![]() The Disneyland ride concept was developed by Tony Baxter, produced by Bruce Gordon, and, according to Surrell, in essence green-lighted by Michael Eisner’s 14 year old son. (20 years later, a new Magic Kingdom “E” Ticket will open in 2012 as part of the Fantasyland expansion.)Īs Jason Surrell notes in his The Disney Mountains: Imagineering At Its Peak, Disney World’s Splash Mountain was adapted from the version of the ride that had opened three years earlier at Disneyland. Splash Mountain opened at Walt Disney World in 1992–the last “E” Ticket ride to have been built at the Magic Kingdom. It is, to me, the quintessential modern Disney theme park ride. Splash Mountain is probably the single best combination of classic Disney audio-animatronics and staging that shows fun characters, settings and songs with (mild) thrills. It can cause them to think that the ride is just about drops and thrills. Older riders, by the way, can be scared off by the view of the big drop as well. ![]() The effect of the big drop on the imagination, when combined with the multiple drops that happen over the course of the ride, can lead little ones to spend the entire ride in a state of panic. It’s also the visual prominence of the big drop. The issue for pre-schoolers is not just the 40” height requirement. Splash Mountain has had a minor recent change–the addition of lap bars–just enough of a change to give me an excuse to review it…įirst things first: the changes don’t affect the ranking of Splash Mountain as a “favorite” for older kids and adults and “avoid’ for pre-schoolers. (For those without the time or energy to try them all, there’s aĬomprehensive guide to Disney World rides and attractions here and also a list of Disney World rides that might be skipped here.) I review rides only when they are new or after they have changed, on the theory that first time visitors ought to try them all and hence don’t need reviews.
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