Plash mountain update#

June 25, 2020: is reporting that Tony Baxter is a consultant on the changes. The time frame for the new attraction to open may not be until 2024-2025 with a closure not until 2022.Facilier will also send us down the waterfall. FacilierвЂ™s Friends form the Otherside are expected to make an appearance on the final lift hill before being cast off by Mama Odie at the top. The fireflies are expected to appears in the current black light scene.An example given was BrвЂ™er Bear with his nose stuck in a beehive may be replaced with Louis covered in prickers Some of the visual gags may have similar scenes in the new version of the attraction.Some of the animal animatronics may be repurposed.Tiana is expected to appear in the current вЂњHow do you DoвЂќ scene as well as the attractionвЂ™s finale.The attraction will largely follow Louis the alligator trying to find his missing trumpet case on his way to a Mardi Gras celebration.

Plash mountain update#

July 6, 2020: On the most recent episode of the Disney Dish podcast, Jim Hill goes into detail on some of the expected scenes and story treatment for the Princess and the Frog update to Splash Mountain: The Splash Mountain attractions at Tokyo and Florida share very similar components and the rumor suggests that Florida would get a clone of whatever is approved for Tokyo. September 14, 2020: user TheVisionarySoul posted a rumor that the Oriental Land Company (Owners of the Tokyo Disneyland Resort) rejected DisneyвЂ™s proposal for the Princess and the Frog makeover to Splash Mountain. The attraction would close in the first half of 2023 with a 12-18 month timeline for the changeover.A closure date would be announced in late 2022.Splash Mountain in its current form would remain open during the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World.November 30, 2020: On the latest episode of the Disney Dish Podcast, Jim Hill stated that the timeline for the Splash Mountain to Princess and the Frog changeover is as follows: Imagineers gathered at DookyвЂ™s Chase restaurant in New Orleans to meet with founder Leah Chase who was one of the inspirations for Princess Tiana. This is the annual refurbishment and is not expected to include any components related to The Princess and the Frog changes.Дecember 6, 2021: is reporting that the Princess and the Frog conversion will now take place in Disney World first to be followed by Disneyland.ДЄugust 23, 2021: The Disney Parks Blog shared a new piece of concept art for the Princess and the Frog attraction that will ultimately be replacing Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom. user marni1971 reported that thereвЂ™s a chance that the Orlando version of the attraction opens before the Disneyland version.ДЄpril 16, 2022: user The Visionary Soul stated, вЂњItвЂ™s looking less and less likely that the Florida conversion will happen as planned.вЂќДecember 7, 2021: Splash Mountain will be closed for refurbishment from JanuвЂ“ February 10, 2022. 'It will be out in 2024вЂ¦ I've been involved in the beginning and talking about how we want it to be'. Here's the clip of Anika Noni Rose (voice of Tiana) discussing the Princess and the Frog retheme of Splash Mountain on 'Live with Kelly & Ryan'. June 2, 2022: Anika Noni Rose (voice of Tiana) was on Live with Ryan and Kelly this morning and she stated that the new attraction would open in 2024 in both Disneyland and Disney World. July 1, 2022: The Disney Parks Blog announced that the replacement for Splash Mountain will be called TianaвЂ™s Bayou Adventure and it will come to the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland in late 2024. The new concept is inclusive вЂ“ 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.ДЄdditional quotes from Anika Noni Rose (voice of Princess Tiana), Michael-Leon Wooley (voice of Louis) and Jennifer Lewis (voice of Mama Odie). We pick up this story after the final kiss, and join Princess Tiana and Louis on a musical adventure вЂ“ featuring some of the powerful music from the film вЂ“ as they prepare for their first-ever Mardi Gras performance.Дisney acknowledged the current divisive climate and put two senior Imagineers at the forefront of the project, Charita Carter and Carmen Smith.ДЄnd with this longstanding history of updating attractions and adding new magic, the retheming of Splash Mountain is of particular importance today. No timetable has been given for the closure of Splash Mountain, but TianaвЂ™s Bayou Adventure is set to open in late 2024.

Splash Mountain at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World will be re-imagined to a new attraction based on The Princess and the Frog called TianaвЂ™s Bayou Adventure.