Last month, scaffolding was erected over part of the Splash Mountain façade at Magic Kingdom. As refurbishment of the mountain is completed, scaffolding is now being removed. The scaffolding is now mostly confined to the top of the mountain near the mill. Previously, scaffolding extended down past the mill. It’s hard to identify the exact … Read more
With Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary now just a month away, work continues to spruce up Splash Mountain ahead of the big day. The scaffolding that’s been erected around the façade of the attraction has expanded since our last visit, with the left side nearly completely surrounded. Work seems to be beginning in earnest, with … Read more
Scaffolding continues to be erected on Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom as the “mountain” is refurbished for the park’s 50th anniversary. The scaffolding now mostly covers the mountainous façade next to the mill. Though this seems to be a general refurbishment and not the beginnings of the ride’s “Princess and the Frog” retheme, we have … Read more
More scaffolding has been erected on Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom as the building is refurbished ahead of the park’s 50th anniversary. Scaffolding first appeared on the “mountain” two weeks ago. The exact nature of the façade’s refurbishment is unknown. There’s no timeline for Splash Mountain’s The Princess and the Frog retheme, and this refurbishment … Read more
Vice President of the Magic Kingdom, Melissa Valiquette, spoke to the Orlando Sentinel recently and addressed the future reimagining of Splash Mountain into a ride based on “The Princess and the Frog.” Valiquette confirmed the reimagining is still in development, noting she is in “a lot of meetings” regarding the attraction. “That’s going to take … Read more
Scaffolding has been erected on the façade for Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom. The attraction is not currently on the refurbishment schedule, but many projects that don’t require a temporary closure are underway in preparation for the park’s 50th anniversary this October. The popular attraction usually closes for refurbishment each winter, but has not … Read more
Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom has been plagued with issues recently, which guests are taking particular interest in given the announcement that it would soon be transformed into a Princess and the Frog attraction. Today we found several technical issues fixed, but more have arisen. Br’er Bear is once again bobbing back and forth in … Read more
Welcome to another fantastic day here at the Magic Kingdom. It’s a bit chilly this morning, but we’re ready to rope drop Splash Mountain. It’s reopened after its annual refurbishment. Despite a delayed opening, Splash Mountain opened shortly after 9 AM to a large crowd of guests. The attraction looked nicely refreshed, even though we … Read more
Good morning from everyone’s favorite fairytale park, Magic Kingdom! This weekend was the runDisney Princess Half Marathon, which altered traffic patterns as runners overtook the roads in between EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. We parked at EPCOT to avoid some traffic, and were greeted with this awesome sight. These athletes are so inspiring! Once we got … Read more
Welcome to The Most Magical Place On Earth on a beautiful Florida winter day! The sun has come out, the wind has calmed down, and crowds are surprisingly light during this Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend. We’ve got tons of updates from every corner of the park, so let’s take a look. Starting from outside … Read more
Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World reopens Friday after its annual refurbishment, and today we saw maintenance hit a milestone. Water has returned to Splash Mountain! Here at the lower turn, we see the attraction is inching its way toward splashing again. This is the area of the ride right after you take the big … Read more
Good morning from a slightly overcast, but still beautiful Magic Kingdom! With just clouds on the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect day to be at the Most Magical Place On Earth. As everyone bustles about getting ready to start their perfect park day, we stopped a moment to take in this unusual … Read more
Splash Mountain has been closed for it’s annual refurbishment at Magic Kingdom. Let’s take a look at the progress! We can see there’s a lot happening at this round-about in the front of the attraction. Fresh track pieces are stacked throughout the whole loop. The roof on the lift was getting some extensive work done … Read more
Hello from the most magical place on earth! We’re at Magic Kingdom today and we’re ready to have an adventure. Let’s see what’s going on around the park! First stop Main Street U.S.A.! The citizens of Main Street (with the help of the Dapper Dans) pulled guests into a kick line to the tune of … Read more