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

[JoeCamel]

Sorry for the tangent, but did y'all know that F&F is now... GOOD?!?!

I don't think you know the meaning of that word

 

[danlb_2000]

What if the permit isn’t for the retheme, since there were permits for Blizzard Beach's renovations?

Long time line, one of Disney biggest contractors, end date around the announced completion time, correct lead time for the start, can't see this permit being for anything else.

 

[danlb_2000]

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This is the adress on the permit? Splash is 1180 Seven Seas Dr, Orlando, FL

I assume you got that off of Google maps. 1180 Seven Seas Dr is the overall address for Magic Kingdom. Google is not good for in-park addresses. I use the RCID address database for this.

 

[danlb_2000]

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https://rcid.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Solutions/s2.html?appid=ea296a2e5e274cf2856d5cb450c3a96b

so that's where the 1899 in the project name came from. I guess the "CY" is "see ya Splash Mountain, it was nice to know you".

 

[ToTBellHop]

so that's where the 1899 in the project name came from. I guess the "CY" is "see ya Splash Mountain, it was nice to know you".

Why does everything about this project make me ragefully angry?

 

[danlb_2000]

Why does everything about this project make me ragefully angry?

Because it's a totally unnecessary project. So many better places that money could have been spent including a proper refurb of the current version of the ride.

 

[Kirby86]

so that's where the 1899 in the project name came from. I guess the "CY" is "see ya Splash Mountain, it was nice to know you".

If that's the idea then they are pretty petty.

 

[MisterPenguin]

If that's the idea then they are pretty petty.

It was a joke. Most likely means Caribbean waY since they're using the site's ID# and not a actual cryptic project name like Delos or TIJ.

 

[Kirby86]

It was a joke. Most likely means Caribbean waY since they're using the site's ID# and not a actual cryptic project name like Delos or TIJ.

I know it was a joke.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I know it was a joke.

Then why did you attribute pettiness to the people who named the project?

 

[EagleScout610]

I just hope its a worthy successor.

It won't be.

 

[JohnD]

It won't be.

Okay, never as good as Splash Mountain. I can agree with that. But hopefully a good ride at least.

 

[celluloid]

They took the old see-the-movie-about-the-country-which-we-didn't-make-part-of-the-ride theater room into an extended part of the water course. That alone was a major engineering revamp.

Then they had a whole new queue.

And there weren't pre-existing AAs to be reskinned as characters of the film. They instead created new AAs.

Because... AAs always make the ride special!!

They changed the old loading station area into the current scene 1.

They just made the old unloading and post show area unloading/loading and the queue. There were not any drastic water course changing as you describe.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

There's little to no financial upside here. Companies don't spend a lot of money on things with little to no financial upside. I personally am expecting a very long and dark scene that requires little to no theming (other than some "mist" and lights) to reduce the burden. Splash Mountain is simply too long and too complicated of an attraction to be done correctly under these circumstances.

 

[larryz]

Why does everything about this project make me ragefully angry?

Maybe you're too emotionally invested in an amusement park...*

* says a guy with over 21k messages on an amusement park message board...

 

[Disney Glimpses]

Maybe you're too emotionally invested in an amusement park...

It's no different than any other interest or hobby. Imagine if they completely "re-imagined" your favorite sport?

 

[ToTBellHop]

They changed the old loading station area into the current scene 1.

They just made the old unloading and post show area unloading/loading and the queue. There were not any drastic water course changing as you describe.

The path the boats take through the old load is different. They had to build a new trough there.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Why does everything about this project make me ragefully angry?

Splash was a fun flume with dark ride scenes and a fun and exciting drop. I never gave any thought of the content, I just enjoyed it with no judgement. I was then instructed to be offended and was given the reasons.

I am not angry, my concern is that the attraction will be closed for 3 years and we will be going from 77 animatronics to three animatronics and some screens.

I am more disturbed at the mistake going on in EPCOT with Moana’s journey of cement.

But our feelings do not matter because Disney’s gonna do what Disney’s gonna do no matter what we think.

When there is nothing you can do about it, staying angry is just hurting your self.

 

[csmat99]

Let's be honest Disney has said end of 2024 but wasn't Tron supposed to be done 2.5 years ago? I'm sure the opening will be pushed to 2025 unless they truly are just putting lipstick on a pig on in this case a bear, alligator and rabbit.

 

[celluloid]

. There's little to no financial upside here. Companies don't spend a lot of money on things with little to no financial upside. I personally am expecting a very long and dark scene that requires little to no theming (other than some "mist" and lights) to reduce the burden. Splash Mountain is simply too long and too complicated of an attraction to be done correctly under these circumstances.

More merchandise sales is what is going to make the project more money than the theme that currently sits. That is the reason the change is happening. Otherwise, any theme other than a major princess merch draw under utilized would have worked.