It appears that Tokyo Disneyland’s version of the attraction will stay the same. Baxter was the brain behind the original attraction, which first opened at Disneyland park in 1989.įor now, both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland parks will reopen with the existing versions of Splash Mountain. “We completely understand that these decisions aren’t always popular, but I think our biggest fans know that we care as much as they do.”Īs far as a timeline for when these rides could go down for the retheming and how it will affect other projects in the works, Weis said, “We have separate project teams working on these efforts, but we are still evaluating projects based on the extended closures we’ve experienced due to COVID-19 We are working with our operations partners now to determine timing for this project to get underway.”Īccording to The Orange County Register, Disney Legend and Imagineer Tony Baxter will serve as a creative adviser on the planning and design for the project. “We have a longstanding history of enhancing attractions with ‘new magic,’ like Pirates of the Caribbean, and completely retheming others, like Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!,” said Weis.
When asked about why Disney would retheme a classic attraction versus building a new one, he had this to say: According to Disney, this project has been in the works since last year.ĭ23 shared an interview with Bob Weis, president of Walt Disney Imagineering, in which he discussed the attraction’s retheme. Conceptual design work is well underway on the retheme, and Imagineers will soon be able to conduct preliminary reviews and develop a timeline for when the transformation will begin to take shape.
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