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

[Sir_Cliff]

I'm wondering if it's due to the fact there is a mountain as part of the original attraction. They need some reason why it's there.

I really don't think they need to worry too much about explaining it. Georgia isn't exactly mountainous and no-one has cared for all the years Splash Mountain has been there. I really think if Disney doesn't focus on it, most guests won't really think about it. In this regard, perhaps things like the water tower (minus the crown) and tall trees out front are enough just in de-emphasizing the hight of the ride.

 

[DisneyDodo]

I really don't think they need to worry too much about explaining it. Georgia isn't exactly mountainous and no-one has cared for all the years Splash Mountain has been there. I really think if Disney doesn't focus on it, most guests won't really think about it. In this regard, perhaps things like the water tower (minus the crown) and tall trees out front are enough just in de-emphasizing the hight of the ride.

I agree that they don’t need to explicitly explain the existence of the mountain, but they do need some sort of plot device to explain why you’re going up and down in the ride.

But I’m not sure I could have conjured up a duller concept for the elevation than “you’re in a salt mine” if I tried. Like, they literally chose the thing that’s used as a metaphor for “boring labor.”

 

[Incomudro]

One of the reasons I like the approach to FEA is that it's one recent attraction in which they haven't tied themselves in knots trying to develop a linear story that makes literal sense at the expense of giving people what they want in a fun ride. In this case, you can fill in your own blanks as to why she was in the ice palace: Who knows, maybe she just likes to go up there to sing by herself sometimes? I don't think the ride would have been any better if they showed her in a different palace without the images from the film singing the same song and certainly not if they cut the song altogether because that already happened in the film and she would be in a different state of mind now.

It works, I think, precisely because it's just a ride through the world of the film with just the loosest of stories to tie it all together and that allows them the best of all worlds by being able to show all the things people liked in the film without literally having to recreate its plot.

What worries me from what we've heard about Tiana is that the story is coming at the expensive of making the most fun and engaging ride they can.

Precisely.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

But I’m not sure I could have conjured up a duller concept for the elevation than “you’re in a salt mine” if I tried. Like, they literally chose the thing that’s used as a metaphor for “boring labor.”

Is it for synergy with Pinocchio? Maybe all the boys who got turned into donkeys work for Tiana now?

 

[Kirby86]

I really don't think they need to worry too much about explaining it. Georgia isn't exactly mountainous and no-one has cared for all the years Splash Mountain has been there. I really think if Disney doesn't focus on it, most guests won't really think about it. In this regard, perhaps things like the water tower (minus the crown) and tall trees out front are enough just in de-emphasizing the hight of the ride.

Well Georgia does have part of the Appalachian Mountains. But if the ride is fun I agree that I don't think people would mind a hill in a Princess and the Frog ride.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm assuming this is sarcasm?

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Sorry…I took that the wrong way. I meant “seasonal” as weather…

So it’s not a seasonal in that sense…it’s just that If you take your big things out, you have two traditional dead days/windows: January 3 and the day after Labor Day

My bad

 

[LittleBuford]

One of the reasons I like the approach to FEA is that it's one recent attraction in which they haven't tied themselves in knots trying to develop a linear story that makes literal sense at the expense of giving people what they want in a fun ride. In this case, you can fill in your own blanks as to why she was in the ice palace: Who knows, maybe she just likes to go up there to sing by herself sometimes? I don't think the ride would have been any better if they showed her in a different palace without the images from the film singing the same song and certainly not if they cut the song altogether because that already happened in the film and she would be in a different state of mind now.

It works, I think, precisely because it's just a ride through the world of the film with just the loosest of stories to tie it all together and that allows them the best of all worlds by being able to show all the things people liked in the film without literally having to recreate its plot.

What worries me from what we've heard about Tiana is that the story is coming at the expensive of making the most fun and engaging ride they can.

Perfectly said—I couldn’t agree more!

 

[mysto]

I don’t understand why book-report retellings have come to be so disparaged.

There are few things as depressing as a book report assignment. Maybe other posters, like me, have PTSD from past assignments?

 

[DisneyDodo]

There are few things as depressing as a book report assignment. Maybe other posters, like me, have PTSD from past assignments?

Would you prefer a pop quiz style attraction?

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

The final drop could symbolize Tiana's dreams crashing as the average lifespan of a restaurant is only 3-5 years.
Possibilities are endless.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

So....are we, the rider, going to be playing the role of salt?

 

[Br0ckford]

So....are we, the rider, going to be playing the role of salt?

Ohhh, can I play Big Daddy?

 

[Joel]

So....are we, the rider, going to be playing the role of salt?

We are the neighboring communities bolstered by the beloved brand that was built by the employee-owned cooperative.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So....are we, the rider, going to be playing the role of salt?

I hate rides that rope me into their narrative. Uh-oh, something's gone wrong! The salt has lost its flavor and with what can it be seasoned?!!? Let's find out!!!

I'd rather sit back and enjoy animatronic salt licks retell a familiar story, which must include the story's villain, the Morton salt girl!!1

 

[BubbaisSleep]

If you ride through those salt mines enough times in a row, you will be at high risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

I hate rides that rope me into their narrative. Uh-oh, something's gone wrong! The salt has lost its flavor and with what can it be seasoned?!!? Let's find out!!!

I'd rather sit back and enjoy animatronic salt licks retell a familiar story, which must include the story's villain, the Morton salt girl!!1

"What if salt had feelings?"

 

[Midwest Elitist]

TBA -> To Be Announced

Salt mine -> Salty Fans

I'm telling you, someone behind the scenes is trolling the hell out of these people.

 

[kingdead]

The final drop could symbolize Tiana's dreams crashing as the average lifespan of a restaurant is only 3-5 years.
Possibilities are endless.

She married a prince... that restaurant is like the Queen's corgis, it's never going away. Although the economics of marrying royalty really doesn't need to be in the ride.

 

[celluloid]

The attraction will not even be close to being worth its weight in...Salt for Bob or anyone else.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Hopefully I'll be reimagined into a salt lamp instead of being digested.