Disney patrons gather at Splash Mountain, the last ride before closing

The days of ‘zip-a-dee-doo-dah’ at Disney parks in the US are long gone – so people are forming huge queues for one last ride this weekend.

Posted tons of Disneyland and Disney World patrons Photos/Videos Saturday and Sunday that will see them waiting for a chance to hop on a log and cruise through Splash Mountain one last time before it officially closes for a reimagining starting Monday.

The classic fan favorite ride is going to be recreated in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure – a riff on the movie ‘The Princess and the Frog’, which features the swampy setting of New Orleans. That version is expected to reopen sometime in 2024 … so SM will be dark at least until then.

In light of this hiatus, ticket-buying is pouring in like never before, with queues stretched to the limit. Different sections of the park. We are talking hundreds of people.

It is not clear how long the waiting time is, but we imagine at least a couple of hours. The riders don’t seem to care — apparently, this is the last chance anyone will have to enjoy Splash Mountain as it originally was… and it looks like Disney fans want their fill.

Splash Mountain has been around since the late ’80s, and has become a staple for many on any Disney park visit. The water ride is based on the 1946 live action/animated film ‘Song of the South’… and includes all the ‘brer’ characters from the film – rabbit, fox, bear, etc.

The reason Splash Mountain is being remade is because the old movie and character are said to be problematic — that is, they romanticize the Old South and play into stereotypes about African-Americans, etc. It hasn’t aged well in the 21st. century