Splash Mountain Last Day | Our complete adventure to the last ever drop 

Splash was the first attraction I worked on way back when as a new Imagineer. We programmed all the animatronics between October and Christmas of 1988 with about two days off total, one of them being Thanksgiving. We were working long hours in essentially a big rock sculpture with water flowing thru it, in the winter. Everyone at some point caught pneumonia. Just another day at the office at Imagineering! It opened on July 17, 1989. It was originally scheduled to open In the Fall of 1988, but the ride system wouldn’t cooperate. The brakes didn’t stop the logs and would instead tip them up causing water to come into the logs from the back, sinking them. The logs and the brakes had to be completely redesigned. They had to scrap the entire original “fleet”!. So...eight months later, the ride worked and the attraction finally opened. The rest is history. A big Thank You to all the guests for making it one of the most beloved attractions ever. The Tiana attraction will be great but we’ll always keep a special place in our “Disneyland memories” for Splash Mt.

The main reason I will miss splash mountain is that it was one of the last rides I rode with a friend before he passed away from cancer.

Hey Fresh Baked!! I was the last guest log!! As a CM back in 1989 I was able to “log tester” before it opened and I’m so excited that I was on the last log 🥺🥺

David you’re like a character now, entire families get excited when they see you. 😂

For those asking why we get emotional Because, it's the first real cornerstone ride to be closed/rethemed in recent memory (not including fireworks, stage shows and parades). The most recent one I would argue would be Submarine Voyage in 1998 became the Nemo Subs, and "Tarzans tree house" which isn't so much a ride. Disney for a lot of people have these rides and memories in our bones. We can be emotional saying goodbye to an attraction, and still be exited for the retheme. Some of us, like myself, are nervous that the attraction will lose the animatronics and switch to more screen based rides. Not to knock runaway railway, but there is something special about the animatronics and immersion that these amazing sets create. It's also a little sad if you're a Disney history buff and know those animatronics were repurposed from America Sings and know those animatronics have been in the park since 1974. It's goodbye to one of the big four.

this just isn't fair. this was a ride from my childhood and now that it's no longer going to be there. looking at that will never be the same again. they made a big mistake doing this. thank you so much splash mountain for all those wonderful childhood memories just getting soaked if I was sitting in the front. listening to that song zippidy doo dah will never be the same again for me. 😢😭

That line is insane. Shows how much the ride was loved.

Splash Mountain was a perfectly designed attraction.

As I was leaving, I saw Tony Baxter walking out down Main Street and he stopped to sign a few splash mountain stickers for some park guests… just awesome!!!

The theme of Splash Mountain makes it a great ride. There is absolutely no reason to change it....

R.I.P Splash Mountain 1989-2023

“I love Disneyland, man”. Us too, David. Thank you.

Splash has always been my “ahhhh, I’m at Disneyland!” ride 🩵

I’ll never forget that splash mountain water smell after you go up the first hill and see a log go down the main drop. Hated this ride as a kid, will always be my favorite now as an adult. It was always a tradition of my brother and I to go on it as much as we possibly could whenever the park was about to close lol. Gonna miss it

I was standing almost in the same spot @ 5:16 watching the construction of Splash Mountain in 88.

Back in 2010 ( I was 11 at the time) my grandpa and I had annual passes and we stayed this one August night at the park until close. We went on splash mountain 6 times in a row because the park/ride was so empty. The cast members operating the ride let us stay on the log over and over and over again. I will never forget that night with my grandpa on Splash Mountain. We Will Always Love You Splash Mountain❤ .

By the way, thank you David for spending your entire day capturing one of the saddest days in Disneyland history. I was truly moved as were the 1000s that cheered for the ride and for Fresh Baked! every time they saw you. THAT is awesome, my friend.

I started crying as soon as they closed the doors. Thank you for the Video.

Passing of an era, saying goodbye to a part of our lives when we were young, and then when we raised our families, taking the kids to Disneyland and going on Splash, dreading that last drop but coming out fine, coming around the bend with all the critters singing and cheering you on. I cried when I saw it, I got emotional and hadn’t expected to. We waited in line for three hours which we never did for any other ride, enjoying being near Splash like we were waiting with an old friend. It was worth it and I’m glad we did it. I will miss it. Thank you for being there, for waiting and for riding, very nice tribute to a great ride.

This ride always made me happy every time I rode it, especially at night right before closing! anytime, but right before the week, or the perfect start for the weekend. The music, the atmosphere

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I was there last night with my 14 year old daughter and we were quite emotional. Our wait was about 3.5 hours, we got in line around 6:30 and our drop photo was taken at 10:08. Might sound wild to wait that long, but for this we couldn’t not do it. There was just something special about the atmosphere and everyone there. ❤

Thank you for making this video and staying late last night for all of us to see. We appreciate you FreshBaked!

I really miss Splash Mountain @ BOTH Disneyland, and Walt Disney World! 😭

FreshBaked. David, well thats that, all over for the time being. Your faith in the new attraction to come is inspiring but everything Disney touches at the moment across all divisons is all bad. When Splash first opened, in the very first log was Brer Bear, Fox and Rabbit. I had hopped that they'd repeat the 3 characters riding in the last log but not to be. Sometimes Disneyland management leaves a lot to be desired. Anyway David, thanks for all your time today. Cheers, Chris Perry.

I’m looking at Splash right now. The walls are already up with a security CM patrolling them. Surprisingly, the water is still running… The secret path is still open. The Twain just went by and I heard part of the new spiel. Need to go ride it to hear the whole thing. Edit: the spiel on the Twain has changed only by Tiana’s. It finally got rid of that terrible “splashing good time line”. The new lines even mentions that Tiana’s isn’t quite there yet, so it will change again when the ride reopens. Another edit: the spiel on the train has been updated as well. In fact, it uses some of the exact same lines as the Twain.

I went 2 weeks ago for the final time. I “soaked” in as much as I could during my last ride. This will always be splash mountain in my heart

This is basically the ride equivalent of something like Remember Dreams Come True or the Main Street Electrical Parade; it will greatly be missed and Disneyland will never be the same without it.

My first visit to Disneyland was in 1975 and out of all the attractions I've been on since then at Disneyland, DCA and all 4 parks at WDW, Splash Mt has always been my very favorite. I'm very sad to see it go. Ty to Tony Baxter for creating such an amazing attraction. I'm happy you got to ride one last time David.

All I can say is this: Disneyland sure knows how to make a proper grand exit. I don't have emotional attachments to the ride, but this made me emotional.

I think this is the first time that I can remember both a ride opening, and now closing at DL. Going to miss it, but change is inevitable. I don't care what they do to make it different, this will always be referred to as Splash Mountain. Years from now, long after the luster and shine of the Tiana re-skin has faded, it will still be Splash Mountain.

I knew this video would make me cry. No one captures the FEELING of the parks in video, like you do! This was so beautifully done, edited and shot! Thank you, for taking us along and making it feel like we were there, as we all said goodbye to such a loved attraction!

rest in peace old Friend splash mountain we are going to miss you so much

This ride takes me all the way back to the summer 1989. I have soo many memories, been on countless dates with girlfriends, wives etc… Splash 💦 Mountain ⛰️ was the go to to beat the summer heat. 😢 Im sad to see it go. Thanks for the good times Splash Mountain!

Very sad to see it go, it was my favorite ride at Disneyland. I got to witness the construction of Splash Mountain...it will always have a special place in my heart.

My great grandfather worked on this ride, my dad was one of the first people to rife it with him at Disney Land.

Watching the last hour of Splash Mountain was more emotional than I expected. Splash Mountain was a big part of my childhood, it was the first roller coaster I rode and was always one of my favorite Disneyland rides. I loved being able to use Fast Passes to quickly get ahead of long stand by lines. Just a delight and it will be missed! Thanks for your coverage David.

The best part about being in this place is that everyone is there to have a good time

Thank you for letting me virtually ride Splash Mountain one last time!

THE BARN DOORS CLOSING 😭😭😭

The big sister comforting the little sister on the first ride. So sweet ! ❤

Tony Baxter is my Disney crush! Every trip I say to my adult kids…. maybe I’ll get to meet Tony this trip. Well maybe some day. Although it’s been a couple of decades now 😂😢 Thanks a ton David for your coverage. You bring the magic clear across the US! ✨🌟✨

❤❤❤❤ We’ll never forget ! Thanks to you and others we can watch and remember! Thank you David for loving Disneyland - it really helps all of us who miss it between visits. We went last month- that last ride on Splash brought a tear to my eye!

That young boy that saw you near the single rider line is likely how I will be if I ever run into you at Disneyland! What a sweet soul.

Yeah, i cried. I was 7 when Splash opened. I have so many memories of that ride. Lots of summer family trips when tickets were only $25 for zipcode locals. I went many times as an adult. Haven't been back in a few years for obvious reasons, but I'd like to. I love Disneyland so much. My father died when i was 13, so i don't have many memories of him. But i do remember Disney trips with him. I'm totally fine with new things replacing old things. It's just the natural progression of time. I'm looking forward to the new Tiana area. I'm sure it'll be fun. But that doesn't mean I won't get emotional about a childhood ride disappearing. It was so iconic. I know kids won't understand what their parents are feeling in regards to this old ride, but they will once they're our age and they have to watch their childhood things being replaced. Hell, kids won't even know the whole story behind Briar Rabbit and the racial controversy. Which is a good thing in a way, lol. But yeah, this ride meant the world to us Californians. I'm an older millennial, but it would mean a lot to Gen X and Boomers, too. To all Gen Z and Alpha who frequent Disney parks: if you have a favorite ride and love it to bits, imagine it being torn down right in front of you. That's how this feels for your parents and grandparents. 34 years of this iconic ride, kids. :) I'll miss you, Splash Mountain. You'll forever be in my memories and, obviously, live on for eternity on RU-vid. 😆❤️

I had a great day yesterday at the park. Managed 3 rides on Splash and was there until the end. Thanks for your great coverage of the end of the Splash era.

Good bye my fav ride. "brer rabbit and the tar baby" was my fav book as a kid

I didn't expect to get emotional while seeing them close the doors.

I was a teen living close to Disneyland when Splash Mountain opened. We were there every weekend getting soaked riding it over and over. I will miss it but I have so many fond memories of Splash. I am excited to fall in love with Tiana's Bayou too .

I’m extremely devastated that Splash Mountain is being rethemed

Fresh Baked! I was part of the last log! Thank you for getting the drop from the front perspective! We purposely screamed so loud after the drop cause it was so exciting ans the last drop needed to go out with some noise and in hopes it would identify that was the last one with guests! I can hear our scream after the drop and you making a comment on that. 🙈🤗

It was so nice that the ride didn’t break down, even with heavy, heavy, unrelenting use. Congrats to cms and imagineers.

Oh awesome, David!! So glad you got to ride that last ride and take "Fancy Cam" with you! Great footage as one final homage to "Splash." I could really feel the excitement you all felt with the energy of the crowd and seeing the other vloggers around! I'm looking forward to the next adventure for this attraction. Unlike some, I'm an old-timer and grew up with "America Sings" (and still see the songs those critters sang in with your vlog!), so I never really developed an emotional attachment to Splash. Great ride, great characters, great music; hoping the new one will have great characters, new effects and great music as well. Thanks for taking us along! 😀

Of the best Disney rides ever. Will be missed

Splash Mountain will be missed 😢

while i was in the single rides line for the last day, i met this really cool girl who came from san jose just to ride splash mountain all day and was worried that she wasted her time since the line was becoming longer and didn’t think she’d get too many more rides in. i spent some time convincing her that it was going to be fun and she was excited for her disney day and was telling me about it. i saw her in line a few more times and we would wave to each other and say hi and chat every time we passed each other in line. i wish i got her name or something, she was so much fun!

It was cool hanging out with you. Awesome evening and a lot of emotions going.

Who else cried during the closing of the gate’s! 😔😙😭

Farewell Splash Mountain! Thank you for all of the great memories! 😢

I appreciate that you documented this! Thank you!

We need a petition for keeping Zip a Dee do da in the parks walk around music playlists

Thanks for getting the video up in a timely matter.

I'm sad it's closed. It was my favorite for so many years. I remember in summer 2016, my daughter and I were just finishing the ride and we looked to the right, and there you guys were Fresh Baked. My daughter yelled Fresh Baked, and we chatted with you guys for a second. It was a great day!

THANK YOU DAVID!! FRESH BAKED!!

Thanks for capturing the moment

Thanks for a great send off. 💕

Great video. I got teary eyed too.

Thank you for capturing this ☺️❤️👏

What a great moment to witness ❤❤❤ thanks for taking us with you David

So emotional. Thank you Fresh Baked and Thank You to all the Cast Members for all they did on this historic last day 💜

Great video, love the main street walk out as well!

I loved this ride. Thanks for a such a fitting video closure

Thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks for making this video so we could experience this amazing night!

You’re experience of this is so moving 🥺😢🥺😢 Thanks for sharing it David. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Oh my. I got a lot teary eyed. Thank you so much David! Much appreciated.

This was great. You're always the best person to watch when it comes to these big moments

Love how you capture the ambiance every time. What a historic day!

Thanks David for letting us all see the end...... Fresh Baked!!

Glad I got to ride on S.M. with you David, thanks for taking us along one last time !!!!

Thank you David lots of happy tears watching!

Amazing video!!!! Thank you SO much for posting this.

Amazing coverage David! Thank you for your efforts 👍

It must be fun to see all the fans of your show I hope to bump into you one day when I visit disneyland

That was one of your best videos; thank you for closing out a great attraction!

That was SOOOOO cool!!! Thank you so much for capturing what so many of us would have loved to have witnessed in person! Bittersweet emotions, for sure!

Great seeing you yesterday! Thank you for all you do to keep us informed! We took our last ride on Saturday but was great to be part of the last day! ❤

Actually, saddened today. Emotional day for sure. Love this ride.

That was way too emotional... I know my 10+ year castmember daughter was too. Thanks ❤💔 Zip Pi Dee Do Dah

Thank you for sharing this amazing experience! Thank you for letting those of us that don’t get to go to the parks often, live vicariously through you.

I am so glad I got to ride Splash Mountain last week before the lines got too crazy! I did it as my last ride of the night, ended up in the front seat and got completely soaked! Just as it should be 😂

One of my favorite Fresh Baked videos 👍😎 Nicely done!

Crying 😭 and feeling just like you Dave!!!

Thank you so much for being there for us until the very end. I felt like I was there! I got súper emotional when those doors closed WASNT expecting that. Your walk down Main Street at the end was memorable and so special

SUCH a fun day. I love that you unwittingly caught the moment the line closed!

Thank You for posting this, I really regret not riding it one more time before it closed.

Great stuff - so much appreciation for guys like you and Justin to be such curators of our memories and things that bring us joy. Thank you, always, David.

Ah man. I love that ride. So many memories of me and my daughters on that ride enjoying the excitement, seeing their first reactions on the drop, and the smiles on their faces. Thank you so much for this. I kinda felt the reaction in the crowd as they closed the doors and watched the last few boats drop down. Til' next time, another great memorable ride in the books and we look forward to what's coming up for the future. Smiles everyone. ~ Roger

So happy you were there to see it close! I was there last week and rode it 3 times - I was so happy and sad at the same time. Thank you for sharing this!

😢 thank you so much for taking us on this emotional ride. I absolutely love this ride. Thanks for all you do to bring the magic to all of us.😢

Thanks for all the beautiful memories splash mountain.