Re-themeing of Splash Mountain. Announced in June 2020. Unknown opening date.
Splash Mountain Is Closing Is The Song Of The South Story Finally Going Away
Dateline: January 11, 2022
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
Disneyland first announced changes to Splash Mountain nearly two years ago, with an intention to make the ride more inclusive. While the company has maintained that the plans are still in place, it doesn't appear that major changes are happening any time soon.
Plans to remove the Brer Rabbit theming on Splash Mountain, the log flume water ride that
What Is On Tap For 2022 And What Is Still Missing
Dateline: December 21, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The phased reopening of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure that has slowly but steadily unfolded over the past eight months and will continue to roll out through 2022 could eventually stretch into 2023 and beyond.
Disneyland and DCA 's entertainment lineup for 2022 offers a glimpse at how long it could take for the Anaheim theme parks to return to a
Disneyland Covers Up Sexy Jessica Rabbit In A Detectives Trenchcoat And Fedora
Dateline: December 09, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Sexy cartoon actress-turned-private eye Jessica Rabbit has covered up her signature sparkly red dress with a detective 's trenchcoat and fedora on a Toontown dark ride in the latest change to make Disneyland attractions more culturally relevant.
Roger Rabbit 's Car Toon Spin is the latest Disneyland attraction to undergo a major refresh to remove outdated
Is Splash Mountain Getting Ready For Its Princess And The Frog Redesign
Dateline: November 30, 2021
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
For more than a year now we 've known that Splash Mountain, the iconic flume ride, would be seeing a total thematic redesign at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The current version of the ride was set to replace the existing Song of the South storyline with one based on The Princess and the Frog. But while we 've known the change is coming, it 's never been
It Will Not Be Easy For Disneyland To Transcend The Rigid Hierarchies Of Its Founding
Dateline: September 24, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Washington Post
Disney theme parks have made recent headlines because officials have moved to update the content and imagery of attractions, while relaxing restrictions on employees ' appearances. This is all part of the company 's broader push toward diversity and inclusion.
Right-wing fans of Disney entertainment have pushed back, saying that Disney theme parks are
Painting Done New Orleans Square Spot Inches Closer To Opening
Dateline: September 23, 2021
Status: Current
Source: insidethemagic.net
As the saying goes, “the only constant in life is change”, and that is true everywhere, especially at Disney Parks. Disneyland is always changing, growing, and adapting to bring the best experiences it can to Guests visiting its multiple resorts. One of those changes is happening in New Orleans Square at Disneyland and Disney is keeping Guests on their toes to figure
Is Jessica Rabbit Getting A Politically Correct Makeover
Dateline: September 22, 2021
Status: Current
Source: deseretnews.com
Jessica Rabbit - the famous red-headed character from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” - will be getting a new role at Roger Rabbit 's Car Toon Spin ride, according to reports.
In the ride - which opened in 1994 in Mickey 's Toontown - Rabbit had been spotted in the ride 's first scene, sitting in the trunk of a car tied up. However, recent social media posts show
Toontown Ride More Relevant With Jessica Rabbit As Central Character
Dateline: September 14, 2021
Status: Current
Source: sbsun.com
Walt Disney Imagineering is rebooting another Disneyland attraction with a female lead character and revamped backstory to make it “more relevant” as the Anaheim theme park continues to update rides that have become culturally outdated.
Roger Rabbit 's Car Toon Spin at Disneyland is getting a new plot twist that throws Jessica Rabbit into the lead role
Disney Shared A Sneak Peek At The New Princess And The Frog Inspired Redo Of Splash Mountain
Dateline: August 27, 2021
Status: Current
Source: newschannel5.com
Last summer, Disney dropped the big news that a classic attraction was getting a major overhaul. On June, 24, 2020, the company announced that Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World and Disneyland would be re-themed with a story inspired by the 2009 animated film “The Princess and the Frog” and its star, Princess Tiana. Since then, Walt Disney Imagineers have been hard
Changes To Make Splash Mountain Less Problematic Are Not Coming Soon
Dateline: August 15, 2021
Status: Current
Source: SFGate
Disney made huge headlines last year when the company announced it would remake Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to remove its “Song of the South” inspiration and replace it with a “Princess and the Frog” theme. More than a year later - a year that has seen another ride remove its racist depictions - and parkgoers are still riding an attraction
How The Jungle Cruise Movie Helped Bring Change To Ride
Dateline: July 29, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Los Angeles Times
A single Instagram post in 2017 caused a momentary panic in the Disney community.
Dwayne Johnson, standing in front of a Herb Ryman-drawn map of the initial proposal for Disneyland, stated that he and his production company were partnering with Walt Disney Imagineering - the secretive division of the company responsible for theme park experiences - to
Snow White Ride Makeover How Critics Underestimate The Timeless Princess
Dateline: May 26, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Los Angeles Times
True love, such a naive thing.
A romantic happily ever after has been depicted in overly idealized ways for generations in animated fairy tales but is no longer the rage among modern Disney heroines.
At the end of “Frozen 2" Elsa is just getting to know herself while her sister, Anna, had to let go of her preconceived notions of love before
New Version Of Disneyland Debuts
Dateline: April 27, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
Welcome to Disneyland 2.0.
After a pretty much uninterrupted run of nearly 65 years, Disneyland is returning after a break of more than 13 months. It 's been a hard reset for the resort, which now will be forced to operate in ways different than it has before.
Some of these changes will be temporary. But some might endure, as Disneyland adapts
After Rethinking Racist Rides Disney Parks Extend Inclusion Push To Cast Members Add Adaptive Costumes
Dateline: April 13, 2021
Status: Current
Source: USA Today
As part of its efforts to create a welcoming environment, Disney Parks announced today that it is adding inclusion as one of its core guiding principles.
“We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in ... their interactions with Disney,” said Josh D 'Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences, and products, in a blog post
How The Haunted Mansion Will Change When Disneyland Reopens
Dateline: April 12, 2021
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The 999 ghosts that call Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion home have been busy redecorating the classic dark ride attraction and the grounds surrounding the estate while the mortals were away during the yearlong coronavirus closure of the Anaheim theme park.
Disneyland 's Haunted Mansion renovation brings new draperies, carpet, wallpaper and decor inside the
Jungle Cruise Ride Is Finally Getting That Makeover Check Out The New Details
Dateline: March 20, 2021
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
Back in January Disney Parks revealed official plans for a major redesign of the classic Jungle Cruise attraction. Previously, the attraction was a loose affiliation of animatronic sequences that were really only held together by the Jungle Cruise skipper and their endless stream of corny jokes. The new Jungle Cruise was described as a more cohesive story, but exactly
Splash Mountain Voice Actor Responds To The Walt Disney World And Disneyland Ride Redesign
Dateline: November 17, 2020
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
While theme parks spent months closed this year, and Disneyland still is, Disney's parks were still the talk of the town earlier this year when fans began a social media campaign asking the company to redesign one of Walt Disney World and Disneyland's most iconic attractions, Splash Mountain into a ride based on The Princess and the Frog. And then Disney sent a
Why Splash Mountain Redesign Should Mean An Even Bigger Change In The Park
Dateline: June 30, 2020
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
It has been a wild ride worthy of a Disneyland attraction. After a groundswell of support built up for the idea of re-theming Splash Mountain at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, Disney responded by announcing that the parks would do exactly that. While no timeline has been given, both parks' Splash Mountain rides will be replacing the existing Song of the South
Will Critter Country Be Gone Soon
Dateline: June 28, 2020
Status: Current
Source: parksavers.com
Disney recently announced that they will be retheming Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to Princess and the Frog featuring Tiana and her friends. Along with this announcement, Disney said that the reimagined attraction will join New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
This land, found only at Disneyland in California, is currently home to
What To Expect When Disneyland Rethemes Splash Mountain
Dateline: June 26, 2020
Status: Current
Source: Orange County Register
The Splash Mountain makeover coming to Disneyland will transform the classic log flume ride with a new Princess Tiana backstory that will take riders down on the bayou and tie the venerable Critter Country attraction to the New Orleans Square themed land next door.
Disney plans to update the Splash Mountain log flume rides at Disneyland in Anaheim and Magic
Splash Mountain Ride To Be Rethemed
Dateline: June 25, 2020
Status: Current
Source: fox35orlando.com
The "Splash Mountain" attraction at Walt Disney World and Disneyland is being re-themed to The Princess and the Frog, Disney announced on Thursday.
On Disney Parks Blog, a Disney official said that the classic attraction will be completely reimagined and that this project has been underway since last year.
The ride will reportedly be set in
Fans Have Strong Opinions About That Splash Mountain Re Theme Idea
Dateline: June 13, 2020
Status: Current
Source: cinemablend.com
The Disney theme parks haven't reopened yet, and yet one of the most popular attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World has become a major topic of conversation in recent days. A petition was recently started that urged the Disney Parks to re-theme Splash Mountain by removing the elements of Song of the South and replace them with The Princess and the Frog. As
