Maybe it's a generation gap thing but I just do not like the idea of any full scale muppet ride. I like Kermit and the gang fine enough but a whole ride? Nah.
I don't disagree but unless we all just stop spending our money there the current leadership is going to continue to behave like this. Just like the old gray mare ain't what she used to be neither is WDW. So I personally can say I am spending my money else where or I suck it up enjoy the parks and resort as they are and keep trucking. Just like many I miss the old Disney where dark rides like Mr. Toad and Snow Whites Scary adventure they were beloved attractions but it is apparent no amount of complaining is going to stop the direction things are heading .
I think the disagreement here, though, is how strict the themes of the different lands in Magic Kingdom are in terms of representing specific times and places. To me, the genius of the model established at Disneyland is that it features a collection of themed lands broad enough to include a range of different experiences under an umbrella of, say, Adventure, the Frontier, Fantasy, and Tomorrow/the future. The complaints about Tiana not fitting seem to be retroactively imposing far stricter limits in terms of geographical (and geological) accuracy than ever existed in the park. Certainly far stricter than when they added Splash Mountain in the first place.
Well, if you think screens are awesome and audio animatronics are stupid and old fashioned, you’ll probably love it…as a matter of fact, there’s a group on here that even if the quality is a solid D compared to Splash, they will NEVER admit it.
How would a ride with a story that takes place in 1920s New Orleans fit on Main Street or in Liberty Square?
I think he’s listed as an advisor (IMHO in name only)
I don’t think those things and will candidly admit if the retheme fails to live up to its potential. Until we have something to praise or complain about, I refuse to let myself get mired in pessimism. Life’s too short for such doom and gloom.
Well said. And let’s recall that the source of many of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain animatronics—America Sings—was located in Tomorrowland of all places.
Yeah he hasn't been mentioned at all since the initial press release. I think Baxer being listed as an advisor was simply a way to shut up the "Save Splash Mountain" crowd. He probably had like one conversation where he shared some vague general ideas and nothing more.
He'll probably be rolled out to give his stamp of approval after a ride thru.
I agree, but just hope that he won’t be made a scapegoat if Tiana is not up to the same quality that SM is/was
I'm more concerned about the fact that there aren't mountains in the bayou than how the ride fits into Frontierland or Critter Country.
As @LittleBuford pointed out, Splash Mountain is described as being set in a bayou on WDW’s website. Given that it’s been this way for many years now, I would assume that it’s likely not that big of a deal.
If his voice and input was valued, he would have been featured in the many minutes of video released (and shot) recently, or even acknowledged in the presentation. He was not.
I think he was acknowledged only because he was the original imagineer on SM…how he really feels about the retheme we’ll probably never know. If he didn’t like it, he probably wouldn’t admit that either. I do hope he was consulted on it.
