Frontierland restrooms closed as work continues on entrance area for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom

LittleBuford2 minutes ago

I see what you’re saying but still don’t agree. Unlike, say, the Tower of Terror, Splash always had a lot of young children riding it (at least in my experience). The new theme could have worked just as well with the ride system as the old theme did—drop and all.

Tha Realest5 minutes ago

Those behind this attraction don’t seem to care for the film. Its basically a platform for them to concoct their own version of the character

SuddenStorm8 minutes ago

I'm not a Tiana fan- But if I was, I'd be livid about this being the ride she got. Other than superficial "Here's Mama Odie!" "Here's Louis!" does this ride do anything to capture the heart of the film?

seabreezept81313 minutes ago

Haha Splash was my favorite ride of all time. But nothing could replace it, so might as well let my kids enjoy this new whatever it is.. I’m honestly looking forward to the bromide smell and the view of MK where the birdhouses used to be. When they decided to close this, I knew to have zero expectations. I was hoping it would exceed that but from what I’m hearing it didn’t.

James Alucobond14 minutes ago

Pretty wild how no one here really said either of those things, yet that’s the reductive summary that lives in your head.

TheRealSkull20 minutes ago

Ahh my bad. I wish too...

Tha Realest22 minutes ago

It’s pretty wild how quickly some went from “this will be a world class attraction featuring the best of our company befitting a Disney Princess” to “lots of people will ride it because what else are they going to do in the world’s busiest park lulz”

IanDLBZF22 minutes ago

I think they have, wish they were interviewed on the media though.

TheRealSkull23 minutes ago

Honestly, whoever started that petition I would bet hasn't even rode Splash Mountain before.

GhostHost100023 minutes ago

Seeing it in person, up close, it really does look like giant broccoli on the top

IanDLBZF23 minutes ago

THIS! And I hope whoever thought of that petition who's now seeing the end result is now regretting that decision.

CampbellzSoup24 minutes ago

You know what’s so sad too the princess and the frog is actually a really good movie… I think too many hands were in the pot here and nothing better came from this if you’re going to change a loved ride why wouldn’t you make it better..????

davis_unoxx28 minutes ago

Yes exactly! I would get downvoted on reddit when I said the Tokyo version animatronics looked fantastic, and opened a day apart from WDW version of ride. I said this in response to people saying the ride was dated LOL.

TheRealSkull30 minutes ago

Does anyone think Disney was expecting this much backlash? I think we got used to seeing Imagineering prove audiences wrong. Wonder if they got cocky after their triumph of recent successes where they proved that all change is not necessarily a bad thing. One example I can think of is Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout. Again, there's always going to be negative reviews to a change at first. But this is one of those special exceptions where the general reaction has been quite negative. Even content creators who have defended Disney this far for the change have been outweighing their pros with many cons. There's no storyline. No buildup. Dead areas. Visually pretty, but you can only hide that for so long. And the opposite of that is what differs Imagineering and the Disney Parks from a Universal or Six Flags. That's why we hold them to such a high standard. Usually, each ride and attraction is handled with such artistry and care. To think Universal might top Disney next year with their new theme park finally might wake up WDI. I was never hoping to say that, but here we are. I hope they blow it out of the water because that's what is going to give us wonderful experiences from both sides in the future. It's why Cars Land was so amazing. I don't think they would have put in as much effort into Cars Land if it wasn't for Wizarding World. Splash Mountain wasn't visually kept as it were "up to date" according to many people. But the general thrill, buildup to the drop, and catchy songs held the ride to be certified as a forever classic. Many people, like myself, put this on the Mount Rushmore of Disney attractions, one that would truly stick around from now until the end of time. I wish that Disney had updated Splash Mountain instead of retheming it entirely. It would have shut up the naysayers who had complained about the off-putting lighting and poor state of animatronics, that Splash Mountain was a ride truly worth keeping forever. If only. Man if only. To think that now the majority of people are starting to appreciate now what was so hard for them to appreciate before is surreal. Moral of the story is, be careful what you wish for. Especially in this era of Imagineering.