Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion

[Disney Analyst]

My only counterpoint when I listed those attractions were that many, important, large, and historic attractions have been closed, replaced, and changed. I can’t believe I left off Great Movie Ride.

Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland was an extension to the Rainbow Caverns Mine Train. That attraction existed in one form or another for 21 years.

This is not unprecedented, historic rides have closed. Big attractions have closed. Heck, Epcot is a former shell of itself, and those ride closures were a greater detriment to Epcot then Splash changing themes.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Not really, it could be proved, but I am not asking or expecting you to provide it. The same game can be played that you do.
Now that it is available in Disney plus, maybe more are watching it.
I know more are not, just as a reasonable person can know without the specific numbers that more ride Splash Mountain than ride Matterhorn.
You would say prove it.

You never said single park, that is new to your posts and that seems disingenuous as you said it has not been cloned in other parks. You are the one who mentioned that in your post.

What the heck?

So those are your goalposts. Yankees are not as popular of baseball team merch seller in Boston, but if the Yankees merch is more popular it's more popular. You can't say the other two theme parks don't count.

I didn't read this post.

I'll just say that you've spent a lot of time trying to prove things that can't be proven. Lots of subjective things. Time to move on now.

 

[celluloid]

I didn't read this post.

I'll just say that you've spent a lot of time trying to prove things that can't be proven. Lots of subjective things. Time to move on now.

I have not spent too much time. Thanks for the concern though. You are welcome to change the discussion or not participate though.

 

[MisterPenguin]

30 years is the milestone for any Disney ride to be rethemed as it has never happened before.
It is fact.

That's one of Walt's quotes, isn't it?

 

[celluloid]

That's one of Walt's quotes, isn't it?

Who is that?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Why is this gumbo so salty?

 

[Parteecia]

Here's my hot take: the vast majority of Splash Mountain riders go on it for the flume and drop. The vast majority don't love the theme and don't care about the theme. Some of us are bothered by the theme but ride it anyway when the heat gets to us.

 

[Parteecia]

Where is your data ?

Listening to people in line and after. They're all talking about the flume and drop and how wet they got. I never hear them talking about the theme. If you asked them after, I'd bet the vast majority couldn't recall theming details.

 

[SuddenStorm]

Here's my hot take: the vast majority of Splash Mountain riders go on it for the flume and drop. The vast majority don't love the theme and don't care about the theme. Some of us are bothered by the theme but ride it anyway when the heat gets to us.

I remember when they changed the auction scene- people started talking about how that had always bothered them. I had been discussing Disneyland online for years by the time that change had come around, and had never heard anyone say it bothered them.

Every fan with even a cursory interest in Disneyland has known about Splash/Song of the South for decades, with the narrative that Splash itself has nothing wrong with it. It wasn't until the change announced that people online got vocally offended by Splash's existence.

 

[Parteecia]

Yeah, no proof, no data. Hence why I labeled it a "hot take." But seriously, have you ever seen people get off of it and exclaim about the theming? Or are they talking about the turns and splashes and drops?

 

[mickEblu]

Yeah, no proof, no data. Hence why I labeled it a "hot take." But seriously, have you ever seen people get off of it and exclaim about the theming? Or are they talking about the turns and splashes and drops?

But why would someone get off a ride and talk about the theming? Especially people who have been on 100 times? Of course you're going to be laughing about getting wet or talking about the drop.

"Brer Rabbit's looking great today hun."

 

[PiratesMansion]

But why would someone get off a ride and talk about the theming? Especially people who have been on 100 times? Of course you're going to be laughing about getting wet or talking about the drop.

"Brer Rabbit's looking great today hun."

Well recently, given the ride's maintenance condition it's been more like "Brer Rabbit's been broken for seven months, hun."

 

[Californian Elitist]

Then why spend hundred of millions of dollars to rip it apart for a salt mine ?

Because they want to.

 

[mlayton144]

Because they want to.

Why do they want to ?

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Why do they want to ?

This is so exhausting. You know why. They don't want to be associated with SOTS anymore. At all. It's toxic. People refuse to see the basic truth and want to make it complicated, but it's not. Whether one person feels SOTS is racist or dated or whatever is irrelevant. Disney has chosen to ether it in favor of a popular IP that makes money and doesn't have the baggage.

On the plus side for big Br'er fans, Japan is just a plane ride away.

 

[Practical Pig]

This is so exhausting.

There is an old expression about repeatedly assaulting a deceased equine that comes to mind here.

 

[EagleScout610]

Why do they want to ?

Disney is doing this because Disney wants to no longer be associated with an Ip they no longer support. That's it. The end. Exit to your left.

 

[Disney Irish]

There is an old expression about repeatedly assaulting a deceased equine that comes to mind here.

It shows that too many are still on the denial and anger stages of grief.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Why do they want to ?

You know.

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

On the plus side for big Br'er fans, Japan is just a plane ride away.

-and a few hundred dollars siphoned out of your bank account but let's be honest you'd spend a fortune on domestic travel anyway.