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

[Animaniac93-98]

Chapek saw an opportunity on the list to build a “new e-ticket ride” without having to pay for a new e-ticket ride.

I won't be surprised if this costs as much as a new e-ticket should

 

[bhg469]

Genuine question.

Why does Disney need to respond in some big way to EU ASAP? UO is still playing catch up to Disney.

WDW has opened New Fantasyland, Galaxy’s Edge, Pandora, and many new attractions.

I genuinely don’t understand this line of thought?

All reactions to Potter. And it moved Universals needle. An entire park with several huge IPs is a big threat IMO.. But again there are people that won't go there no matter what, citing reasons.. you're probably right though. Disney doesn't want APs so this is a good way to get rid of them.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

WDW has opened New Fantasyland

New Fantasyland opened 10 years ago. It's not "new" anymore.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Far from it. There's so many new attractions for Universal all around the world it's ridiculous.

Of course not all of them are good, but that also applies to Disney.

If you look at attendance numbers, size of property, length of stay, UO is still playing catch up. And let’s not bring up USH, which is no where near Disneyland’s numbers.

Fact of the matter, UO is trying to get longer guest visits, less guests leaving to go to Disney. Will it pull some guests away from Disney? Quite possibly. Will it be enough to make a big dent?

Time will tell.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Her clothes look appropriate enough to me.

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Those look like pants to me.

 

[Disney Analyst]

New Fantasyland opened 10 years ago. It's not "new" anymore.

I mean, I’m just calling it by it’s name my point is, Disney has been making changes.

And we all know a 5th gate is not happening anytime soon.

I don’t think they are too worried about EU, if anything it will bring more tourist to the region, which will help everyone.

 

[LittleBuford]

But again there are people that won't go there no matter what, citing reasons..

My reason is that I like Disney and not Universal. It's a matter of taste. If I ever stop going to WDW, I'll simply spend the time and money on another kind of holiday entirely, not at a rival theme park that holds no interest for me.

 

[LittleBuford]

Those look like pants to me.

It's amazing how modern those women look. They could pass for hipsters!

 

[bhg469]

I mean, I’m just calling it by it’s name my point is, Disney has been making changes.

And we all know a 5th gate is not happening anytime soon.

I don’t think they are too worried about EU, if anything it will bring more tourist to the region, which will help everyone.

A 5th gate better not happen!! They've got a ton of work to do on 3 parks.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Then Disney shouldn't be touting how "authentic" they are making it to the 1920's.

Especially if the ride is to take place in :checks notes: Frontierland.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Honestly, I would wager half the people on this forum will never set foot in a universal park and Disney's audience is probably about those same numbers. I know I am getting an AP when it opens and taking at least a year off of Disney but I feel like I'm in the minority.

Probably true but I suspect that number is decreasing every year as Disney stays dormant while Universal is building like crazy. I’ve been to WDW about a dozen times and never been to Universal Florida because I didn’t want to sacrifice “Disney time”, we will be spending 2 days there on our next trip in January. I’ve been to Universal Hollywood a few times so I didn’t feel I was missing out on a lot but with Hagrids motorbike, Gringots, and now Velocicoaster there’s too much I want to do to avoid it anymore. Meanwhile I’ve been on everything at WDW often enough 1 day at each park is plenty.

Really?!? You must not be on twitter when everyone felt they had to pile on lol or just chose to ignore the fake outrage which was wise. Now i do agree w them being cheap & finding a way to rid themselves of a heavy AA ride

I avoid Twitter and the other social media sites like the plague so you are correct, I can say whatever outrage there was never managed to make the mainstream news or Disney sites because I never heard it.

 

[bhg469]

Probably true but I suspect that number is decreasing every year as Disney stays dormant while Universal is building like crazy. I’ve been to WDW about a dozen times and never been to Universal Florida because I didn’t want to sacrifice “Disney time”, we will be spending 2 days there on our next trip in January. I’ve been to Universal Hollywood a few times so I didn’t feel I was missing out on a lot but with Hagrids motorbike, Gringots, and now Velocicoaster there’s too much I want to do to avoid it anymore. Meanwhile I’ve been on everything at WDW often enough 1 day at each park is plenty.



I avoid Twitter and the other social media sites like the plague so you are correct, I can say whatever outrage there was never managed to make the mainstream news or Disney sites because I never heard it.

You're in for a treat!! Hagrids is currently my favorite ride in Orlando. The parks are in great shape and only getting better. Enjoy yourself!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

TBA is really going to confuse those acronym TBA when announcements roll in..

 

[Satans Hockey]

I just hope they give us an ofifical closing date for the Splash Mountain rides. Hadn't planned on going to either Disney park any time soon but definitely would like to get on once more before it closes for good.

I wish they would have treated this more like the Tower of Terror / Guardians of the Galaxy and have kept Splash at one of the parks here and put this new one at the other.

 

[Dear Prudence]

Her clothes look appropriate enough to me.

The Evolution of Travel Clothes

We wanted to look back and see how history has influenced travel clothing over time. We’ve focused on Western fashion and recent history — a snapshot timeline presents how the nature of life in each period brought us to where we are now.

shop.bluffworks.com

Most women who had actual working roles wore pants. Pants were common (ish) on farms. Women who traveled wore pants. She's trekking through a Bayou (pre little wooden boardwalks and plastic signs). Tiana would wear pants.

 

[crazy4disney]

Probably true but I suspect that number is decreasing every year as Disney stays dormant while Universal is building like crazy. I’ve been to WDW about a dozen times and never been to Universal Florida because I didn’t want to sacrifice “Disney time”, we will be spending 2 days there on our next trip in January. I’ve been to Universal Hollywood a few times so I didn’t feel I was missing out on a lot but with Hagrids motorbike, Gringots, and now Velocicoaster there’s too much I want to do to avoid it anymore. Meanwhile I’ve been on everything at WDW often enough 1 day at each park is plenty.



I avoid Twitter and the other social media sites like the plague so you are correct, I can say whatever outrage there was never managed to make the mainstream news or Disney sites because I never heard it.

Yet Disney still caved. Pretty sad right?

 

[Sir_Cliff]

If you look at attendance numbers, size of property, length of stay, UO is still playing catch up. And let’s not bring up USH, which is no where near Disneyland’s numbers.

Fact of the matter, UO is trying to get longer guest visits, less guests leaving to go to Disney. Will it pull some guests away from Disney? Quite possibly. Will it be enough to make a big dent?

Time will tell.

I think I'm one of the few who's with you on this. Disney will probably lose some guests or guest days to Uni over Epic Universe, but, honestly, they seem to be trying to do that by themselves right now by raising prices, dynamic pricing, setting attendance caps, introducing park reservations, etc. They have a lot of levers they can pull in terms of pricing if they start to feel the pinch before needing to build new attractions.

My impression is that Epic Universe serves more to make Uni an attractive resort destination in its own right and thus easier for them to sell extended stays and packages. We don't really know, though, how much EU's attendance is going to come from days people were spending at Disney parks, people extending Uni stays, or days people would have otherwise spent at Universal Studios or IOA.

 

[Turtlekrawl]

Disney’s naming of rides peaked with Countdown to Extinction.

 

[matt9112]

During the Essence Festival, Disney noted the new name for the attraction will be Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, with a reopening in Late 2024.

Well I think that name is awful. So off to a great start I guess? Also can we tamp down the mountain range merch with this change? “Two distant mountains” doesn’t have the same ring.

 

[matt9112]

I think a lot of people at Disney understand that this is probably the most important attraction with the highest stakes that they've done in quite some time. I don't think for a second that anyone involved has any intention to do anything less than knock this out of the park.

Whether management lets them deliver is another thing.

What they want is irrelevant. The budget will dictate what we get. That’s like me hoping and wishing a Ferrari is in my driveway….