Splash Mountain Front Row - Tokyo Disneyland 2024

[@neilengel3715]

I was the original set designer for this version of Splash. If you’ve seen Disneyland’s original version you’ll see we changed a lot of the staging. The things I’m most proud of though are two things most people don’t notice-The silent anti rollbacks on the lifts and the retention system in the trestle in the front that allows guests to see the park and the guests watching the ride being able to see the boats go by from the pathway that crosses the front of the attraction. Good times

[@wdiprojectx]

It’s a masterpiece. Also, the train going by is a beautiful view. Great job!

[@neilengel3715]

Thank you so much @@wdiprojectx

[@kahoaliiaiu7130]

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! My oh my, what a wonderful day! Welcoming back Brer Rabbit today. We always knew that he'd get away! He's had enough of movin' on now. It's where he's born and bred in. The briar patch is where he's headin'. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! Wonderful feeling, wonderful day! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! My oh my, what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading our way. We never doubted he'd get away! Moving on taught him a lesson. You've learned it well, Brer Rabbit. Gettin' caught's a nasty habit. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! Wonderful feeling, feeling this way! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! It's a time for celebratin' today! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! Gathered together this wonderful day! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! Brer Fox and Brer Bear are gonna get it today. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! That hungry gator's gettin' his way! Mr. Bluebird on my shoulder. It's the truth, it's actual. Everything is satisfactual. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! Wonderful feelling, wonderful day! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay! My oh my what a wonderful day! Brer Rabbit Solo: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay, Home sweet home is the lesson today. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay, I'm glad to be here and i'm sure gonna stay! I'm through with moving on now, It's where I'm born and bred in, The briar patch is where i'm headin'! Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-Ay, I'm back in my home now and I'm sure gonna stay!

[@neilengel3715]

Hey! Good Job! You've really got it!@@kahoaliiaiu7130

[@firstlast]

I'm curious, is there a reason why the geese were moved from the beginning of the showbuilding to near the second drop?

[@PrimeStone]

Splash Mountain has to be one of the best theme park attractions of all time. Along with thunder mountain. At least in my opinion

[@wdiprojectx]

💯 agree!

[@sealy1]

I feel like the best rides ever made are (from what I can name) Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Journey into Imagination (the original), Spaceship Earth, World of Motion, and Horizons There’s probably a few I forgot about somehow

[@barnes_and_noobs]

The painted Brer Rabbit hood ornament on the log is a nice touch in this version.

[@Aftermath779]

Came back to this video after seeing the POV of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. NOW THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A RIDE

[@confusedcartoonist]

Sameeee totally miss this ride

[@SpecialAgentEBunny]

Stay strong Japan. Don’t give in to the crazy American Disney

[@erinloveswendy]

Now, just imagine a retheme for Splash Mountain in Tokyo Disneyland would be Pokémon the Ride 2000 a Non Disney Ride that based on a Movie called Pokémon the Movie 2000 came out on Friday, July 21, 2000.

[@ZachLBlosser]

​@@erinloveswendyPeople would definitely prefer Pokémon over Tiana.

[@battybuddy]

@@ZachLBlosserespecially given how broken TBA has been.

[@Themersive]

Cant wait to visit Tokyo someday

[@francisnguyen6349]

Excellent attraction.

[@wdiprojectx]

I agree!

[@sealy1]

AGREED

[@francisnguyen6349]

@@wdiprojectx I very agree.👍 👏 👌 💯 🙌 😊

[@firstlast]

This was good eye bleach for what's going on in the States atm.

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

Hands down one of the best Disney attractions ever created! Such a shame they removed them from the US parks 😢

[@CLIFFLIX]

Love this video! I'm going to Tokyo in October! Yes!

[@adventuresinsplashmountain6]

The Oriental Land Company takes care of Disney parks better than Disney takes care of Disney parks. They actually care about what the fans want!

[@SirBuzz]

Yes! I was observing how prestine and well maintained the ride looked and thought I was built in the 2000s not around the same time as the other parks!

[@adventuresinsplashmountain6]

@@SirBuzz it opened on October 1st 1992. Just a single day before it opened at Magic Kingdom. So it technically makes this one older. Just by a day

[@SirBuzz]

@adventuresinsplashmountain6 Wow, that is crazy! I like how people try to justify the removal of the Splash Mountain in the US parks because of old animatronics when that can clearly be debunked if you look at Tokyo's rendition.

[@sealy1]

@@SirBuzzyup, and it can also clearly be debunked by how broken TBA is as well. They just didn’t care about the ride.

[@benjaminhessel3590]

@adventuresinsplashmountain6 I agree 100% with that truth

[@applianceman6009]

Splash will likely stay in Tokyo because the entire area is themed off of it. This was my favorite ride at magic kingdom and it breaks my heart that they redid it. Tiana’s blows.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Honestly I’m so glad they didn’t change this, Country Bear Jamboree, or POTC. Japan, the last place to enjoy classic American culture. Also, I always loved getting a front seat on this ride.

[@wdiprojectx]

I agree 100% 💯

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@wdiprojectx thanks for the pin! 📌

[@kylekeller3398]

Don’t forget Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin!

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@kylekeller3398 oh yeah! Thank you! They’re trying to change that as well. 😡

[@kylekeller3398]

@@princessmarlena1359 Disney really needs to end their political woke agenda! 😡

[@GenioInformatico-qk8by]

After visiting DL Tokyo I understand why cannot be rethemed... because Japan doesn't care and doesn't want the retheme in the first place... and consequently, because the whole area is Splash Mountain-themed, they should not just remove one single attraction but close the whole, according to the park map, at least 1/4 of the park to get rid of everything related to this attraction since all references to Song of the South are scattered all around... at least we saved this one, the last normal Disneyland park in the world that didn't kneel to nonsense.

[@Ariennon]

They’re also keeping splash mountain because of how much the locals love it. It was a big hit when Disneyland first came to Japan and it still is (the wait time for this ride as of right now is 35 minutes, but it usually longer it’s just the weekday). Plus, Tokyo Disney is not owned by Disney AT ALL. So Japan can do whatever they want with it without American ceos telling them what to do. So it’ll be stupid of them to destroy their most popular ride.

[@kylekeller3398]

Can't wait to ride TDL's version of Splash Mountain this upcoming May!!

[@wdiprojectx]

You will love the entire land and restaurant dedicated to splash mountain! More videos posting soon of entire area

[@kylekeller3398]

@@wdiprojectx Oh, I will! I love Song of the South and Splash Mountain! 🐰🦊🐻💦⛰

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@kylekeller3398 I love them too. You are so lucky you get to go to Tokyo Disney. I wish I could afford to go.

[@咲山凛太郎]

なんか海外の人からコメントもらうと嬉しくなる

[@Drawing_Productions]

Atleast we have one splash mountain For now

[@TheElvisJamboree]

We taking a 5000 dollar trip to Japan for Splash Mountain. Thanks, Disney!

[@CrazyManhog]

8:02 WOW NICE JOB

[@wdiprojectx]

Great timing 😊

[@MK_337]

I miss the Anaheim one so much! It was my favorite ride as a kid and was until last year my daughter's favorite ride. Sad.

[@TheCrispySupreme]

So used to the Disneyland version, this feels like a weird dream

[@wdiprojectx]

This one is a dream too! 😊

[@CrazyManhog]

I hope in the future the figure way to switch the languages back and forth just like Ratatouille

[@wdiprojectx]

We shall see

[@liamsnelling6875]

Hey man. Currently working on an English dub of the ride synced to this vid. LMK if you're interested in using it!

[@bonkurateiou]

(Using translation) I don't think there are even 10% of people who think Splash Mountain is a problem in Japan.Nanbu no Uta itself was released right after WW2 ended, so not many people watch it.And OLC will remake Space Mountain by 2027. It's currently unrealistic for OLC, which lost a lot of money due to the coronavirus, to rebuild Splash Mountain. Also, there are still several souvenirs with Brer Rabbit printed on them. Furthermore, Japanese Disney fans are conservative and have a strong negative reaction to the removal of attractions. Some people are strongly against Marvel even coming to Tokyo. So Splash Mountain will be there until at least 2027.

[@battybuddy]

Honestly, nobody thought splash mountain was a problem in America either.

[@applianceman6009]

There was absolutely nothing wrong with Splash Mountain. We just have an absolutely ridiculous cancel culture mob who is overly sensitive, and it is primarily made up of white “Karens”.

[@neilengel3715]

To Chuck E Cheese's Illinois: Can't find your comment to reply. Well in my drawings the big drop is 50' and on the big lift there's Brer Rabbit tied to a stake and a film of Brer Fox getting ready to eat him. Brer Rabbit then says "Don't throw me in the briar patch"

[@idk-zt8rx]

Contrary to what many people believe, Splash and Critter Country are not completely safe from being redone. The entirety of Tomorrowland (most notably SPACE MOUNTAIN) will undergo a huge transformation starting this year; BUT I don't think they will touch Splash Mountain because it's just too popular (and too good of an attraction; just look at how perfectly it uses the Frontierland sightlines in the outdoor portions... and those colorful detailed sets and figures!). There's a reason why it's one of the three DPA-eligible (paid fastpass) attractions in the park, while Space and Big Thunder are under the free fastpass service.

[@rvvanlife8113]

How do we ask Japan to stay strong and keep this ride?? It’s all we have left and will attract so many people who can’t stand how Disney in America has destroyed this ride for garbage.

[@SithLord9366]

Do you think this will be replaced eventually

[@wdiprojectx]

There is no plans to remove Splash in Tokyo and it is safe. They love the critters

[@kylekeller3398]

@@wdiprojectx Good!

[@thebiggrouch]

I'm glad it's safe from that Moron Bob Iger. He put Tiana in Frontierland! Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Frontierland looks like a urinal to me

[@kylekeller3398]

@@thebiggrouch I agree! Bob Iger hates Song of the South, because he said back in 2020, that the film is “just not appropriate in today’s world!” But Song of the South is a misunderstood movie and should be released!

[@ToriThompson-pj9ng]

No not at all.

[@ATS-fo8oo]

Did you really take this move picter in 2024？　if it is true, zip-dee-doo-dah is doing revival! so, it is makes me happy and surised!

[@SuperSonicMax404]

I thought this version of Splash mountain closed too. It said on google that it closed on November 28th of last year.

[@wdiprojectx]

It’s still open :)

[@SuperSonicMax404]

@@wdiprojectx oh really? Sweet!

[@SuperSonicMax404]

@@wdiprojectx so does that mean the article was fake?

[@daniellevine7315]

It reopened from a month refurbishment on December 29

[@GenioInformatico-qk8by]

No its' almost impossible to be closed(forever like WDW or DL LA), the whole area(critter country) is Splash Mountain-themed, they should not just remove one single attraction but close the whole, according to the park map, at least 1/4 of the park to get rid of everything related to this attraction since all references to Song of the South are scattered all around.

[@PoJoJax]

Us Disney World people are lucky bc the only Splash Mtn that’s still remaining has the same exact soundtrack as the WDW version. I’m sorry California Disneyland people

[@notmelll2746]

What? 😂