MerlinTheGoat
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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.
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News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure
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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
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Yep that view of the Castle at the top of the drop - yea .. that was planned !
EPCOT-O.G.
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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
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Rich T
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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.
MrPromey
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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
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True. I’m not saying I’m not concerned, I’m just trying really hard to stay optimistic.
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
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Subtle!
FettFan
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lol. They don't call them the River Parishes for nothing. Oxbow lakes all up and down the place.
retr0gate
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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
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Now that's what i'm talking about. Especially if the boats are omnidirectional...
MrPromey
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Except it wouldn't be a tree with a boat stuck in it.
It would likely be a steel frame with a fiberglass coated foam (as in styrofoam) build which would all weigh considerably less than it looks.
I mean, weight could still be an issue, I guess but my point is, in a situation like this when they want to build something, the first step would be figuring out what and then the second would be the construction materials and methods for the circumstances they're building under - including weight load.
This also wouldn't likely be something just bolted onto the exterior of the ride but connected directly to the frame under the exterior.
Again, it could still be an issue (one that money could absolutely fix) but I'm guessing that initial concept art they rushed out when they said this had been in the works since Walt's birth was probably the only solid thing they had and that little to no real thought about the actual story or practical efforts of converting this attraction had even been seriously considered at that point.
In short, I think it was about like the presentation of Beyond Thunder Mountain which is why it's taken years from that announcement to get to a point where they are ready to close the ride and actually begin a two year project that involves an already built structure and ride system.
Am I missing something? I just picked a name. "Classic John, a Classic Frank" when someone does something is a common slang these days for when someone does something they would tend to do. I feel dense so I did not know what I did by picking Joe.