I don't own Danny Phantom. Butch Hartman does. I also do not own Disney. I do own this story, though. The reason I can't specify what movie that Splash Mountain's based off of is because the movie was banned from sale in the U.S. some years ago- sometime before I was born, I think, so I'm not entirely sure. No, you do not usually get this wet on Splash Mountain. I have yet to manage to get as soaked as some of the Fentons will on their ride.
Upon getting into line for Splash Mountain, the Fentons didn't have to wait long- it was morning, and not everyone moved as quick as they did toward the rides. They went up stairs, past decorations and the occasional 'this ride not for certain people with these certain health problems' signs. There was a warning or two about how you may get wet on the ride, with the fifty-foot plunge. It made Jazz almost turn around, had the rest of the family cared at all. They went through fake rock tunnels, and by the loading dock, there was a sign that said 'last chance to turn around', which they also ignored. They were loaded onto a boat- Jack sitting in the back seat, with Maddie in the second- to-last, and Jazz took the second-to-first seat, and Danny- unfortunately- got the front of the boat.
Why was this unfortunate? He had no clue that was often the seat the got wet easy. The staff member working at the dock looked at Danny.
"Sir, would you mind taking off the hat?" She asked. Danny winced.
"Uhh..."
"Ma'am?" Jack got her attention. She went over, and he whispered into her ear. The woman gasped and gave a look at Danny, recognizing the black hair of the world savior. She went back to him.
"Oh, uh...Your father explained the situation, Mr. Fenton. You take the hat off when you're going up the first hill, when no one sees you. We're honored to have you in the park- enjoy your ride!" She said. Danny smiled at her and nodded. Signaling to the man operating the boats, he let the boat go, pushing it onto the track. As they turned the bend, vaguely noting the audio of someone saying 'please keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the boat at all times'. When they started up the hill, listening to the Disney music playing a bit.
"Danny, you can take the hat off now." Maddie advised. He agreed, and stuck it in a little bag for items in front of the seat, along with his sunglasses. At the top, they went down a small hill, splashing the water a bit, nearly soaking Danny already. His family laughed at him, while he blinked, staring at his slightly wet shirt.
"Oh, fantastic. I got the seat that gets wet." He said. Jazz had a broad smile on her face.
"This just made it better." She said. Danny didn't say a thing as the boat finished a turn around a bend, and went up (yet another) hill. This one was sheltered by what appeared to be a fake barn, with an animatronic owl inside hooting. At the top, they tilted down another small hill, Danny's shirt getting wetter as the water splashed up. But this time, his family got wet, too, and they all groaned at it. Danny smirked.
"Hah, you guys had it coming!"
"Shut up, Danny!"
And he shut up.
They passed some fake houses that said things like 'Brer Rabbit' or 'Brer Bear', and soon got to a fairly decent-sized drop. Danny's eyes widened.
"OH-" They went down, this time finally soaking Danny, splashing the other Fentons a little. But they didn't care. They were too busy laughing at him. Though, once they went into a cave-like room, well-lit and pretty with decor, they watched singing animatronics go by, particularly cranes, but the occasional character from the movie was there.
They turned and watched, and soon came across a bear butt shaking back and forth forward on the wall. It distracted them from something directly below. They heard some creaking, and before they knew it, they were going down another drop, screaming in delight and surprise, or in Danny's case, both of those plus some worry about the water below. As they reached the end of the drop, the water really went up, soaking Danny (again) AND the other Fentons. This time, Danny got to laugh at his parents and sister, not caring as much (due to the fact he was already soaked). He stopped when his family started to glare at him, and continued watching the animatronics go by.
"Laughin' place! Laughin' place!" The animatronic animals sang. They saw Brer Rabbit stuck in fake honey, as Brer Fox stood behind him, smacking his lips. Turning, they heard ominous, dramatic voices singing. There were two vultures hanging on the ceiling, with a hill behind them.
"Everybody's got a laughin' place..." The first one said.
"...Maybe this one is yours!" The other said. The Fentons knew ahead of them was the fifty-foot plunge.
Oh noes.
As the conveyor belt below them creaked, they saw a struggling Brer Rabbit tied up, trying to escape, and shouted 'PLEASE don't throw me in the briar patch!'. And as they reached the top of the hill, they looked down, and braced themselves.
The boat was flat for a minute, before tilting down and finally falling. The group screamed in delight from the adrenaline, even Jazz enjoying herself, their hair being blown back.
Danny subconsciously stuck his hands up to protect him from some of the water as they reached the bottom. But after a minute, he felt nothing hit them. Not a drop of water. His family gasped, and as he cracked his eyes open, he saw that the water had stopped in place for his hands! He gaped for a minute.
"Is that...A new power?" Jazz asked. Danny had a blank face.
"I guess it is." He said, letting the water fall down, leaving the Fentons unsoaked. Maddie and Jack looked excited.
"Wow, water powers! Who would've known?" Maddie said. Danny shrugged as he carefully tried to tilt his finger down at the water, and managing to will a drop of water to come up and almost meet his finger, before he let it fall again.
"YES! That was so cool!" Jack said giddily. "Do it again!"
"Jack! Not now!" Maddie hissed. Danny smiled weakly as he did it anyhow, making his dad fill with glee, and put his mom and sister in amazement. As he let the water fall, he made sure no one saw- which, thankfully, was certain.
Though, he flicked his wrist by accident and some water from a miniature fall they passed came down and hit them. Danny smiled weakly at his slightly annoyed parents.
"Uh...Well, can't expect me to be perfect instantly, right?"
After getting off the ride and quietly finding a place to phase the water off, the Fentons were looking at the map again.
"Well, where next?" Jazz asked. Jack shrugged.
"Let's try a ride that we're already nearby...Oh, wait...What's that?" He said, pointing to a white mansion on the map next to Splash Mountain. They read the map carefully, and while Danny and Jazz paled, their parents grinned.
"The Haunted Mansion? Hah! If there's any ghosts in there-" Danny coughed. "If Danny's sense goes off-" He coughed again. "Alright, there might not be a ghost! But let's go anyhow!" Jack said, jumping up and starting in the direction of the Haunted Mansion.
Danny and Jazz shared uncertain glances as they began to follow their parents.
