▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Without ▁a ▁Crit ter ▁Country ▁in ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World , ▁S pl ash ▁Mountain ▁is ▁instead ▁located ▁in ▁Front ier land , ▁across ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Big ▁Th under ▁Mountain ▁Rail road . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁S pl ash ▁Mountain ▁necess itated ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁rail road ▁station ▁and ▁tempor arily ▁turning ▁the ▁rail road ▁into ▁a ▁sh utt le ▁between ▁Main ▁Street , ▁U . S . A . ▁and ▁Mic key ' s ▁To ont own ▁Fair . ▁ ▁R iders ▁board ▁eight - pass enger ▁logs , ▁se ated ▁two ▁by ▁two . ▁Log s ▁are ▁now ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁lap ▁bars ▁for ▁safety ▁reasons ▁following ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁renov ation . ▁The ▁log ▁dep arts ▁the ▁loading ▁area , ▁where ▁Br ' er ▁F rog ▁provides ▁intro duct ory ▁narr ation . ▁The ▁log ▁asc ends ▁a ▁dual - chain ▁lift ▁that ▁depos its ▁rid ers ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁p ond ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁drop . ▁After ▁a ▁right ▁turn , ▁logs ▁enter ▁the ▁bar n ▁and ▁clim b ▁another ▁lift ▁to ▁the ▁space ▁behind ▁the ▁visible ▁mountain , ▁before ▁floating ▁g ently ▁through ▁scen ery ▁designed ▁to ▁e voke ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States , ▁particularly ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁was ▁based . ▁The ▁homes ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁characters , ▁aged ▁farm ▁equipment , ▁stage co ach ▁w ag ons , ▁and ▁ale ▁bar rel s