I’m not sure where I belong in this framing. Those who are dead set against the ride would, I’m sure, put me in the pro category, even though I’ve been specific about what I like, honest about what I don’t, and unwilling to say from now whether or not the end result will be good (since it’s impossible to judge something none of us has experienced yet).
I don't know if this is accurate, but I also remember hearing that on splash they could control how wet people got throughout the ride by turning down/off the water cannons and changing the water level at the bottom of the drop. If it was colder, the riders would get less wet.
Ask to be seated at the back; you’ll get less wet than you would sitting at the front.
I initially thought that this whole thing was idiotic. Splash had been one of my favorites growing up; some of my favorite memories of any Disney park were going on it with my dad, and I was kind of crushed by the news.
I hope those titanium grasses are securely attached, we wouldn't want them to blow downtown and stab a family of five
It does often close Jan-Feb for refurbishment, I can't imagine that would be the case this coming winter.
My post was mostly meant to be a joke ha! Of course there's SO MANY groups in between those two sides.
I feel like you can say this about the whole world we live in as well, and not just the (disney) world....I initially thought that this whole thing was idiotic. Splash had been one of my favorites growing up; some of my favorite memories of any Disney park were going on it with my dad, and I was kind of crushed by the news.
But then I rewatched Princess and the Frog, and I realized that it was better than I remembered. And then I got my hands on a copy of Song of the South, and I kind of understood Disney's rationale.
And as the construction process has gone on and we've seen more and more stuff, I've gotten more and more excited for this ride.
So I went from pretty anti to firmly pro. I don't think it's as black-and-white as it seems; I think that humans, by nature, are not as empathetic as we think we are.
I know this ride has a lot of feelings attached to it, but I think that if we just try to have some empathy for one another and try to understand each other's viewpoints, this thread will be a much nicer place to chat.
You're allowed to think the ride will be terrible. And you're allowed to think it will be great. Just try to be nice to the other points of view.
If you dig a little deeper, you're sure to find that zip-a-dee-doo-dah place of kindness inside of yourself
One step at a time, my friend
Agreed! I do think you captured how many people here think, though. I wonder how the dynamics here will change (if at all) when we actually have a finished ride to discuss!
But did you hit the bell icon?
Maybe not. But I wouldn't assume it would be open either.
Spare me the high-minded talk, outrage is exactly what it is. You're assuming that anyone on this thread has demonstrated "mediocrity" in an attraction that isn't even open yet based on, what....moss?
That's giving one side too much credit, because there's a decent amount of people on that side who could be more accurately described as "decided to hate this attraction no matter what four years ago."
For sure.
Completely agree.
Where did this idea come from? I interviewed Don Carson (one of the managing Imagineers on the WDW Splash project) back when the retheme was announced and all we had was the original concept art with the boat. He said:
I've posted the full interview on here in some other thread, but I think he would have brought up the fact that the mountain couldn't support the boat if that were the case.
I'm so excited for that moment when we all could ride it finally and talk about the 98% of it that we haven't seen yet!
They turned down water effects during covid (probably to prevent masks from getting soaked), so this is definitely accurate.
