Singing Bullfrogs
TheSinging Bullfrogs are characters featured in theDisney Parks.
History[]
Background[]
These three bullfrogs, as their names suggest, are a trio of singing amphibians who appear in the "Going South" sequence inAmerica Sings. They all wear identical hats throughout the first act and each of the three frogs are identical to each other.
Development[]
The singing bullfrogs were created for the now-defunctAmerica Sings attraction at theTomorrowland area atDisneyland, which opened onJune 29,1974 where they were placed into the "Going South" sequence. When America Sings closed onApril 10,1988 in order to retheme the attraction toInnoventions, the bullfrogs and the rest of the animatronics from America were moved to theSplash Mountain attraction at theCritter Country area at Disneyland where they were placed into separate areas while theSwamp Boys were placed into the finale sequence.
Due to the success of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland, Splash Mountain was later constructed atFrontierland atMagic Kingdom andCritter CountryTokyo Disneyland respectively, still featuring the animatronic bullfrogs in the attraction.
As of2020, Splash Mountain was announced for closure in order to remove all references toSong of the South due to controversy surrounding the film which the attraction is based on to make way for aPrincess and the Frog-themed attraction. Therefore, it is currently unknown of what will replace the bullfrog animatronics in the reimagined version of the attraction, whilethe Oriental Land Company has not yet announced whether to retheme the Tokyo Disneyland version of Splash Mountain or not. The Magic Kingdom version of Splash Mountain permanently closed onJanuary 23,2023, followed by the California version closed onMay 31 on that same year.
Appearances[]
America Sings[]
During the "Polly Wolly Doodle" sequence, the singing bullfrogs provided backing vocals with theSwamp Boys who sing along with each other, followed by a raccoon playing a harmonica just as the gator trio sang with. Soon as they vocalized with the Swamp Boys, the next song looped into "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again" performed by amother possum. They later appeared again during the "Down by the Riverside" sequence where singing along with achorus of foxes and chickens just before the sequence looped into the attraction's second act.
Splash Mountain[]
In theDisneyland version of the attraction, the bullfrogs (whose animatronics are exactly the same ones from the former America Sings attraction) were seen during the "How Do You Do?" sequence where they were seen providing backing vocals and are seen next to some singing geese just before the vehicle passes byBr'er Frog who is relaxing onBr'er Gator.
In theMagic Kingdom version, three bullfrogs were seen singing next to a singing goose during the "How Do You Do?" sequence and two other bullfrogs were seen next to someturtles during the "Everybody's Got a Laughing Place" sequence.
In theTokyo Disneyland version of the attraction, three bullfrogs are seen during the "Everybody's Got a Laughing Place" sequence in the area where geese are encountered just before passing throughBr'er Rabbit happily hopping to find his Laughing Place. Three more are later encountered during the second part of the "Everybody's Got a Laughing Place" sequence just before passing through a scene whereBr'er Fox captured Br'er Rabbit with a beehive.
Tiana's Bayou Adventure[]
The three bullfrogs can be seen as an Easter egg in the "Down in New Orleans" sequence as guests are about to go up the first lift-hill into theBayou of New Orleans.
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