Splash Mountain Now on The List of Forever Closed Disney Rides

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Sunday, January 22, 2023, marked the last day of Splash Mountain, ever.

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This permanent closure comes after many decades of complaints of racist stereotypes and Jim Crow-era songs and imagery.

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A fan-favorite ride for decades will be closed for two years and transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

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While many are upset and believe Disney gone woke, it’s just the latest in a long list of Disney rides and attractions that have closed or changed into something else we know and love today.

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Rainbow Caverns Mine Train (1956-1977) Walt Disney designed it as part of the Living Desert in Frontierland. We now know it as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

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Maelstrom (1988-2014) Originally named SeaVenture, Maelstrom was a log flume-style ride in the Norway Pavilion at Epcot. After 26 years Frozen Ever After—an updated flume ride based on the hit Disney film “Frozen”—replaced Maelstrom.

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Body Wars (1989-2007) Body Wars was the feature attraction in Epcot’s Wonders of Life pavilion until its closing in 2007.

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The Great Movie Ride (1989-2017) Slow-moving cars carried guests through a visual timeline of cinema history until Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway took over the space.

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See the Whole List of Disney Rides and Attractions Forever Closed

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