Splash MountainFlume rideMinimum height to ride: 40 inches About Splash MountainAfraid of upsetting modern racial sensitivity, Disney has kept its once-popular "Song of the South" under wraps for decades. But Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear and and the winsome "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" have entertained far too many people for Disney to condemn them to cultural obscurity, too. And, by the way, Disneyland really needed a flume ride, too.... So the company whipped up "Splash Mountain," a delightful musical tour that revives the tunes and characters of "Song of the South" in a thrill ride environment freed from the racial baggage and stereotypes of Uncle Remus' tales. If you've not seen "Song of the South," here's the story: Brer Fox is trying to catch Brer Rabbit, with the help of Brer Bear. Brer Rabbit, who lives in the Briar Patch, is a bit of a ne'er-do-well, always looking for his Laughin' Place. One day, Brer Fox manages to grab Brer Rabbit, who pleads for his life, begging not to be thrown into the Briar Patch. Brer Fox falls for this bit of reverse psychology, and throws him over the falls into the Briar Patch, where Brer Rabbit escapes and meets up with all his friends. -- Last edited by Robert Niles [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos from Splash Mountain
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Nearly perfect, just needs a little more refurbishment. This is the best ride in the park, hands down. - M.S. Cool Yeah, this is the greatest ride in Disneyland second only to Indiana Jones. The dark drops are the best, and the final one is always fun (at least for the photo opportunity). I even like the Zip-A-Doo song, or whatever. Cheesy as it may be. This is a definite 9.1423/10. - JL Salaz The ride that revolutionized the log flume as we know it. A log ride with a story? It was something never done before, and yet it was one of the most genius ideas ever. My favorite part is the bunny hill portion before you reach the laughing place, and of course the music always makes me smile. Best water ride ever. - T.S. Stone The ride that revolutionized the log flume as we know it. A log ride with a story? It was something never done before, and yet it was one of the most genius ideas ever. My favorite part is the bunny hill portion before you reach the laughing place, and of course the music always makes me smile. Best water ride ever. - T.S. Stone One of the best rides anywhere. This is the perfect example of a Disney ride. Great visuals, theming and music add up to an amazing experience. The drops, espcially the last big one, are sweet. You will get wet depending where you are seated inside the log. The people in the front tend to get soaked while people in the back get wet as well, but not as much as the people in the first 2 or 3 seats. This adventuresome ride remains very popular. Long waits form quickly and fastpasses run out early especially on hot days. It is common for waits to exceed 80 minutes on busy days and when the weather is hot and the park full I've seen waits longer than 100 minutes multiple times. Get a fastpass early in the morining so you can get a chance of enjoying this ride during the hot part of the day(1 pm-7pm). Try riding the ride at night, since waits are shorter and the experience is different. A not to be missed Disney classic. - Manny Barron a great actually thrilling ride the main drop is amazing and if you want to get real wet sit in the first 3 seats you will get soaked =] - Michael Brunson If you want to get wet I would suggest sitting in the front. Also the line for this can get pretty long so I would reccommend fastpass or single-rider for this ride. The ride itself is fun, kind of depressing because of the songs that the creatures sing, but overall a good ride with a couple of fun drops. - Alexz Krysstensin Perfection has a name, and it's Splash Mountain. I haven't one complaint about this spectacular flume ride. A perfectly conveyed story, great animatronics, thrilling drops, and you get soaked! - Jacob Sundstrom Gotta be the best flume ride by far. Excellent dark ride factor really gets you into the story. Just the right length exciting drops and exhilarating final drop. 10 enough said - Nicholas Kalscheuer This is an amazing ride, I liked it alot more than the Florida one, and it is my favorite log flume. The drop in the dark with the bear butt is awesome as is the final plunge. also, the theming is superb! - Patrick Gorham this ride is pretty awsome and the first time i went on the ride i thought that there was only one drop but theres acually 2. - mark lunod This has to be one of, if not the, most fun ride in the park. I love all the drops and the singing animals. Well, actually the singing animals kind of creep me out...but hey, it's still a good ride. - Chloe !
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