ThornXBL
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 23, 2009
^this is where I'm at. Splash Mountain is my favorite ride. I'll miss the Brer animals and songs, but I get it.(Quoting from elsewhere):
Hoo boy. I’m split on this. I completely understand wanting to change the Song of the South stuff and Princess & the Frog deserves more representation at the parks. But Splash Mountain is often regarded as one of the best theme park rides ever.
I think the characters and songs in the ride are far removed from Song of the South for 90% of people. But then again, what I think about the ride doesn’t matter as much as people who feel hurt and offended by the ride’s roots.
I hope the track layout is left as-is and they take their time to do a great job. A lot of the WDW Splash animatronics had chronic issues. Don't skimp on the retheme.
I get why they didn't spend the $$$ to replace the aging animatronics in the OG Splash, when they could spend $$$ and retheme it at the same time instead.
I just hope they do the existing ride experience and The Princess and the Frog justice and do it well. I don't want to see Splash Mountain become another Maelstrom