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Summertime at Disney World means hot and rainy days, but it also means that two rides are going to REOPEN!
Are you ready for summer in Disney World?
For a while, two popular Disney World attractions have been undergoing refurbishment, and with summer right around the corner, we can’t wait for these attractions to open again soon! Besides these two attractions this summer, we are also patiently awaiting even MORE attractions that will open later this year.
Disney is making a MAJOR change to a classic ride that’s gonna impact Disneyland and Magic Kingdom FOREVER. But what, exactly, is going to change, what’s staying the same, and what are we HOPING changes in the future? Find out today…
Splash Mountain
We’re breaking down EVERYTHING we know about the Splash Mountain retheme.
They say January is the slowest month of the year, but it doesn’t feel that way when it comes to Disney news!
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The first month of 2023 zipped by thanks to tons of news, including the closure of an attraction as well as the start of Disney’s 100th Anniversary celebrations. February is here and has already brought its fair share of updates!
There are a LOT of important dates to remember for Disney World in 2023.
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TRON Lightcycle Run is opening in the spring, with Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana opening later this year. EPCOT festivals will be returning too — and it can seem like just too much to keep up with. There is one important date we think you might want to remember — here’s why you might want to be in Disney World on January 22nd.Â
It’s been a BIG year for the Walt Disney Company.
Cinderella Castle
Between the continued phased reopenings after the initial park closures, and new hotel, attraction, and dining announcements, 2022 has been FULL of news bombs. Now that 2023 is right around the corner, we’re taking a look at some of the biggest Disney news bombs of 2022!
You’ve likely already heard that the Splash Mountain ride in both Disneyland and Walt Disney World is being transformed with a new Princess and the Frog theme. We’ve heard when the rides will open, seen a lot of concept art, and even learned that more Princess and the Frog-themed areas are going to accompany the attraction. But now we’re ready to dig a little deeper and discover MORE about the new ride! (Mama Odie would be proud of that pun.)
New logo!
At the 2022 D23 Expo, we got to check out a small-scale model of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (that’s the new name for the ride, in case you didn’t know). By closely examining this model, we were able to learn a LOT about what we might see when it finally opens in a couple of years! [Read more…]
We’ve gotten some BIG news about an upcoming Disney ride change!
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We’ve known for a while that Splash Mountain in Disneyland and Magic Kingdom is set to be rethemed to a Princess and the Frog attraction, but a few days ago, Disney finally revealed the name and opening timeline for the rethemed attraction. We’ll be gearing up to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024, but now, we’ve got more information about one specific detail of the ride…Princess Tiana herself!
Disney previously announced that Splash Mountain at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World would be rethemed to be a The Princess and the Frog-themed ride, and now we’ve got some BIG updates on this reimagined attraction.
Princess and the Frog attraction Concept Art ©Disney
We’ve already seen some concept art, and heard a bit about the characters coming to the rethemed ride, and we got a potential opening date from the voice behind Tiana. Disney also shared that more details about the retheme would be released during ESSENCE Fest, a special festival taking place in New Orleans. We were able to attend ESSENCE Fest and now we’ve got some huge news to share!
If you’ve been waiting for some big updates about The Princess and the Frog retheme coming to the Splash Mountain ride in the Disney parks, there’s an important set of dates you need to mark down.
Splash Mountain
Way back in 2020, Disney first announced that Splash Mountain would be transformed into a ride themed to The Princess and the Frog. Since that time, we’ve gotten a brief look at some concept art, some more details about the ride, information about new characters that will appear, and more. But now we’ve got an exciting update!
When Disney announced in June 2020 that the popular attraction Splash Mountain would be closed and rethemed into a new attraction inspired by Disney’s film, The Princess and the Frog, we couldn’t wait to see what the Imagineers had in store.
Splash Mountain
Just what would this historic retheme look like, and how would Disney keep the aspects of what so many guests have loved about Splash Mountain over the years? Disney is keeping the details hush-hush, but now we know who is spearheading the project and more details about the updates — thanks to a new interview with one of the Imagineers behind the attraction’s update!
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