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Log flume ride disney world5/21/2023 ![]() Imagineer Marc Davis, one of Disney’s most revered designers who had worked on the original Pirates attraction, came up with a two-pronged adventure rooted in the stories of the Wild West. Plans were put forward to build a Western-themed attraction which included elements of the Pirates’ ride. The reasoning? Actual pirates were so ingrained in Floridians’ minds that an attraction based on swashbuckling buccaneers would be of little interest to the locals. When Walt Disney World was in the planning stages, it was decided that Pirates of the Caribbean, which debuted in Disneyland in 1967 to rave reviews, would not be built in Florida. The genesis of Splash Mountain and its nearby companion attraction in Walt Disney World, Big Thunder Mountain, is quite an interesting story and speaks to how the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering never give up on a good idea, even if it takes a rather circuitous route. It seems Disney’s creative team members had been racking their brains, trying to create an attraction that would fit alongside the Country Bear Jamboree in Disneyland in what would eventually become known as Critter Country.īaxter thought of the 1946 Disney classic Song of the South, and its stories of Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit and, yes, Brer Bear, and figured the story would fit nicely into the new land devoted to critters.Īnd, besides, who wouldn’t want to cool off on a log flume ride during southern California’s notoriously steamy summer months? How Splash and Thunder mountains came to be While alternating between hitting the gas pedal and tapping the brakes, Baxter came up with the basic concept for Splash Mountain. (Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland)Īctually, that’s exactly what happened when Disney designer Tony Baxter got stuck in rush-hour traffic on his way to work in 1983. Who among us, while wallowing in exhaust fumes, hasn’t dreamed up a popular Disney theme park attraction? Guests hurtle down a five-story drop at the Splash Mountain attraction, which can be found in Critter Country, at Disneyland. Who among us hasn’t gotten stuck in mind-numbing traffic, bemoaning the wasted time spent crawling along in the bumper-to-bumper, slow-motion madness?
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