Disneyland's Splash Mountain is closing. Here's why

Disneyland fans said goodbye to Splash Mountain, a staple of Disneyland since 1989. But many expressed hope for what's to come next year in Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
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[@JoeJohnson-mk4qd]

This video only tells me that the people who made it have never seen Song of the South, it does not depict slaves.

[@markx1126]

Of course they haven’t. Journalists are lazy. Especially today, when you can copy your talking points from chatter you read online and Disney’s press feed.

[@whicker59]

Disneyland and Disney World r headed toward having ONLY WOKE, TransQs, Queers of all varieties, and tattoo freaks as paying customers.

[@tommytheshimigami]

It's historical and anti racist, that's why current administration shut it down. They don't want people to be educated. The media pushes racism, no suprise they would want to remove anti racism history, such as Dr. Suess (also was canceled by administration).

[@yjy.4256]

i was so sad when i got to disney world and realized i couldn't ride it, I remembered riding it when i was 5 and I was so excited to go back. It is crazy how out of the hundred's of thoudands of people going, because a few peole are complaining, they are closing it. My mom was upset too.

[@kikeruiz539]

Should had been kept how it was

[@peytonbowen2364]

This is Zippity-Doo-Dumb

[@lafayetteslanding5739]

The marxists won. They will keep dividing and demoralizing our society until everything good is destroyed. Splash Mountain and Song of South were not racist at all. In fact, the marxists have destroyed the legacy of James Baskett and the other actors and actresses in that movie. Not to mention one of the most beloved songs in our nations history Zipa deedoodah! Iger and Ken Potrock are complete failures for allowing this to happen.

[@Ali-ii8il]

this ride was never racist at all

[@gabe_gamer9320]

But what about the movie it was based on?

[@McMundeeMedia]

the movieis, but I have been to the place and seen the movie, they are only vaguely related@@gabe_gamer9320

[@the94probeguy87]

People need to do a bit more research on Avery island which the ride is based off of and read about the deep history with slavery Avery island had instead of all this virtue signalling nonsense.

[@forceghostyoda5730]

@@gabe_gamer9320the movie wasn’t racist either

[@tommytheshimigami]

I wonder what party supported racism all those years ago and what party is in control today? Hmmmmmm

[@kylekeller3398]

The Los Angeles Times has gone woke! There are NO slaves in Song of the South!! 😡

[@Scooopity]

Exactly

[@whicker59]

Bingo. Just good sing-along songs, fun, and adventure....... exactly what WOKE RADICALS HATE.

[@RazgrizDavion81]

yeah....they just want to replace everything. Indoctrination is the keyword here

[@gabe_gamer9320]

I’m not sure anyone quite knew the time period “Song of the South” took place.

[@kylekeller3398]

@@gabe_gamer9320 It took place after the Civil War, where the black people are no longer slaves.

[@jovanirodriguez6171]

Man it’s always gotta be about race and the cry baby’s 🤷

[@Alex.Fernandezzz]

I know right

[@TheVeryLastOne]

When the new ride opens up if I ever go back to Disney World I'm going to sing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah repeatedly on the line just to piss people off

[@elliottryan13]

Don't waste your time going there ever again.

[@plushbatfan]

That defeats the purpose!

[@jasonstein3224]

I am really unhappy please re-open splash Mountain

[@sebbysuperstar8394]

Zip a de bye bye Splash Mountain! You will still remain in our hearts today and the future as one of those legendary, recognizable, nostalgic, and beloved classic Disney attractions we grew up with! 🥺😭👋🏾🪵💦🐰🦊🐻

[@Gamergirlplaysroblox]

Dang I’m gonna miss this ride, even though it’s getting re-themed I’m gonna miss the old times, RIP Splash Mountain 💔

[@husseymangtv]

erasing our history for stupid disney cartoons

[@Valiantes_]

Shilling for Disney and their "progression". Wrong.

[@wotshish]

Splash mountain isn't racist. Song of the south wasn't even racist. It was Disney's clumsy attempt at making an anti racist movie that wouldn't offend anyone, but the leader of the NAACP Walter F. White (a guy who was barely black at all, he passed as white) had a hate boner for black actors like Hattie McDaniel and James Baskett whom he saw as "race traitors." He and the NAACP smeared song of the south relentlessly, saying that it depicted slaves as happy (it was set after the civil war, so those were newly freed people) so disney never released it on home video. Splash mountain is just based on the animated segments which were ACTUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK TALES. So actual African American heritage is being erased in favor of a movie that was written by two white guys and one black guy. So a precious piece of Black Americana and people's childhoods is being destroyed, all because some slacktivists want to feel like they are making the world a better place.

[@Kev-O33]

we all know why: people are butthurt in the 21st century

[@cafezo87934]

Who cares. Its just a ride and its Disneyland plus its been a Disneyland staple for decades. Why is it a problem now

[@bellyfloponthefloor]

Its funny how I didnt see as much uproar for other Disneyland ride changes like the Finding Nemo one lol

[@JSwag_Reviews]

@@bellyfloponthefloor because a tiny minority of gen zs have and never will see song of the south.

[@wotshish]

@@bellyfloponthefloor Finding nemo isn't based on actual african american folklore. Changing splash mountain is erasing black heritage.

[@bellyfloponthefloor]

@@wotshish even if it's based on whatever heritage or not, i dont think a ride change is gonna be the end of the world but you do you

[@Redlinesixtynine]

Sad, Splash mountain was one of our favorite rides.

[@PouDaGoat]

This ride was my childhood 😢

[@AMagicProduction]

End of an era- unfortunately imagineering will never build something as great as this attraction, a true classic and a quintessential Disney ride!

[@ryanridder4576]

I went on it for the last time last October, sad to see it go. Don’t know what I’ll compare to Tiana’s bayou adventure

[@JSwag_Reviews]

I dont know because ill never ride it and im hoping a lot of people are in the same boat.

[@sebclot9478]

@@JSwag_Reviews That's exactly how I feel about it.

[@christianguerrero843]

@@JSwag_Reviews I’m all in as well

[@JSwag_Reviews]

You can compare it to that Jurassic park ride that’s breaking at universal. Splash was a masterclass not only from ride design, but the fact these animatronics still worked so well in 2023; even though it was blatantly obvious it wasn’t maintained since the Princess and the frog announcement.

[@ryanridder4576]

@@JSwag_Reviews lol! But yes I agree, they shouldn’t have changed it

[@tanyaosterman]

Disneyland closed the standby line for Splash Mountain on its last day of operation an hour before the park closed. Disney parks no longer compensate for lost park time when their rides break down. They do not enforce their own rules. I will never set foot in another Disney park.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

With what they are doing to splash mountain its gonna be harder and harder too. The old days for a millenial the mid 2000s days when things were done with fast passes and things werent woke yet and seeing people wearing disney outfits wasnt creepy yet because they werent about bad politics and single minded ideology. Its getting harder and harder.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

I would love to go back in time to the 1989 opening or 1959 expansion Disneyland was cool for so many years. The lack of maintaing rides, they are all a step down from former glory as well nothing has really ever been improved because they arent maintaing there attractions and there going woke where there are less people and are pissing people off since the majority are tired of being preached too.

[@sebclot9478]

In fairness to them on the line closure issue on the last day, the line wait estimate was 4 hours when they closed the line. Even if that was an overestimate, it was LONG.

[@tanyaosterman]

@@sebclot9478 WDW managed it much better!

[@TaedarVulpine]

Whatever, LA Times...

[@eggwoke]

I love this ride.. and I recently saw Song of the South, where I found absolutely nothing whatsoever that was racist or offensive... certainly not enough to BAN it from Disney Plus! By all means, put up a disclaimer... How can we learn from history if Disney woke wash everything? Now, the ride is gone too. Swept under the rug. Ridiculous. Enjoy needlessly spending the money you need to save Disney! Idiotic.

[@54spiritedwill54]

Splash mountain was one of our favorite rides.

[@charliebrown3842]

Splash Mountain Are Closing 😭🌊⛰🐰🦊🐻🪵

[@ArtBellJr]

I was able to ride it this year in March so I'm excited to see a re theme as well. If we don't draw a line a mean why not get rid of Princess Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Or The Shaman on Rivers of America ,we can't judge another time through a lens of today's standards.

[@kahoaliiaiu7130]

It’s not Racist I love the song Zip Dee Doo Dah

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

gonna miss this one

[@user-eh7uc5lq4w]

I m sad it changes it was not broken

[@kaspar_1982]

i see no reason to black wash a ride that had no human characters black or white in it. i've never seen the song of the south and have never met any who had or correlated this ride to that movie. a simple refresh would seem more logical however Disney seems to have endless amounts of money just not mine anymore.

[@RaYjEaNsEdIts0113]

Noo I only went on that ride once it so fun! RIP Splash mountain 🗻

[@gabe_gamer9320]

Was anyone even aware of the movie Splash Mountain was based on? And I’m not walking about the corporates of Disney.

[@user-ys9ge7kb7g]

It’s gonna be like Jurassic Park to Jurassic World at Universal Studios. I am not comparing Splash Mountain to Jurassic Park by any means.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

The imagineers were at there peak in 89 for sure I wonder how the animatronics hold up if there not as strong and sturdy as the American sings ones.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

We all know water rides kill animatronics, but never for splash even the last 3 years when they half assed it the ride still held up.

[@elijahisrael7206]

So many people express, that they will boycott the new pathetic version of the ride, Next thing you know they will accuse oxygen, the sky and the clouds of being racist, just absolutely BEYOND ridiculous!

[@MUNDOM316]

To those who saw this ride as racist because of the movie it was themed after let me ask you guys an honest question. How do you feel about Pirates of the Caribbean? I mean you guys are upset with splash mountain because of the racial movie (which was a very common style in the 40’s by the way) but a ride themed after pirates? You know what kind of people pirates were right? Shoot it even shows it on the ride with death and destruction. Now please don’t get me wrong I DO NOT want Pirates of the Caribbean to be re-themed (though the woke snowflakes already did get to it a bit but) it’s one of my favorite slow paced rides in the park. I’m just trying to make a point that it seems those who were offended by a ride (with absolutely nothing racist in it, just with what it’s tied too) but are totally fine with a ride themed after pirates (and does depict their destructive ways in the ride but at least it has a catchy song to it)

[@Amongusfart29]

Omg no

[@josephcamhi5676]

Wow. Bib Iger killed Disney.

[@serenitygilles7064]

Omg race race race.

[@TripleDisneyChannel]

We should go to tokyo disney land.

[@daphiga]

Amazing…how stupid to consider this ride as racist

[@dansuerth413]

Wow how woke of them

[@nicolaecalin4217]

At least it's not gone forever

[@chieftone-tone591]

The Tokyo version still operates.

[@naomigable158]

Splash mountain was great! Princess and the frog probably will also be

[@JSwag_Reviews]

Many won’t ride because it’s an overlay and Song of the South had the same amount of positive even more positive influence for blacks and whites to get along. I mean they hold hands at the end and walk into the sunset.

[@elliottryan13]

This is a crock of bullshit.

[@naomigable158]

It’s time to move on sometimes

[@rock-uu7qr]

Disney is a joke

[@majomaheriose]

Y'all realize that they are not changing the ride itself, right? He was very clear in that the ride system will be the same one. The only difference is the reference to a racist movie. Very sus that you're all complaining this much.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

The theming is a huge part of what makes Disney rides so special. Each ride tells a story. When you take that theming away, it becomes a completely different ride. Besides, Splash Mountain does not contain the parts of the movie that people deemed offensive. It only contains the three cartoon segments that are based on genuine African folk tales.

[@Tassiedevil127]

About time

[@messiahisaiah7521]

Should be great.. 1989 it was time for renovation

[@MRwreckgar]

Can say the same for indy

[@whicker59]

How does something get to b a CLASSIC???

[@theDavidChannel1]

1989? It's not that old anyway, so who cares. Bring in the new ride

[@wotshish]

sure, lets erase actual black american heritage in favor of a movie written by two white guys.

[@gordonghostway2882]

this is needed and it was time. Has Disney publicly admitted fault or started conversations about why the ride was thematically insensitive, or is it all just about looking forward to 'bringing new stories' with 'diverse casts!' I feel like everything I see from the company does not acknowledge why it needed to be changed. I appreciate that this story is not a press release regurgitation.

[@markx1126]

Is history insensitive? Is African American culture insensitive? The ride itself has nothing insensitive, and promotes stories from African American folklore that would otherwise be forgotten. Cultural preservation is a good thing. As for the film, the only real criticism is that it doesn’t depict all white Southerners as cartoon villains.

[@Valiantes_]

Thee was nothing wrong with the ride or theming. WATCH THE MOVIE. nothing but ignorance and ideology behind this change and a bad root decision because of the 2020 riots. Smh

[@jamesfitzgerald4243]

​@Valiantes_ The ride was in the works since 2011.

[@the94probeguy87]

Wait so….Re-theming the ride around Avery island was a better option? I guess people might need to research a bit more before going to KZbin.