After ‘Splash Mountain’ Ride Closes, Online Sellers Offer Samples Of The Water, For A Few Dollars, Or Even Thousands

Online users are using the closing Disney World‘s “Splash Mountain” attraction as a chance to make a quick buck by selling the alleged water from the ride.

Splash Mountain, the enormously popular log flume ride at Walt Disney World’In preparation for the rebuilding of Magic Kingdom, the park closed Monday. “inclusive” ride. Disney fans are keen to preserve the memories of this iconic ride and are searching for souvenirs. Internet salespeople want to make a quick buck by selling water from the ride.

You can quickly search for “Splash Mountain Water” eBay offers some very interesting results. eBay entrepreneurs are selling bottles and mason jars as well as plastic bags that contain water from the ride. Prices range from a few bucks to hundreds. One product is a bag that contains allegedly. 4 ounces of water Enjoy the ride with “Splash Mountain Water 1/22/2023” The bag is marked in black marker and water droplets are drawn on it. It’s currently on sale for $13.50

A similar bag A full-sized water bottle is up for sale at $25 One auction was for a reusable bottle The item sold for $27 and was full of water. Another person was selling the same item. small mason jar The jar is full of water. The item’s image shows the person holding the container and standing in front the entrance to the ride. Other sellers have taken that image for their own auctions. One seller offers a tupperware container containing the water for only 99 cents. One person offers to sell their water sample in exchange for donations “with rocks from the ride.” The water is currently up for sale at $91.

Many sellers charge a lot for log flume backwash. One seller claims that he charges $80 for log flume backwash. “AUTHENTIC Water From 01/22/23,” However, the item is not photographed and only stock photos are available. It is being sold as-is. $700. “OWN YOUR PIECE OF HISTORY,” The listing is tempting. For the low, low price $1000. One seller advertises. “RARE Disney 2023 Splash Mountain Attraction Flume Water” You get a discount of $5000 by purchasing a custom Ziploc bag. One seller offers: 16.9 ounce water bottle It is currently up for auction with 40 bids. The water is listed at $5,100.

One Disney World guest, who has been on Splash Mountain over 200 times, summarized the experience succinctly. “The Disney community can be very weird sometimes,” Adrian Vasquez told The New York Times. “I honestly don’t know how else to put it.”

Splash Mountain welcomed guests to the final ride On Sunday, the 50-foot drop will be lowered. The ride opened in 1992 and has been a popular staple of Disney World’s Magic Kingdom ever since, with celebrities like Princess Diana going for a ride. The company decided to close Splash Mountain in 2020 after it was accused of using racist themes. Instead, they created a more inclusive ride named Princess Tiana. “The Princess and the Frog” In its place.

Splash Mountain is a parkgoer’s favorite spot. “extremely problematic” due to “stereotypical racist tropes.” It’s based on elements from the Disney film “Song of the South” (1946), which were included with the ride.

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