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

[EagleScout610]

Train narration has been updated to say “new critters are making a splash”

I assume the windows are already covered up in the tunnel?

 

[JohnD]

Lots of walls up!

https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/tianas-bayou-adventure/gallery/23jan2023-tiana's-bayou-adventure-construction-walls---january-23-2023.htm

Apparently the Southern Dome Salt Company bought out the place. Brer Rabbit and his company have been kicked to the curb.

 

[JohnD]

Train narration has been updated to say “new critters are making a splash”

So, are they implying Tiana's place can still be called "Splash Mountain", if not officially?

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Train narration has been updated to say “new critters are making a splash”

Any word on the Liberty Square Riverboat?

 

[JohnD]

Any word on the Liberty Square Riverboat?

You're referring to the narration during the ride. I was about to ask "What about it?"

 

[CntrlFlPete]

was lucky enough to ride last night. It was strange seeing folks happy/cheering at dispatch, very excited for their last ride -- but the logs coming in to unload -- so somber, quite, so a strange contrast! Folks cheering every log after the drop. So odd in the year of the rabbit. I hope we at least see a headstone in the pet cemetery for Brer Rabbit or something. thanks for so many fun memories!

my last try at a pic from the top of Splash:

 

[monothingie]

Apparently the Southern Dome Salt Company bought out the place. Brer Rabbit and his company have been kicked to the curb.

I’m concerned about industrial salt conglomerates that encourage high sodium diets and the resulting negative health effects. This is a terrible message Disney is sending. I demand a boycott of this new attraction.

 

[Tha Realest]

Train narration has been updated to say “new critters are making a splash”

New whats?

Someone needs to change that pronto.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

You're referring to the narration during the ride. I was about to ask "What about it?"

Yes, that’s what I meant…Chic-a-Pin is mentioned in the dialogue…just wondered if they changed that too…

 

[JoeCamel]

I’m concerned about industrial salt conglomerates that encourage high sodium diets and the resulting negative health effects. This is a terrible message Disney is sending. I demand a boycott of this new attraction.

Have you eaten at Pecos Bills and Cosmic Ray's? They need a salt dome inhouse to supply them

 

[Tha Realest]

Apparently the Southern Dome Salt Company bought out the place. Brer Rabbit and his company have been kicked to the curb.

I thought this was a joke.

Yikes.

They really are leaning in to the salt dome conceit, completely oblivious to its use of slave labor, in the first ride devoted to an African American princess.

 

[drizgirl]

I dunno. I would think that the fact that she is not in Fantasy land would make her more... well... real, which would be a good thing... looking up to a more real princess than one relegated to pure fantasy. And if it makes you feel any better, we'll have black Ariel later this year and she's still firmly entrenched in Fantasyland.

Kids actually like fantasy.

 

[GhostHost1000]

I thought this was a joke.

Yikes.

They really are leaning in to the salt dome conceit, completely oblivious to its use of slave labor, in the first ride devoted to an African American princess.

Yikes.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I’m concerned about industrial salt conglomerates that encourage high sodium diets and the resulting negative health effects. This is a terrible message Disney is sending. I demand a boycott of this new attraction.

You mean like this?

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

I assume the windows are already covered up in the tunnel?

There's a curtain up but the scene is still partially visible apparently.

 

[Patcheslee]

This. Complaints about the height requirement and Target demographic are hyperbole. Most children will hit the height requirement while they are 3 or earlier

If mine wasn't tall enough to ride something featuring her favorite character, I would just wait until she was tall enough to go. It's not like height requirements are hidden or a surprise.

 

[matt9112]

Or 20K. The only other time MK closed an E-ticket and the only thing comparable to today (even if, say, closing Snow White for a meet and greet was a worse decision).

Many of the parks rides have come and gone, but the park was blessed not to loose any of those headliners besides the submarines.

And now it's happened again with Splash...though it's not a total replacement.

At least 20k had an argument for it’s closing (capacity was trash) I think capacity and use of land should trump most things and 20k wasn’t good at either.

 

[seabreezept813]

“Mommy mommy can we ride Tiana’s ride?”

”I’m sorry sweetie. The company didn’t think about the target demographic for the IP when they forgot about the ride system height requirement. Again.”

My 4 year old wouldn’t ride Splash and was tall enough. One look and wouldn’t even consider it.. so ridiculous to that it will really be like 6+ if that..

 

[wdwmagic]

 

[celluloid]

This. Complaints about the height requirement and Target demographic are hyperbole. Most children will hit the height requirement while they are 3 or earlier

What child hits 40 inches at 2? That would be an extreme percentile. For boys or girls, even more extreme, and I have tall kids.