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

[owlsandcoffee]

Well, apparently they're going to reskin Brer Bear with the beehive on his nose as Louis stuck in a prickle bush, so... yeah, there's a distinct possibilty.

Side note, anybody else wondering just how the beehive got on Brer Bear's nose to begin with? Did he decide to stick his nose in there, or did it just fall off and land on his nose somehow?

Spoilers for Song of the South... if you were planning on watching it, lol. Br'er Rabbit escapes getting cooked by Br'er Fox by convincing Br'er Bear that there's a thing called a "Laughing Place". Br'er Bear wants to see the Laughing Place, so Br'er Rabbit leads them along until he finds a thicket with a beehive in it. He tells Br'er Bear that's the Laughing Place, and Br'er Bear sticks his head in. This leads to Beehive on nose.

 

[DCLcruiser]

Spoilers for Song of the South... if you were planning on watching it, lol. Br'er Rabbit escapes getting cooked by Br'er Fox by convincing Br'er Bear that there's a thing called a "Laughing Place". Br'er Bear wants to see the Laughing Place, so Br'er Rabbit leads them along until he finds a thicket with a beehive in it. He tells Br'er Bear that's the Laughing Place, and Br'er Bear sticks his head in. This leads to Beehive on nose.

And now the ride and name "LP" makes sense. The more you know...

 

[Disneyson]

Doesn’t the dialogue from the ride basically say that, like, “this might not be your laughin’ place, but I sure am laughin!” “There’s just BEES in there!”

 

[Texas84]

A re-theme to Moana makes more sense.

 

[LittleBuford]

A re-theme to Moana makes more sense.

How?

 

[Epcot82Guy]

I say we go full Home on the Range... Anyone?

Or maybe they could theme it to a river expedition. Maybe in the West. Call it like "Western River Expedition" or something...

 

[larryz]

I'd rather see an airplane coming straight towards my balcony

So you're saying they should retheme Test Track to include airplanes?

 

[EagleScout610]

So you're saying they should retheme Test Track to include airplanes?

Goofy's Barnstormer retheme of Test Track is what you're implying, right???

 

[larryz]

Goofy's Barnstormer retheme of Test Track is what you're implying, right???

Either that or the Astro Orbiter...

 

[LittleBuford]

I say we go full Home on the Range... Anyone?

It’s a terrible film! Thematic fit isn’t everything; the quality of the IP should also matter.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

It’s a terrible film! Thematic fit isn’t everything; the quality of the IP should also matter.

Apologies - the sarcasm didn't transfer. Other than I don't believe in destroying creations, that film could never see the light of day in any medium and it may still be too soon.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

It’s a terrible film! Thematic fit isn’t everything; the quality of the IP should also matter.

I was subjected to months of "torture by Home on the Range" by my youngest for however long it was on cable a while back...it's flat-out awful.

 

[LittleBuford]

Apologies - the sarcasm didn't transfer. Other than I don't believe in destroying creations, that film could never see the light of day in any medium and it may still be too soon.

Sorry, my fault for not recognising the sarcasm!

 

[LittleBuford]

I was subjected to months of "torture by Home on the Range" by my youngest for however long it was on cable a while back...it's flat-out awful.

Have you seen Chicken Little? That’s even worse. It’s probably the only Disney animated film I would refuse to rewatch.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Have you seen Chicken Little? That’s even worse. It’s probably the only Disney animated film I would refuse to rewatch.

HA! I have the order reversed. I don't mind Chicken Little quite as much.

 

[LittleBuford]

HA! I have the order reversed. I don't mind Chicken Little quite as much.

Interesting! Either way, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Interesting! Either way, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Absolutely.

 

[Turtle]

A re-theme to Moana makes more sense.

I agree with this. You can much more easily turn Splash into Moana and re-align it to fit with Adventureland as opposed to Frontierland than do weird backflips to make New Orleans fit in Frontierland.

 

[LittleBuford]

I agree with this. You can much more easily turn Splash into Moana and re-align it to fit with Adventureland as opposed to Frontierland than do weird backflips to make New Orleans fit in Frontierland.

Just as Splash Mountain didn't entail making a Georgian plantation fit Frontierland, the rethemed version need not entail any overt references to New Orleans on the outside of the attraction (and the concept art showed none). We would be replacing one animal-themed Southern bayou setting with another.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Just as Splash Mountain didn't entail making a Georgian plantation fit Frontierland, the rethemed version need not entail any overt references to New Orleans on the outside of the attraction (and the concept art showed none). We would be replacing one animal-themed Southern bayou setting with another.

Song of the South, the movie, takes place in Georgia.

Splash Mountain, the WDW ride, does not. That's why they changed the landscape, the music, etc. Bears, foxes and rabbits live West of the Mississippi too. Even riverboats operated out west. They translated the story to a western setting because without any references to plantation life, it doesn't have to be set in the South East.

The proposed Tiana ride is about preparing for Mardi Gras. They're not even trying this time because the California designers wen't thinking much about WDW when they made the decision, only what would fit in "their" park.