It’s the end of an era at Disney World.
Splash Mountain is officially CLOSED in Magic Kingdom, and work is already starting to transform this ride into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Yesterday was the ride’s last day as Splash Mountain, and there were a TON of people visiting the park to bid farewell to this popular water ride. The attraction officially closed on January 23rd, and Disney has wasted no time getting the transformation started!
Come with us to see everything that’s CHANGED in Magic Kingdom since Splash Mountain closed in Disney World.
Construction Walls
The biggest change you’ll notice in Magic Kingdom is at Splash Mountain itself. The ride now has construction walls up all around it, many of which are stamped with the Southern Dome Salt Company logo.
We even spotted some Cast Members inside, already getting started on the transformation.
The water is being drained now, slowly but surely.
The entrance and gift shop are blocked off by walls as well.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is slated to open in late 2024, so Disney is on a tight schedule to get work started ASAP.
Magic Kingdom Park Map
There were new Magic Kingdom park maps available today, which have been updated to reflect Splash Mountain’s closure.
In place of Splash Mountain, you can now see the logo for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure along with the update that it’ll open in 2024!
Walt Disney World Railroad Narration
If you take a ride on the Walt Disney World Railroad around Magic Kingdom, you’ll get to learn all about the attractions and rides in this park. When you pass by Splash Mountain, you might notice that the narration for this section of the journey has changed.
Instead of telling you about Splash Mountain, the narrator along this stretch of the tracks says, “On a more musical note, just ahead I heard some new critters are moving in and looking to make a splash. Take a listen — we’re almost there.” Get it? Almost there? Like the song in Princess and the Frog? Ya, you get it. 😉
Liberty Square Riverboat Narration
Narration has also changed on the Liberty Square Riverboat. This boat, which takes guests on a tour along the Rivers of America, used to give some information about Splash Mountain, but that narration has now been removed.
For now, the section of the ride that used to be about Splash Mountain simply has no narration at all, but we’ll be watching to see if Disney updates it with information about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
And that’s everything that’s changed in Magic Kingdom since Splash Mountain’s closure! It hasn’t been long, and Disney is racing into this ride transformation. If progress like this keeps up, it looks like the new ride will be ready to go right on schedule!
Check out these posts to learn more about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure:
- Big Details Shared about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Storyline
- BIG UPDATE About Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World
- Get a FIRST LOOK at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Here
- See Some Artwork that Inspired Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
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The Disney World app for iPhone is unchanged today. It still shows Splash Mountain, but no wait times.
I’m actually really sad about everything in Disney becoming so overbranded. There is nothing unique anymore. Every gift shop sells the same stuff, and everything has the logo of a Disney ride or character. The stuff in Pirates is really lame now, and all the fun little side kiosks are gone or empty. I wish they’d bring back the more interesting stuff they used to have, for example, little brass genie lanterns near the Aladdin ride (that did NOT say Aladdin on them), colorful felt flower necklaces in Animal Kingdom (that were NOT logoed in any way.) Stop getting so commercial, Disney. Even my kids were bummed.