PREMiERdrum
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Check out the dumpsters on Bourbon St early Sunday morning.
Buried20KLeague
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Splash has a 40" height restriction.
Most children hit that by 4 1/2 years old.
Is PatF really targeted at children younger than that?
Most children hit that by 4 1/2 years old.
Is PatF really targeted at children younger than that?
BrerFoxesBayouAdventure
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I think it was because Mama Odie's tree would've affected the structural integrity of the mountain, a problem that has been addressed in a terribly sloppy way.
DisneyHead123
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I agree it's thematically off. Visually, the water tower goes well with Frontierland but I think they also wanted something that said "Princess!" for the sake of tapping into the princess audience, hence the tiara. The problem is that tiara-wearing princesses had little to do with the American frontier. I think they would have been better off going all in on the New Orleans Square look, as at least a tiara might kinda go with that. If they eventually build Tiana's Place maybe they can do more with the "New Orleans Castle" theme and bridge it that way.
Nubs70
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Looking back at geology text books, Salt Domes in Louisiana are not above ground structures. The dome is actually below grade.
In the backstory, is there any mention what Tiana is going to do with said salt dome after its lifespan is over? Will she lease it to the government to be used for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
In the backstory, is there any mention what Tiana is going to do with said salt dome after its lifespan is over? Will she lease it to the government to be used for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Sir_Cliff
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I guess the more relevant question is if Splash was targeted at children of that age.
If it was actually targeted at an older age than 4 1/2 year olds, then it becomes more of an issue of whether there is a significant amount of children who like PatF who might be scared by the thrill element. I don't have kids, but I suspect Splash may have been intimidating to children of younger ages.
Avery Island, as the name suggests, rises above sea level due to the salt dome. It's height is 163'.
Avery Island (Louisiana) - Wikipedia
Avery Island (historically French: Île Petite Anse) is a salt dome best known as the source of Tabasco sauce. Located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, it is approximately three miles (4.8 km) inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf of Mexico. A small human population lives on the island.
Avery Island is surrounded on all sides by bayous (slow-moving, muddy rivers), salt marsh, and swampland; it sits about 130 miles (210 km) west of New Orleans.[6] The island was a sugar plantation formerly known as Petite Anse Island.[2] (Petite Anse means "Little Cove" in Cajun French.) Access to the island is via a toll road (technically a very low toll bridge), though a toll is no longer charged for visitors, including tourists.
At its highest point, the island is 163 feet (50 m) above mean sea level.[6] It covers about 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) and is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) across at its widest point.
Also, there's Lake Peignar which is next to Jefferson Island salt dome. It is the site of the famous salt mine sink hole disaster.
Anyhoos, Jefferson "Island" salt dome is 50 feet above the surrounding land. And now, much higher than the dry lake bed caused by the sink hole.
Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia
The Lake Peigneur sinkhole
Lake Peigneur is a small freshwater lake in Louisiana with a shallow depth of 3 metres (10 feet), which makes it a popular spot for recreational fishermen. All that changed drastically on the 20th …
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Now, I couldn't find any resources to justify the historicity of turning people in to frogs or talking crocagators who can play horn. I'm sure all those looking for real-world evidence of what they see on a Disney ride are just as concerned about that.
Nubs70
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Is that picture forced perspective?Avery Island, as the name suggests, rises above sea level due to the salt dome. It's height is 163'.
Avery Island (Louisiana) - Wikipedia
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Avery Island (historically French: Île Petite Anse) is a salt dome best known as the source of Tabasco sauce. Located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, it is approximately three miles (4.8 km) inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf of Mexico. A small human population lives on the island.Avery Island is surrounded on all sides by bayous (slow-moving, muddy rivers), salt marsh, and swampland; it sits about 130 miles (210 km) west of New Orleans.[6] The island was a sugar plantation formerly known as Petite Anse Island.[2] (Petite Anse means "Little Cove" in Cajun French.) Access to the island is via a toll road (technically a very low toll bridge), though a toll is no longer charged for visitors, including tourists.At its highest point, the island is 163 feet (50 m) above mean sea level.[6] It covers about 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) and is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) across at its widest point.
Also, there's Lake Peignar which is next to Jefferson Island salt dome. It is the site of the famous salt mine sink hole disaster.
Anyhoos, Jefferson "Island" salt dome is 50 feet above the surrounding land. And now, much higher than the dry lake bed caused by the sink hole.
Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia
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The Lake Peigneur sinkhole
Lake Peigneur is a small freshwater lake in Louisiana with a shallow depth of 3 metres (10 feet), which makes it a popular spot for recreational fishermen. All that changed drastically on the 20th …
Now, I couldn't find any resources to justify the historicity of turning people in to frogs or talking crocagators who can play horn. I'm sure all those looking for real-world evidence of what they see on a Disney ride are just as concerned about that.
JoeCamel
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I thought she would flood it and give it to Nemo
Nubs70
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I would think that the water would be too salty.
Fox&Hound
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I wish they would have just ignored the whole “there aren’t mountains in Louisiana” issue and kept it as is. There aren’t talking alligators or animals that play instruments either.
Someone else said it a while back, but I agree 100%: I go to Disney parks to ignore the world and its problems. I want to get lost in Fantasy. I want to have fun and be silly. All of this attention to hyper realism is unnecessary and off-putting.
Someone else said it a while back, but I agree 100%: I go to Disney parks to ignore the world and its problems. I want to get lost in Fantasy. I want to have fun and be silly. All of this attention to hyper realism is unnecessary and off-putting.
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Bocabear
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Well clearly they are playing to children younger than 4 1/2 years old... with all this supposing about salt domes and the proper geological features of a salt dome, and how high they can be...lol
None of this should matter to the attraction...It is a raised section of land....and 50' rise from sea level is not really that high ...
None of this should matter to the attraction...It is a raised section of land....and 50' rise from sea level is not really that high ...
Kirby86
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Purely anecdotal but one of my coworkers went to Disney with his kids and while his kids were tall enough the look of Splash Mountain scared them off.
I don't see a water tower so must be
neo999955
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I often find myself having an opposite view as you, haha, but I completely agree here. I'm not sure I can get behind the idea that this attraction is any more young child focused than the previous version. Splash was focused around a cartoon rabbit and his singing animal friends. This ride adds a princess, but is otherwise the same water journey with singing animals.
I'm sure they considered the impact the tower would have on perspective, but I find it hard to believe the goal was to appeal to children even younger than before.
Looks to me like a normal picture of the horizon when you're looking at an above ground salt dome in Southern Louisiana that is three times taller than Splash Mountain.
WorldExplorer
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The problem of pulling in more younger guests gets brought up more less because people feel the previous subject matter was more mature, more because the current subject matter is actually something people know about.
No one (or at the very least, very, very few, and probably no children) was going on Splash Mountain FOR B'rer Rabbit. He was not meant as a draw. Whatever demographic liked him more was irrelevant.
They clearly want people to be attracted to this FOR Tiana, though. "You know this thing" is more what they lean on now. The demographics most likely to be interested in her or princesses matter more because they're trying to use them as a draw.
That's why people worry it might attract more kids that don't know what they're getting into. Not because of what they see when they get on. Because of whether or not it'll attract "oh, mommy, I wanna go on the one with Tiana!".
No one (or at the very least, very, very few, and probably no children) was going on Splash Mountain FOR B'rer Rabbit. He was not meant as a draw. Whatever demographic liked him more was irrelevant.
They clearly want people to be attracted to this FOR Tiana, though. "You know this thing" is more what they lean on now. The demographics most likely to be interested in her or princesses matter more because they're trying to use them as a draw.
That's why people worry it might attract more kids that don't know what they're getting into. Not because of what they see when they get on. Because of whether or not it'll attract "oh, mommy, I wanna go on the one with Tiana!".
The ride-photos of children from Splash Mountain are hilarious. They look like text book pictures used by psychologists to demonstrate the 'fear face.'
neo999955
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I look the same, I assure you lol