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

[MisterPenguin]

In Disneyland, to help it fit in with Tiana's Bayou Adventures, "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is being renamed to "Winnie's Many Adventures."

Because if 8 syllables is too long, 11 is right out.

 

[Joel]

In Disneyland, to help it fit in with Tiana's Bayou Adventures, "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is being renamed to "Winnie's Many Adventures."

Because if 8 syllables is too long, 11 is right out.

Tokyo really nailed it with Pooh's Hunny Hunt. People always talk about the robots, but the Japanese are so far ahead of everyone else in name-shortening technology that it's unreal.

 

[larryz]

Why not Just ¨Bayou Falls¨or ¨Bayou Mountain.¨

I have a feeling that Disney executives can't sense irony.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

At least for ¨Remy's Ratatouille Adventure¨ everyone just calls it ¨Ratatouille¨ or ¨Remy.¨

I just call it "Rat"

I suspect a lot people will just call the new ride "Tiana's ride" or similar

 

[Disney_TX_Guy]

I really didn't expect them to announce that the ride would open in the later part of 2024 at Disneyland. At Magic Kingdom, it makes sense because the weather in Florida is always nice, but Splash Mountain always closes during the winter months at Disneyland. I'm guessing that Tiana's Bayou Adventure might include machines that dry a person's entire body like the ones for the Jurrasic Park ride at Universal Orlando. Their goal to open the ride by late 2024 might also have to do with the fact that it will be around the time of the film's 15th anniversary and to make it a celebratory event.

 

[Dead2009]

This will always be Splash Mountain to me, and no amount of fake outrage from those who aren't even POC can change that.

 

[BrianLo]

Huh?

You got a scoop here? What “projects”??

Bobs still looking for nickels to pay for the Mary Go Round a Poppins

I mean if anything is happening for those years we pretty much will know by D23. The projects they cancelled could still be completed by that time frame. As opposed to them totally having a clean slate with absolutely nothing they could panic add.

Mary poppins is another I guess. Not saying it will or is even likely, just that they could. They did put years of planning into these things. Either they choose to do nothing or that’s as exciting of things that would be possible on that timeframe.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Why not Just ¨Bayou Falls¨or ¨Bayou Mountain.¨

I get they want to distance themselves from Splash, fine, but good god this name is weak.

At least for ¨Remy's Ratatouille Adventure¨ everyone just calls it ¨Ratatouille,¨ ¨Remy,¨ or ¨Rat.¨

Cosmic Rewind is a great name, so what was the thinking here? I guess there wasn't any.

Is the problem the name of the main character of the ride's story being in the title of the ride? That will surely upset Mr. Toad, and Alice, and Mr. Lincoln, and Casey Jr., and Davy Crockett, and Goofy, and Mickey and Minnie, and King Arthur, and Prince Charming, and Mark Twain, and Mike Fink, and Peter Pan, and Roger Rabbit, and Snow White, and Tarzan.

 

[JustInTime]

I am aware of that. I am making the point that a "moutnain" fits the frontier image.

Well, that wasn’t what I was talking about. The setting isn’t a mountain, it’s the south. I appreciated the pretty photos though.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Is the problem the name of the main character of the ride's story being in the title of the ride? That will surely upset Mr. Toad, and Alice, and Mr. Lincoln, and Casey Jr., and Davy Crockett, and Goofy, and Mickey and Minnie, and King Arthur, and Prince Charming, and Mark Twain, and Mike Fink, and Peter Pan, and Roger Rabbit, and Snow White, and Tarzan.

Mr. Penguin, judging from your many comments here, you seem to be a relatively strong proponent of this makeover, but this question is for anyone with a positive outlook on this:

Do you really believe that Disney is going to knock this out of the park or do you think we're likely getting a screen-laden overlay with three new animatronics, a dozen animatronics removed, a semi-incoherent plot, and very little thrill factor (aside from the drop itself, which will probably make no sense in the context of the story.).

I'm asking because I would like to ride a good attraction, whether it replaces a classic or not. I'd rather they not replace Splash Mountain, but whatever. However, I fear that everything I said in the second half of this comment is going to be true. And that would not be an attraction worth riding, waiting in line for, or even getting excited for.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I seriously wonder what the salt mines will provide, you know, the salt mines are where Tabasco makes their sauce. Maybe the plot will be Tiana looks for some Tabasco or something, who knows.

So does that mean that instead of Ziplock bags sponsoring SM, Tabasco will sponsor Tiana?

 

[bhg469]

So does that mean that instead of Ziplock bags sponsoring SM, Tabasco will sponsor Tiana?

Maybe one of those pearl stands after so people can down an oyster or two.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

And now that it will become a bayou, those pesky alligators that occasionally wonder onto the outside of SM, can now fit right in without batting an eye…maybe in the ride itself…

 

[dreday3]

Mr. Penguin, judging from your many comments here, you seem to be a relatively strong proponent of this makeover, but this question is for anyone with a positive outlook on this:

Do you really believe that Disney is going to knock this out of the park or do you think we're likely getting a screen-laden overlay with three new animatronics, a dozen animatronics removed, a semi-incoherent plot, and very little thrill factor (aside from the drop itself, which will probably make no sense in the context of the story.).

I'm asking because I would like to ride a good attraction, whether it replaces a classic or not. I'd rather they not replace Splash Mountain, but whatever. However, I fear that everything I said in the second half of this comment is going to be true. And that would not be an attraction worth riding, waiting in line for, or even getting excited for.

I think there will be animatronics, I think there will be screens, I think there will be lighting effects to simulate fireflies and if done right, it can all be pretty awesome.

Screens are here to stay, at every park, might as well embrace them.

As for story, have to be honest, I could never figure out what the heck was happening on Splash. I just heard a little tune (barely, found it hard to hear on that ride) watched the animatronics and enjoyed the drop.

 

[tanc]

I wish Disney live streamed these events, I guess there was nothing significant, but we won't even know unless there's a press release

 

[brettf22]

How Bowers and his eye for fonts, kerning, and serifs strikes again. Cannot unsee.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Mr. Penguin, judging from your many comments here, you seem to be a relatively strong proponent of this makeover, but this question is for anyone with a positive outlook on this:

Do you really believe that Disney is going to knock this out of the park or do you think we're likely getting a screen-laden overlay with three new animatronics, a dozen animatronics removed, a semi-incoherent plot, and very little thrill factor (aside from the drop itself, which will probably make no sense in the context of the story.).

I'm asking because I would like to ride a good attraction, whether it replaces a classic or not. I'd rather they not replace Splash Mountain, but whatever. However, I fear that everything I said in the second half of this comment is going to be true. And that would not be an attraction worth riding, waiting in line for, or even getting excited for.

I am overall positive about this and I think the change will be in-between those two scenarios. There will definitely be less total animatronics but will Uncle several modern version ones that look really good, and some other more simple ones and then some screens and projection effects includes as well.

No idea about the story but I think that part should be fine and the thrills should be the same as before - maybe even heightened if they utilize Friends of the Other Side well ( could be creepy)

It likely won't be perfect but I think it will be well done overall and not a quick, cheap, 99% screens overlay

 

[Dranth]

Mr. Penguin, judging from your many comments here, you seem to be a relatively strong proponent of this makeover, but this question is for anyone with a positive outlook on this:

Do you really believe that Disney is going to knock this out of the park or do you think we're likely getting a screen-laden overlay with three new animatronics, a dozen animatronics removed, a semi-incoherent plot, and very little thrill factor (aside from the drop itself, which will probably make no sense in the context of the story.).

I'm asking because I would like to ride a good attraction, whether it replaces a classic or not. I'd rather they not replace Splash Mountain, but whatever. However, I fear that everything I said in the second half of this comment is going to be true. And that would not be an attraction worth riding, waiting in line for, or even getting excited for.

A few animatronics and screens is better than the busted mess this thing is turning into. Besides, what is the alternative? They aren't going to back out of this.

I personally don't have faith they will do a great job with this but I hope I am back here eating those words when they are done.

 

[erasure fan1]

I personally don't have faith they will do a great job with this but I hope I am back here eating those words when they are done.

I agree. I loved PatF, and I've been a big advocate for it getting it's own ride. But this has mediocrity at best written all over it. I too hope I a wrong, I just can't see any way that I am. The big problem with this whole project is, anything less than perfection, will be seen as a failure. But that is what happens when you decide to change a ride that is about as close to perfection as you can get.

 

[LittleBuford]

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How Bowers and his eye for fonts, kerning, and serifs strikes again. Cannot unsee.

I don't get it. Is the suggestion that the N of "Tiana" is too far from the first A?