I think I’m a little confused. What do you mean people wishing the most popular ride Disney has ever closed?
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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
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Accidental past tense. Closing*
Okay, got it.
How do you know this has been the most disappointment fans have ever felt regarding the closing of a ride? What are you using to measure that, and how would you measure fans’ disappointment about other rides over the course of nearly 68 years?
It was in response to others saying more denial than they have ever seen an attraction that is closing have before. The hypothetical way you phrase you push back means you know the facts I stated are agreeable. Semantics aside. I did not come up with any measurement, it was already presented. The poster I originally quoted was referencing the amount of disappointment, denial and hopes on these boards.
Disney has never rethemed an attraction as popular or as long lasting. You can push back on the semantics of it being a log flume, but Disney has still never rethemed an entire ride popular for over 30 years before. However that is measured seems a silly question because in any theme park the guest ridership and satisfaction.
As far as measuring disappointment, my original response before others attacked the facts was in response to some saying they noticed more denial than any other attraction closing. So it is in regards to that. If posters were not too busy trying to attack a fact, they would have noticed that aspect a page ago.
If Disney announced they were closing or retheming Tomorrowland Speedway, it would be aww for some, and a whatever for a lot and "yayy" for many on here.
Splash is objectively the opposite situation.
The factual point is Disney Parks have never replaced an attraction in a park where the attraction is more than 30 years old and still getting popular waits with the crowds. That can't be argued. It is a first.
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Rich T
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I would place exactly zero faith in the rumor. Chalk up another brilliant moment for the wonderful world of Friendface.
Disney Analyst
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World of Motion, Horizons, Original Figment, Submarine Voyage, Snow White, Toad, Tower of Terror west coast, Adventures through Inner Space, Mission to Mars, Mine Train through natures wonderland.
mickEblu
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This would be true. TOT at DCA was only there 12 years and was looked at as the lesser clone. I’m not sure how popular Mine Train thru Natures Wonderland was when it closed but it was only there for 21 years and I can’t imagine it was as loved as Splash is today.
mickEblu
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None of these were as loved pretty much universally by everyone as Splash is today. Most of them also weren’t around nearly as long with the exception of Submarine Voyage and Snow White and Toad at MK.
SuddenStorm
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None of those attractions were around as long as Splash Mountain except for the subs and Snow. And Snow White was hardly considered the crown jewel of dark rides- and the ride that remains is still a Snow White ride. And the Submarines were not as popular as Splash is today.
SuddenStorm
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Right- Though the point is, Splash is a very popular attraction that Disney is closing for reasons entirely unrelated to it's popularity.
mickEblu
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Seems logical to me.
This is actually a good counterargument at least in regards to the Average Joe visitor.
Disney Analyst
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I guess you are the arbitrator of what was considered popular and beloved back then?
mickEblu
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Right which is the bigger discussion that's been discussed to death. I was just validating Celluloids statement.
How do you know this?
PiratesMansion
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The subs and TOT absolutely were park icons that closed (also, Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland). You certainly can't argue that the subs weren't around for over 30 years before they closed.
You can argue that these attractions weren't *as good* as Splash to you, or weren't as important to you because there were better versions of the attraction elsewhere. That's irrelevant. They were icons. They closed. Splash is an icon. It's closing. Sounds similar to me.
Iconic attractions at Disneyland have closed in the past and will close in the future. Splash is not the first, and nor will it be the last.
I don't understand the posturing here that Splash is somehow the bestest, most uniquely special attraction to close anywhere ever, and that this closure had no equal or precedent ever.
To what end? What does this 100% pedantic argument accomplish?
Just seems like another Splash-related pity party to me.
You can argue that these attractions weren't *as good* as Splash to you, or weren't as important to you because there were better versions of the attraction elsewhere. That's irrelevant. They were icons. They closed. Splash is an icon. It's closing. Sounds similar to me.
Iconic attractions at Disneyland have closed in the past and will close in the future. Splash is not the first, and nor will it be the last.
I don't understand the posturing here that Splash is somehow the bestest, most uniquely special attraction to close anywhere ever, and that this closure had no equal or precedent ever.
To what end? What does this 100% pedantic argument accomplish?
Just seems like another Splash-related pity party to me.
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SuddenStorm
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Did I say any of those rides weren't popular and beloved? Your list has some if the most iconic theme park attractions ever among park fans.
mickEblu
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Which also kind of adds the reasons why Splash is more popular/beloved than any of those attractions listed. They're doing this because they "have to" not because they want to.
I touched on most of those. All less than 30.
None had the ridership Splash Mt still has 30 years plus later.
This is why it is fact. Disney has never closed an attraction with such ridership and time passed. My research and memory questioned, yet the fact is not disputed and attacked because people do not like reality.
There is nothing subjective about the statement.
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mickEblu
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Ridership
Eliciting emotion/ stronger memories through thrills, getting wet and the great soundtrack
Scale
Time
None of the other rides listed have ALL of these.