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Splash Mountain is a log flume attraction at three Walt Disney Parks that is based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. Each Splash Mountain features a large cast of audio-animatronic figures singing portions of the motion picture's soundtrack with a finale of a steep drop into a Briar Patch.
Story The ride presents scenes taken from the animated segments of Song of the South. It tells the story of the adventures of Brer Rabbit, a mischievous rabbit who leaves his home at the Briar Patch to look for his laughing place. Unfortunately for him, Brer Fox and Brer Bear, the antagonists of this story, are determined to catch him. Brer Rabbit outsmarts the two a few times, but in the end, they manage to catch him and take him to Brer Fox's cave at Chickapin Hill. Brer Rabbit outfoxes them one final time, by tricking them into throwing him into his home, the Briar Patch. At that point, riders are sent down the big drop into the Briar Patch. At the end of the ride, a showboat and a lot of critters sing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah to celebrate Brer Rabbit's safe return. Attraction facts
Splash Mountain Photography During the 52 1/2 foot plummet, a camera takes pictures of park guests in their log. Other Disney attractions that are equipped with souvenir photos are Disneyland's Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Disney-MGM Studios' Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Disney-MGM Studios' and Disney's California Adventure Park's Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Disney's California Adventure Park's California Screamin', Disney's Animal Kingdom's DINOSAUR, Disney's Animal Kingdom's Expedition Everest and Epcot's Test Track. This attraction has become very famous for a picture-taking ride, and a source of controversy. Female guests occasionally "flash" the camera exposing their breasts. (This may result in automatic ejection from the park.) While these incidents usually happen in Disneyland (California) the most, it does occasionally happen in the other parks around the world. Although Disney staff members usually discard the images, resulting in the displayed picture being "washed away," it has been suggested that some Disney staff members save them for personal use as some have leaked onto the Internet. The resulting controversy resulted in the ride getting the nickname "Flash Mountain". After the initial controversy over release of the "Flash Mountain" pictures onto the Internet website of the same name, Disney announced it was taking steps to prevent future leaks. For at least 5 years, no new pictures have turned up. To date all pictures on the "Flash Mountain" website are from Disneyland (California). Pictures from Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Toyko Disneyland have never been leaked. Soundtrack The ride features many variations on the now-classic soundtrack of the film. Variations The soundtrack for Disneyland's Splash Mountain is unique, while the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland Splash Mountain have the same music score. The soundtrack for Disneyland is rather orchetra-like and somewhat more formal, but also rather playful. Florida and Japan's soundtracks feature a country-western flavor (carried principally by banjos, fiddles and harmonicas). Dialog is Japanese for "How Do You Do?" and "Zip a-dee doo dah", but not for "Laughin' Place" at Tokyo Disneyland. Burrow's Lamnent is heard, but is not sung at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland, but is both at Disneyland. Releases Trivia See also | ||||||||||
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