Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
What it is
Water-flume adventure boat ride.
Scope and scale
Headliner.
When to go
Before
9:45 a.m. or use Fastpass.
Special comments
A wet winner, not to be missed; must be 40" tall
to ride; those age 7 or younger must ride with an adult;
switching-off
option provided.
Dura-
tion of ride
About10minutes.
Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you
3½minutes.
Assumes
Operation at full capacity.
Loading speed
Moderate.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
SplashMountainisaDisney-style amusement parkflume
ride. The ride combines steep chutes with a variety ofDisney'sbest special effects. Cover-
ing more than 0.5 mile, the ride splashes through swamps, caves, and backwoods bayous
before climaxing in a 52-foot plunge and Br'er Rabbit's triumphant return home. The en-
tirerideispopulatedbymorethan100Audio-Animatronics,includingBr'erRabbit,Br'er
Bear, and Br'er Fox, all regaling riders with songs, including “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”
TOURING TIPS
This is the most popular ride in Disneyland Park for patrons of all
ages—happy, exciting, and adventuresome all at once. Though eclipsed somewhat by
newer attractions, Splash Mountain nevertheless builds crowds quickly during the morn-
ing, and waits of more than two hours are not uncommon once Disneyland Park fills up
on a busy day. Lines persist throughout the day until a few minutes before closing.
There are five ways to experience Splash Mountain without a long wait. The first is
to be on hand when the park opens and to sprint over and get in line before anyone else.
The second way is to allow the initial mob of Splash cadets to be processed through and to
arrive at Splash Mountain about 20-40 minutes after the park opens or after riding Peter
Pan and/or Space Mountain. A third strategy is to get in line for Splash Mountain during a
parade and/or a performance of
Fantasmic!
Be advised, however, that huge crowds gath-
ering along the New Orleans Square and Frontierland waterfronts for
Fantasmic!
make
getting to Splash Mountain very difficult (if not impossible) just before, during, and just
after performances. Fourth, use Fastpass, and fifth, use the single-rider line by entering
through the exit.
Disneyland veteran Ken Warhola offers this suggestion:
Use Fastpass to experience Splash. Using Fastpass lets you visit non-Fastpass,
slow-loading attractions in the golden early morning. Also, who wants to get
wet first thing in the morning?
A Suffolk, Virginia, mom contends that there are more important considerations than
beating crowds:
The only recommendation I do have is to definitely wait to do Splash Mountain
at the end of the day. We were seated in the front of the ride, and needless to
say we were drenched to the bone. If we had ridden the ride [first thing in the
