Splash Mountain Ride-Through - June 1992 - 8mm Video
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This is a very solid start-to-finish ride-through of Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World. Shot in 1992 on 8mm, this captures all the details of this gone but not forgotten attraction. Enjoy all the details and see everything in perfect working order!
In my opinion, Disney have never and will never be able to top this. What a shame that small people with big voices and brainless cowardly Disney management had to ruin this absolute jewel of a ride
This is incredible!! Seeing everything work so well makes me so happy. They NEVER should’ve replaced it. ❤
I still genuinely think this was one of the best, if not the best, ride they ever made. They just don’t make them like this anymore. If they did, I’d still be excited for the future of WDW.
The best ride Disney ever made is the Indiana Jones Adventure, followed closely by the Matterhorn Bobsleds, but you'll have to go to Disneyland for those.
Horizons gets my nod, but Splash will always be dear to my heart.
@@garypesci746No, this ride has both those beat by leaps and bounds.
Haunted Mansion is the best, but Splash Mountain was wonderful too!
Sigh. Splash was just an absolute chef's kiss of imagineering. Something Tiana will simply never top
Looking at the animatronics that have been revealed, I trust imagineering.
@@randomhuman_05I trust the technology they’ll be implementing and the fact that the ride will be popular regardless due to it being the main water ride of the park. I don’t for one minute trust their storytelling abilities
I agree. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a ride with nearly the same degree of detail in its storytelling. What set splash apart from every other flume ride was the fact that it had a beginning, middle, and end, a story that flowed with the ride itself. I fear that any replacement will not utilize the ride’s structure to its fullest capacity, and won’t be able to convey the storytelling in the same way.
That's for true
And the Sountrack was catchy and fun to hear imo
Im really sad that this is the only way my kids can experience this ride from my childhood. Thanks Disney, thanks Cancel Culture. You guys suck.
No dude..... Take your kids to Toyko! It's the longest and most complete version of the ride anyway.
Iger and D’Amaro both need to be fired for both killing the best ride TWDC ever created and for being so grudging with expansion; with the exception of Tron, every new attraction has been at the expense of something else.
Chapek!
@@JG-ds6qs - it was Iger.
1. They didn’t announce it until 2020, but the initial idea was initially floated around 2017 when Latondra Newton was brought in as Chief DEI Officer.
2. Bob Chapek was CEO in name only. Iger was still in charge. And when Chapek finally decided to grow a backbone and stood up to Iger and his goons, he was unceremoniously ousted.
And yet most people complaining will return like nothing happened with $40 mouse ears perched on their heads and dole whips in hand getting castle selfies for the gram!😂
Even when it went into disrepair it was still one of the top tide in all of DisneyWorld. It truly is sad they last it go. The nostalgia it had will never be replaced.
Nice to see the “Million Dollar Rabbit” working at his full potential back in the day. Even got the FSU shout out in the vid. I have some home videos from this year as well, but not nearly as good quality as this. This is how Splash Mountain should be remembered, with everything functioning properly. Thanks for sharing.
Which one is the Million Dollar Rabbit? I don't know it by that name
@@KiwiEvilFruit- it’s the hopping Brer Rabbit figure. They dubbed it “million dollar rabbit” because of the constant repairs until it was finally turned off for good. Last time I saw it working was around 2013…but his head was lowered.
And Tokyo doesn’t have this problem, for what it’s worth.
@@edwardleemiller-eo8jp I'm not shocked Tokyo doesn't have this problem. I didn't realize he was called that, but he looks so good ;;
I’m literally sobbing in tears that they destroyed this masterpiece.
Japan preserved it, in it's best version.....
Sadly not in English though.
they didn’t demolish it they literally just rethemed it
@@Joopitor The theme, music, and unforgettable characters was the ride. No one cared about the log flume, that’s why Bayou Adventure is a complete flop.
@@Equilibrium-pt7xj Ima be completely honest, your average parkgoer didn’t care about that. Most people cared about the giant 50 foot drop on the outside. Not saying Splash was bad (far from it), it’s just that your average Joe only got on it because it would get you wet.
@@Joopitor Not true at all. People would just go to their local Six Flags for 1/10th the cost if theme wasn’t their main motivation for being ripped off at a theme park. People don’t go for ride systems. Attractions like Haunted Mansion, Small World, Jungle Cruise, Splash Mountain, and Pirates of the Caribbean have proven this millions of times over. Get rid of these themes and Disney parks will go bankrupt.
If only they’d kept one Splash Mountain in America. Preferably WDW.
They're tearing down the culture.
4:43 So flawless and fluid
ZipadeeDooDa Scene Adults: Song of the South
ZipadeeDooDa Scene Little Kids: A Celebration Song For Conquering The Drop
thankfully the one in Tokyo still operates just as well as this one did in 1992
At least Disneyland and Disney World in America will have a working blueprint when they eventually need to go back after the disaster that is Tiana's Salt Mine Slavery ride.
@@stevenedwards8353 I'm just afraid we'll all be long deceased by the time that happens.
I just hope people refuse to ride it. It was disgraceful to remove a beautiful and popular ride with this monstrosity they created now and no story to it. I just watch the POV of the entire ride and it had much fewer animatronics and it's dark inside and loud. Disney better get it's sh*t together and start listening to what the people want. We are the ones spending money on tickets and souvenirs, and if you keep taking away and changing what we love.....Universal is going to take over and Disney will end up an abandoned amusement park.
Did the retheme like kill your grandma or smth?
The ride used to be so much more fluid!
Disney used to actually make good decisions and care about theming
And make good movies.@@rocketrodlover
Although Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is pretty fun, THIS is better than Tiana’s! If we had a New Orleans zone behind Big Thunder, I’d put Tiana there and spare this ride.
golden age
Thanks so much for sharing this! Was this a cast member preview? I’d assume so if this is from June 1992 as Splash Mountain didn’t officially open until months later in October.
Best Disney attraction ever. Rest in peace.
The realistic rock formations juxtaposed with animatronics, story, and music felt like you were going on an actual adventure. The new ride vomits pink and purple all over everything and feels like you're going to all-girls preschool.
Even though it is gone I will still have a zip ahh dee don dah day.
Zip a Dee Doo dah…tip for today!
5:53 I’ve never heard that second part of Br’er Bear’s dialogue before!
I’m hearing a LOT of dialogue that went silent over the years.
I already miss Splash Mountain
Rest In Peace Splash Mountain 😑😭🌊⛰🏞🐻🦊🐰🪵
first rode this one year later in July 1993 and it's been a family favorite ever since. will miss it
I still wish I was at WDW in 1992 and riding Splash Mountain.
Rode this thing three times in one day. Was a blast. I'm a sicko for log rides. A dying breed.
Tokyo Disneyland should get a hold of the English tracks and run it in English on special occasions. As a memorial.
Fantastic recording! Love to see it as it was intended to function.
Riding Splash Mountain was the happiest place on earth
An amazing attraction! Look at this in its prime! It will be missed
Wait.. June!?? Was this during the soft opening, cast member previews, or what? I’m genuinely curious!
I miss it so much!
We need to keep this video at all cost from Disney so we can still remember splash mountain was in magic kingdom I hated that they replaced it they never should’ve done that it literally looks like something you would see in the dollar store now.
October 1992 January 2023 we will miss Splash Mountain forever RIP😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
An effect that I noticed here, and in early footage of Disneyland’s, is a layer of mist covering the tunnel under the briar patch, effectively blocking it from view during the descent. When was this removed? I’m assuming it was pre-August 2011 because that was when I first rode and I don’t remember if the effect was in use.
I just realized the frog at the beginning of the ride moved up a little bit, which is weird
I love how we still have a recording of the old splash mountain, I could see how much better the animatronics looked compared to before it was torn down, splash mountain was really showing its age especially compared to this version
It wasn’t age, it was neglect.
@@Equilibrium-pt7xj no, it was age
Tokyo's has been kept up in fantastic condition and is still operating well, so while some elements were clearly aging, some of it was compounded by the fact it was getting actively thrown under the bus in its final years.
I never knew that they changed the location of Brer Frog at the beginning of the ride at some point. Here he's shown sitting on a stump. Before it closed he had this wooden box thing he was in as you go up the first lift.
Rip Splash Mountain 😭🌊⛰🏞🐻🦊🐰🪵
Farewell Splash Mountain...
I loved all the detail everywhere you looked.
Thank you for posting this.
No load station gate. Just a different time.
Splash Mountain Are Closing 😭🌊⛰🐰🦊🐻🪵
Farewell Splash Mountain 😭🌊⛰🏞🐻🦊🐰🪵
This ride was like a cartoon come to life.
Wow, I didn't know br'er frog used to be on the bottom of the first lift hill. I can't even believe how fluid the movements of the animatronics used to be back then! I still very much miss both our East and West coast Splash Mountains. It had great pacing, great storytelling, Memorable catchy songs, tension. Good Lord, it had everything!
Splash was never my favorite attraction, but I have no problem saying that it was the TOTAL PACKAGE. The whimsical nature and storytelling of a classic Disney dark ride and the excitement of an amusement thrill ride.
Them closing this down for no reason other than sticking to an agenda was my last straw. To hell with Disney, I'll stick to Tokyo from now on. I'm just glad I rode both Splashes in the US.
Was this during soft opening?
So beautiful
Wow the bunny looks so smooth! Like who would know his ears used to move?!
Defunct Splash Mountain 😭🌊⛰🐻🦊🐰🪵
I was getting a Roger Rabbit vibe at 7:44.
That's probably because Br'er Rabbit and Roger Rabbit both have the same voice actor, Jess Harnell! I guess he has a talent for voicing cartoon rabbits, lol.
@@garypesci746 I mean for the rides, not the movies, haha.
@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain That's not the reason. The only Roger Rabbit I have seen is from the original movie, voiced by Charles Fleischer.
@@TheFoxFromSplashMountain totally stupid fun fact but Jess has also been the announcer of one of my favorite shows America's Funniest Home Videos since 1999 and you can definitely hear his brer rabbit voice in the show although he doesnt actually do the voice
Luckily Tokyo still has this ride and honestly, it won’t be taken down.
Apparently there has been a dialogue back and forth with Disney pressuring OLC to retheme the ride, and that they've agreed to look into options. However, Tokyo has consistently rejected offers for TBA because they didn't think it was a good fit (smart move), and their counteroffer is that they'll do it if Disney can actually deliver a suitable replacement that would resonate with Japanese audiences.
Ball is now in Disney's court to either deliver a true successor that lives up to OLC's (much higher) standards, or back off.
absolutely beautiful
2:38
3:37
Time traveling 💖
Splash Mountain wasn’t open in June 1992
This was a soft opening like what they are doing with Tiana’s bayou adventure
Japan kept it for us, to preserve it. Luckily.
If you were to compare this video to another taken from recent years you can see how much the animatronics had degraded over the years
These animatronics were getting harder and harder to maintain as they kept breaking down due to age and being less advanced
And while I will miss this ride it’s probably for the best and it’s not uncommon for Disney to replace attentions with new ones
Although it would have been cool to see splash mountain with updated animatronics and what not
No, what was occurring behind the scenes was Disney fired all their talent that knew how to take care of the ride. Just one example, there was a dedicated trailer backstage specifically for this attraction where specialists and artists worked on it full time, then they cut it and removed the trailer. Slowly the knowledge behind Splash was lost, especially the fit and finish.
How could it be june 92 when it opened in October 2nd
The ride had its soft opening months before it’s official opening
Splash Mountain Will Transform Into Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
This attraction will suck hard