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Post by chrom on May 14, 2024 10:37:31 GMT -5
The new ride at Disney World will be having its opening day on June 28th next month.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 14, 2024 13:36:48 GMT -5
I had assumed for the longest time that Splash Mountain was an opening day ride, but it didn't open until 1989!
This looks great, and I love Princess & the Frog so I'm glad it is getting more love.
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Post by chrom on May 14, 2024 13:53:14 GMT -5
For those hoping that Dr Facilier will be making an appearance during the ride, it's set after the movie
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 14, 2024 13:55:45 GMT -5
Will Gambit be apart of this?
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Post by James Fabiano on May 14, 2024 14:54:14 GMT -5
Will Gambit be apart of this? Bayou Billy. Only that'll make the ride double difficult to finish. |
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on May 14, 2024 17:08:19 GMT -5
For those hoping that Dr Facilier will be making an appearance during the ride, it's set after the movie He still might be on the other side of the park. |
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on May 14, 2024 17:20:26 GMT -5
Will Gambit be apart of this? Bayou Billy. Only that'll make the ride double difficult to finish. Not if you go on the version they have at Tokyo Disney it is a much more easier ride to get through. |
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Post by Paul on May 14, 2024 17:42:43 GMT -5
I haven't seen The Princess and The Frog but I'm still really interested to watch ride-throughs of this new, re-themed attraction. The animatronics I've seen pictures of look really well-done in terms of design.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 14, 2024 17:50:04 GMT -5
I haven't seen The Princess and The Frog but I'm still really interested to watch ride-throughs of this new, re-themed attraction. The animatronics I've seen pictures of look really well-done in terms of design. Princess and the Frog is a pretty damn good movie, I'd definitely check it out if you dig Disney Animation |
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Post by HMARK Center on May 15, 2024 5:51:13 GMT -5
What I'm going to miss about Splash Mountain was how they used the storyline to basically build up to the final drop like you were descending (and then, well, ascending, I guess) into madness the further you went, which got your adrenaline going before the end, followed by the Zip a Dee Doo Dah scene as the big cathartic release. Not sure how they're going to approach it with the new theming, but we'll see soon enough.
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Post by Sephiroth on May 15, 2024 6:10:24 GMT -5
Was bound to happen one way or another. They have overhauled the parks so much that updating Splash Mountain was bound to have already been on the board already, currebt events just sped up the time table for it.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on May 15, 2024 7:52:03 GMT -5
For those hoping that Dr Facilier will be making an appearance during the ride, it's set after the movie They had a Dr. Facilier (AND LOUIS) meet and greet during a night event we went to. Dr Facilier totally didn't work, because it was like a college student dressed as Dr. Facilier. God bless him, but you're just not going to have that Keith David voice gravitas. Maybe should have been a mascot character like Jafar instead of a face one. |
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Post by James Fabiano on May 15, 2024 9:40:44 GMT -5
For those hoping that Dr Facilier will be making an appearance during the ride, it's set after the movie They had a Dr. Facilier (AND LOUIS) meet and greet during a night event we went to. Dr Facilier totally didn't work, because it was like a college student dressed as Dr. Facilier. God bless him, but you're just not going to have that Keith David voice gravitas. Maybe should have been a mascot character like Jafar instead of a face one. Where is Charles Wright when you need him? |
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Post by Paul on May 15, 2024 10:15:22 GMT -5
Was bound to happen one way or another. They have overhauled the parks so much that updating Splash Mountain was bound to have already been on the board already, currebt events just sped up the time table for it. Splash Mountain was both dated (in terms of the age of the animatronics and source material) and old (in terms of the age of the animatronics). I think a refresh of it was long overdue. I'm glad they opted to modify it instead of demolishing the ride altogether. |
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Post by Sephiroth on May 15, 2024 10:29:06 GMT -5
Was bound to happen one way or another. They have overhauled the parks so much that updating Splash Mountain was bound to have already been on the board already, currebt events just sped up the time table for it. Splash Mountain was both dated (in terms of the age of the animatronics and source material) and old (in terms of the age of the animatronics). I think a refresh of it was long overdue. I'm glad they opted to modify it instead of demolishing the ride altogether. Song of the South is obscure enough to no longer warrant a themed ride. Disney archived it voluntarily and an entire generation know it only for its controversy. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on May 15, 2024 10:58:36 GMT -5
Splash Mountain was both dated (in terms of the age of the animatronics and source material) and old (in terms of the age of the animatronics). I think a refresh of it was long overdue. I'm glad they opted to modify it instead of demolishing the ride altogether. Song of the South is obscure enough to no longer warrant a themed ride. Disney archived it voluntarily and an r tire gebetstion knkes it only for its controversy. I aslo liek too libe dang erously by turnig of auto-corect. I kid, of course. You have no idea how many posts I edit to fix my spelling and grammar. |
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Post by Sephiroth on May 15, 2024 12:38:38 GMT -5
Song of the South is obscure enough to no longer warrant a themed ride. Disney archived it voluntarily and an r tire gebetstion knkes it only for its controversy. I aslo liek too libe dang erously by turnig of auto-corect. I kid, of course. You have no idea how many posts I edit to fix my spelling and grammar. I’m a pretty fast and articulate typist on a keyboard. On a phone, you’d swear I have Tourette’s. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 15, 2024 16:44:19 GMT -5
I had assumed for the longest time that Splash Mountain was an opening day ride, but it didn't open until 1989! This looks great, and I love Princess & the Frog so I'm glad it is getting more love. It was an Eisner creation ... I mean it was also only called Splash Mountain because of the mermaid movie Splash and Eisner wanted to use it to advertise it... yes seriously... it was originally the "Zip-a-dee-do dah River ride." |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 15, 2024 16:45:43 GMT -5
Will Gambit be apart of this? Bayou Billy. Only that'll make the ride double difficult to finish. Also I'm glad I'm not the only one that read this in the "ADVENTURES OF BAYOU BILLY" voice >_> |
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