Fans sell water from Disney’s Splash Mountain for $200 after the ride officially closes

Walt Disney World closed its iconic Splash Mountain water ride on Monday after being criticized for having racist roots. Now, Disney fans are attempting to sell water from the ride on Ebay. 

Since it closed, fans have been selling water from the ride online. One listing on Ebay was selling a plastic bag with water from the ride’s last day for $8.50. Another person posted a listing for a 6 ounce mason jar of the “limited” water for $199.99. 

The amusement park ride in Disney’s park in Orlando, Florida shut down after being criticized for its “racist roots.” Splash Mountain, which first opened in 1989, was inspired by the 1946 Mickey Mouse studio film “Song of the South”—a film now criticized for its stereotypes of black people and nostalgic view of the antebellum south. 

While the ride is not exactly a representation of the movie, it features some of the film’s main characters including Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear.

In 2020, Disney fans circulated several petitions trying to get Disney to change the controversial ride. As a result, in 2020, Disney announced that it would be updating the ride at its Magic Kingdom park in Florida and Disneyland Park in California. 

The ride is set to relaunch after a makeover as “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure,” which is based on the 2009 film “Princess and the Frog.”

“[Splash Mountain will] join Princess Tiana and Louis on a musical adventure — featuring some of the powerful music from the film — as they prepare for their first-ever Mardi Gras performance,” Disney said in a press release.