Disneyland's Splash Mountain to close in late May to begin the transformation into Tiana's Bayou Adventure

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Posted: Wednesday April 12, 2023 1:08pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Splash Mountain at Disneyland in California will have its final day of operation May 30, 2023, before it closes to begin the transformation into Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Disneyland's Splash Mountain

Tiana's Bayou Adventure will open in late 2024 at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain in Walt Disney World closed in January, with extensive work on the iconic attraction already underway.

Although the Walt Disney World version appears to have a head start on its Disneyland counterpart, both are planned to open in late 2024.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure is based on the Disney animated movie, 'Princess and the Frog.'

Tiana's Bayou Adventure concept model - D23 Expo exhibit

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mickEblu2 hours ago

From A-Z. The only thing that was approved upon (in a vacuum) is the tech in a few of those high end AAs and those aren’t even working the half the time so they don’t even qualify.

SuddenStorm2 hours ago

I mean, even if you decide to add glitter to the Mona Lisa, the underlying painting is still among the best ever. The fact remains that everything that looks good here is a remnant of Splash, and the new stuff looks cheap and lazy.

mickEblu3 hours ago

Not to mention that DL’s always looked better and they found certain elements (most notably those cobblestones) to accentuate rather than cover.

Disney Irish3 hours ago

Most likely because it was designed originally for DL, so it looks better.

Disgruntled Walt3 hours ago

The band-aid was ripped off in seeing what they did to the MK one, and I'm almost used to it. Plus, they didn't add as much broccoli to this one.

zipadee9993 hours ago

Because they forget the M U R A L (I spelled it out so I don’t accidentally remind them)

Disney Analyst4 hours ago

Why do I feel like everything looks a bit better and more natural for the Disneyland version? I’m really not minding what I am seeing.

DCBaker4 hours ago

A few photos from today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54007315343_1712a398ad_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54007422299_fea0489ca8_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54007508645_e61b89917b_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54007417334_fb9b2fef00_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54007315323_f07f94d918_k.jpg

HonorableMention5 hours ago

It’s probably too late for them to fix, but a huge gripe I have is the lack of actual singing on this ride outside of the finale. There is such a big focus on finding these bands and music, and all we hear is Almost There ripped straight from the movie, disembodied dead Ray, and more disembodied voices for Dig a Little Deeper. It’s a shame because I actually think the instrumental music is quite good. The ambient nature sounds that morph into Gonna Take You There are clever and the new arrangement for Dig a Little Deeper sounds nice. Putting the limited motion of the critters aside, having them actually sing would add some much needed energy to the attraction and some variety in what you’re hearing. How Do You Do and the Laughin’ Place had a ton of unique voices you’d fly by and get snippets of. Imagine instead that it’s one voice and the characters are just swaying to the music. Boring

Figments Friend19 hours ago

Too bad I’m not fast with a camera… I saw the full sign when that construction door section was open. -

Figments Friend19 hours ago

Fresh back from an evening in the Park. Logs were being cycled through tonight … -

EagleScout61021 hours ago

If I had to guess, everything else simply went to the dumpster

zipadee99921 hours ago

Any new developments on what’s become of the America Sings figures? Did some end up making the cut like was discussed previously? Archived? Scrapped entirely?