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

[Incomudro]

Part of me wouldn't mind if they need to demo the whole thing. I'd prefer they start from scratch instead of having to shoehorn the new ride into the existing space. I think the project would turn out much better that way.

I fear that if that were the case, that like 20K - the entire project would be abandoned and become Tiana's grotto.

 

[38053WDW]

Yeah, Pecos Bill can become Tiana's Palace.

I always thought it would have bee nice for her own ride/ restaurant ... you could walk over to it (beind BTM) or take the steamboat over to it with and new dock to let you off for the restaurant ...

 

[Rich T]

But that image itself—with the rock work, tree stump, and briar patch—speaks to (or rather spoke to) the highly themed environment that characterised the entire ride. It announced itself to be more than just another log flume.

Okay… goodness… Let me be perfectly clear: When I say “the drop” I don’t mean just the bare-bones flume. I mean the complete visual package when you look at it. Tiana’s version of the exterior drop will have different specific details, but I’m confident the overall visual impact will be quite similar/on par with/high quality/the Money Shot.

 

[LittleBuford]

Okay… goodness… Let me be perfectly clear: When I say “the drop” I don’t mean just the bare-bones flume. I mean the complete visual package when you look at it. Tiana’s version of the exterior drop will have different specific details, but I’m confident the overall visual impact will be quite similar/on par with/high quality/the Money Shot.

I tend to agree, though I can't say I love the idea of a crowned water tower. Hopefully the final design will be more impressive than the concept art suggests.

 

[Tha Realest]

Okay… goodness… Let me be perfectly clear: When I say “the drop” I don’t mean just the bare-bones flume. I mean the complete visual package when you look at it. Tiana’s version of the exterior drop will have different specific details, but I’m confident the overall visual impact will be quite similar/on par with/high quality/the Money Shot.

How can you suggest theming is immaterial and replaceable but then say what’s impressive is the “complete visual package”?

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

That’s part of the overall drop experience/image. I’m not sure how much of that effect will be worked into the new version

Well, the briar patch is being removed outright and replaced by "soft" looking foliage (grass and bushes). Visually speaking, it certainly won't have the sort of intimidation factor that the thorns had.

 

[SNS]

Well, the briar patch is being removed outright and replaced by "soft" looking foliage (grass and bushes). Visually speaking, it certainly won't have the sort of intimidation factor that the thorns had.

One of the weirder parts of this whole thing for me that is they are trying to dress up the whole thing as more friendly (apparently the lift hill will also be cheery as well) but... well they are still dropping you. The tone of these things feels off.

 

[38053WDW]

I disagree with your interpretation of Signature Element. The drop is the image most people have in their heads when they think of Splash. It’s the Money Shot, the image Disney uses in all their media to promote it. It’s the thing everyone photographs. The drop is the iconic signature element of Splash Mountain, just as Cinderella Castle is MK’s signature element. It’s the first image that pops into mind when the subject is mentioned.

Yep that view of the Castle at the top of the drop - yea .. that was planned !

 

[Tha Realest]

One of the weirder parts of this whole thing for me that is they are trying to dress up the whole thing as more friendly (apparently the lift hill will also be cheery as well) but... well they are still dropping you. The tone of these things feels off.

It’s almost like it’s being tonally and thematically shoved into a bad fit

 

[MisterPenguin]

Part of me wouldn't mind if they need to demo the whole thing.

We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Flatter. Marshier. The Six Hundred Million Dollar Flume!

Also we can make the now height appropriate 'drop' face a better sightline: The swamp surrounding MK.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Flatter. Marshier. The Six Hundred Million Dollar Flume!

Also we can make the now height appropriate 'drop' face a better sightline: The swamp surrounding MK.

 

[Rich T]

How can you suggest theming is immaterial and replaceable but then say what’s impressive is the “complete visual package”?

Well, to start with, I never said theming is immaterial. I said Splash’s big final drop—that iconic image (yes, the whole “themed” image) is the ride’s signature money-shot image. The image that Disney has always used in every kind of advertising.

 

[larryz]

Definition of word Classic:

adjective

• 1.judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind:"a classic novel"

If you post in this forum and say that Splash Mountain is not a classic, than you are direct opposition with this website's (as well as Imagineering and theme park industry's) take on Splash Mountain.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, "Classic" can also mean "extremely or unusually funny, bad, or annoying."

 

[MrPromey]

And salt. Lots of salt.

That's funny, I could have sworn it was water... Ordinary water.

Now that would make some ending to the new ride, wouldn't it?

 

[Rich T]

Well, the briar patch is being removed outright and replaced by "soft" looking foliage (grass and bushes). Visually speaking, it certainly won't have the sort of intimidation factor that the thorns had.

True. I’m not saying I’m not concerned, I’m just trying really hard to stay optimistic.

 

[celluloid]

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, "Classic" can also mean "extremely or unusually funny, bad, or annoying."

That is true and based on the current use of slang. Like someone committing a gaff. "Classic Joe"
Over Webster's and Cambridge, I am an Oxford guy myself.

 

[LittleBuford]

Like someone committing a gaff. "Classic Joe"

Subtle!

 

[FettFan]

Have you ever passed a large pond or small lake?

lol. They don't call them the River Parishes for nothing. Oxbow lakes all up and down the place.

 

[retr0gate]

I would love to see some kind of happy medium between the original design that was released and the version we have now. I think Mama Odie's tree would've been visually overwhelming but I do agree that as is the mountain looks a little barren without the tree stump on top. Been sketching out my take on how it could've been redesigned.

 

[FettFan]

We can rebuild it. We have the technology. Flatter. Marshier. The Six Hundred Million Dollar Flume!

Now that's what i'm talking about. Especially if the boats are omnidirectional...