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

[Sir_Cliff]

Have you heard of a guy named 'Disney' and the naming conventions of his company ?

He didn't call his movies Walt's Movie, Walt's Second Movie, etc. and his theme parks Walt's Theme Park, Walt's Florida Theme Park, etc.!

It's the "Foods" that makes it sound so unimaginative. Anyway, not really a serious issue, just tickles me for some reason every time I see that name!

 

[Dear Prudence]

This was brought up in the DL thread, but is it possible California's closing got moved not only for Toontown but given Indiana Jones and a couple other big rides are down for long refurbs until the spring. Magic Kingdom as far as I know, doesn't have many, if any, high scale attractions down, so closing Splash would be like it's regular rehab time.

But will they ACTUALLY fix Indy?!

 

[MisterPenguin]

4) The “sewage canal” on the sidewalks in Liberty Square…HISTORICALLY ACCURATE because that’s the way sewage was handled during colonial times.

There’s 4 examples of historical accuracy NOT thematic richness…not “Disneyfied”

I've read that the middle of the road was originally cobblestone to be 'rustic' but repealed by 'dirt' concrete because the cobblestone was problematic.

Also there's a Mississippi river boat port right there in Philadelphia.

 

[Poseidon Quest]

...are rumored to be selling off select assets to Apple (NOT the whole company as was rumored by YouTube talking heads last week, but I’m fairly certain that 20th Century Animation and Searchlight Pictures will be sold off).

That's interesting and it would make sense for a scenario for that to happen. Are there any sources that elaborate on this rumor though? I hadn't heard it among all of the nonsense, but it would actually make a lot of business sense.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

This was brought up in the DL thread, but is it possible California's closing got moved not only for Toontown but given Indiana Jones and a couple other big rides are down for long refurbs until the spring. Magic Kingdom as far as I know, doesn't have many, if any, high scale attractions down, so closing Splash would be like it's regular rehab time.

I know it is the slow(er) time of the year, but until Tron opens, you will have probably the biggest E ticket down for the changeover. At the very least, they should have delayed the closing of Splash by a few weeks and sped up the opening of Tron so it would’ve been a “seamless” E ticket transition…just my .02

 

[thomas998]

But will they ACTUALLY fix Indy?!

I'm guessing Indy will open near the opening of the last Indy film, probably have the female Indy character stuck in random places in it like they did Captain Jack in Pirates ride.... but unless they make some major changes in how the ride actually operates I'm betting it will still have lots of down time all the time it is supposedly open for business.

 

[TwilightZone]

But will they ACTUALLY fix Indy?!

Given the new movie, I don't see why they wouldn't as sort of a tie in.

 

[JoeCamel]

Yeah, "foods" is likely part of what makes this sound so bad.
It sounds like a giant corporation, like Kraft Foods - rather than a personal thing like we would imagine being linked to Tiana.

Kraft sponsored The Land....

 

[Incomudro]

Kraft sponsored The Land....

Conagraland

 

[TwilightZone]

Kraft sponsored The Land....

The land sponsored by tiana foods...

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Maybe a bit of alliteration could have spiced the name up. Like Tiana's Trading Co or something.

 

[Tha Realest]

The land sponsored by tiana foods...

“I have loved the value that we have built with the Tiana Food brand. I am excited to form this enduring partnership with Monsanto so we can continue to provide these great foods for generations to come.”

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Technically, Disney’s broke and that’s why they ousted Chapek, are on a hiring freeze, and are rumored to be selling off select assets to Apple (NOT the whole company as was rumored by YouTube talking heads last week, but I’m fairly certain that 20th Century Animation and Searchlight Pictures will be sold off).

But that’s not really because of “woke”….it’s because Bob Iger went all supermarket sweep with the company credit card.

Don’t forget about 20th Century Studios. That’s also a big deal.

 

[Californian Elitist]

To be fair, it’s no more unimaginative than Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

This reminds me of the phrase “Walt Disney’s magic kingdom” that is commonly heard in Disneyland. “Magic kingdom” is not as generic as “foods,” but it’s basically the same formula: the creator and the creator’s creation.

 

[Tha Realest]

Technically, Disney’s broke and that’s why they ousted Chapek, are on a hiring freeze, and are rumored to be selling off select assets to Apple (NOT the whole company as was rumored by YouTube talking heads last week, but I’m fairly certain that 20th Century Animation and Searchlight Pictures will be sold off).

But that’s not really because of “woke”….it’s because Bob Iger went all supermarket sweep with the company credit card.

The Fox deal was one of Iger’s biggest acquisitions. While they’ve been terrible at incorporating those assets and IP, I can’t see him selling it off now.

 

[HoustonHorn]

Rode today for the last time. Don't get me wrong - I have 3 more MK visits planned this trip, but I cannot let this version be my lasting memory of Splash Mountain, so I'm done. About half the animatronics and other effects work. The audio was jacked up. They aren't doing routine maintenance. Whomever let it fall into the horrible show it is now needs to be given a good old fashioned whipping.

RIP Splash Mountain. I loved you.

OTOH, I told my daughter today about the retheme. Tiana is her favorite princess, so she's excited. And fortunately for her, she's 7, so she won't have detailed memories of Splash to compare it to...

 

[MisterPenguin]

Good grief. We gotta stop this guy

You got a problem with me or Walt?

 

[EagleScout610]

You got a problem with me or Walt?

Walt. I mean I dont see "MisterPenguin Land" "MisterPenguin World" "Tokyo MisterPenguin..."

 

[MisterPenguin]

Walt. I mean I dont see "MisterPenguin Land" "MisterPenguin World" "Tokyo MisterPenguin..."

Not yet!

 

[FettFan]

The Fox deal was one of Iger’s biggest acquisitions. While they’ve been terrible at incorporating those assets and IP, I can’t see him selling it off now.

Disney paid $4 Billion for Marvel, $4.05 Billion for Lucasfilm, $7.4 Billion for Pixar,

The Fox deal was $71.3 Billion. That’s why they’re putting so much stock in Avatar 2 being a success.

The Avatar Sequel Is a Make-or-Break Moment for Disney’s $71 Billion Fox Deal

Returning boss Bob Iger oversaw the 2019 purchase. A December premiere will help indicate whether he overpaid.

www.bloomberg.com

Iger overpaid for Fox, especially when his primary motivator was to get the Fox Marvel rights (Fantastic 4 and X-Men) back under the control of Marvel Studios.

Certain parts of Fox, the ones that are redundant, will be sold off to stop the bleeding. Disney can’t afford to just shutter them, as they did LucasArts and LucasBooks after that acquisition.

(Btw, ending lucasarts was one of the dumbest decisions Disney ever made…but that’s another topic for another thread)