I was right in the front of that cheering mob. People cheered for me and I wanted to do the same! There were a lot of tears. It was sad also seeing some of the cast members crying. 🥺
That’s Right. “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” is a new ride for Disneyland & Magic Kingdom Based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 49th Animated Feature Film “The Princess & The Frog” (2009). Next year is 2024 and they will get “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure”. “Splash Mountain” Based on Disney’s Cancelled Live Action Film “The Song of the South” has been around at Disneyland for 34 years and at The Magic Kingdom for 31 years. Now it’s time to say goodbye to “Splash Mountain” at Disneyland & The Magic Kingdom in Florida.
What's that old saying? Don't cry cause it's over, smile cause it happened. I think thats the most fitting quote to give to an attraction that has put smiles on millions of faces for 30 years. I myself have made this my favorite attraction at Walt Disney World and it's probably because of all the good memories. The views of the fireworks before splashing into the briar patch, the memorable songs that can get stuck in your head for hours if you let it. For many this was probably one of the first big thrill rides you ever went on. So weather you rode it once or you rode it a million times, remember that the attraction may change but your memories will not
The crowds singing at the end was heart breaking and overwhelming. Sad to see this one go. Thanks for a great tribute, WDWNT! Here's to the future while not forgetting the past.
Dear Splash Mountain, You were every kids nightmare when they first went on. "Ah! A 50 foot drop!" But notice that every kid came out with a smile on their face. They're singing songs about a tale of a rabbit that outsmarted his enemies. Everyone loved you, from your opening in 1989, to your end in 2023. In those 34 years, you gave happiness to generations of fans from all around the world. You've had such an impact on thrill seekers, Disney fans, and everyone in between. But, as all things are, eventually things come to an end. We hope Tiana's Bayou Adventure will still make generations to come happy, but we will always remember you as Splash Mountain. We hope you will enjoy your new home in the WDW Magic Kingdom train, but for now, we will miss you. Sincerely, Every Disney Fan
@marioplayr6352 When you said " Every kids nightmare when they first went on. "Ah! A 50 foot drop!" ", Last ride of Splash Mountain is actually similar to Arthur Malediction but actually they're same cursed. We can make a new movie is all about "Dernier tour de Splash Mountain" (transl. Last ride of Splash Mountain) with genre for a new movie Psychological horror that is going to end in 2023. Dernier tour de Splash Mountain is a 2024 French meta psychological horror film. From the director of Arthur Malediction Dernier tour de Splash Mountain Coming soon in 2024
It was the one in Disneyland, California that opened in 1989. The one at Magic Kingdom in Florida didn't open until 1992. I've been going on that one since 1995, and haven't been to Disney at all since 2019.
@@BKDBrian2 In California Disneyland the soundtrack is unique with Southern jazz festival style beat due to Critter Country's proximity to New Orleans Square whereas WDW and Tokyo Disneyland versions use country western flavor featuring banjos owing to the locations of Frontierland and Westernland expansions respectively.
The cheering and the crowd singing after the empty boat came down had me in tears. Thank you for this video. I didn't get to ride when I was there last and give it a proper goodbye. I have a feeling they added extra water to make sure everyone got soaked.
For 20 years my family has been riding this ride and it was the 1st coaster type that my autistic son could tolerate. Now at 27 he remembers it fondly. Thank you for making an over 50 year old cry her eyes out at 5 o'clock in the morning before work with happy memories!❤
The cheering and singing crowd as the last logs went by was truly a classic Disney fan moment and thank you so much for memorializing and sharing the moment with us all. If I thought Disney would do a quality upgrade to this classic attraction, I wouldn't be upset but their track record of trashing classic attractions, i.e. Journey Into Imagination, El Rio del Tiempo, ect. gives little hope that turning this classic into another princess meet and greet featuring budget friendly projections is truly sad. It will always have a special place in my heart that another darn princess isn't going to replace.
its sad but well said. Rides in Disney these days aren’t what they used to be. Other than galaxy’s edge, rides are just screens and tracks. Besides seven dwarf minetrain, no princess can replace such an icon in my childhood.
Wow, as a former DISNEY / ABC Cast member, that almost brought me to tears. People really so feel like I do when "they were there" for a piece of special history. Great job camera man!!!
I was amongst one of the last guests to ever ridden splash mountain. The last operating day of Splash Mountain will always be the most memorable and bestest moment ever throughout the years I’ve been going to Disney World since I was very little. Splash Mountain has been my favorite attraction at MK for a few years that I’ve enjoyed riding the most. I’ve even dedicated my entire day just riding Splash Mountain on its final operating day from park open to past park closing for a total of 7 times in a row. Splash Mountain will always hold a special place in my heart. It will always be my favorite attraction in MK and of all-time. Time stamps for where I can be seen in the video: 0:06 - Right after the opening intro, I can be seen right underneath the entrance sign to the right of the guy wearing a reddish cap and a turquoise shirt 14:26 - 14:34 - After one CM says “Well friends, you’re the last ones…”, I can be seen in the very front of the second to last log for a quick second at 14:31. Then, Tom says “They’re the last guests.” 15:39 - 16:05 - I came down for my very last splash.
It was a glorious ride that has brought joy to hundreds of thousands. It will forever remain as one of the greatest rides in theme park history. May you rest in peace Splash Mountain, you will be missed.
Hearing Tom's minimal comments plus his singing along is fantastic. Also, it's great to have a video like this to refer to years later. As usual..well done.
My Daughter and I were in our last ride around 9 pm and there was a small crowd cheering for us we were so excited we said forget everything else that is what we are doing the rest of the night. We stood on that bridge with our light up parade toys waving and yelling for 3/12- 4 hours. This was one of the saddest and most amazing Disney moments I have EVER HAD. The energy was amazing and people kept coming up to us and thanking us for doing this and other people came and went cheering but we were not leaving until that last boat. Our heads were pounding we have no voices today but soso worth it! Watching all the videos online and seeing our lights on that bridge is beyond cool, THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! Our Uber driver picked us up at 1:30 AM. and said what happened? Why are you so late. All we could say was “long story” SPLASH THANKS FOR ALLTHE MEMORIES!
God damn, I did not expect to get so emotional. I have so, so many memories of this ride since I was about 7 years old and was always my favorite ride during my Disney trips. I can't believe it's really gone for good.
Being on that boat, and having the whole crowd cheer for me as I went around the last loop after the big drop was just amazing. It made me feel good man.
Always my favorite ride at Disney. Would ride it multiple times every trip I went. My most favorite was in 05 riding it three times in a row with my two brothers and mom. There was no line so the workers let us just stay in the same boat. Seeing the fireworks over the castle from the top of splash moutain was amazing. Last ride was this past July.
I grew up with a Disney fanatic for a mom. We went well over 100x (avg 3 day stay) from the time I was 3-18. We were even at MK on 9/11. We used to always go the week after Labor Day because it would always be so slow. We’d go back and forth between Splash and Big Thunder, never a wait. And as much as I loved this ride(and now grown, know the background) I’m happy to see what they do with it. But the only thing I feel sad for…..is WDW isn’t and will never be what it used to be. My kids won’t be able to experience it the way I did.
Thank you Br'er Rabbit, Fox, and Bear for three generations of fun and laughter. The last ten years it was the first stop on every visit with the grandkids which was quite often. Got to ride it three times on the final day and still was as exciting as it always was. We'll miss and Br'er Rabbit singing "Home Sweet Home Was the Lesson Today". Enjoy you're retirement
Thank you so much for this. ❤️ I live in Canada and was there in Oct last year and got a few rides and realized it would probably be my last one, though hoped not 😔 then they announced in Dec the closing date and I couldn't get back for another visit that soon. So a million thanks for letting us die hard Disney fans feel like we were there. I saw that a couple Canadians 🇨🇦 were on the very last guest log so i love we were represented! Thank you Splashy.. goodbye old friend 🐰🐻🦊🐦❤️
One of my all time favorites. I remember being able to ride 4 times in a row on Father’s Day 1998. My son was so excited to ride it he squealed with delight and laughed and laughed as we got soaked head to toe. He was just turning 7 and loved water rides. Video brings it all back. Thanks for the amazing memories. Turning that corner with all of the animatronics playing gives me goosebumps.
R.I.P. Splash mountain. You may be gone, but won't be forgotten. Your legacy will continue to live on through these videos, our memories, and people who experienced it. I've only been to Disney world once back in 2017 and didn't get to ride this. I deeply regret that decision.
I rode it in October of 2014 and December of 2017. I am twenty now, but I am glad I will always remember the amazing memories I had as a ten and twelve year old even only riding it twice.
I never had the chance to ride, but I spent a lot of time watching everyone come down the mountain, I’m glad that I got to see this video of the entire ride. Awesome. Thank you.
Sitting here watching this and the tears just won't stop falling! Thank you for sharing this with us. Splash Mountain has always been our family favorite and we were so sad to hear it would be changing. It was wonderful to see so many people celebrating this amazing ride and cheering on the ones that got the final splash! What a memory to hold on to! ❤
My last ride 1997, Sadly never made it back...to my favorit Attraktion at DW. Just had my son by my side watching this last ride. :((( sad he will never enjoy Splash Mountian. Thank you very much for sharing memorys with us all. Now i have to find my VHS movie Videos from our DW vacation 1993 :)))))) Hi from Berlin Germoney Mike
This was my absolute favourite ride whenever we went, and I’ll be sure to miss it. I remember going on it with my younger sister and her face lit up with so much joy. Thank you Splash Mountain for the memories, and as I say, it’s a bitter sweet symphony. I can’t wait to see what’s coming next Disney!
When we know something is going away forever, we not only look around a little long humm the song a little louder but we appreciate all the memories it has gave us and we hold on to that feeling 🫶🏼 we love you splash mountain!!!
Thank you so much for sharing ❤ I cried so much watching this I’m now dehydrated…it breaks my heart to say goodbye to my favorite ride, that has been the first and last ride of every single WDW vacation since I was 9. I got to ride it for the first time with my mom when it opened, and throughout the years I’ve gotten to share it with my dad and my brother, then introduce it to my husband on our honeymoon, then braved it with my little nieces and nephew, and finally had to say goodbye this past summer, again sitting next to my mom, three decades later. It feels like having to let go of a dear friend for a dumb reason. I’ll love Splash Mountain forever and always cherish all of our amazing memories around it.
It breaks my heart that we will never be able to go on that ride again at the park. It means so much to me to have things to share from generation to generation.
I’m very grateful to have been able to ride this beautiful attraction one last time this past summer. It’s nice to see a true disney moment with everyone together cheering. Thank you Splash Mountain for being laughing splashing satis-factual fun, may you Rest In Peace!
Glad to be there during the final day of one of the best Disney attractions of all time! Also I could've sworn I saw Tom Corles at the exit of the attraction, too shy to say hi.
Song of the south took place after the civil war. The actor of uncle Remus, James Baskett was the first ever black actor to win an academy award. Walt was the man who made that happen. The two were great friends until the end. The movie taught people how to be nice to each other and accept people, no matter what color you are. The black cast had no issues with the movie. Splash mountain was based off the stories of Brer Rabbit. The stories were actually African American slave folk lore. These stories were told around camps when life got tough. Splash mountain showed that regardless of your skin tone, we can have courage, a laugh and an adventure. Disney has destroyed themselves. This was the last nail in the coffin. The fan boys will defend them until the end….but most of us have left. Universal studios all the way. Disney was my home. No longer. Disney officially died the day splash mountain died.
Like, I’m all for black representation and sincerely believe Tiana needed a ride. But it seems so disingenuous to close an apparently “racist” ride just after the protests of George Floyd (even though I know Disney claim the change was coming for years), and then replace it with a black princess. It really just feels like they scrambled to show that they weren’t racist. Sincerely disappointed. I’ve always found Universal to be better but this just solidifies my decision to not return to Magic Kingdom. It’s sad.
Baskett will never get enough recognition for his performance by future generations and that is sad. I was grateful that Disney gave him the role. That being said, as a Black person, a lot of us loved this ride too and didn't want to see it replaced. I was never offended by it. It was really uplifting.
My favorite ride at the Magic Kingdom. Thanks for the beautiful tribute video. One of my fondest memories was riding this with my wife in the pouring rain and getting more wet from that than the ride itself!
This was one of my favourite rides at Disney, and I’m so glad I was lucky enough to ride it. Truly a childhood memory that will last forever. So sad it has to go, but love eternally. Thank you for completing my 2011 holiday, Splash Mountain. You will forever be remembered and treasured 🥺💔🙏🏻
I went to Disney World over 20 years ago when I first came to America. Splash Mountain was one of my top favorite rides of all time. To some people this might just be a ride, but for many for us it's memories.
The end of a classic iconic ride that I can always watch here on RU-vid and everytime I rode it! RIP Splash Mountain....may the next adventure be spectular! Thanks for posting!
My kids were able to get on Splash Mountain late in the evening of January 17, 2023. Not quite "last ride," but the last for us. I got their picture in front of the sign by the Stand By Entrance and we got the Photo Pass ride photo. They love the ride and we have many fond memories of it, but it's not really going away. It will be essentially the same ride, just themed to Tiana. I just hope it's not down for five years like the Railroad!
Thanks for sharing this video Tom. I've grown up going to Disneyland but have never been to WDW. I can remember my great grandparents singing these songs when they were still around. So sad to see it go.
Well... on the bright side, at least when they're done revamping it, it'll be Princess and the Frog themed. (I know seem like I'm making light of something that has been part of Disneyana for years, but I just like to see the best in everything; and let's face it--nobody in this generation has ever watched Song of the South. When that movie recieved backlash from the NAACP, Walt should've known it was doomed and burned the prints.)
My parents went to a Disney park for the first time in 2001, before I was born (was this park) and this was their favorite ride at the time. Then they waited until 2005 to go to another Disney park as the HK park opened. Although I had no chance to experience this ride, this is the pioneer Disney ride of my family, preceeding many of our favorites in HKDL and TDL (the latter we went in 2022). RIP Splash Mountain!
we will be continuously singing this till the end at Disneyland and for years to come on youtube. Farewell WDW Splash Mountain! May your legacy live in our hearts for years to come.
We booked a last minute trip last weekend just to say goodbye to this amazing attraction! We wore our Last Chance to Splash shirts which were perfect to mark the last moments. It will be missed for sure!
Ok not to be that guy, but hearing people cheering and singing along kind of almost made me cry. THAT'S what its all about. THAT's what imagineering should strive for. Its crazy how unifying of an experience something as seemingly silly as a few songs and a heck of a lot of robots are. This kind of imagineering, this kind go storytelling is dead until something drastically changes. But as it stands right now, this kind of magic has ran out. I can't see anyone cheering this way and singing along to anything they've made in the past decade.
I’ll never forget riding splash mountain for the first time 24 years ago when I was 4 years old . The ride was so awesome and very wet when I went down the water fall . The songs will always be part of my life . But now it’s time to watch the film to honor the ride thanks to my dad who rode this ride too and knowing the movie and characters too .
I met Tom about 15-20 minutes before 11pm. So good to see this video put up! I hate to see splash mountain go, but it was in dire need of an update. The cheering crowd was great and had been doing that for hours by time of close.
And with this closure I piece of my sole is now gone.😢 I really enjoyed the way this ride made me feel inside. I am grateful to the imagineers who created it and cast members who operated this Disney treasure . It has brought joy to not only me but also my entire family . I look forward to the new experience that will call this home and I hope there is a tribute put in the attraction to keep some nostalgia. What a great ride ! Goodbye splash mountain .
Went on the ride on Saturday. Is it me or did the water level seem to be higher than normal. A lot more splashes on the little hills. We got soaked. Can’t wait for the new themed ride and maybe beignets!!!
When Houston’s beloved Six Flags Astroworld closed back in 2005, we made a point to be there on the final day and on the final ride of the Texas cyclone roller coaster. We got in line at just the right time and then let people go in front of us and timed it just right so we stepped onto the final ride. It was an amazing experience.
Very grateful that you filmed/shared this. Good to see the "get wet" sign back, even if for a short time. Thanks for filming a bit of the line, too. Although it wasn't in the video, I did catch that fireworks one you posted on IG yesterday. What timing! If that were my video footage I'd turn it into a gif and display it at home in a digital frame. Once-in-a-lifetime timing there!
Went to Disney World for the first time at 41 years old last year, and this was definitely one of my favorite rides out of all the parks. Going to miss it, but we’ve already started planning a return in 2025 after it reopens as Princess and the frog.
We enjoyed our last splashes yesterday on the last day of the ICON SPLASH MOUNTAIN. It has been sad to see this three decade ride be so badly maintained over the past few years before it's final splash. A ride that has brought so much pleasure to so many people was , at best, a shell of it's former self on the last day. Thank you Splash for all the good memories of when you were the best Disney had to offer. Now lets call it like it is. Closing it was a big win, win for corporate Disney. They could cheaply refurbish a ride that badly needed work, while also silencing a vocal minority, including Igor, who demanded the ride be "reimagined". With the pace Disney works, how good do you think the new ride will be when it reopens in only mid 2024 ? It takes them that long to remodel a bathroom. This continues their pattern of offering less while continuing to charge more. The magic of Disney has been replaced by pure greed and profit seeking. So a final good bye old friends Rabbit, Fox, Bear, a good Splash. Thanks for all the great memories ,enjoyment, and happiness you brought to us and so many.
I’m so glad you did this video! Makes me almost feel like I was there… and I was so happy to hear Tom sing…. Now I know that I’m not the only one who did that 😂
I use to work there and was on the opening crew. It is the only attraction with a talking computer in the control room, if something significant would happen the computer would say it. The attraction also has one of the most complicated intrusion systems.
So sad to see this iconic attraction go away. But am equally excited to see what they do with the retheme. (As long as Disney don't do a Disney of late and cheap out on it.)
I am excited for the new version! That being said, I loved the old version. Although I do understand negative association with the movie 'Song of the South', I never associated the ride with the movie. I don't believe in 'cancel culture'; I do believe that we all learn from our experiences - good and bad. Can't wait until next year!
Such an iconic ride. So happy i've been able to ride it. For our generation it will be missed. But I'm sure it will give joy and make same memories after remodeling for the kids out there today. Sadly for us, time changes. But I'm sure in 30 years kids now will cry when they are our age and it gets a makeover again
Still can’t believe that it’s finally gone my whole childhood In one attraction. Thank god I got to have my finally splash this weekend, An end of an era for real we got to witness and experience one of the most famous and best attraction ever built.
Oh wow, I'm gonna miss that catchy and stuck in your head Zip a Dee Doo Dah song. Love the ending, perfection!! Thank you for this for one last time at WDW. Now Disneyland has the last remaining one open.
One of my fondest memories from Childhood. I am thankful for the great memories I had because of that ride. Real shame that it’s gone. I am just glad I got to ride it with my daughter in 2019 when she was 5. What a magical moment that was. She absolutely loved that ride.
Thank you Tom. The best video ever. Got tears in my eyes watching the last boats down and the crowds cheering. I rode Splash Mountain (my most favorite ride ever)at on December 10, 2023. Couldn't of been a better send off that you captured, I will miss you "Splash Mountain". Thanks for the many years of rides and memories ❤️ you gave us and the photo's we will all cherish for years to come. Thanks Tom for the ride and sound affects;I felt like I was riding along side of you. I bet you didn't even mind getting wet!
