rides.

If people are paying extra to go on them, there's less of an excuse for them not to be in top notch condition.

 

[EagleScout610]

Vid from today. One word: YIKES!

 

[Brer Oswald]

The only improvement I noticed was the Turtles in laughing place. When I was there a month ago, the fountains weren’t on.

 

[UNCgolf]

This ongoing issue with show quality for WDW attractions is especially frustrating now that they're back to monetizing individual rides.

If people are paying extra to go on them, there's less of an excuse for them not to be in top notch condition.

Indeed.

I almost never complain anywhere (even when I probably should), but if I paid $10-15 per person to ride something and it had numerous missing/broken effects, I'd want a refund.

 

[dig311dug]

Reference to Princess and the Frog Retheme of Splash Mountain Removed from Disney World Website

 

[MisterPenguin]

Reference to Princess and the Frog Retheme of Splash Mountain Removed from Disney World Website

"It’s likely that Disney simply forgot to add the blurb back to the website following the refurbishment message and that once they become aware of the error, it will be corrected. A reference to the retheme remains available in the My Disney Experience app."​

 

[dig311dug]

Interns must be running the website again…

 

[Dan Deesnee]

Reference to Princess and the Frog Retheme of Splash Mountain Removed from Disney World Website

The US is on the fast track to a recession. Don't hold your breath for this retheme. Cheapek is bad now, imagine him when attendance drops and per guest spending nosedives. Planned upgrades, rethemes, etc could easily be indefinitely delayed.

As time goes on I have come to accept that this retheme might happen and am fine with it. However, Disney is cheap and raising prices everywhere. We certainly won't be in a good position economically within a year for stuff like this retheme to happen.

Buckle up.

*I work in the finance and stock market industries, you wouldn't believe the stuff I'm hearing on a near daily basis from researchers, hedge funds, PE, etc.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The US is on the fast track to a recession. Don't hold your breath for this retheme. Cheapek is bad now, imagine him when attendance drops and per guest spending nosedives. Planned upgrades, rethemes, etc could easily be indefinitely delayed.

As time goes on I have come to accept that this retheme might happen and am fine with it. However, Disney is cheap and raising prices everywhere. We certainly won't be in a good position economically within a year for stuff like this retheme to happen.

Buckle up.

*I work in the finance and stock market industries, you wouldn't believe the stuff I'm hearing on a near daily basis from researchers, hedge funds, PE, etc.

Only about 0.5% of them predicted the Great Recession. So....

 

[Goofy Ninja]

We should have Toby Keith write a song called "I want my Splash Mountain back!". Later on he can do "Let's make Splash Mountain great again!"

 

[EagleScout610]

Given it's been so back and forth whether the retheme is happening or not I'll believe it when someone like Marni says "Yes Splash is going for the Tiana redo on July 3 2023" or something like that

 

[MisterPenguin]

Given it's been so back and forth whether the retheme is happening or not I'll believe it when someone like Marni says "Yes Splash is going for the Tiana redo on July 3 2023" or something like that

There has been no back and forth except in the mind of those who hate the idea.

Disney has consistently said through official channels that it's coming.

One web page incorrectly updated (while another web page says it's still coming) is not an official channel of information, especially when it's internally inconsistent.

 

[mysto]

There has been no back and forth except in the mind of those who hate the idea.

Guilty as charged!

Seeing splash a last time might be the reason for my next trip. Kinda regret missing the finale of the Fountain of Nations.

 

[wdrive]

There has been no back and forth except in the mind of those who hate the idea.

Disney has consistently said through official channels that it's coming.

One web page incorrectly updated (while another web page says it's still coming) is not an official channel of information, especially when it's internally inconsistent.

There’s plenty precedent for announced attractions and expansions never actually happening.

 

[JoeCamel]

Guilty as charged!

Seeing splash a last time might be the reason for my next trip. Kinda regret missing the finale of the Fountain of Nations.

Splash will probably be around when Moana's bath time is finished so you might get a double.

 

[Dear Prudence]

Indeed.

I almost never complain anywhere (even when I probably should), but if I paid $10-15 per person to ride something and it had numerous missing/broken effects, I'd want a refund.

THIS.

 

[MisterPenguin]

There’s plenty precedent for announced attractions and expansions never actually happening.

Correct.

But, there are no signs yet that that is the case for Splash.

 

[wdrive]

Correct.

But, there are no signs yet that that is the case for Splash.

True but was there ever a sign that the Israel pavilion was cancelled

 

[MagicHappens1971]

True but was there ever a sign that the Israel pavilion was cancelled

The amount of public backlash that would occur if Disney tried to cancel this project after announcing that they were changing it due to the fact that it was “culturally insensitive” and that rebranding it was part of their new inclusion key, would be tremendous and not even worth canceling it. This isnt a project that can go quietly, like the Mary attraction in the UK or the Main Street Theatre.

 

[wdrive]

The amount of public backlash that would occur if Disney tried to cancel this project after announcing that they were changing it due to the fact that it was “culturally insensitive” and that rebranding it was part of their new inclusion key, would be tremendous and not even worth canceling it. This isnt a project that can go quietly, like the Mary attraction in the UK or the Main Street Theatre.

I mean personally I believe it’ll happen, I’m just pointing out there’s plenty that has never happened that had been announced.
They wouldn’t ever announce they’ve cancelled it, just never speak of it again like most other cancelled products. People, in general, would forget eventually.

I’d be willing to bet the majority of guests in Magic Kingdom today have no clue about any of this.