COVID-19 pandemic have yet another reason to get excited: Imagineers have unveiled the new The Princess and the Frog retrofit of the beloved ride Splash Mountain.Entertainment Weekly reports the new ride design will integrate elements of New Orleans–the setting of the film–into the existing ride, as well as a whole new plot.
Now riders will follow Princess Tiana from the film (played by Anika Noni Rose) leading a group through a swamp to a massive party.Disney commissioned the overhaul following a bit of soul-searching last summer.
The original Splash Mountain attraction borrowed from the Disney film Song of the South–a movie now considered so racially insensitive, the company has pulled it from circulation.