What’s going on with Splash Mountain in Disneyland?
Splash Mountain in Disneyland
Disney has announced that Splash Mountain in both Disney World and Disneyland would be reimagined into a new attraction called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, inspired by The Princess and the Frog. The ride has already permanently closed in Disney World and work is underway to begin that transformation. However, Disneyland’s Splash Mountain has remained open. But now we know when it, too, will close forever.
Disney has confirmed that Splash Mountain will officially close in Disneyland on May 31st, 2023. That means the last day to ride the attraction will be on May 30th.
Splash Mountain is closing in Disneyland
Once Splash Mountain closes in Disneyland, it will be reimagined into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which will feature a story that takes place after the ending of The Princess and the Frog.
The story will follow Tiana after she has opened her own restaurant, but is also working to start an employee-owned company called Tiana’s Foods.
Tiana’s Foods sign at Splash Mountain in Disney World
This company helps to make food products, as well as help those in the community take ownership in the business. Tiana has even purchased a new salt mine for the new company.
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The ride will follow the princess as she hosts a Mardi Gras Celebration. But she needs YOUR help to find a missing key ingredient. Along the way, guests will meet new characters, like a band of musical critters, but will also be reunited with some familiar characters, too. Several voice actors from The Princess and the Frog will reprise their roles for the ride, including Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie, Bruno Campos will return as Naveen, Michael-Leon Woodley will return as Louis, and Anika Noni Rose as Tiana.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure model at the D23 Expo
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is set to open in Disney World and Disneyland in 2024.
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This is so bad. Everyone is not interested in this Splash Mountain re theme because they don’t want it and he Save Splash Mountain petition created by Eric Thibeault is now at 99,696 signatures. I hope we will get some better people to work for Disney. Because right now since 2020 around the same year COVID-19 happened Disney has been doing some weird and not very good things theses past few years. Other than that this is not going to share the same success as the Tower of Terror re theme. The reason why Mission Breakout worked so well because the Marvel stuff that Disney is doing in their parks right now in Disneyland and Walt Disney World is very popular than Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. So the re theme was definitely a step back. Which is why everyone is saying no to the Splash Mountain re theme because everyone one is protesting and fighting against the re theme. Should Disney file a lawsuit for erasing Disney Theme Park History or its just the Disney Company has some not have good people to work for them? In all honesty this re theme to a classic attraction is just so bad it’s unbearable. Disney is being weird to where they get rid of their most well know ride that attracts tourists by billions every year and getting rid of it because of a misunderstanding situation. There are rumors that the re theme of Splash Mountain is happening at Walt Disney World in Florida only and the Disneyland version of Splash Mountain in California is staying the way it is because the concept art that we saw in 2020 a few years ago matched the Walt Disney World Splash Mountain. Not only that in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Tiana is going to get her own restaurant and it’s going to be Tiana’s Palace. I bet everyone is going to like that better than the Splash Mountain re theme. No one wants to see Disneyland’s Splash Mountain getting re themed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. We have got to save the Disneyland Splash Mountain because it’s not only the first Splash Mountain built in 1989 but it’s the oldest Splash Mountain in the Disney Parks. If we don’t save Splash Mountain in Disneyland then a lot of people are going to stop coming over to Disneyland and travel all the way to Tokyo Disneyland to ride on their Splash Mountain instead. Which I do not want to do because I don’t travel that far around the world. Other than that a lot of angry people are going to get the Walt Disney Company to not allow anymore classic Disney attractions getting re themes after Walt Disney’s work. Just because how this attraction and or even Mission Breakout is not as good as Tower of Terror or just the failures of this re themed attraction alone. Ether way Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is still going to be one of the worst re themed attractions in Disney theme park history.
I don’t see the need to take the tree off the top of the mountain, especially if it’s not going to be replaced with anything. It’s going to look too bare up there.