In the film, the tree-bound boat in the deepest part of the Louisiana bayou serves as the home of the voodoo priestess/fairy godmother Mama Odie. The twisted tree trunk at the peak of Splash Mountain has been transformed into Mama Odie’s house - complete with a boat wedged into the branches of a Spanish Moss-covered tree.
SEE ALSO: Why Disneyland needs to diversify its design teamĬoncept art of the new Princess Tiana version of the attraction shows fireflies twinkling in the sky around the 87-foot-tall Splash Mountain. “She and Louis are bringing friends together for their first-ever Mardi Gras performance alongside many of our other favorite characters from this instant classic,” Weis told D23. Riders on the reimagined Splash Mountain will see Tiana throughout the attraction. Imagineering is working with Walt Disney Animation Studios on the reimagined Splash Mountain rides to tell an extension of the “Princess and the Frog” story that picks up after the final kiss between Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen. SEE ALSO: Disneyland will be last Disney theme park to reopen worldwide “So it’s a great story with a strong lead character set against the backdrop of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou.” “Tiana is a modern, courageous and empowered woman who pursues her dreams while never losing sight of what’s really important,” Weis told D23. SEE ALSO: Will Disneyland suspend FastPasses, single rider lines and park hopping?Īdding a “Princess and the Frog” backstory to Splash Mountain seemed like a natural fit next to Disneyland’s New Orleans Square. “It really represents the great responsibility we feel as Imagineers to uphold Walt’s vision of constant improvement.” “I think about this concept quite a bit,” Weis told D23. Most Disneyland attractions have been enhanced and improved - known as “plussing” in Imagineering parlance - and some have been updated more than once. SEE ALSO: Disneyland cast members plan protest Saturday against reopening theme park on July 17 “We completely understand that these decisions aren’t always popular, but I think our biggest fans know that we care as much as they do.” “We have a longstanding history of enhancing attractions with new magic,” Weis told D23. The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror has been transformed into Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: Breakout at Disney California Adventure while the Maelstrom log flume ride at Florida’s Epcot became the Frozen Ever After attraction. Imagineering has made changes to the auction scene in Pirates of the Caribbean and added Disney characters to It’s a Small World. The Princess Tiana makeover of Splash Mountain follows in that tradition, according to Weis. Walt Disney famously said that Disneyland would never be completed as long as there was imagination left in the world. SEE ALSO: Disneyland reaches agreement with cast member unions on park reopening process “Its brilliant ride platform and landscape create the potential for great storytelling.” “Splash Mountain has been the subject of many conversations through the years,” Weis said during an interview with Disney’s D23 fan club. Walt Disney Imagineering president Bob Weis said the creative arm of the company has explored many new themes for Splash Mountain in the past, but settled on the Princess Tiana story in the past year or so.
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