Splash Mountain

Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain at Disneyland
Disneyland
Area	Critter Country
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 17, 1989
Magic Kingdom
Area	Frontierland
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	July 17, 1992
Opening date	October 2, 1992
Tokyo Disneyland
Area	Critter Country
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 1, 1992
General statistics
Type	Log flume Dark ride
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Drop	50 ft (15 m)
Speed	40 mph (64 km/h)
Duration	9:18 (Disneyland) 10:41 (Magic Kingdom) 10:00 (Tokyo Disneyland)
Height restriction	40 in (102 cm)
Manufacturer	Hopkins Rides (Disneyland)
Audio-animatronics	about 103
Restraint	Lap bar (Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland only)
Number of drops	3 (Disneyland) 4 (Magic Kingdom) 4 (Tokyo Disneyland)
Length	2640 feet (Disneyland) 2600 feet (Magic Kingdom) 2800 feet (Tokyo Disneyland)
Theme	Song of the South
Height restriction at Tokyo Disneyland.	35 inches (90 cm)
Fastpass available
FastPass+ available
Single rider line available at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland only
This is a pay-per-use attraction
Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair

Splash Mountain is a log flume with some dark ride scenes at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort, based on the characters, stories, and songs from the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. Although there are variations in the story and features between the three locations, each installation begins with a peaceful outdoor float-through that leads to indoor dark ride segments, with a climactic steep drop into a "briar patch" followed by an indoor finale. The drop is 50 feet (15 m).

The plot behind Splash Mountain is a composite of several Uncle Remus stories. The different versions of Splash Mountain feature similar stories, albeit with small differences. Each ride presents scenes taken from the animated segments of Song of the South, telling the story of Br'er Rabbit, the , a mischievous hero who leaves his home in search of adventure. Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, the of the story, are determined to catch him, but are repeatedly tricked into letting him free. The sharp-witted Br'er Rabbit avoids a snare trap (as described in "Br'er Rabbit Earns a Dollar a Minute") and uses it to trap Br'er Bear instead. Br'er Rabbit continues on his journey to find his "laughing place". Out of curiosity, his foes follow but only for Br'er Rabbit to lead them into a cavern of bees. Br'er Fox eventually catches Br'er Rabbit in a beehive and threatens to roast him. Br'er Rabbit uses reverse psychology on Br'er Fox, begging the fox not to throw him into the briar patch (as described in "The Tar Baby"). Naturally, Br'er Fox throws Br'er Rabbit into the briar patch (represented by the ride's picturesque flume drop); Br'er Rabbit escapes uninjured, remarking, "I was born and raised in the briar patch!" The other animals rejoice to have Br'er Rabbit back home, while Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear are last seen narrowly escaping the jaws of Br'er Gator.