Splash Mountain will bear a whole makeover and return re-themed as a “Princess and the Frog” attraction titled, “Tiana’s Bayou Journey,” which is scheduled to open in late 2024 on the U.S. Disney Parks.
The characters featured on Splash Mountain are from the 1946 animated characteristic “Music of the South,” a film that has been criticized for its stereotypes of black males and its romanticized view of the post-Civil Struggle South.
Followers known as for Disney to redo the theme of Splash Mountain in 2020, amid a racial reckoning throughout the U.S.
The Walt Disney World Resort already introduced that its model of Splash Mountain would shut on Jan. 23, giving followers of the attraction time to trip it earlier than the prolonged closure.
Nonetheless, Disneyland has but to announce any closure date for its model of the trip, leaving followers at the hours of darkness relating to how for much longer they will hop on.
A number of theme park bloggers shared their Splash Mountain predictions with KTLA, with many believing {that a} closure announcement is coming quickly.
Megan Heneghan, “The Magical Millennial,” says she believes Disneyland will announce a closure date for Splash Mountain both on or close to Jan. 23.
“I’ve a sense Splash Mountain will shut in late January or early February for this prolonged trip transformation,” Heneghan mentioned.
Because the water trip usually closes through the winter for annual refurbishments, Heneghan believes that pronouncing the closure date across the similar time is the perfect possibility.
David Vaughn, one other theme park content material creator, predicted Slash Mountain would shut for its reimagining between January and March. Vaughn additionally mentioned the closure announcement could possibly be delayed due to the corporate’s upcoming centennial celebration.
“I ponder if we’re getting a delay in order that Splash (Mountain’s) closure doesn’t in some way overshadow the launch of Disney100,” Vaughn mentioned.
The timing of Disney100 and different scheduled trip closures influenced Carly Caramanna’s prediction.
The theme park and journey journalist predicted that Splash Mountain will shut within the spring so the park can accommodate an inflow of visitors coming to the Disney100 celebration and compensate for different fan-favorite points of interest being unavailable.
Indiana Jones Journey, one other top-tier trip, is scheduled to shut on Jan. 9 for an prolonged refurbishment.
Caramanna mentioned that it could possibly be an operational nightmare for the park to have two in style rides closed inside such a brief timeframe.
Based on the Disneyland calendar, different rides and points of interest are scheduled to be closed on varied dates in January. Reopening dates fluctuate since not all points of interest on the listing will likely be closed all through the whole month.
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When Splash Mountain reopens as “Tiana’s Bayou Journey” in 2024, Disney officers mentioned the trip would decide up proper the place the “Princess and the Frog” film left off.
“In Tiana’s Bayou Journey, you’ll be part of Princess Tiana and jazz-loving alligator Louis throughout Mardi Gras season as they put together to host a one-of-a-kind celebration for the folks of New Orleans,” the Disney Parks Weblog mentioned.
The trip will even characteristic zydeco music, a mix of rhythm & blues that originated in Louisiana.