We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
More Tiana’s Bayou Adventure theming has been added to the construction walls around the attraction formerly known as Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom. The brown construction walls resemble crates. The large “stamps” that were on the walls when they went up are for the Southern Dome Salt Company, referencing the backstory for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. “Please … Read more
Work on transforming Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is moving fast, with the attraction set to open in 2024. Today, crews brought in a large crane and carved a hole in the rockwork. Splash Mountain closed permanently on January 23, 2023. The log flume ride system will remain, but much of the façade and … Read more
Splash Mountain is now closed permanently at Magic Kingdom to become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Construction walls around the attraction feature references to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and some new theming has been added to them. The brown construction walls resemble crates. The large “stamps” already on the walls are for the Southern Dome Salt Company, referencing the … Read more
Good morning from EPCOT. We started our day here because the EPCOT sign has recently been removed from the parking toll plaza, and we wanted to check to see if a new sign has been installed. We’re planning on spending our day at Magic Kingdom checking on construction updates and shopping. As always, we will … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom! We are here to do some shopping and check on construction updates at TRON Lightcycle Run and Splash Mountain. We also plan on stopping by Disney’s Boardwalk Inn later today. As always, we will share all the new things we find today. Let’s get started. First, we stopped by the … Read more
The Splash Mountain pressed penny machine that was previously removed as construction walls went up is now available again. The machine is still underneath the Frontierland railroad station but in a slightly different spot. This pressed penny machine was actually only installed in September 2020, months after it was first announced the attraction would be rethemed. It … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, January 26, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
It’s time for our Sunday stroll, and today is extra special. Join us around Magic Kingdom as we ride Splash Mountain one last time, meet Ariel inside her grotto once again, and more. We’re one of the first on the bridge, and it soon filled up quickly with eager guests. Everyone was ready to bid … Read more
Signage has been removed and replaced from the Splash Mountain-themed Laughin’ Place play area in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. The sign that previously hung on this column featured Br’er Rabbit and read “Welcome to the Laughin’ Place.” The new one has no theming but still lists safety information. Here’s the old sign. On the actual … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom! Today we plan on spending the morning at Magic Kingdom and then park hopping to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this afternoon. TRON Lightcycle / Run is getting closer to opening, and we are going to check on construction updates. We will be sure to share all the new things we find … Read more
Good morning and Happy Friday! Join us around Magic Kingdom as we check in on TRON Lightcycle Run, visit Splash Mountain during its final days, and more. We hopped aboard the Resort Monorail this morning to take a closer look at the ongoing construction of Disney’s Vacation Club Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Slowly … Read more
Splash Mountain has officially closed forever at Magic Kingdom to become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Splash Mountain references have been removed from the Walt Disney World Railroad and the Liberty Square Riverboat. Now the attraction’s pressed penny machines have been removed. Walls are up beneath the Walt Disney World Railroad train station where a pressed penny … Read more
After more than thirty years, guests took their final plunge into the Briar Patch on Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom on January 22, 2023. With the conversion of the flume ride into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and set to open next year, we thought it prudent to take one voyage on the adventure of Br’er … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom. Today we are here for the return of Pete’s Silly Sideshow character meet and greets. We are so excited to meet Daisy, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald today. We will also be sure to report on all the other new things we find today in the park. Let’s get started! We … Read more
As we near the demise of one of the most iconic attractions in the history of the Disney theme parks, we felt it was important to catalog a brief, yet detailed history of Disney’s version of the log flume ride. With The Walt Disney World version of Splash Mountain closing forever on January 22, 2023, … Read more