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

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Purely Speculative> Disney marketing put their foot in their mouth by stating the attraction would take place after the events of the movie. I feel like the entire marketing blurb about the overhaul was doomed by this one statement. I suspect OLC would have been more receptive to the PatF overlay had the attraction storyline taken place either as a new subplot during the events of the movie or possibly a prequel story sans any humans and voodoo undertones. In doing so, it would have remained truer to the original attraction and had larger international appeal with a greater focus on the AA critters. OLC doesn't care about Mardi Gras. OLC doesn't care about Tiana.

 

[Brer Panther]

OLC doesn't care about Mardi Gras. OLC doesn't care about Tiana.

Neither did Disney until recently.

 

[_caleb]

Like the Little Mermaid ride?

Well, hopefully not too much like the Little Mermaid ride.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

A common thread between Mermaid, Frozen Ever After an BatB is the downplaying of the movie's villain in the ride. Gaston isn't in BatB at all. Disney doesn't seem to like their newer Princess rides with too much scares. Even Snow White in California is being toned down.

I wouldn't expect much of Facilier in the ride, even if he would be the most interesting element. I think like Frozen, most, if not all, of the thrills will come from the drops.

 

[_caleb]

A common thread between Mermaid, Frozen Ever After an BatB is the downplaying of the movie's villain in the ride. Gaston isn't in BatB at all. Disney doesn't seem to like their newer Princess rides with too much scares. Even Snow White in California is being toned down.

I wouldn't expect much of Facilier in the ride, even if he would be the most interesting element. I think like Frozen, most, if not all, of the thrills will come from the drops.

Huh. Never thought about the lack of Bad Guys. That’s interesting. Also, it seems to make things a bit boring.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Huh. Never thought about the lack of Bad Guys. That’s interesting. Also, it seems to make things a bit boring.

Yep. But to be absolutely fair in FEA’s case, the villain from Frozen has to be the least interesting aspect of the film.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Yep. But to be absolutely fair in FEA’s case, the villain from Frozen has to be the least interesting aspect of the film.

Frozen Ever After also takes place after Frozen.

 

[drizgirl]

A common thread between Mermaid, Frozen Ever After an BatB is the downplaying of the movie's villain in the ride. Gaston isn't in BatB at all. Disney doesn't seem to like their newer Princess rides with too much scares. Even Snow White in California is being toned down.

I wouldn't expect much of Facilier in the ride, even if he would be the most interesting element. I think like Frozen, most, if not all, of the thrills will come from the drops.

Newer princess rides also don't have big drop hills.

 

[Brer Panther]

I wouldn't expect much of Facilier in the ride, even if he would be the most interesting element. I think like Frozen, most, if not all, of the thrills will come from the drops.

Wasn't it reported that the "Friends on the Other Side" would appear in the ride, with Dr. Facilier's shadow replacing Brer Fox's shadow on the lift hill?

 

[EagleScout610]

Wasn't it reported that the "Friends on the Other Side" would appear in the ride, with Dr. Facilier's shadow replacing Brer Fox's shadow on the lift hill?

By Jim Hill, ya

 

[Brer Panther]

Sooooooooooooo, wouldn't that imply that Dr. Facilier will be in the ride, or that if nothing else there will be a bit of a "scary" element to it?

 

[EagleScout610]

Sooooooooooooo, wouldn't that imply that Dr. Facilier will be in the ride, or that if nothing else there will be a bit of a "scary" element to it?

I'd imagine it would be on the same level of "scary" as the current scene

 

[Brer Panther]

If they go with the Princess and the Frog retheme in Florida (assuming the rumors that their retheme has been cancelled aren't true, I mean), that would make a very short "Friends on the Other Side" sequence, as Florida's skips the Burrow's Lament segment and just has Brer Fox trapping Brer Rabbit and the Vultures. Unless they also plan on having some of the "Friends on the Other Side" sequence replace some of the Laughin' Place?

 

[EagleScout610]

If they go with the Princess and the Frog retheme in Florida (assuming the rumors that their retheme has been cancelled aren't true, I mean), that would make a very short "Friends on the Other Side" sequence, as Florida's skips the Burrow's Lament segment and just has Brer Fox trapping Brer Rabbit and the Vultures. Unless they also plan on having some of the "Friends on the Other Side" sequence replace some of the Laughin' Place?

I'm assuming we'd get something similar to this (Ignore the fact Facieller is in the photo 2x. Made this on lunch break)

 

[MisterPenguin]

If MK needs a different theme, it could always become The Haunted Mountain.

 

[EagleScout610]

If MK needs a different theme, it could always become The Haunted Mountain.

 

[Brer Oswald]

If MK needs a different theme, it could always become The Haunted Mountain.

This would tie in well with their other retheme plan, “Twist Villains Mansion”.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Frozen Ever After also takes place after Frozen.

They're saving Hans for Frozen: Mission Breakout.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Sooooooooooooo, wouldn't that imply that Dr. Facilier will be in the ride, or that if nothing else there will be a bit of a "scary" element to it?

There was something about summoning spirits from the other side but I don't believe he said Facilier would be in it.

From my rumor tracker...

July 6, 2020: On the most recent episode of the Disney Dish podcast, Jim Hill goes into detail on some of the expected scenes and story treatment for the Princess and the Frog update to Splash Mountain:

• The attraction will largely follow Louis the alligator trying to find his missing trumpet case on his way to a Mardi Gras celebration
• Tiana is expected to appear in the current “How do you Do” scene as well as the attraction’s finale
• Some of the animal animatronics may be repurposed
• Some of the visual gags may have similar scenes in the new version of the attraction. An example given was Br’er Bear with his nose stuck in a beehive may be replaced with Louis covered in prickers
• The fireflies are expected to appears in the current black light scene
• Dr. Facilier’s Friends form the Otherside are expected to make an appearance on the final lift hill before being cast off by Mama Odie at the top. Her spell to do away with Dr. Facilier will also send us down the waterfall.
• The time frame for the new attraction to open may not be until 2024-2025 with a closure not until 2022.

 

[aladdin2007]

There was something about summoning spirits from the other side but I don't believe he said Facilier would be in it.

From my rumor tracker...

July 6, 2020: On the most recent episode of the Disney Dish podcast, Jim Hill goes into detail on some of the expected scenes and story treatment for the Princess and the Frog update to Splash Mountain:

• The attraction will largely follow Louis the alligator trying to find his missing trumpet case on his way to a Mardi Gras celebration
• Tiana is expected to appear in the current “How do you Do” scene as well as the attraction’s finale
• Some of the animal animatronics may be repurposed
• Some of the visual gags may have similar scenes in the new version of the attraction. An example given was Br’er Bear with his nose stuck in a beehive may be replaced with Louis covered in prickers
• The fireflies are expected to appears in the current black light scene
• Dr. Facilier’s Friends form the Otherside are expected to make an appearance on the final lift hill before being cast off by Mama Odie at the top. Her spell to do away with Dr. Facilier will also send us down the waterfall.
• The time frame for the new attraction to open may not be until 2024-2025 with a closure not until 2022.

• The attraction will largely follow Louis the alligator trying to find his missing trumpet case on his way to a Mardi Gras celebration

please!! they do this now for everything, is that all imagineering can come up with is something or someone missing anymore? nemo, donald,, etc the list goes on.