In 1984, the name of the attraction was changed to Splash Mountain. Michael Eisner suggested the change, in order to promote the new Disney-Touchstone film Splash. Although Eisner's other suggestion of adding a mermaid to the ride (to further tie in with the film) was rejected, the new name stuck. On July 17 1989 Splash Mountain opened in Disneyland and the attraction proved so popular that Michael Eisner decided to add it to the other Disney theme parks, including Walt Disney World.
==Construction in Disney World==
Construction began on the Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain in 1990. In order to build Chick-A-Pill Hill, the structure which would eventually house Splash Mountain, the [[Frontierland]] train station on the [[Walt Disney World Railroad]] had to be removed. After the hill was built, the train station reopened and guests could now see the Zip-A-Dee-Lady scene inside Splash Mountain as the train passed by. The rock formations on Chick-A-Pill Hill were first sculpted and then reinforced with rebar, wire mesh and sprayable concrete. When completed, the hill stood 87 feet tall and housed caves, swamps and bayous. Also built, was a 950,000 gallon water reservoir which supplies water for the attraction.
Splash Mountain (like Thunder Mountain before it) was designed to be controlled by computers. There are two main ride control computers which monitor the attraction. If the two computers don't both agree on the millions of the commands being sent to the ride, they will stop the ride automatically. Splash Mountain was also built with an infra-red intrusion system that alerts cast members if somebody steps outside of their log. When completed Splash Mountain took up 9.2 acres of land, including 2,600 feet of track. Splash Mountain began its soft openings on July 27 1992 and it was officially dedicated October 2nd.
==Attraction Plot==
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The Frontierland back story for Chick-A-Pin-Hill states that at one time it was damneddammed. When the dam broke, it created the 52.5 foot waterfall that guests plummet down.
*In the back story for the attraction, the logs that guests board are carved out by long tooth beavers.
*The Zip-A-Dee-Lady showboat is 36-feet long and 22-feet high.
*The logs reach speeds of up to 40 mph when going down the large drop.
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