Which ride is Tiana replacing?

Disney's new Tiana's Bayou Adventure ride is an ode to New Orleans. Disney is converting Splash Mountain into Tiana's Bayou Adventure, an attraction that will highlight the company's first Black princess and be a love letter to New Orleans. Why it matters: Splash Mountain has been a fan favorite for years.



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Tiana's Bayou Adventure is a new attraction replacing Splash Mountain at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This shares everything we know so far: opening timeframe, construction progress, concept art, and commentary about the Princess and the Frog inspired log flume ride. (Updated June 27, 2023.)

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In the end, Splash Mountain met its demise as the story behind the ride's theme was not right for Disney's image. Splash Mountain featured the Song of the South story of plantation life that resonated as distasteful and needed to be replaced.

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Splash Mountain, one of the theme park's most famous rides, features music and characters from the controversial 1946 film, “Song of the South.” The movie follows a young boy at a Georgia plantation during the Reconstruction era. The film has been criticized for using racist stereotypes and glorifying plantation life.

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Recently Permanently Closed Attractions and Dining Venues
  • Meet Merida at Fairytale Garden in Summer 2023.
  • Disney Enchantment on April 3, 2023.
  • Splash Mountain on January 23, 2023.
  • A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas Show on January 1, 2023.


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Peter Pan's Flight is closing and will be replaced with a new ride, Up Spirit of Adventure. It may come as a surprise to many that one of the most popular attractions at Disney World is closing permanently. Peter Pan's Flight is a classic ride that opened in 1971, on the opening day of Disney World.

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TRON Lightcycle Run is a new roller coaster by Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World. This covers everything you need to know: opening date, previews, problems, and answers to common questions.

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Disney Closes a Ride at Major Disney World Resort The near-constant wear and tear means that the Walt Disney Company is in an ongoing state of maintenance. Fun Fact: Every Disney Park performs routine ride maintenance, resulting in closures.

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In case you've missed it, people are selling (what they claim is) water from Disney World's Splash Mountain, the famed ride that's getting reimagined because of its connections to the racist old movie Song of the South.

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The film, set on a plantation, features an elderly Black man known as Uncle Remus who tells traditional African American folk tales to white children cared for by Black servants. Walter White, the former executive secretary of the NAACP, said the film helps to perpetuate a dangerously glorified picture of slavery.

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