Now, stop that.
I’m no fan of the Bobs, but any CEO at this point would make the same decision.
The SotS Splash Mtn. made a lot of people happy in a pre-internet world where most guests had never heard of SotS.
Times change, social media is a thing, and SotS is a mediocre film full of imagary and moments that make today’s viewers cringe, wince and say What the ___. And those scenes are now all over the internet for anyone to see and be repulsed by.
Disneyland does not exist in a bubble. It never has. There is no way SotS Splash could have continued much longer. Thank goodness they chose a solid movie for the retheme with a music score that fits (the quality of the redo remains to be seen). Just be glad it’s not becoming the Pooh Sticks Log Flume.