#Splash mountain movie

“It is really exciting to know that Princess Tiana’s presence in both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom will finally be fully realized!” says actress Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Princess Tiana in the movie. At the top of the drop? Gone is the dry and hollowed-out tree trunk the new ride imagines a verdant landscape topped with Mama Odie’s tree. There’s no estimation on the ride’s completion, nor any word on whether the original Splash Mountain will still be available to visit whenever Disneyland reopens. But we do have an artist’s concept, which places Princess Tiana-Disney’s first Black princess-in a bayou surrounded by twinkling fireflies. Fans have been calling for the re-theming for years, even creating an online petition to ditch Splash Mountain’s problematic origins. Imagineers began planning the revamp last year, according to the parks’ announcement, and will set the new ride in New Orleans, following characters from the 2009 film such as Princess Tiana, Louis and Mama Odie through their preparations for a Mardi Gras performance. The beloved water ride is based off the controversial film Song of the South from the 1940s, but today the company shared that the both Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom locations are completely reimagining the 1989 ride with a more contemporary-and inclusive-film, The Princess and the Frog. The reveal said that the ride would see 'Tiana hosting a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras celebration where everyone is welcome.Our original story by Stephanie Breijo, published June 25, 2020, appears below.ĭisney Parks announced today that its iconic log-flume ride, Splash Mountain, is getting a whole new look. New Orleans culture will be heavily featured in the new version of Splash Mountain, and the designers have been taking personal trips to New Orleans as well as working with virtual research sessions in order to draw from first-hand experience in their depictions of the people and places. The original announcement about the overhaul was made last year, and although there was no timeline given for when the rides would be ready, it seems that the remodelling is moving along well.Īs well as the ride concept image, four other pieces of commissioned art were unveiled at the same time by New Orleans artist Sharika Mahdi, which were made to help Disney's Imagineers be inspired in their work on the new ride designs.

#Splash mountain movie

The previous version of Splash Mountain featured characters such as Brer Rabbit and scenes inspired by the 1946 movie Song of The South, which remains as one of the only Disney properties to have not been released on Disney+ due to controversy over racist stereotypes. The revamp of the ride is probably one of the biggest and most publicised of any Disney ride. A 30 minute video about the new ride was released as part of Princess Week and was hosted by ABC News' National Correspondent, Kenneth Moton and can be seen below. According to the information released, riders will be able to see both well known characters from the movie, and new characters created especially for the re-launched ride.

One of the art pieces shows Tiana, Naveen and Louis in the middle of the swamps, with a band of animals playing in the background, while the log vehicle for passengers comes up behind. The new version of the ride will feature characters, new and original songs and a storyline set after the movie, while riders will follow the action from a floating log. It is a few months since Disney announced that many of their Splash Mountain rides would be getting a new look as they House Of Mouse aim to remove references to their controversial movie Song of the South, and today Disney's park's division released concept art of what the new Splash Mountain will look like, which includes a change of theme to one based on their 2009 version of The Princess and The Frog.