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Disneyland debuts its first ride to celebrate a Black princess: ‘It’s about time’

Disney ‘rethemed’ Splash Mountain, the log-flume ride inspired by a racist 1946 film, into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

The Guardian - US

Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on ‘racist film’

A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California

The Independent UK

Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Everything We Know About The New Attraction Coming To Disneyland And Walt Disney World

Splash Mountain is gone at both Disneyland and Disney World, and here's everything we know about what's replacing it.

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New Survey Says The Two Most Popular Disney World Rides Include A Ride That’s Closed Forever And Another That’s Closed At Disneyland

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Splash Mountain's Last Day Was Marked By Significant Crowds And A Memorable Goodbye From The Imagineer Who Created The Ride

The last Splash Mountain attraction in North America is closed for good.

Cinemablend

Disneyland California's Splash Mountain ride to close FOREVER after being branded racist

The iconic Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland California will make a splash for the final time at the end of May after the Disney World Orlando attraction closed in January 2023 with both set to be rebranded as 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure'

Daily Mirror

Disneyland sets Splash Mountain closing date, releases new concept art for Tiana's Bayou Adventure

LOS ANGELES — Disneyland's Splash Mountain — the famed log flume ride whose imagery is rooted in the dated and racist 1946 film "Song of the South" — has an end date. Guests will have their final chance to plunge a five-story drop through a briar patch on May 30,…

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As Disneyland's Splash Mountain Gets A Closing Date, Tiana's Bayou Adventure Has Just Landed Another Returning Princess And The Frog Actor

Disneyland's version of Splash Mountain has a closing date, but that's not all.

Cinemablend

The History Of Disneyland's America Sings: How The Patriotic Show Inspired Splash Mountain

How a largely forgotten Disneyland attraction led to the creation of Splash Mountain.

Cinemablend

Disneyland Confirms When Splash Mountain Is Set To Close Ahead Of Princess And The Frog Revamp

Disneyland has officially set a date for Splash Mountain's closure ahead of the Princess and the Frog revamp.

Cinemablend

People Are Selling *Checks Notes* Water From A Now-Closed Disney World Ride For Up To $5K

A bargain!

Pedestrian.tv

Bottles of water from Disney World's Splash Mountain listed on eBay for over $10,000

The containers, one just a zip-lock bag, with Disney World's Splash Mountain water in them have been bid on multiple times with some of the listings going into the thousands of dollars

Daily Mirror

Disney fans bid $10,000 on bottle of water from a shut-down ride

Disney fans should beware of bogus listings for water from Disney's Splash Mountain ride.

Fortune

Disney fans are selling Splash Mountain water for up to $125 a jar as ride closes

The ride Splash Mountain received backlash over the years for its connection to the controversial 1946 film, ‘Song of the South’

The Independent UK

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Disney World's Splash Mountain runs dry, as the iconic ride closes for good

Sunday was the last day for the ride in the Florida park. Controversy surrounded the ride, based on the 1946 film Song of the South and its racist themes. It will relaunch as Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

Daily Mirror

Splash Mountain at Disney World shuts as punters queue for last day at major attraction

The log flume ride Splash Mountain, which opened at Disney World in Florida in 1992, was based on the animated sequences of the 1946 Disney film Song of the South

The Orange County Register

Disneyland reveals new details about ride that will replace Splash Mountain

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Disneyland visitors riding Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will float through a swamp illuminated by fireflies while being serenaded by audio-animatronic critters playing zydeco music on instruments fashioned from objects found in the bayou when the attraction opens in 2024, officials announced last week.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney's Splash Mountain will become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney Co. has announced a timeline for the re-theming of Splash Mountain and a new name for the ride set to become based on “The Princess and the Frog.”

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Orlando Sentinel

Florida theme park water rides: Rounding up the wet set

ORLANDO, Fla. — News surrounding an impending arrival of Pirate River Quest at Legoland Florida and the eventual transition of Magic Kingdom’s Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has given us water on the brain, but in a good way.

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