Tag: Splash Mountain
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Apparent Nod to Splash Mountain Found in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Queue at Disneyland
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will open at Disneyland on November 15, 2024. When it does, guests at the Disneyland Resort will get to experience the next chapter of Princess Tiana’s story. This experience will include new and familiar characters, new music, and a lot of details to discover! One of these details is an apparent nod…
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Disneyland Resort Refurbishment Report – September 27, 2023
Welcome back to the Disneyland Resort Refurbishment Report. It’s crazy how fast things change even days after you share something. That happened almost immediately with Space Mountain. That’s where we start this week’s report. Scaffolding and scrims went up around the top level of the Space Mountain outside queue. Refurbishment signs are still placed around…
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Splash Mountain Stump Removed During Transformation to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland
Work continues at Disneyland on the transformation of Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Since closing in May, things have been very busy as workers continue to make new magic in the form of the new attraction that is set to open in 2024. The most recent visual update for the transformation is the removal…
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More Walls and a Photo Op Go Up As More of Splash Mountain Comes Down at Disneyland
On Tuesday guests took their last splash on Splash Mountain before the attraction began its transformation into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. By Wednesday, walls had begun to go up around the attraction and spiels had been updated on the Disneyland Railroad and Mark Twain. Now on Friday, walls have completely surrounded the former Splash Mountain and…
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Fans Take Final Splash on Splash Mountain’s Final Day at Disneyland
On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Disney fans descended on Disneyland to take one last splash on Splash Mountain before the attraction closes and is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. The attraction, which originally opened in 1989 and had been one of the mountains in Disneyland’s mountain range. Daps Magic had several team members on hand…
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The Final Splash – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #662
Welcome to a very special episode of GEEKS CORNER! On this week’s show, the Geeks are joined by Angela and Doug who are live from Disneyland on the final night that Splash Mountain is taking guests to their laughing place. Throughout the show, views of Splash Mountain are shown live from the park as a part of…
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Guests Drop By Splash Mountain For Their Last Visit to Laughing Place at Magic Kingdom
On Sunday, January 22, 2023, guests came to the Magic Kingdom to go for a last drop on Splash Mountain and to say goodbye to their laughing place. The day started with hundreds of people beelining for the attraction. As the day continued, the attraction’s line held steady at around 200 minutes. This was fairly…
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New Scene for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Revealed as Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain’s Closure Date Announced
Today Disney revealed some new details about Splash Mountain’s future and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Splash Mountain is set to be transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure sometime in 2024 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts. To prep for the reimaging of this attraction, Imagineers have done research to create an immersive experience inspired by The…
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Anika Noni Rose Says “The Princess and the Frog” Re-Imagining of Splash Mountain to Debut in 2024
In an interview on Live With Kelly and Ryan, Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana in The Princess and the Frog may have revealed when Disney intends to open the revamped Splash Mountain at one or more of its domestic theme parks. During the interview, Rose shared that she is continuing to work with…
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Disney Provides Updates on The Princess and the Frog Attraction
Since last year’s announcement that Splash Mountain will be updated to become an attraction based on The Princess and the Frog, fans have been wondering what exactly that will be like. Today, Disney shared an update on the process, the inspiration, and the progress being made on this attraction. Part of the process is going…
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Welcome Back – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! After a brief hiatus for holidays and birthdays, we return with the weekly highlights of Disney and geek news. There is a LOT to cover this week. However, we narrow it down as much as we possibly. First off, there have been quite a few reopenings since our last report.…
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A New Mountain – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1039 (#510)
Welcome to a big episode of GEEKS CORNER! Just before the show began, Tokyo Disney Resort reopened the gates to the parks there. This comes a week after it was announced that the parks at the Disneyland Resort would NOT be reopening on July 17th. In other news, Splash Mountain is being rethemed to have…
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Highlights of the Bob Weis Interview on Princess and the Frog Retheming of Splash Mountain
A retheming of Splash Mountain to the Disney animated feature “The Princess and the Frog” was announced today. The concept of retheming the attraction has been in the works at Walt Disney Imagineering for over a year. The story picks up after the final, magical kiss in the movie, and follows Tiana and Louis as…
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Splash Mountain to Be Rethemed to Princess and the Frog at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts
Today Disney announced that it will be retheming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. The new story for the attraction will be based on the adventures of Princess Tiana from the Disney animated feature The Princess and the Frog. According to Disney, the attraction will pick up “after the final…
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Splashing into the 35th Anniversary – 30 Years Ago at Disneyland
Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary had everything, or so it would seem. There was a vivid logo and a boatload of merchandise covered with it. There was a brand new parade with a theme song that stayed stubbornly lodged in your memory for days. There were stage shows and promotions (they gave away a free car EVERY…
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Pumpkintown – An Interview with Don Carson
On Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00pm PST, DAPS MAGIC is proud to share an interview with theme park attraction creator and concept designer Don Carson. Mr. Carson is a veteran in the field, with numerous credits any Disney fan will instantly recognize – including the designs of Mickey’s Toontown in Disneyland, and Walt Disney World’s…
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Pictorial: Disneyland After Dark: 80s Nite is a Radical Return to the 80s
On January 29, 2020 Disneyland celebrated the 80s with a special ticketed event. Disneyland After Dark: 80s Nite was a return to the 80s through the lens of the Happiest Place on Earth! The night included special photo ops, entertainment, characters, food, merchandise, and more! Unfortunately, due to the weather the planned fireworks for the night…
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Splash Mountain Celebrates 30 Years at the Disneyland Resort!
30 years ago Disneyland guests first found their laughing place when Splash Mountain opened at the Happiest Place on Earth! Since then, guests have enjoyed the music, comedy, adventure, and of course, the big splash at the end as they visit friends from The Song of the South. Splash Mountain was originally envisioned by Imagineer Tony…
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Celebrate America at Disneyland Resort All Summer Long by ‘Visiting’ Iconic U.S. Destinations Inside the Parks
Famous American Places, Americana Merchandise and Classic Treats Highlight the Reasons to Visit Disneyland Resort this summer ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – Guests who are yearning to the see the U.S.A. but are short on time create their own version of a cross-country road trip as they visit the Disneyland Resort this summer and…
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So Many Ways to Celebrate Summer at the Disneyland Resort – Including Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Magical new experiences, special July anniversaries, the return of Main Street Electrical Parade in August, plus more ways to play with friends and family AHAHEIM, Calif. (June 28, 2019) – This is a summer to remember at the Disneyland Resort, where sunny days are filled with cool new adventures, new shows, new Disney character interactions…
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Disneyland and Knott’s Update 2/5/18 Featuring Charlie Brown Day and Continued Construction
It’s time for another update of not just Disneyland, but Knott’s Berry Farm as well! This last Sunday was not just Super Bowl Sunday. It was also Charlie Brown Day at Knott’s Berry Farm. A gathering of the most people wearing Charlie Brown related attire was assembled at Calico Square. All guests received a free…
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Don’t Forget Kylo Ren – Geeks Corner – Episode 517
Welcome to a very Kylo Ren episode of Geeks Corner. No, we don’t have any undercover boss. We do have a lot to geek out about though! If you are watching at home, hit record on your computer camera and then post the link of you watching and commenting on the show in the comment…
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A Trip To Tokyo Disneyland
For an American, the overseas Disney parks seem fairly inaccessible. Rarely does one have an opportunity to venture to another country across the ocean, let alone one that has a Disney theme park. In 2012 I had a chance to go to Japan and to the Disney resort there. I’m grateful to have gone, and…
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Exclusive RunDisney sneak peek of Disneyland's new "Paint the Night" Parade
RunDisney announced yesterday that in celebration of the Disneyland Half Marathon’s 10th Anniversary, guests will be invited to a special party in the park to kick off the weekend. On Thursday, September 3rd, party goers will be able to enter Disneyland Park prior to the party, starting at 4pm. At 9pm a private gathering will…