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

[flynnibus]

Now you youngins know what it felt like when classics like 20k and horizons were run out of town. Let ‘em sit until they look like they NEED to be put out of their misery.

And before you know it… they are gone

 

[celluloid]

Why not extend the end date until Tron is completely open in April????

This so much better for crowd experience given the amount of people Splash is taking. What's another 2 months matter?

Disney needs the full 2 and a half years to retheme a ride that is already done.

Look how long it took to redo Maelstrom with the majority of it was the bones of what was there.

The disappointment and doubt are totally justified.

 

[EagleScout610]

Disney needs the full 2 and a half years to retheme a ride that is already done.

Look how long it took to redo Maelstrom with the majority of it was the bones of what was there.

The disappointment and doubt are totally justified.

I doubt the exterior will take 2 years.

 

[erasure fan1]

What has Disney done lately that gives you any idea they care about guest experience ?

Yup, that's right on the mark. Guest experience is #873 on their list of 900 things to worry about.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

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I doubt the exterior will take 2 years.

I give 'em two months. I'm still sour over the removal of the briar patch and replacing it with something that isn't threatening or iconic looking in the slightest. What even is that supposed to be? A patch of grass? Are we frog-sized in this ride? Why are Tiana and Naveen humans if that's the case?

 

[JoeCamel]

I give 'em two months. I'm still sour over the removal of the briar patch and replacing it with something that isn't threatening or iconic looking in the slightest. What even is that supposed to be? A patch of grass? Are we frog-sized in this ride? Why are Tiana and Naveen humans if that's the case?

Maybe they can have a bubble of swamp gas break the surface so the air cannon can be salvaged

 

[WondersOfLife]

Now you youngins know what it felt like when classics like 20k and horizons were run out of town. Let ‘em sit until they look like they NEED to be put out of their misery.

And before you know it… they are gone

That's how I felt about my childhood favorite Wonders of Life pavilion in it's entirety. That was my home. Left to rot.

 

[EagleScout610]

Two weeks to go everyone

 

[FiestaFunKid]

Did we ever get details on why they chose WDW first?

DL is the far better thematic fit, and has the ancient animatronics. Why not leave your WDW options open just in case the response to the ride is way below expectations?

 

[EagleScout610]

Did we ever get details on why they chose WDW first?

DL is the far better thematic fit, and has the ancient animatronics. Why not leave your WDW options open just in case the response to the ride is way below expectations?

Too many E Tickets are down at DL for them to safely pull Splash and open MMRR without apocalyptic crowd issues

 

[Brer Oswald]

Did we ever get details on why they chose WDW first?

DL is the far better thematic fit, and has the ancient animatronics. Why not leave your WDW options open just in case the response to the ride is way below expectations?

They want minimal pushback until this thing is done on both coasts. If they opened the DL version way ahead of the WDW version and it underperformed, you would see some pushback for people that were previously pro change. If it opens within a 6 month time frame in both coasts… there’s nothing they can do to change it at that point.

WDW’s version undoubtedly needs more work done to it to make the conversion, which is why it’s being closed first.

 

[Tha Realest]

Did we ever get details on why they chose WDW first?

DL is the far better thematic fit, and has the ancient animatronics. Why not leave your WDW options open just in case the response to the ride is way below expectations?

I don’t think Disney wants a 1:1 comparison in the US to exist contemporaneously.

 

[Kirby86]

I don’t think Disney wants a 1:1 comparison in the US to exist contemporaneously.

It still existing in Tokyo is one thing. But if it turns out the retheme is less than steller in one park while the OG is up and running in another state it wouldn't be a great look.

 

[Tha Realest]

It still existing in Tokyo is one thing. But if it turns out the retheme is less than steller in one park while the OG is up and running in another state it wouldn't be a great look.

Yes. You can already see the gaslighting from certain segments of DisTwitter to convince us the new ride will be better.

 

[Kirby86]

Yes. You can already see the gaslighting from certain segments of DisTwitter to convince us the new ride will be better.

Yeah I feel like they are trying to convince themselves more then anyone else, because of how hard they are arguing that no matter what it'll be better. Truth is no one outside of Disney knows what this ride will be like. Now it is entirely possible that Tianas will be a better ride. 2024 could roll around and we ride Tianas Bayou Adventure and we could be amazed. However that is an incredibly tall order since the current ride is a masterpiece in theme park rides.

 

[LittleBuford]

Yeah I feel like they are trying to convince themselves more then anyone else, because of how hard they are arguing that no matter what it'll be better.

As someone who's not on Twitter, I'm curious to see examples of this. I don't recall anyone here arguing such a thing, so it's difficult for to me to imagine the grounds on which the people you're referring to would maintain that the retheme is definitely going to be superior. Can you or someone else link to some representative tweets of this kind?

 

[Kirby86]

As someone who's not on Twitter, I'm curious to see examples of this. I don't recall anyone here arguing such a thing, so it's difficult for to me to imagine the grounds on which the people you're referring to would maintain that the retheme is definitely going to be superior. Can you or someone else link to some representative tweets of this kind?

I'm talking about DIS-Twitter every mention of the ride turns into a Save Splash verses you're racist if you like the ride. It's hot takes among hot takes both sides are annoying.

This website dosen't have that .Of course there are people who are excited about the potential and people who aren't. People who are excited about the potential of retheme give reasons why they are optimistic. Others who are a little weary of it have their reasons. We debate and discuss and it doesn't go into a name calling match. At the end of the day we all just want the best ride possible

 

[EagleScout610]

As someone who's not on Twitter, I'm curious to see examples of this. I don't recall anyone here arguing such a thing, so it's difficult for to me to imagine the grounds on which the people you're referring to would maintain that the retheme is definitely going to be superior. Can you or someone else link to some representative tweets of this kind?

 

[J4546]

Imagine if they had gone through with the canceled Atlantis based fire mountain land....that would been swell

 

[Kirby86]

Eagle Scout is right you don't go down the Dis-Twitter rabbit hole It's exhausting. It's a whole Lotta mud slinging.