A Fun Queue
Disney Parks have been updating their queues recently to be interactive and interesting to look at it while waiting. The Splash Mountain queue has some great Frontierland theming and look-throughs into the character’s homes. The queue could be gussied up a bit, especially since long wait times will be predicted once the re-theme is opened. I’m not exactly sure what I would want in the queue, but it needs to be updated from just brown cave walls.
New Animatronics
Splash Mountain has always had plenty of frogs and alligators. These could easily be recycled for the re-theme, and save Disney some money. But I hope they completely change them out. The Splash animatronics look very dated, and that will only become more noticeable when they are placed next to updated ones.
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Charlotte
Lottie is such a great character! She brings comedy, liveliness and fabulousness to the PATF ensemble. I hope she makes an appearance in the ride.
Ray and Evangeline
The events of the attraction are supposed to take place after the movie, so that means no Ray…at least in firefly form. I really hope they have a showroom with a starry night sky that features Ray and Evangeline in wishing star form. It doesn’t even have to be a prominent feature, but something slightly hidden so fans can be surprised by the Easter egg.
Mind-Control Smells
When it comes to immersing the sense, scent is a big deal at Disney. And the smell of the Laughing Place showroom was unpleasant. I hope they add in some Magnolia blossom scents in the bayou showrooms and maybe firework or beignet scents in the Mardi Gras scene.
An Iconic Drop
I have seen two suggestions for the drop scene that I really love. The first one is with Dr. Faciller. The showroom right before the drop would feature him returning. Disney could easily do shadow projections on the walls. They could show the shadows chasing Tiana and Louis through the bayou. Right before the drop there would be some voodoo theming. Instead of the vultures, there would be the voodoo heads from PATF. The song "Friends on the Other Side" would play. And as the log is climbing to the top, the Shadow Man would sing the part of the song that goes “Are you ready?” The drop would symbolize Tiana and Louis escaping the Shadow Man. This is all very similar to how this scene in the original; ride is Brer Rabbit finally being caught by Brer Fox and escaping down to the Briar Patch. This drop option sounds like the perfect way to build suspense and thrill.
The other suggestion I saw is one where the drop scene would not feature Dr. Faciller, but Mama Odie. Instead of "Friends on the Other Side", "Dig A Little Deeper" would play. The showroom scene could be of Mama Odie’s tree boat house, and all the birds singing and dancing along. There could even be some cool effect with JuJu the snake being transformed into different animals by Mama Odie. The climb to the top would feature Mama Odie shouting “Open up the windows, let in the light!”. Instead of vultures, there could be the birds pulling back moss curtains to reveal the plummet down. I really like this suggestion because it is a more sunshine-y, happy take. It could build not a scary anticipation, but a celebratory anticipation.
Digital Fireworks
A couple of rides already have these, like The Gran Fiesta Tour and Disneyland’s Alice in Wonderland. But I really love this effect and it could fit well in the ending Mardi Gras scene. The finale "Zip A Dee Doo Dah" scene takes place during sunset and the sky is orange. It would be cool to change it up and have it take place during the night, with fireworks going off over the Mardi Gras celebration.
What do you want to see in the re-theming of Splash Mountain?
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