Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the rethemed Splash Mountain, is set to reopen June 28 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
was first announced four years ago. Similar alterations at Disneyland in California are expected to be complete before the end of the year. For Disney, retheming Splash Mountain allows it to upgrade ride elements, like its animatronics, tie the ride to a popular studio film and develop a slew of new merchandise, food items and drinks for guests to enjoy.
Interior pieces of some of the animatronics were crafted using 3-D printing, resulting in a lighter-weight material. "I looked at the return on invested capital in our parks and resorts unit over the, my tenure, really, and it was extraordinary," Iger said during the MoffettNathanson Media Internet and Communications Conference last month.