Construction Walls Are Already UP at Splash Mountain in Disney World

Yesterday was a busy day in Magic Kingdom — it was the last day to ride Splash Mountain before it closed for retheming as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Splash Mountain

The closure is planned to last almost two years. But Disney is wasting no time! While Tiana’s Bayou Adventure isn’t scheduled to open until at least late 2024, that hasn’t stopped Disney from preparing for construction already.

Less than 24 hours after Splash Mountain hosted its last guests, the park is prepping for the lengthy construction period. We spotted these walls set up around the old standby entrance.

Construction walls appeared today

The wall also covers one half of this pass-through underneath a portion of the attraction. The walls say “Southern Dome Salt Company” which is themed to the new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction. When Disney announced the storyline for the ride, they mentioned that Tiana bought a salt dome for the employee-owned company called Tiana’s Foods.

This area has been blocked off

We also noticed they are working on draining the water from the ride!

Over in Frontierland today, a MUCH different view than yesterday. The water has been drained and construction walls are up around Splash Mountain. pic.twitter.com/65jtFHLZUB

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) January 23, 2023

It’s a very different view than what we are used to seeing. Down this walkway towards the exit of the ride, we noticed some construction gear and other walls that have been put up.

Construction gear already appearing

One thing that IS still there is the Splash Mountain coin machine! If you want to grab one more souvenir before it disappears too, now is your chance. As we begin this long period of construction and retheming, stay tuned to our site for updates!

Have you checked out the latest Disney-themed t-shirts in our store? Click here – you’ll want to pick some up before your next Disney trip! We’ve got a new Briar Patch Band Tee.

Briar Patch Band Tee

You’ll find a new Tiana Tee, too!

Check out our new Tiana-inspired merch!

You’ll find loads of other merch online, too, so be sure to check it out!

Click here to learn all about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure!

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