A series of controversial changes to Paint the Night at Disneyland has stirred controversy among the Disney fanbase once more.
The return of Paint the Night at Disneyland should’ve been a triumph—a beloved nighttime parade revived to mark the park’s 70th anniversary with dazzling lights, familiar characters, and a wave of nostalgia. But in typical modern Disney fashion, the company couldn’t resist tinkering with the legacy of its own classics in pursuit of “progress.”
The Walt Disney Company seems to have developed a canned response to be given to any complaints from guests or fans regarding Splash Mountain. We've been provided the script and are sharing it with you here. Just when you thought Disney couldn't be any more...
If you’re upset with or encouraged by the “gleeful” destruction of Splash Mountain know this: all is vanity. Adjust your mindset accordingly. I’m certainly not telling you not to have a reaction, I've had one. I'm not telling you this is simple; on the one hand a...
It seems that The Walt Disney Company has ordered everything from Splash Mountain not for immediate reuse to be utterly destroyed. It's said to be because Splash Mountain is a "sensitive" issue. Museums all over North America would love to have the historical...
When a theme park company releases info on upcoming rides, they usually drop that info at a prime time to get the most views possible. For Disney, both Tron and Tiana's Bayou Adventure get updated late on a Friday. It still didn't go well. As of publication,...
Literally everything WDW Pro has said about the redo of Splash Mountain is now confirmed by Disney Parks. More than a year of leaking the information turns out to have been totally spot on. But considering 99% of the Twitter responses to Disney are negative, you're...
It seems that Zip-a-dee-doo-dah will stop playing in North America this coming Saturday evening (or potentially Sunday). According to an inside source, only Japan will have Splash Mountain in just a few days. Note that this report is big-time rumor and...
It is an interview you simply can't miss. Today, I sit down with Valarie Stewart, daughter of Nick Stewart who is the original voice of Br'er Bear, to discuss what really happened with Song of the South and Splash Mountain. She's the only person on Earth who...
They're actually doing to Splash Mountain what we thought was surely too awful to happen. Tiana's Bayou Adventure is indeed based on the Avery Island salt dome in Louisiana -- a geographical feature that is nothing like a mountain or even a hill. Worse, Avery Island...
There are popular rides and then there are iconic rides. In the same way that people would flood a Disney Park if they found out the Haunted Mansion was going to be closed, Splash Mountain's final day is a reminder to Disney that this may be a very serious mistake. P...
The daughter of a legendary Hollywood pioneer is fighting every day to save the legacy of African American trailblazers. Can she bring back Zip-a-dee-doo-dah? She is the daughter of legendary voice actor and trailblazing African American Hollywood pioneer, Nick...
One woman continues to fight for the legacy of her father and his collaborators who brought African Americans onto the silver screen. This article is largely derived from material sent to That Park Place from Valerie Stewart. We are happy to continue presenting her...
An inside source is spilling the beans to That Park Place in regards to Tron and its upcoming opening. Are you read you ready to pay a premium? The following article was relayed to TPP by an inside source at Walt Disney World. However, this article is based on...