When did Splash Mountain open?

[cindyland]

Hubby and I are having a debate about what was open when we went on our honeymoon 20 years ago.

Was Splash Mountain open at the Magic Kingdom in 1991?

 

[MasonDuo]

No...I believe it opened late 1992.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

Splash Mountain opened at Disneyland in July 1989. Splash Mountain opened at the Magic Kingdom in October 1992.

 

[kmermaid]

DH and I were there for our first trip together in 1992. The week we stayed there it was the end of Sept beg of Oct and they had a soft opening of SpM.

 

[dalstitch45]

It is listed as July 17, 1992. I couldn't remember the exact date at first either.

 

[PanamaMike]

According to pg. 93 of "The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at Its Peak", WDW did indeed open Splash Mountain on July 17, 1992 (exactly 3 years after the Disneyland version opened), but the grand gala opening & dedication happened in October.

 

[Mickey Fanatic]

Didn't it open with a big television special featuring Goofy and the New Kids on the Block?

I watched it on TV cause I LOVED New Kids!

 

[kmk1180]

little tid bit...
I seem to remember seeing on some disney history program,
the name SPLASH Mt. was given to ride by Eisner to have a connection with the Touchtone's release of Tom Hank's movie Splash.

 

[asianway]

I can vouch, July 17, 1992-I was there!

 

[The Hendies]

Yup, October 1992....the longest we have EVER waited in line for a ride! I think we waited an hour or more. We never wait that long, but....... it was THE ride to go on!

 

[Mickey Rules]

This is a video of the grand opening that I found about a month ago. Pretty interesting/fun to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1_1jTcLKTI

AND

80's DL commercial for Splash:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chvu_L8_RpM&feature=related

 

[tiink3rbella]

That song is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day...



"Cmon in to the splash mountain cmon in to the splash mountain usa"

 

[Mickey Rules]

That song is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day...



"Cmon in to the splash mountain cmon in to the splash mountain usa"

I don't know what it is, but Disney songs tend to do that to people hahah

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

Funny enough, my mom found a brochure from when we went in 1993 that touted Splash as the newest thrill at WDW. Fun to look through that!! Not so fun to see the $185 a night Poly rates and compare them to this year's reservation.

 

[cindyland]

OK OK I got my parks confused. It opened in DL first. But I know Tower of Terror made it's premier in
Florida.

 

[hollisterluva92]

Yep! Late Sep.-Beginning of Oct. 1992! I was born on Sep. 25th of that year and so that's how I remember! Plus, it's my favorite ride!