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Brer Rabbit gets some wanderlust and wants to leave his home, the Briar Patch. Brer Bear & Brer Fox want to have Brer Rabbit for dinner. Brer Rabbit uses his wits to outsmart Brer Fox and Bear first getting Brer Bear stuck in a rabbit trap, and eventually luring them into a cave where Brer Bear gets his nose stuck on a beehive. Unfortunately, Brer Rabbit is full of himself and is laughing uncontrollably at Brer Bear as Brer Fox traps him in a beehive. As Brer Fox starts to cook his rabbit stew he threatens Brer Rabbit with how he will kill him, Brer Rabbit uses some reverse psychology to ask Brer Fox to do anything but throw him in the Briar Patch below, tricking him one last time. Brer Rabbit then decides to never leave home again.

Brother Rabbit is an African folk hero, their version of “the trickster” and was changed by slaves to adapt to their new home, unfortunately these stories were collected and further “adapted” by a white author and published as the Uncle Remus stories that Walt Disney later adapted into a movie. It’s unfortunate that the white author adaption is what was used instead of the authentic stories directly from descendants of slaves, because these stories were the “fairy tales” or fables from that part of the world.

Looks nice overall. Very colorful and pleasing to the eye. Nice contrast of colors, light and dark, and the animatronics look quite charming.

I can do a POV of a coaster, but just realized that my attention span for a POV of a boat ride is about one minute and 17 seconds.

I'm saving up for the 4 hour deep dive by the cosplay influencer in a room full of stuffed animals.

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Brer Rabbit gets some wanderlust and wants to leave his home, the Briar Patch. Brer Bear & Brer Fox want to have Brer Rabbit for dinner. Brer Rabbit uses his wits to outsmart Brer Fox and Bear first getting Brer Bear stuck in a rabbit trap, and eventually luring them into a cave where Brer Bear gets his nose stuck on a beehive. Unfortunately, Brer Rabbit is full of himself and is laughing uncontrollably at Brer Bear as Brer Fox traps him in a beehive. As Brer Fox starts to cook his rabbit stew he threatens Brer Rabbit with how he will kill him, Brer Rabbit uses some reverse psychology to ask Brer Fox to do anything but throw him in the Briar Patch below, tricking him one last time. Brer Rabbit then decides to never leave home again.

Brother Rabbit is an African folk hero, their version of “the trickster” and was changed by slaves to adapt to their new home, unfortunately these stories were collected and further “adapted” by a white author and published as the Uncle Remus stories that Walt Disney later adapted into a movie. It’s unfortunate that the white author adaption is what was used instead of the authentic stories directly from descendants of slaves, because these stories were the “fairy tales” or fables from that part of the world.

Of course! What 7 year old doesn’t know that story???

I had a Disney storybook, and Uncle Remus' De Tar Baby was my favorite story in the book.

In hindsight, I can totally understand how the story was problematic. "Brear Bear and Brear Fox, de lay low in de bushes."

I rode Splash for the first time at age 10, my sister was 7 and brother 5. We all got the story after the first ride. Not exactly groundbreaking or confusing to get the story of carefree Rabbit goes out into world, Bear and Fox threaten him, but he escapes in the end. It’s also a Tony Baxter ride who made some amazing attractions I’ll admit the DLR version is harder to get because the logs go past the scenes too quick but the MK one is slower so that you can easily hear the story if you pay attention.

I loved the music the best, especially the bluegrass version of Zip a dee doo dah that played at the bottom of the drop. Hoping the new ride is as good, will reserve judgement until I ride it this fall, however I’m sad that the new version did not use Dr Facilier and took away any sense of danger from a ride that still features a 60ft drop.

I had the opportunity to ride it yesterday. I’d say that the story isn’t quite clear, although after looking it up, my interpretation was partially correct. However, the animatronics are absolutely spectacular and so much of what makes many of Disney’s classic rides so great is still there. Also, yeah, there’s no Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, but the music is quite good.

All in all, the DNA of what always made the ride great is still there, and that’s a tall order considering how beloved Splash Mountain was.

I’m also really, REALLY happy with the selection of the theme. At a time when it feels like the brunt of the attention is on Marvel and Star Wars, selecting a property from a classic movie was a great move. This is especially true given that The Princess and the Frog has a southern theme much like the ride’s predecessor, albeit with far better cultural connotations.

There are aspects of Splash Mountain that I do miss, but they did a really good job of living up to it. It’s a nice shot of new life into the attraction.

Is Princess and the Frog a classic film ? It seemed to appear and disappear without a trace, I don't recall very much about it other than thinking it was just 'ok'.

It's one of those curious things about Disney, where other parks and chains use IPs that are in vogue to draw guests in and make them relevant to an audience who otherwise might not care, whereas Disney almost do the opposite, alongside the above.

I think what sirloindude was referring to was the fact that Disney chose to theme this ride to a movie of Disney's classical DNA; the animated films, versus (as mentioned) Star Wars or Marvel.

That said, Princess and the Frog is certainly iconic for what it represents. It was also a throwback to old-school animation. I dug the movie quite a bit. It had a Broadway feel to it (I would say up to par with Beauty and the Beast), and watching that animation was a fun departure.

I think Disney does plenty of "in vogue" stuff, which was exactly sirloindude's point. Amidst all the....

...it's refreshing to see a ride themed after a classically animated film.

It’s also a perfect choice for Disneyland where it naturally just extends NO Square. I’ll maintain to the end that the MK version should have borrowed from all the Southwest scenery around it and should have rethemed to Coco. The indoor sections could have been the land of the dead, outdoor section the real world except the final scene that would have been a fiesta at the Rivera household (like the end of the movie.)

It would have also promoted cross country tourism as you would have had two very different rides. Coco (just like PatF) also has a soundtrack that slaps.

As I was typing the trip report, I was really thinking a lot about how it doesn’t really have a Southwest theme, but then, Splash Mountain never did, either. I think it’s fine, though, as from an exterior perspective, it doesn’t seem to clash.

Yea, I wish Disney would make another hand drawn animated film. There is barely anyone doing that anymore except the Japanese.