Splash Mountain “Get Soaked MAX” Ride Overlay 4K POV - Tokyo Disneyland 2024

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01:18 - Queue
02:22 - Ride Through
11:49 - End
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[@KURIKINTON6065]

日本のスプラッシュマウンテンに来て頂きありがとうございます！ この素敵なお話を守って行きましょうね！

[@valeriemcdonald440]

It's still in unbelievably great condition. Wow!

[@adamp2384]

Yes it makes the USA parks look like a joke compared to over there I just wish for a year WDW would be held to the same high maintenance standards as in Tokyo, that ride will still probably look the same in 15 more years

[@janelane92]

I wonder if anyone has asked Josh D, point blank, "Are you embarrassed by the difference in upkeep between the Tokyo parks and the American parks? How can you work to close the gap?"

[@adamp2384]

@@janelane92no kidding someone should ask Iger that actually

[@victorpizarro5775]

@@janelane92It is clear that there is a difference.

[@dvc1190]

The Oriental Land Company has a good policy on maintaining all the rides. Everything in Japan Disney is well maintained. That also means it’s rare to go when everything is open as there’s almost always something closed for maintenance

[@atasker7432]

I'm glad the Oriental Land Company chose to keep their Splash Mountain as is.

[@AmusementLabs]

If this were in Florida they'd just have a dozen CMs sitting on the sides just firehosing you down.

[@adamp2384]

But 8 out of the 12 hoses would break 😂

[@AmusementLabs]

@@adamp2384 this is true.

[@Space_Traveler77]

That would actually be just as cool

[@LJC123]

You just made my day! How I miss SM here in Anaheim! Biggest mistake ever taking it away! But thank you so much for this. BBear, BFox, BRabitt and Zippiiteya DooDa are still beloved and so missed here! 💚🧡💙🧡💚💙🧡

[@jaquan-stevenulla6335]

Tom sounds like he’s in a deeply suppressed rage. Not because he is angry about Splash being gone at home but because he has to deal with getting wet on a water ride.

[@adam_franklin]

Tom's dead-pan commentary while on the ride lol

[@fattestedtravel]

So that is what it is supposed to look like.

[@adamp2384]

Hahaha right, if splash mountain in the USA looked like that I don’t think it would have ever been changed

[@Cornelius989]

@@adamp2384 it did until disney parks' lazy maintanence stopped fixing rides because of budget cuts, both california and orlandos splash's looked phenominal until around 2005 when new executive leadership arrived and reorganized finances

[@kyramahlervolleyball]

@@adamp2384 It did look like that, watch the videos from the early years of splash. The quality was amazing, it lasted like that until the mid 2000s when Disney stopped caring about maintenance.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

@@adamp2384lol what? Splash was still popular in the United States.

[@JSwag_Reviews]

@@kyramahlervolleyballyou can go as far back as 2019 it still looked in decent shape.

[@Misscouchpotato-]

8:28 God. I freaking LOVE that brer Fox animatronic... he moves so realistically. They take such good care of them ❤

[@idk-zt8rx]

That's one of my favorite animatronics at tdl. The way he just holds up the beehive is so satisfying and he looks around in fear for a few seconds after bringing it up

[@kingbugs2708]

And the little chuckle while he waits.

[@C1audin]

this park is so damn beautiful, very overlooked compared to disneysea

[@idk-zt8rx]

There's one animatronic missing. There's supposed to be a dog with a comically deep voice on the boat at 5:19. It was also missing when I went on it, but it took me a second ridethrough to notice. It's a really good thing they would rather have everything inside working perfectly rather than having one broken element visible

[@tinomacchia5410]

Tony Baxter was a genius! This is a masterpiece of an attraction complete with a masterful storyline, lovable protagonist, clumsy antagonist and a wonderful supporting cast of characters. This is a mini movie with a beginning, middle and end. Even with the A1000 animatronics, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure cannot and will not ever hold a candle to this classic. Kudos to Tokyo for not giving in to the whims of a few lunatics with an agenda!!! This move has definitely convinced us to visit Tokyo Disneyland and soon.

[@LJC123]

Me too! ❤

[@kennymartin8854]

Couldn’t have said it any better! One the best rides ever made! I will have to make a trip out there as well at least one time so I can ride it!

[@CacoQueen]

I'm so happy Tokyo is keeping their Splash Mountain! Hope they keep it for many more years!

[@ultimatedisneycruiselinefa5112]

So happy they’ve still got this at Tokyo.

[@HerrDeutschBlood]

It’s really sad how Tokyo Disneyland has the last remaining Splash Mountain. If only I could afford to go there.

[@mh23hm]

The yen is extremely weak right now, so it's actually one of he greatest values in travel this year.

[@KhurtKhave669]

It’s actually cheaper to visit Tokyo Disney than it is to visit WDW. 😢

[@porcelainthunder2213]

It’s actually the last remaining true Disney park…the way Walt wanted them to be.

[@SlushysSecret]

I mean it gives Tokyo something original to experience from the other castle parks I guess, but they should have kept Disney worlds especially since it looks that the Disneyland ride was what they built TBA off of and poorly executed it into the WDW attraction

[@sophiehanssel2017]

I wish someone could invent a teleportation machine that could teleport you there then back home so that you won't have to fly there

[@frostypinesanimation]

Dang, I grew up going to the American parks and I NEVER saw Splash looking as good as this does. All the animatronics and effects are working, and they're working WELL. I don't think I ever saw so much movement from Brer Fox! Thanks Oriental Land Co, for allocating a decent budget for upkeep and maintenance. This is what the American versions should have been to the very end.

[@katef96]

I think the perfect Splash would be Tokyo’s queue, detail and maintenance standards with WDWs layout and scene arrangement.

[@joemazz958]

How nice. Not one inch of space with nothing to look at. Disney should be ashamed of themselves. Stay strong OLC. Don't let Disney force you to change it.

[@davidsongood2627]

This is a significantly better attraction that Tiana’s. 2 reasons. Number 1, the music is just miles better. Is there some nostalgia, of course, but the music right after the drop at 10:44 simply cannot be touched in any capacity by Tiana’s. Second, there is fear generated in this ride. Kids may complain about being scared, but at the end of the day, they all want to feel a sense of accomplishment once they pass the “rite of passage” of splash mountain. The buildup to the drop where you genuinely feel fear is just not there at all in Tiana’s. Splash mountain is also just an iconic and better name for the ride. It’s so iconic that people would consistently call other flume rides around the world “splash mountain”. Heck, when I was typing that my phone autofilled “mountain” after splash. This was a mistake by Disney’s part. No one thought the ride was racist. Not a single person but Disney themselves.

[@johnyoungs3174]

Was lucky enough to ride this version over the past week and my gosh what a huge difference working effects and animatronics makes in overall ride experience! Always thought the one in Magic Kingdom was just alright outside of the drop. However Tokyo version was truly a joy to ride from beginning to end!

[@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885]

Tokyo Disneyland is the true Disney for me! I’m so happy that Splash is still open there. ❤❤

[@SMTraz]

Planning our first visit to Japan and Toyko Disneyland. The OG Splash Mountain will surely be a highlight! Great video.

[@CountryBears1994]

I was just there. I had my vintage Br’er rabbit plush I bought from eBay in 2020. No more Splash Mountain merch they can keep the ride but can’t sell merch or have the characters out unfortunately but at least the ride will stay. Cast members and guests both last year and this year fawned over the plush. I always got row 1. Splash Mountain and Usagidon (Br’er Rabbit) is treasured it’s not just something on a hot day in Japan. Love Tokyo Disney and thank you Oriental Land Company for continuing to stand up to the pressure of the Walt Disney Company to change the ride!

[@kyramahlervolleyball]

I'll have to bring my Br'er Rabbit plush when I go later this month. That's great that they still love the ride so much over in Japan!

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Wait, so no merch can be sold in Japan? Odd

[@kyramahlervolleyball]

@@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved Yeah Disney cracked down on use of the Br'er characters outside the ride (merchandise, character meet and greets, even the music), because they are trying to pressure the OLC into retheming their Splash.

[@YourRandomAdventurer]

I love the commentary on the video, its seriously funny but also necessary.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Looks like Tokyo Disneyland has the last remaining splash mountain ride

[@rmannayr2129]

GLAD THAT TOKYO STILL HAS THEIR SPLASH MOUNTAIN!

[@matthewmalabug93]

#SaveSplashMountain

[@CampbellzS0up]

Wow. How can one compare these two and even think that Tiana’s is better than this? This is legitimately amazing charming and lots of heart in it. Tiana’s is soulless and took no risks to not offend anyone.

[@user-ef5mb5xh8h]

Well, you're comparing a version far superior to the WDW one, so it's not really fair. I don't think Tiana is better than this one, but I do think it's as good as the WDW one was.

[@altarush]

I agree. It makes racist stereotypes look good.

[@LJC123]

💚

[@forceghostyoda5730]

@@altarushthere are no racist stereotypes

[@altarush]

So why is Disney saying that is why they replaced the rest of the Splash Mountain?

[@DaveYSCLRR]

What a great ride with everything working, clean and bright. Makes me want to learn the language to enjoy it even more!

[@BingChilling-hr1hh]

Still can’t believe what Disney has done to splash mountain. And it is all in the name of pandering

[@KhurtKhave669]

Dang that walk-up really adds to the immersion! 🌄

[@dvc1190]

There’s a cool restaurant next to it as well that is themed to the ride. Iirc, you can even see logs pass by from the restaurant

[@jonny5777]

I hope they don’t succumb to ridiculous social pressure and change this wonderful ride

[@dvc1190]

There’s no social pressure in Japan regarding this ride.

[@roberthernandez2035]

The Japanese are not with that b.s. That culture is surely not about liberal mental illness or victim-mentality.

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Its Japan. Everything is different there. Pirates in Tokyo still has the original Auction scene.

[@froakie1404]

can’t wait till I plan that long trip to japan I been wanting to do and stopping by this resort for like two days, I miss splash mountain sooooo bad

[@jasonklee2583]

What a concept!!! A water ride that actually gets you soaked & wet for the summer season?? unlike some Bayou adventure….Funny how the ride opens up on time 😂

[@dvc1190]

TBF, the normal version of Tokyo’s Splash Mountain is the least wet version (i.e. lamest version) of all, even before the Tiana retheme.

[@Zero11235]

Thanks for sharing. They really put a lot of extra detail into this version.

[@marcuscheng2507]

So sad that wasn't there. I went last week of June.

[@sophiehanssel2017]

Thanks man. Totally needed this because even though I desire summer, I hate the heat.

[@NuggetHQ]

Can you guys a do a pov of the country bear vacation jamboree? I hate to ask but I just enjoy the overlay for the bears a lot and read that it’s in operation this summer.

[@user-ef5mb5xh8h]

We already have it on the channel

[@jgkidd82]

That looks refreshing!

[@kendallskeep]

That's it! It's settled... I'm moving to Tokyo!! 😭💦 (Florida resident)

[@contessalouannec8064]

Thank You for sharing Great ride.

[@antonoregano69]

They should have never gotten rid of Splash Mountain in the states. This is the best themed water ride of all time and Japan makes it look even better!

[@lindamemo5224]

Thanks for this

[@Sonny_Eclipse]

What a great attraction, it makes me sad they ruined the ride in the U.S. parks. This is as close as I will ever get to going on this adventure again

[@oceanairboy]

Find something else to stress out about.

[@Darkinohood89]

​@@oceanairboy Found one of the losers who whined about the old cartoon ride.

[@jukesy1992]

@@oceanairboy I am a blind person, so for me, race has nothing to do with it. I even think Tiana's could be great. But there's no villain. You're going up a 50 foot hill but with no story to back it up. You've already turned big by this point and Mamma Odi uses the drop as a portal to "get you to the party quick". No malfunction, no encounter with Facelia trying to stop you with Odi trying to rescue you. You've got an OK version of Dig a Little Deeper playing, but it's no longer got that suspense. I think it'd be better if Odi used the drop as a portal to get you out of Facelia's clutches.

[@miquon4717]

I hope to visit Disneyland Tokyo someday. Splash Mountain is on my bucket list.

[@TimmyME]

A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN TIANA BAYOU ADVENTURE! I stand by that.

[@HeatherDuncan-og8us]

Such a classic attraction! It makes me so sad that it is gone forever from the US parks. Hope I can make it to Japan someday!

[@outatime8560]

God I miss this ride 😢

[@themeparkcheetah]

Sad that it’s not in Florida anymore

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

This is now the last Disney theme park where you can fully enjoy the wonders of splash Mountain because of Disney World and Disneyland switched theirs to Princess and the frog 😢

[@user-hm6od4gt3s]

Cool. You got somewhere to go. Now time to stop complaining. I’m sure your grandma gets mad they can ride horse and carriage on the streets anymore. Times change. But time to stop being a Karen. If it means that much then book a ticket ✌🏽

[@dillonc93]

​@@user-hm6od4gt3s I wouldn't be gloating when the ride is continuously having issues, and it's barely a full week into its official opening.

[@user-ek3ug2qq1q]

Love and miss those songs, even in Japanese! Will miss the ride so much in Disneyland.

[@EdgarJohnson-ll2kn]

​@@user-hm6od4gt3sクロンボは人類の存在にとって汚点である

[@sawloll6390]

@@user-hm6od4gt3s how are they being a karen 💀

[@jakemagee6370]

Thank you Tom!

[@JavaCake]

Rackety Raccoon flooded the mountain even more I see…

[@artanisknarf]

This video just makes me so sick they have this beautiful ride going in Japan…not so much about the US losing it, just the lighting, atmosphere, maintenance, color….10/10 vs. what I remember my last ride was like before it was gone.

[@happymaskedguy1943]

The American Disney parks are falling apart, people are gaslit into believing Disney has no money. In truth Disney World especially is being milked to absolute death.

[@Kev-O33]

3:37- ill never get that music out of my head

[@francisnguyen6349]

So Tom, in Tokyo Disneyland, the Splash Mountain won't closed yet until further.

[@adamp2384]

No Tokyo has no plans to change the ride at all, I am happy at least in one place it will live on and be maintained in great condition unlike how they maintain things at WDW

[@Nick-ic1xy]

Man, I’m sorry but I have to say it. They made a mistake.

[@user-ef5mb5xh8h]

Nah this is still here

[@jukesy1992]

What was the mistake?

[@drawwing]

Tokyo Disneyland must preserve Splash Mountain at all costs

[@jenbiro2215]

Do they raise the water level in the flume for Get Wet Max?

[@ethanahhh]

The fsu Easter egg is in the Japan version too wow

[@drewchaboo719]

Thanks Tom for this it was cool

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

also 5:35 i never saw that projection on the far right in any other ride-through videos of this ride

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

Not gonna lie as someone who wants the Tiana ride to become something better. OG Splash already has it down. Thank goodness for the upkeep and it being the superior one.

[@GeneMontana406]

wow! no wonder people are upset 🤔

[@Ariennon]

I rode this ride today and I came out with a big smile on my face (while also being soaking wet). I’m just so happy this ride still exists today, it’s a miracle. It such a shame that such art got overlooked by greedy ceos

[@ronimation]

It’s a life goal of mine to go to Tokyo Disneyland. I hope I can sooner than later.

[@tesloche9349]

The Disneyland version is now extinct cuz this version of the ride is literally Disney World's version

[@katef96]

Not exactly. It’s definitely more like World’s than Land’s but there are quite a few differences. I understand what you mean though.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

4:25 nice waving by these guys down there what are they waving at

[@TheWASHINGMACHINEBOY]

fun fact: this splash mountain opened about a week before magic kingdom's splash mountain in 1992

[@rmannayr2129]

GET SOAKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@F510C]

Yup, classic Splash Mountain is better then Tiana whatever...guess I need a trip to Disney Tokyo

[@altarush]

Why is Song of South, the first movie with a black actor and main character banned for racism and yet Gone of the Wind isn’t? Gone of the wind glorified the old south and slavery. It has a white female character has the main character and is filled with a lot of bad negative stereotypes.

[@patrickn8355]

Oriental Land company really puts the rest of the Disney parks to shame at this point. Everything is more immersive, more iconic and less, well, stupid? 😂

[@oceanairboy]

It even says "FSU" in the Japan version? That's hysterical. Lol.

[@idk-zt8rx]

Fun fact: the TDL version of Splash Mountain was designed by imagineering first. The Florida version was designed shortly after and many elements from Tokyo were brought over to Florida including "FSU!" and the double seater logs.

[@katef96]

@@idk-zt8rxThey were being worked on around the same time, weren’t they?

[@idk-zt8rx]

@@katef96 they were constructed at the same time, but development and conceptualization for Florida started after Tokyo finished. It was much faster because they essentially just took a bunch of concepts from Tokyo and made some changes to make the ride fit in Florida's Frontierland. A former imagineer who worked on the Tokyo project confirmed this.

[@soulwalker7688]

This is the thing, Why did we not just get... new animatronics to replace the old ones? This ride was perfectly fine and they could've easily just... I don't know redone these characters to a new cartoon or something.

[@ACfairgrounds]

I actually like the one that's magic Kingdom better, But I'm glad there's still a splash mountain in the world

[@katef96]

Yeah, I can’t say for certain since I’ve not ridden Tokyo’s irl but there are definitely a few aspects I feel like WDWs had the edge on. Again, still thankful though.

[@jkecollins]

hot take: If COVID had never happened, this ride would had never been rethemed in USA.

[@jkecollins]

It only became a 'problem' because people got bored at home.

[@BingChilling-hr1hh]

Actually it was due to can’t breathe floyd and the peaceful protests in 2020 where they decided to destroy splash mountain

[@altarush]

Disney doesn’t know what thrill ride means?

[@rac2327]

#disney #trend #savesplash

[@themaxcollective]

no YOU get soaked

[@WDWNT]

Haha

[@josueelombre931]

It’s pretty sad to see what used to be in America and how it’s so much better then what’s in the US now. Tiana’s has a ambas story with no sense of thrill or danger. All because they didn’t want to offend or scare people.

[@ronimation]

Why aren’t the vultures wearing top hats?

[@G2TheRegular0790]

Songs are in English while the dialog is Japanese ...interesting

[@austinfrazier673]

I don’t see anything what is it supposed to be

[@jukesy1992]

I think as you go down the drops, extra waves of water come over you, ore than normal.

[@MrScaryPasta]

OLC needs to buy Disney now! Save the American parks! End DEI garbage before it destroys whatever magic is left. 🥺

[@ajexxan3415]

You can tell all the staff are told they must wave if someone is filming lol

[@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan]

Man, I Really Wish Disney can just Close Off Tiana's Bayou Adventure and Retheme it Back to Splash Mountain. That would be Incredible and it would Change Theme Park History Forever!

[@skunkman9815]

Yeah!!

[@oceanairboy]

You people are exhausting. 🤦‍♂️

[@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan]

@@oceanairboy What Happened? What did we do?

[@oceanairboy]

@@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan Non stop complaining about a ride that is exactly the same as it was before beyond the theming around it... It's exhausting.

[@flippeee5]

so you are saying its the exact same thing? personally i disagree.

[@jamesellis7138]

So, they get H2O Max and we get the woke neutered mountain. Thanks Disney. 😡

[@BingChilling-hr1hh]

Welcome to black mountain

[@Beetle-y2k]

@@BingChilling-hr1hh💀

[@Rasfa]

all that attention from the cast members is kinda creepy I must say

[@KhurtKhave669]

Yeah, what’s wrong with friendly people. 🙄 oh wait, you don’t have any friends.

[@someguy4253]

Crazy to think Tokyo officially has the best ride in the world since TBA is a poorly executed and broken down piece of garbage.

[@ricktr6861]

Wow that ride is so racist, even in Japanese. Good job getting rid of it, Iger.

[@karstenkrauss7007]

You are that ignorant. No offense.

[@katef96]

@@ricktr6861 Sarcasm? Can’t tell.

[@ricktr6861]

😅​@@katef96

[@altarush]

How are animals racists? They aren’t the same species. The live action isn’t half as racists as Gone with wind. It is racist because it offends bigots to see black culture as American . The Princess and frog has a mixed race prince? Or, replacing this ride instead making an original ride for Tiana, was cheaper? Need to sell merchandise?