Mother Rabbit

For the character from "Robin Hood", see "Mother Rabbit".

Mother Rabbit
Background information
Park attractions	America Sings Splash Mountain
Designer	Marc Davis (America Sings) John Stone (Splash Mountain)
Voice	Diana Lee (America Sings) B.J. Ward (Splash Mountain)
Character information
Occupation	Mother
Home	The Burrows, Critter Country, Georgia
Dislikes	Missing her son Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear's schemes
Paraphernalia	Candlestick (America Sings) Wooden spoon (Splash Mountain)
Status	Unknown
Family information
Children	Five unnamed bunnies (three daughters and two sons) Wanderin' Boy (missing son)

The Mother Rabbit is a character featured in the Disney Parks.

History

Background

The Mother Rabbit and her children are a family of rabbits who are seen waiting behind a window looking for the Wanderin' Boy, the missing son. She appears briefly during the attraction's third act singing "Down in the Licensed Saloon" where she sadly sings about her hopes for her missing son, the Wanderin' Boy, hoping he comes home right away. During the song, the bunnies listen to their mother's singing about her hopes for one of her missing sons to return.

History

The Mother Rabbit was created in the former America Sings attraction which was created for the America Sings attraction at Disneyland in the Tomorrowland section where she was placed in the "Gay Nineties" sequence where she sang the song, "Down In The Licensed Saloon", which opened on June 29, 1974. However, America Sings closed on April 10, 1988 in order to retheme the attraction to Innoventions, with the rabbit family and most of the animatronics moved to Splash Mountain at the Critter Country section, which opened on July 17, 1989.

As of 2020 Splash Mountain is slated for closure in order to retheme the attraction into a Princess and the Frog-inspired attraction in order to remove references to Song of the South, due to controversy surrounding the film itself which the attraction is based on. Thus, it is currently unknown of what will replace the rabbit family in the rethemed version of the attraction. The Disneyland version of Splash Mountain closed on May 31, 2023.

Appearances

America Sings

The Mother Rabbit is encountered during the attraction's third act, "The Gay Nineties", where she is seen during the song, "Down in the Licensed Saloon". Throughout the song, she sings in a sad tune about her hopes for her missing son to come home. Just as she sings, a silhouette of a rabbit a (presumably the Wanderin' Boy) appears on a window just as the Mother Rabbit holds a candle while singing about her missing son. After the act, it loops into Sam and Ollie listening to a showgirl pig singing "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey".

Splash Mountain

Exclusive to the former California version of the attraction, the Mother Rabbit and her children were encountered during the final sequence along with a mother possum and her offspring. Originally in the attraction, she originally sang "Sooner or Later" but later refurbishments replaced that song with "Burrow's Lament" where both mothers sang to their offspring about Br'er Rabbit being held hostage by Br'er Fox about the Laughing Place. The next seen where Br'er Rabbit was is where he was shown to have escaped from Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear respectively.

Gallery

Mother Rabbit and her children in America Sings. (1974-1988)

Mother Rabbit and her children in Splash Mountain. (1989-2023)

Concept art of the Mother Rabbit and her children from America Sings by Marc Davis.

Concept art of the Mother Rabbit in Down in the Licensed Saloon for America Sings by Marc Davis.

Concept art of Mother Rabbit in the "Burrow's Lament" sequence by John Stone.

Concept art of Mother Rabbit in the "Burrow's Lament" sequence.

References

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Media Films and Television: Song of the South (soundtrack) • One Hour in Wonderland • The Walt Disney Christmas Show • House of Mouse Video Games: Mickey's Great Adventure in Tokyo Disneyland • Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour • Virtual Magic Kingdom • Kinect: Disneyland Adventures • Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two • Disneyland Explorer • Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition • Disney Tsum Tsum • Disney Magic Kingdoms • Play Disney Parks App Books: The Wonderful Tar Baby • Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox • Brer Fox and the Rabbit Trap • Brer Rabbit's Laughing Place • Brer Rabbit Painting Book Disney Parks Mickey Mouse Revue • Splash Mountain • Beaver Brothers Explorer Canoes • Disneyland Railroad • Walt Disney World Railroad Entertainment: Mickey's Gift of Dreams • Once Upon a Mouse Parades: Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On • Disney's Party Express • Jubilation! Fireworks: Fantasy in the Sky • Remember... Dreams Come True • World of Color: Celebrate! 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Christmas: Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade Restaurants: Grandma Sara's Kitchen • Rackety's Raccoon Saloon • Brer Bar • The Snackin' Place Shops: The Briar Patch • Hoot & Holler Hideout • Professor Barnaby Owl's Photographic Art Studio • Splashdown Photos Characters Song of the South: Br'er Rabbit • Br'er Fox • Br'er Bear • Mr. Bluebird • Uncle Remus • Johnny • Ginny Favers • Toby • Sally • Grandmother Doshy • Aunt Tempy • John • Mrs. Favers • Mr. Favers • Chloe • Pearl • Ned • Jake and Joe Favers • Bull • Teenchy • Br'er Terrapin • Miss Possum • Sis Moles • Hummingbird Trio • Br'er Frog • The Bees • Butterflies • Br'er Raccoon • Skunky • Sis Porcupines • The Fishes Splash Mountain: Professor Barnaby Owl • Boothill Boys • Swamp Boys • Br'er Goose • Br'er Gator • Br'er Porcupine • Br'er Dog • Br'er Roadrunner • Turtle Drum • Singing Geese • Singing Bullfrogs • Br'er Worm • The Donkey • Farming Rabbits • Pansy, Poppy, and Petunia • Hitchhiking Alligator • Hitchhiking Turtle and Turkey • Betsy • Sis Vixen • Singing Storks • Colonel Houndstoothe • Br'er Pig • The Laughin' Place Band • Blossom-Nose Murphy • Br'er Chicken • Saddlesore Swanson • Laughing Turtles • Little Weasels • Plaintive Possum • Mother Rabbit • Bats • Capt. 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