I do want to clarify one thing - I am not arguing that TBA is better than Splash, or vice versa. I especially do not agree with a lot of the politics that influenced the decision to retheme Splash. The point I'm trying to make is that it's important to remember that there are more important things in life than Splash Mountain existing - be grateful for all the awesome documentation, videos, audio, photos, soundtracks, paintings, and especially memories, that this community has created and preserved over the years; those are what matter the most.

Wonder if you could just throw a cheap phone that's recording audio far from the boat and then later that day you submit a lost and found form and have a cast member recover it for you.

This decision was never a good idea. It's a travesty what happened to this ride. The other sad thing about this is that they had an opportunity to make something worthwhile. TBA could have had so much potential. Reenact TPatF. An imposing 6 1/2 to 7 ft tall, state-of-the-art Dr Facilier animatronic sending you up the lift hill off to your doom could have been so memorable. This was such a squandered opportunity. But they didn't have to destroy this ride in order to make a new, very memorable experience. This cheap reskin just goes to show that they had no real intention of doing anything other than to get rid of something that they arrogantly figured was "problematic." Sigh. What a waste.

As a SM enthusiast, I salute you for your efforts! I agree that we need to take a step back and focus on the memories we had on it. The people we shared the experience with. But I think saying "it was just a Disney attraction" can be read the wrong way. Was it important to you? Did it bring you joy? Will you mourn its loss like an old friend? Ah, then it wasn't "just a ride," was it? It was something else. Move on with life, realize the big picture, but don't think for a second you have any right to not be sad just because it was "just a ride." If it was important to you, your emotions are valid.

Seen the new TBA POV video. They really messed up the story and it feels so dull. Party party party. No bad guy. Splash Mountain is and will always better then TBA and will have a place in my heart.

From an artistic point of view: Art is getting diminished by profit. It’s much more than the ride. It was bugs land. It was the Mavel franchise. More than IP’s. It goes as deep as worker strikers, fair wages, and … I can’t think much right now but I don’t wanna stress myself out but it’s much deeper than a ride and it will branch off to a different subject. It always does with this brand. I was a Disney employee and let’s just say :) I’m not now. I value respect. Respect your audience. Respect your workers. Respect the earth. Besides that I like your lil plot lol.

I just feel like they would've been better off keeping the ride as is and building a completely new ride based off the Princess and the Frog IP. If they did that they wouldn't have the divisive mess they have going on now and would've added more to the Frontierland area. I mean, Universal has two flume type rides and a rapids ride in 1 park so it's not completely out of the question.

This time we’re gonna catch Brer Rabbit for sure!

The closure of SM was especially devastating to me because I used to want to be an imagineer. For me, this was the nail in the coffin for that dream. Now i dont know what i want to do...

Bless you for preserving ride history. I love theme park history and it's so sad when things get lost or destroyed and there was no documentation. You're a hero 🙏

idc what anyone says i will always prefer splash mountain! the music, the theming, the characters, hell even the name is better!!!!!

Hoot and Chief vibes

I will miss Splash Mountain, the attraction will always hold a special place in my heart as I too have created many great memories with the it. I cannot wait to create more memories with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure!

Splash Mountain will be dearly missed by many, many people, myself included. Splash Mountain is the ride that got me incredibly interested in Disney Parks in the first place, and sparked my dream to become an imagineer. And while I'm terribly sad about Splash leaving, I'm welcoming TBA with open arms. The Princess and the Frog is my favorite Disney movie, and as the studios last full length 2d animated film- I would like to say it's a masterpiece all the way from the animation to the story to the music. Though I am still vaguely confused as to why they didn't just make the ride the same storyline as the movie, I'm very happy that the characters are the same. I rode both Disneyland and Disney World's Splash Mountains shortly before they closed for the retheme and they were just in a terrible state. It was really sad to see what Disney let happen to the ride. I rode it with some friends who had never been on it before and it was honestly embarrassing because they didn't get to see the beauty and fun of the ride with how run down it was. I'm hoping that the all new animatronics in TBA will allow the ride to be kept up for everyone to see, all while Tokyo Disneyland's Splash Mountain stays kickin' it and running thanks to it being run by the Oriental Land Company. And I've seen videos from theirs- and it's simply beautiful and runs like a dream. I guess what I'm trying to say is- we all know that Splash Mountain was way better than what TBA is going to be, but I want us to still welcome it. You don't have to be excited for it, you don't even have to ride it, but let's not bash people who are excited or the imagineers who worked very hard on it. This retheme hasn't crushed my imagineer dreams and I hope to make it there someday- and hopefully we'll be able to give you a storyline way better than whatever's happening in TBA 😂

4:31 “and then it hit me” That this is the exact area I got evacuated? How did you know?

I'm building the atraction on Rec Room it is for VR and all CONSOLES

this ride will always remind me of my grandpa

my daughter loves princess and the frog so i know she will enjoy the ride. and even if that attraction won't last for long i know it will be her memories. i remember when they took funtastic world of hanna barbera from universal studios. it was my favorite ride when i was a kid but when it was replace by jimmy neutron and then minions i told myself for the longest time i would never ride it. but then i had kids of my own and i didn't want them to miss out on attractions solely because the ones i rode weren't there anymore. so i went on the minions ride with my son, and a part of it still felt like riding with yogi bear only different. it was alot of fun and i never saw my son laugh as hard as he did. i did eventually showed him what the ride was like on youtube even though he would never ride it the way i did but he was glad i shared that with him because scoobyy doo was in the video. so even though my kids won't ride splash mountain as it use to be i'll know they'll still enjoy this one thank you for sharing your last memories to the ride

You said it perfectly, it really is JUST a Disney attraction. At the end of the day the memories are what matter. The things, just like in real life, are only things. Change is inevitable, it's what we do with change that keeps us moving forward. Subbed because this is some very fun content and I look forward to more!

I’m so glad this came up in my recommended

This journey is pretty cool, shows how excellent SM is.

This ride will always be better than TBA

I will always refer to the new ride as Splash Mountain…

Wow what a roller coaster, I'm glad I stuck in til the end 😴

I admire the dedication.

Here I thought that you actually caught something....like a disembodied voice of someone or some strange noise that wasn't part of the original ride.

What an awesome plan. Well done.

It's not just a disney attraction, it's everyone's childhood

I only been on this ride 1 time in my life.😢

Yes! I can't wait for this! So excited! RIP to the best Disney ride to ever exist...

Should've gotten a cheap burner phone, livestreamed the ride, then "lost" the phone on that outdoor section of the ride. That way you'd get the music out and wouldn't have to care about getting the device back

I like to think that at some point in 30 to 50 years, the ride will be restored, once either Disney gets competent leadership, or the company collapses and their IP and parks get sold off.

Can't wait for it!!!

It wasn't just a mountain...

That tune is basically the first part of this track ... without the voices: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z6hkdM56stywqZc.html

It’s actually more than just an attraction

Can’t wait!

If you had experienced a ride breakdown and evacuation, you could've put it behind the scenes near the animatronics.

Im honestly really excited for the new ride. Even though SM was a classic,you gotta admit it was based off a racist movie from back in the day. So Disney had a pretty good reason to take it away. TBA might not have a good story,but it’s has new audio animatronics,a new song for the ride,and all that jazz. So to all of you SM fans,I understand how hard it is to say goodbye to a favorite ride,but Disney took it away for a good reason and you gotta know that. And for everyone who is excited for TBA, I’m with you. If you’re a fan of both,I’m with you too! So hopefully the ride goes well and they’re isn’t too much hate for it as there is right now

Wait,is the microphone still on the ride today? Or did the cast members find it whenever they started construction on TBA?

for 10+ years i've watched splash mountain POV videos, never been to disney, but always wanted to experience the ride Now I have no reason to go, since im sure all the other classic attractions are on the chopping block. Great! idgaf about disney movies but theming is a huge special interest of mine, so things like splash mountain and pirates and tower of terror were the biggest appeal to me.

It IS devastating. The replacement ride is boring AF. If they replaced it with something spectacular, it'd be a loss. This is just a travesty, to ruin it for no good reason.

10/10 vid.

Out of curiosity, what camera are you using to ride it? This is great quality

life is a risk worth taking

This seems highly unlikely 😐

The title is a question

@91JLovesDisney I never did get your response on Martin's video about ALD audio. KZfaq must have deleted it.

Make the intro shorter and keep up the pacing in the latter half of the video please!

this is very creepy...

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I understand that people are blinded by nostalgia but I did the ride preview for the new version(it's a lot better!)the ride is a much more fun ride,and it feels much more alive but like he said it's the memories.not the ride.

Tianas Bayou is not a good ride or a good memory! LOL

The worst decision ever made by Disney is removing Splash

love the message at the end. Like get a ahold of yourselves!!

Thank you 91J Loves Disney for all you do I love all your music content especially your Disney World music videos! Keep up the fantastic work as I will continually keep listening to your audios! And thank you for inspiring me to make my channels I’ve definitely learned from the best!!! 🫡👍🏻