History Ride / SplashMountain

In June 2020, [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed]] to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named ''Tiana's Bayou Adventure''. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Disney World's ''Splash Mountain'' closed for good on January 23, 2023; and Disneyland's will follow on May 31. Both versions of ''Bayou Adventure'' are expected to open in 2024.

''Splash Mountain'' is a Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction that debuted at Ride/{{Disneyland}} in 1989 and Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and Tokyo Disneyland in 1992. The attraction is a log flume based on the animated portions of ''Film/SongOfTheSouth''.

In June 2020, [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed]] to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named ''Tiana's Bayou Adventure''. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Disney World's ''Splash Mountain'' closed for good on January 23, 2023; and Disneyland's followed on May 31. Both versions of ''Bayou Adventure'' are expected to open in 2024.

In June 2020, [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed]] to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named ''Tiana's Bayou Adventure''. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Disney World's ''Splash Mountain'' closed for good on January 23, 2023 (with ''Bayou Adventure'' expected to open in late 2024); while no closure date has yet been set for the Disneyland version.

Meanwhile, the Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time for the foreseeable future.[[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there, so it's up to Oriental Land if they want to do the retheming or not.[[/note]] In fact, in 2022, it began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, ''Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX"'', which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31 to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

In June 2020, [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed]] to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named ''Tiana's Bayou Adventure''. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Disney World's ''Splash Mountain'' is set to close for good on January 23, 2023 (with ''Bayou Adventure'' expected to open in late 2024); while no closure date has yet been set for the Disneyland version.

Meanwhile, the Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.[[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] In fact, in 2022, it began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, ''Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX"'', which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31 to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] WDW’s Splash Mountain is set to close for good on January 23, 2023, to make way for the makeover into Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which is expected to open in late 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, the Tokyo Disneyland version began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX", which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31 to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] The US Splash Mountains are set to close for good on January 23, 2023, to make way for the makeover into Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which is expected to open in late 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, the Tokyo Disneyland version began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX", which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31 to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open in late 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, the Tokyo Disneyland version began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX", which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31 to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

* CluckingFunny: Chickens appear on the riverboat during the grand finale. The Disneyland version also features a chicken in the Laughin' Place sequence.

* NiceHat: Mr. Bluebird's hat. And in the Walt Disney World version, the vultures right before the big drop wear black top hats.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open in late 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, the Tokyo Disneyland version began operating a new seasonal variation of the attraction, Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX", which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31, to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open in late 2024. Meanwhile, in 2022, the Tokyo Disneyland version began operating a new season variation of the attraction, Splash Mountain "Get Wet MAX", which adds an extra water spray in the big drop into the Briar Patch from July 1 through August 31, 2022, to help stave off the hot and humid Tokyo summers.

''Splash Mountain'' is a Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction that debuted at Ride/{{Disneyland}} in 1989 and Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and Tokyo Disneyland in 1992. The attraction is a log flume based on ''Film/SongOfTheSouth''.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', later revealed in 2022 to be named Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]][[note]]Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.[[/note]] Tiana's Bayou Adventure is expected to open in late 2024.

** In the Florida version, after he captures Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox randomly says, "Say, Br'er Rabbit, how 'bout I take you to MY Laughin' Place! Heh-heh-heh! 'Cept I don't expect you'll be doin' much laughin'! Heh-heh-heh!"

* GladIThoughtOfIt: In the Disneyland version, just before you hurtle down the big drop and right after Br'er Rabbit begs Br'er Fox [[BriarPatching not to throw him in the briar patch]], Br'er Fox exclaims, "Well, I'm glad I thought of THAT, 'cause that's JUST where you're goin'! Heh-heh-heh! Here you go...!"

** The Swamp Boys, a band of alligators, in all three versions
** Br'er Terrapin and the Hitchhiking Alligator in the Disneyland version

** Br'er Gator, who despite being larger and less anthromorphic than the other gators, only goes after Br'er Fox - the attraction's villain.

* BearyFunny: Br'er Bear might be a villain, but he's too stupid [[HarmlessVillain to be an actual threat]].

* CulturalTranslation: The Disneyland version is situated in Critter Country, which is adjacent to New Orleans Square. As a result, the music on it is arranged as orchestral big band jazz. The Magic Kingdom version is located in Frontierland, and because of that and Florida being adjacent to Georgia, where ''Song of the South'' takes place, the music uses bluegrass compositions, with banjos, fiddles and harmonicas as the primary instruments. Tokyo's version also uses the latter compositions.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: In the Disneyland version, just before you hurtle down the big drop and right after Br'er Rabbit begs Br'er Fox [[BriarPatching not to throw him in the briar patch]], Br'er Fox exclaims, "Well, I'm glad I thought of THAT, 'cause that's JUST where you're goin'!"

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: As the first one to open, the Disneyland version has some differences from the later versions, namely featuring logs that seat six guests single-file, rather than eight guests two-abreast. Disneyland's version is also faster-paced, taking two minutes less time than the Florida and Tokyo versions.

In June 2020, it was announced that the attraction's Disneyland and Walt Disney World counterparts would be re-themed to ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''. Although the announcement coincided with renewed calls for Disney to rethink its connection to ''Song of the South'', following waves of international UsefulNotes/{{Black Lives Matter|Movement}} protests and a greater awareness of racially problematic material, Disney stated that work on the revised attraction had begun a year earlier and an official announcement was delayed because of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/media/disney-splash-mountain-princess-frog.html The Tokyo Disneyland attraction will be unaffected at this time.]] (Disney doesn't own Tokyo Disneyland; the company licenses its characters and products to the Oriental Land Company for use there.)

[[caption-width-right:350:''Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay,\\