▁be eh ive ▁and ▁threat ens ▁to ▁ro ast ▁him . ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁uses ▁reverse ▁psych ology ▁on ▁Br ' er ▁Fox , ▁begg ing ▁the ▁fo x ▁not ▁to ▁throw ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁b ri ar ▁patch ▁( as ▁described ▁in ▁" The ▁Tar ▁Baby "). ▁Natur ally , ▁Br ' er ▁Fox ▁throws ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁into ▁the ▁b ri ar ▁patch ▁( re present ed ▁by ▁the ▁ride ' s ▁pictures que ▁fl ume ▁drop ); ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁esc apes ▁un in j ured , ▁remark ing , ▁" I ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁b ri ar ▁patch !" ▁The ▁other ▁animals ▁rejo ice ▁to ▁have ▁Br ' er ▁Rab bit ▁back ▁home , ▁while ▁Br ' er ▁Fox ▁and ▁Br ' er ▁Bear ▁are ▁last ▁seen ▁narrow ly ▁esc aping ▁the ▁j aws ▁of ▁Br ' er ▁G ator . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁S pl ash ▁Mountain ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁by ▁Im agine er ▁Tony ▁B ax ter ▁while ▁stuck ▁in ▁r ush ▁hour ▁traffic ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁work . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁attract ▁guests ▁to ▁the ▁often - empty ▁Bear ▁Country ▁land ▁in ▁Disney land , ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁att raction ▁as ▁the ▁Country ▁Bear ▁J amb ore e ▁( which ▁later ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁plus ▁a ▁sou venir ▁shop , ▁and ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Audio - An imat