
Here guests have a great view of the drop they will experience later, and a briar patch of scary-looking thorns. The log goes a short straight distance in the water before going up a lift hill up to the outside of the mountain, to a pond at the bottom of the big drop. Once the log departs, Br’er Frog begins his introduction and narration of the ride. Since 2011, the logs have been equipped with lap bars for extra safety. Once guests reach the loading area, they board log flumes, each with four rows, each row sitting two guests each, with a total of eight people per log.

Current Ride Experience Splash Mountain’s original theme is taken from Disney’s Song of the South film. These changes will be coming to both the Disneyland and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom versions of the ride. Disney has stated that imagineer Tony Baxter, who worked on the original theming of the ride, will be coming back to work on the new version of Splash Mountain. No announcements have been made regarding when closures and construction of the ride will commence. The ride setting will take place after the movie, with Tiana and Louis preparing for their first Mardi Gras performance, and will feature a song from the film. New Theme Plannedĭisney has announced that they will begin retheming Splash Mountain in the near future to the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. The animated sections about Br’er Rabbit, who is searching for his “laughing place,” while Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear try to catch him are specifically taken from the movie. The original theme of Splash Mountain is based on several Uncle Remus’s stories in the 1946 Disney movie, Song of the South.


Splash Mountain Details Walt Disney World Park

Continue reading below to learn more about this exciting ride. One of the most famous and beloved rides at Disney World, Splash Mountain is a thrill ride you won’t want to miss. The third of Magic Kingdom’s trio of “mountain” rides, Splash Mountain is always a fun ride for those who love large drops and those who are brave enough to risk the possibility of getting soaked.
