![]() The ride will pick up where the film leaves off, taking guests on a ride with Tiana, Naveen and Louis, who are preparing to host a Mardi Gras celebration. In short, the plans are still in place and the official Disney website confirms that the ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens in 2024. The video went viral, but Snopes has confirmed that the reversal plans were simply satire from a Disney blog. Last month, a TikTok video claimed that Disney executives changed their minds about retheming Splash Mountain and would be looking at future opportunities instead. Splash Mountain will reopen as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024 (media photo/artist rendering courtesy of Disney) What about the TikTok rumor? Is the ride still being rethemed? ![]() Concept art shows our favorite characters on the bayou. So what does that mean for the construction timeline? Disney Parks Blog announced that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is expected to open in late 2024 in both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. 23, 2023.Īlthough Orlando has very mild winters, rides on which guests could get wet are less in demand during this season. Splash Mountain will start its transformation on Jan. Read Also: What is the most popular ride in Magic Kingdom? 11 long ride queues Splash Mountain will start the transformation in January (photo by James Overholt/) Is Splash Mountain closing in 2022? ![]() It’s rumored that the ride could repurpose some of the existing audio-animatronics. The ride will feature scenery from a Louisiana Bayou as well as a backdrop of New Orleans.ĭisney Imagineers will create new magic for this musical adventure.Īnika Noni Rose is the voice of Princess Tiana in the film and will return to voice the audio-animatronic character on the new ride. Jenifer Lewis is also expected to voice Mama Odie. The new Princess and the Frog attraction will be called Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. What is the new name for Splash Mountain? The ride’s original creator, Tony Baxter, will return as a creative advisor on the retheme of Splash Mountain. The design will be led by executive creative producer Charita Carter. In recent years, the ride has come under scrutiny by Disney fans due to its ties to the film’s racially insensitive content. According to Disney, "project Imagineers have been working on since last year," on the new design, which will pick up "after the final kiss, and join Princess Tiana and Louis on a musical adventure - featuring some of the powerful music from the film - as they prepare for their first-ever Mardi Gras performance.Thank you for signing up! Splash Mountain opened in 1992 at Disney World in Orlando, but Walt Disney Imagineering is bringing a new concept to the ride (photo by James Overholt/) Is Disney going to retheme Splash Mountain? Disney's Song of the South is the current theme, which has ties to racism, so the studio announced that they were going to change the theme to The Princess and the Frog. Splash Mountain has been in the news quite a bit over the past few months after a petition was set up to change the theme of the ride. ![]() So far, social distancing and limited capacity within the park seems to be working out for the Florida theme park. The Anaheim, California park remains closed, due to ongoing public health concerns. The iconic theme park had been shut down since the middle of March, but decided that now was a good time to open again. ![]() The news comes after Walt Disney World opened up their doors again in Orlando, Florida. All five visitors were able to get out of the ride vehicle safely." The incident happened toward the end of the ride and involved five visitors. ![]()
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