Splash Mountain reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Splash Mountain, a flume ride in Frontierland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. (The minimum height to ride is 40 inches.)
Written by Molly R
Readers' rating:
No other flume ride can compare to Splash Mountain. This is a classic, and the drop isn't too bad, so great for the whole family! 9/10 - Eric Cartman A once-great ride that now desperately needs refurbishment. - Robert Niles GREAT. My whole family enjoyed this a lot, due to it not being scary but family friendly and the 3 drops are actually very smooth and not scary! - Brendan Harrison My favorite flume anywhere. The drop at the end is great but the music and story make the ride. - Andrew Carrieri A very fun flume ride for the family! Very steep drop at the end! - Matthew Harackiewicz I always enjoy this ride it dosent matter how many times have rode this you will always love this ride a classic must see 9/10 - Giovanny Cruz Always a fun ride to go on and my favourite ride at MK. A bit dated maybe and in need of a renovation. The logs crash into each other a bit too much so that lengthens the ride unnecessarily but the ride itself is better than Doo Rights and the main drop still thrills. - James McGee As far as Disney attractions go, this is perfect. A combination of dark ride and thrill, this ride is my favourite in WDW. Even in the summer months, sitting a row or two back doesn't get you that wet, but I feel the maximum enjoyment is sitting in the front row. - Andrew Mooney Splash Mountain is my favourite log flume ride. The theming is spectacular and the last drop is pretty steep. Some of the animatronics don't always work and I'd recommend to try and avoid it during the busiest times and get a fastpass instead. On our most recent visit (August 2011) it seemed to run into a few problems and the boats kept on stacking up before the drops. This didn't always detract though and it gave us an opportunity to take a closer look at the scenes around us. Queue - The queue is awful. It is well themed but a lot of it isn't air-conditioned. Unless it is short a fastpass is the better option - Mark Williams GREAT RIDE! AMAZING THEMING! not as high thrill factor as I though which was my only complaint but what lacks in Six Flags or Universal style thrills it makes up for, MUCH MORE, in effects and storytelling, plus its very long(almost 15min) so long waits are worth it and you get out of the sun - travis traymoore Still excellent, but the animatronics need help. Walt Disney World makes hideous profits; time to finally start reinvesting them in the parks. - Man-Eating Sharks Almost perfect ride. Long ride and fun for the whole family. 9/10 - D H A great ride for a hot day, or any day! While people say Dudley at Universal may get you wetter (still not brave enough to conquer), but when it comes to a dark ride flume ride, nothing beats Splash Mountain! I still want them to install seatbelts though. And when your done, take a stop to Big Thunder and dry! Expect long lines. 9/10 - Dominick D Good story, but no where near as exciting as some of it's Orlando rivals. - Ashleigh Noad Best ride in MK by a long way. So much character and fun oozes from this charming little ride. Such good fun. - Dan Jones 7/10. Yesterday was the first time I have ever gotten bored on Splash Mountain. It may have also been due to the multiple stops we encountered, 3 stops for about 4-5 minutes each time. It's not the first time I've been on it with the new lap bars installed, the time before we stopped 3 times as well. And while I appreciate the greatness of the animatronics and the story it tells, I'm beginning to get a little bored on it. Not to take anything away from the ride, definitely a classic must do at the Magic Kingdom, but I feel like over at Islands of Adventure at Universal, Dudley Do Right's Ripsaw Falls does the flume ride just a little bit better now. - Nick Dakuginow More attraction and restaurant ratings:
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