June 28, 2020

Splash Mountain to be rethemed to Princess and the Frog - Kylenne joins us to discuss this, other news of the day, and plenty of other fun Disney discussions!

59 minutes

Episode 013 ... Week in review of June 27th 2020 where we are joined by Kylenne, active poster on the DISbaords, to discuss a number of news topics including our thoughts on re-theming Splash Mountain to Princess and the Frog ...

1) News of the week:
- Disney Park Pass System opens for passholders, and dates in July and August fill up fast, system also now open for ticket holders
- Disneyland announces they will delay opening
- Alcohol sales suspended at bars in Florida
- Everglazed Donuts and Cold Brew coming to Disney Springs. Note, kicks off a tangent discussion on Disney Springs in general
Topic Starts @2:00 ...

2) Disney Announces They will re-theme Splash Mountain at both Disneyland and Walt DisneyWorld to Princess and the Frog:
- Kylenne, Jason, and Phil discuss their thoughts on this change, how it fits within Frontierland (what should happen to Frontierland now?), if they would prefer Tiana get a brand new ride vs a retheme, and more on this important topic for the week
Sources:
- Disney Parks Blog Article
- D23 Interview with Imagineer Bob Weis
- Youtube video from Brad Ruwe of the Princess and the Frog music overlayed on the current ride
Topic Starts @14:16 ...

3) Half the rides in the Magic Kingdom are bad … which ones are only popular only due to nostalgia?
- Jason goes through his list of rides he thinls are just not all that great on their own in the Magic Kingdom and Kylenne and Phil respond - do they agree?
Source: Article Jason wrote on WDW Info on "Unpopular WDW Opinions I Agree With"
Topic Starts @40:04 ...

4) How would you set up 3 park reservations slots?
- Passholders are only able to book 3 park pass reservations at a time - Kylenne, Phil, and Jason discuss which parks they would book given this restriction
Topic Starts @50:49 ...

5) Castle Refurb - what does our guest think of the new color scheme?
- Kylenns shares her thoughts on the blue and pinks colors that now adorn Cinderella's Castle int he Magic Kingdom
Topic Starts @56:21

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