They did TOT -> Guardians MB in 5 months, California Screamin -> Incredicoaster in 5 months, TGMR-MMRR in 30 months, and Maelstrom to Frozen in 21 months. So yeah they CAN do it.
Maybe at Disneyland, and that's a stretch assuming they don't touch any of the structural stuff or electrical or anything else beyond a literal Frozen job, but in Orlando I doubt it because it needs significant structural work and there's electrical problems as well. They could do it in 6 months if they use Frozen as a template and not touch anything related to the mountain itself, but that is extremely unlikely.
Are you serious? Haha, every single one of those is a fraction of the size/complexity of the Splash Mountain project. They haven't even shut it down and we're expected to believe it will be complete in the calendar year after next? Even if they were working on it right now it would be a stretch. They aren't even doing that, not at least on site.
She only mentioned "an attraction", and did not mention Splash Muntain by name. Which could be something far different. I checked with some people and they gave me an interesting tidbit... From what I'm hearing it could be a small as an Enchanted Tales with Belle type of experience, if they didn't want to take Splash down and wanted to cheapen out on the experience.
I don't think there is any chance of them backing out of removing Splash. I would be fairly certain she was referring to the original concept.
Zero chance of this, for sure. Delays? Maybe. But it's going one way or another.
K. I will bet real money it’s done in 18 months.
I think when they were making the Beauty and the Beast attraction for China (which most of the US fanbase will never go to) WDI shouted from the hilltops look at our new generation of audio animatronics.
It really depends how much work has been done off site. In theory, it shouldn't take longer than that if the ride system is adequate as is.
