Eeyore Phan
01-18-2008, 02:40 PM
Let me begin by saying that Splash Mountain is my favorite ride at Walt Disney World. It's by far the ride I've gone on the most times in the 4 or so years I've been going. That said, I hope I'm not being too picky by bringing this up.
Has anybody noticed a decline in the maintenance of Splash Mountain or the rides/attractions/scenery in general over the past year or so? This thought really hit me when I rode Splash last Thanksgiving Weekend (in the midst of a busy time at the parks) and it was BY FAR the worst I've seen the attraction. The soundtrack stopped three times during the ride (due to Brer Bear and Fox causin' trouble upstream!!! :thumbsup:). On top of that, the Brer Rabbit that hops away behind a fence into some bushes near the beginning had no audio as it normally does. (On prior rides the previous March, the Brer Rabbit didn't even appear and was down that day).
There have been other aspects of the ride I've noticed missing here and there on other rides over the past year and such as well. It frustrates me that this is accepted by Disney. The attention to detail is what is supposed to separate them from the rest and what makes the place so magical, in my opinion. It's even more baffling that there would be any problems considering the ride was down for a month last Jan-Feb and now it is once again. Does anyone have any idea why this might be occurring? Did I just have bad luck on my rides?
Has anybody noticed a decline in the maintenance of Splash Mountain or the rides/attractions/scenery in general over the past year or so? This thought really hit me when I rode Splash last Thanksgiving Weekend (in the midst of a busy time at the parks) and it was BY FAR the worst I've seen the attraction. The soundtrack stopped three times during the ride (due to Brer Bear and Fox causin' trouble upstream!!! :thumbsup:). On top of that, the Brer Rabbit that hops away behind a fence into some bushes near the beginning had no audio as it normally does. (On prior rides the previous March, the Brer Rabbit didn't even appear and was down that day).
There have been other aspects of the ride I've noticed missing here and there on other rides over the past year and such as well. It frustrates me that this is accepted by Disney. The attention to detail is what is supposed to separate them from the rest and what makes the place so magical, in my opinion. It's even more baffling that there would be any problems considering the ride was down for a month last Jan-Feb and now it is once again. Does anyone have any idea why this might be occurring? Did I just have bad luck on my rides?