![]() ![]() “I honestly don’t know how else to put it.”ĭisney announced the planned changes in 2020 during the United States’ national reckoning on racial justice sparked by the murder of George Floyd. “The Disney community can be very weird sometimes,” he said, adding that he did not take any mementos after his final ride. Another seller advertised 4 ounces of water in a Mason jar for $149.95.Īdrian Vasquez, a 28-year-old who has ridden Splash Mountain more than 200 times, says he was not the least bit surprised when he saw the eBay listings. One listing showed a reusable bottle that purportedly contained about 10 ounces, or 300ml, from the ride’s last day for $7.99. The prices ranged from $8.50 to $25 – or about €8 to €23 – for a plastic bag with “Splash Mountain water” written on it in thick, black marker, and hand-drawn water droplets added for emphasis. ![]() So when the log-flume ride closed for good last week, instead of saying goodbye some Disney fans found themselves wrestling with a deeply consequential question: how much would someone pay for a bag of Splash Mountain water?Īfter many fans lined up for hours in the park near Orlando for one last five-storey plunge down the mountain, eBay sellers began listing what they claimed to be small amounts of the ride’s 3.5 million litres of water. Splash Mountain has been one of the most popular attractions at Walt Disney World, in Florida, for 30 years. ![]()
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