Splash Mountain Literally Is Falling Apart

[Aurora]

Happy to hear it! Sad I won't be able to see it for awhile! Hope they keep it up.

[Davy Crockett]

Very happy to hear it has been restored!!!
That ride brings back fond memories of having the Uncle Remus stories read to us as kids and the movies being shown on The Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday nights . I had to explain to my DD what the ride was all about the first time we rode it when she was 6.

[Dopey's Girl]

Can't wait to check it out later this month! It's been a long time since I have ridden (my trips always seem to fall in rehab times).

[azcavalier]

This makes me happy. We took a family of newbies last fall, and their little boy (9yrs) loved Splash Mountain. It was his favorite ride, even in that condition. We thought it was sad, actually, because he hasn't seen it the way it was meant to be seen. *Nothing* in the Laughin' Place was working. He would have loved the jumping water, and the turtles splashing.

*sigh* I guess we'll just have to bring them back for another trip. My DW and I are going in 27 days. I can't wait to see it restored to glory!

[mousetrapper]

So happy to hear this! Excited to see SplMtn in all its glory next month!

[azcavalier]

OK, rode Splash Mountain on Sunday, April 28th. All of the audio-animatronic figures were working. They even fixed up some small details...for example, the porcupine used to have a quill falling across his face. It has bothered me for years. They fixed it!

However, as we went into the Laughin' Place, NONE of the water effects were on. Not the bubbling pots, not the jumping water, not even the water under the turtles. That's the best room in the ride. All of the figures were moving and singing as they should, but without the water, it doesn't look right. Not sure if this isn't fixed yet (they weren't on the last time I rode it back in November), or if they had the effects off for a different reason and I just have bad timing.

[DizneyFreak2002]

OK, rode Splash Mountain on Sunday, April 28th. All of the audio-animatronic figures were working. They even fixed up some small details...for example, the porcupine used to have a quill falling across his face. It has bothered me for years. They fixed it!

However, as we went into the Laughin' Place, NONE of the water effects were on. Not the bubbling pots, not the jumping water, not even the water under the turtles. That's the best room in the ride. All of the figures were moving and singing as they should, but without the water, it doesn't look right. Not sure if this isn't fixed yet (they weren't on the last time I rode it back in November), or if they had the effects off for a different reason and I just have bad timing.

You are not the only one reporting this... Guess that didn't last long LOL...

[azcavalier]

Apparently it is running so well now (and has been running so poorly for so long) that people are seeing effects that they never knew existed before.

Indeed I did. I can't point out specifics, but as we rode through, my wife and I kept saying, "That never moved before, did it?" or "I don't remember those characters making those sound effects."

The laughing place seems fun again with all the water fountains working.

Yeah, I wish. Not this week it wasn't.

I couldn't tell if the animation on the wall (the silhouettes of Brer Bear and Brer Fox chasing after Brer Rabbit) is working again. Could anyone there confirm this?

This was the other effect (besides the Laughin' Place) that was not running. I was willing to give it a pass as long as the Laughin' Place was running. But, alas, it wasn't.

[Aurora]

This was the other effect (besides the Laughin' Place) that was not running. I was willing to give it a pass as long as the Laughin' Place was running. But, alas, it wasn't.

I have no knowledge of any of this stuff, so please bear with me, but how could it break down so soon after being fixed? Is it possible someone just forgot to throw a switch or something????

[Ian]

From what I know, I believe the jumping fountains effect is turned off and on based on the weather conditions. I think it only runs when it's really hot out and they're trying to soak the guests.

Ride when it's cooler out and ride when it's baking heat ... you'll be amazed how much more soaked you get during the latter ride.

[DizneyFreak2002]

I have no knowledge of any of this stuff, so please bear with me, but how could it break down so soon after being fixed? Is it possible someone just forgot to throw a switch or something????

The same way things on BTMR and Test Track stop working so soon after a refurb... Once WDI tweaks what needs to be tweaked, they turn it over to Park Ops (or whatever they call it today).. And those managers don't care about show...

[PirateLover]

The blast cannons for the big splash are turned off during the colder months, but you don't actually get wet in the Laughing Place. The water effects are just that, effects. I have never gotten wet from them aside from maybe a slight spritz, and I know they were definitely running in December in the past. It's such a disappointment when you get to that scene and none of those effects are on. They really make a difference.

I have only been really soaked on Splash Mountain twice, and both times it was when our boat was waiting to go up the second hill as another boat was making its final descent and the splash cannons were on.

[SandmanGStefani24]

i kinda see this as a double edged sword.

I don't want to see any WDW attraction running "70%" if you will, and I say WDW has the $$ to make every ride completely functional and running in it's full glory. I don't think there's any excuse for a ride to have parts that aren't right/not working on it. (my post/pic about COP having a scene with dad missing a hand comes to mind)

However....the idea of a ride being down months versus weeks and many more people missing out on a ride they love also is not a great thing either. It's a tough call but one I'm sure they make daily.