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

[JohnD]

Just got my new Chase Disney Premier Visa Card. Apparently, Chase didn't get the memo:

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Just got my new Chase Disney Premier Visa Card. Apparently, Chase didn't get the memo:

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This makes me think, was Splash stuff considered for the 50th but put on the chopping block after what happened? Because this design lines up with the art they did for the anniversary merchandise.

 

[Midwest Elitist]

This makes me think, was Splash stuff considered for the 50th but put on the chopping block after what happened? Because this design lines up with the art they did for the anniversary merchandise.

Supposedly, WDW wasn't supposed to get a retheme until 2020 happened.

 

[Dream23]

I just saw an old add for Splash and it made me remember a question I’ve had.
When looking at the drop, directly to the right is a path/que. Wasn’t this used as an entrance at some point? I remember as a kid right after 9/11 going up that way.

 

[Midwest Elitist]

I just saw an old add for Splash and it made me remember a question I’ve had.
When looking at the drop, directly to the right is a path/que. Wasn’t this used as an entrance at some point? I remember as a kid right after 9/11 going up that way.

yep

 

[jpinkc]

Asa Kalama, Kim Irvine, Charita Carter? Just because you can think of any doesn't mean they don't exist.

Ok Kim Irvine I did forget about. The other 2 dont ring any bells. But what has Disney Imagineering created that really has RUNG any Bells??? SWGE its confused..... Pandora is neat? TSL (love Pixar) but not so much the rides.

 

[Kirby86]

Supposedly, WDW wasn't supposed to get a retheme until 2020 happened.

Yeah the WDW Tiana ride very much seems like an afterthought like a last minute of course Magic Kingdoms Splash is getting changed too and it always was!

 

[Trauma]

Asa Kalama, Kim Irvine, Charita Carter? Just because you can think of any doesn't mean they don't exist.

Isn’t Asa Kalama they guy responsible for Smugglers Run?

That’s suppose to be reassuring?

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Yeah the WDW Tiana ride very much seems like an afterthought like a last minute of course Magic Kingdoms Splash is getting changed too and it always was!

The retheme feels custom-built for DL considering how much it factors into the already established bayou-ish look the interior parts of the ride has.

 

[twilight mitsuk]

No more splash mountain rapid rampage

 

[Dream23]

yep

Glad I’m not crazy! When was that que used and why was it changed? I’ve tried googling but nothing!

 

[Midwest Elitist]

Glad I’m not crazy! When was that que used and why was it changed? I’ve tried googling but nothing!

Too small for FP + standby I think?

 

[Kirby86]

The retheme feels custom-built for DL considering how much it factors into the already established bayou-ish look the interior parts of the ride has.

Yup honesty the Imagineers seem more excited about Lands variant

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Yup honesty the Imagineers seem more excited about Lands variant

WDW's Splash is superior and improves upon DL's in every way, it does a better job of immersing you in the world of the Br'er Rabbit stories.

 

[Midwest Elitist]

WDW's Splash is superior and improves upon DL's in every way, it does a better job of immersing you in the world of the Br'er Rabbit stories.

It's harder to top an A+ ride than an A- ride. Both good, but WDWs is legendary.

 

[Kirby86]

It's harder to top an A+ ride than an A- ride. Both good, but WDWs is legendary.

Yup agreed 100%. I wonder if the people in charge of Florida's parks are nervous about the change. Not saying Tiana will turn out bad we have no idea but Splash was a known commodity. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

 

[Midwest Elitist]

Yup agreed 100%. I wonder if the people in charge of Florida's parks are nervous about the change. Not saying Tiana will turn out bad we have no idea but Splash was a known commodity. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

While I fully believe the company is on fire behind the scenes, I'm not sure if TDO cares that much. I think they should, but they probably have their heads so far up you know where, that they aren't taking it seriously. The budget increased? So what. Budget doesn't give you a cohesive story.

 

[SpectreJordan]

This always comes off as so tacky to me. It’s huge “pick me” energy, and makes both parks come off as super desperate.

Maybe try using your handles to promote your own parks, as opposed to commenting on everything Disney does.

I also find it very annoying. It's very "How do you do, fellow kids?" to me.

It's even worse when it's about rides that are nowhere near as good as Splash. It'd be a bit different if Disney closed RnRC then Universal was bragging about Velocicoaster being open still. But Dudley Do-Right? It's fun but it's so cheesy lmao

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I honestly can’t see the DL version of the redo being better than WDW. The flume moves so much faster which will make it difficult to convey the plot, especially if it’s very dialogue driven. Splash Mountain’s scenes were so well designed that you could tell exactly what was happening without any audio at all.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I don't expect them to do this, but at Disneyland they could probably slow down the travel speed of the logs by turning down the power of the water flow in the flume.