Guests Wait In Record Lines For One Last Ride Before Disney World’s Splash Mountain Shuts Down For Revamp

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It was the end of an era yesterday at Walt Disney World as the Florida theme park shut down its popular Splash Mountain attraction to star work on its replacement, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

The Orlando-area revamp will open in late 2024, though an official date has not been set. At Walt Disney World yesterday, throngs of fans gathered before Splash Mountain was even open to get one last ride.

When the velvet rope dropped , a wave of people moved toward the familiar clay-colored hillock.The final rope drop to Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom pic.twitter.com/NnMJMK9rFP In fact, Splash Mountain saw a record wait time of 220 minutes yesterday, according to Thrill Data.

That’s just above the previous record of 210 minutes in 2020, according to the site. They were still there 12 hours later. As the ride began to close, a crowd encircled the ride and began to sing its trademark tune, “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”The entire crowd joins in singing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah as the final guests ride Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom pic.twitter.com/rdOYCG0WeF The final riders were reportedly cast members from the park, and as their logs rounded the corner, the crowd applauded.Cast Members on the final, final logs pic.twitter.com/9yOxqPbF5H The switch was decided on in 2020.