Splash Mountain

Executive Imagineers were seen presumably testing Tiana's Bayou Adventure ride audio on a the final open week of Florida's Splash Mountain.

But we can confirm this group of Disney Executives and Imagineers were continually pointing at specific ride scenes, animatronics, and props. So we assumed the Imagineers were listening to the upcoming attraction audio in real time. We believe this group also includes [Carmen Smith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmen-smith-3329aa4/), Senior Vice President Creative Development Content-Products & Inclusive Strategies at Walt Disney Imagineering. As we know, the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride will have the same ride path layout as the current Splash Mountain. We believe this ride-through was to listen to new attraction audio as a group. During the ride we noticed they appeared to be audio testing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Guests flocked to Walt Disney World's Splash Mountain this morning as the classic Magic Kingdom ride began its final day of operation.

It will reopen as the new whimsical attraction inspired by “The Princess and the Frog” movie.

It was later revealed that the newly-themed ride will be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Anika Noni Rose, who voices Tiana, addressed the situation last year, ...

"The new concept is inclusive - one that all of our guests can connect with and be inspired by, and it speaks to the diversity of the millions of people who visit our parks each year." It was argued that the film had themes of racism and wasn't appropriate to have its own theme park ride, and Disney ultimately agreed, announcing that the ride was in need of a makeover as a result. It's the end of the line for Splash Mountain, as the ride is offiically closing down at the end of the weekend on Jan.

Say goodbye as Splash Mountain is making way for Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

[increased focus on the Song of the South-based ride](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2547917/petition-asks-disney-parks-to-re-theme-splash-mountain-and-it-has-the-perfect-candidate), in particular after a petition went around in 2020 asking to change the ride. [Disney agreed with a Splash Mountain re-theme](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2548886/following-outcry-disneyland-will-re-theme-splash-mountain) and swiftly moved forward. Reality TV fan with a pinch of Disney fairy dust thrown in. The Disney World iteration opened in 1992. And a few individuals on Twitter are making a lot of noise hoping to keep it from happening at all. The wait times should I suppose not come as a surprise, as people are seemingly really attached to the nostalgia of the ride, which Disney World and later Disneyland are planning to re-theme rather than tear down. As of the time of this article being written on Sunday, Splash Mountain was at a whopping 200-minute wait time. The new theme will be based around The Princess and the Frog movie and will be called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Now I’m wishing for a Disney miracle. I’m a WDW annual pass-holder for many years. Waits of more than a couple of hours are usually reserved for brand new, high-octane rides. That would be none other than the rebranding of Splash Mountain.

The last riders boarded Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World Resort on Sunday, January 22. Here's why it's closing.

Disneyland Resort’s Splash Mountain will also close to make way for [Tiana’s Bayou Adventure](https://insidethemagic.net/2022/12/splash-mountain-princess-tiana-fanart-jc1/), a Princess and the Frog (2009) retheme, though a date hasn’t been announced. Riders in the back may experience a sudden splash or spray; those who opt for the front can expect to get soaked. Princess Tiana is on her way – and she brings progress with her, as a heartwarming story featuring a fairly-represented Black woman takes over a Disney Parks ride based on an unspeakably racist film. Some Splash Mountain fanatics will point to modern-day “woke” ideology that led to the ride’s “cancellation.” But activist groups like the NAACP protested Song of the South upon its release in 1946 – the film presents an idealized version of post-Civil War era life for Black Americans. While the ride seems innocuous, it’s based on an objectively racist film, Song of the South (1946). The animated animals in Song of the South who make up Splash Mountain’s storyline – Br’er Fox, Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Bear – speak with painfully stereotypical dialect.

Splash Mountain opened at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in October 1992. From the moment the very first log flume full of Guests fell over the ...

The move has been met with opposition from scores of Disney World fans who simply cannot get behind Disney’s decision to evict Br’er Rabbit and the gang. [a thing of the past](https://www.disneydining.com/disney-world-splash-mountain-last-weekend-bb1/), and some fans are coping the only way they can–by profiting from the unfortunate situation at Disney World. Anyone hoping to own this piece of the iconic attraction will have to fork over $2,000 USD, as well as $5.00 for standard shipping, which takes place once the payment clears. The outcry left a majority of Disney fans scratching their heads. Splash Mountain opened at Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in October 1992. But it would be more than two years before fans would learn the name of the new attraction, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Let's hope the budget on Tiana's is closer in quality to the Tangled toilets vs the Space Mountain ones. GhostHost10008 minutes ago. Things are never clear at ...

On the Walt Disney World Railroad, the Splash Mountain finale scene is still just about visible through the new black curtain blocking the view into the ride.

Narration on the train has been updated with "new critters are making a splash." The construction walls are stamped with a"Southern Dome Salt Company" logo. On the Walt Disney World Railroad, the Splash Mountain finale scene is still just about visible through the new black curtain blocking the view into the ride.

A diorama for upcoming Disney Parks ride Tiana's Bayou Adventure was on display at Disney's D23 convention in September. Sean Keane/CNET. Disney World cast ...

The ride also exists in Tokyo Disneyland, and the company hasn't announced plans to retheme that one. The ride also exists in California's Disneyland, but Disney said details of that shutdown "will be shared at a later date." [for the last time](https://twitter.com/Schmoofy/status/1617390205031559168) on Sunday. Beautiful zydeco music will fill the air," Carmen Smith, Disney Imagineering senior vice president for creative development, wrote in a blog post. [Disney Plus](https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/159047/564546/9358?&sharedId=cnet&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F&subId1=cn-___COM_CLICK_ID___-dtp___OPTOUT___), and its princess will return in follow-up series [Tiana](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13622964/) (though the release date for that is unclear). The [iconic theme park ride closed](https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/12/a-new-scene-and-new-critters-are-introduced-for-tianas-bayou-adventure/) so Disney can [retheme the ride](/culture/entertainment/disney-to-retheme-splash-mountain-amid-black-lives-matter-push/) around the 2009 movie [The Princess and the Frog](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780521/) -- it's set to reopen as [Tiana's Bayou Adventure](/culture/entertainment/disneyland-splash-mountain-princess-and-the-frog-retheme-everything-unveiled-so-far/) in late 2024.

No longer will the delighted screams paired with the soundtrack of tumbling water echo through the briar patch, and never again will Disney Parks house their ...

One of the best memories that I have shared before was based around my children enjoying the attraction, though today, I am struck by the feeling I had as a youngster myself, riding this for the very first time. I was hoping that instead of being sad about the curtain finally closing, we might all take a moment to share our best memories while enjoying the ride. Most of us are familiar with the [history](https://www.wdwinfo.com/history/a-brief-history-of-disney-splash-mountain/) of this attraction, but more importantly, we have made our own history with it.

With Splash Mountain officially closed, the Walt Disney World Railroad has updated audio to omit the previous references.

[the train passed through the attraction](https://wdwnt.com/2022/12/walt-disney-world-railroad-new-narration-splash-mountain/). The new audio removes the Splash Mountain dialogue and hints at the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure replacement. It says, “I heard some new critters are moving in and looking to make a splash.