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, April 6, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Yesterday, we saw crew members cutting into the Splash Mountain tree at Magic Kingdom. Today, the top of the tree is gone. Although the tree was originally part of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure concept art, it was later revealed that it would be removed as the ride’s backstory was altered. Splash Mountain Tree At least a few feet … Read more
Crews have begun cutting into the Splash Mountain tree at Magic Kingdom to remove it as the ride is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Splash Mountain Tree Although the tree was originally part of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure concept art, it was later revealed that it would be removed as the ride’s backstory was altered. Late last month, … 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 Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Crews have refurbished and repainted some of the Splash Mountain track at Magic Kingdom as the attraction is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Much of the visible work has been concentrated around this section of the ride’s flume that goes under the Frontierland bridge. Scaffolding across the trough acts as walkways for crew members. We … Read more
Scaffolding now completely surrounds the tree at the top of Splash Mountain as crews prepare to remove it for the transformation of the Magic Kingdom attraction into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Splash Mountain Tree Scaffolding covers much of the attraction’s mountainous façade, too, and we have seen large holes cut into the fake rockwork. Scaffolding wraps … Read more
UPDATE: Disneyland Resort is unwilling to confirm the date that was released to the OC Register and is stating there is no current date set for the closure of the attraction. Rumors first reported on WDWNT.com of Splash Mountain’s closure at Disneyland have been confirmed and the ride will cease operation in May 2023, according … 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 Friday, March 24, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
More scaffolding has been erected around the top of Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom as crews prepare to remove the attraction’s iconic tree. The ride is being transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure inspired by “The Princess and the Frog.” Although the tree was originally part of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure concept art, it was later revealed that … Read more
More Splash Mountain signage has been removed as the attraction is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom. Splash Mountain Entrance The Lightning Lane and Stand-By Entrance signs are now gone. From the Walt Disney World Railroad, we could see where the posts for the signs used to be. Most signage was removed weeks … Read more
After marking the spot with spray paint, crews have cut a giant hole into the front of Splash Mountain as it is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom. Splash Mountain Façade The hole in the mountain is behind the scaffolding and blue scrim. Some of the steel framework and supports for the mountain … Read more
Demolition and construction continue in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom as Splash Mountain is turned into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, with a projected opening of late 2024. Splash Mountain Flume Most work we have seen is here in the flume at the bottom of the attraction. Sections of rock façade have been torn up around the track … Read more
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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, March 2, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
As Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom is transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, elements of the old façade are being removed. Splash Mountain Flume Most of the demolition/construction work we have seen so far has been in the flume near the end of the attraction. Crews have been working under and near the Frontierland bridge, destroying … Read more
The “Magic Happens” Parade returned to Disneyland Park this afternoon and “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” was noticeably missing from the finale of the show.