Ernest P. Worrell for Rusty's Pizza _#comedy | Historical Pictures

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain is a 1989 TV special starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. In the special, Ernest trains to become the first person to ride Disneyland’s newest attraction, Splash Mountain. Varney would later go on to provide the voice of Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise. | Disney History Channel

One of the funniest men to ever live. I loved Ernest P. Worrell growing up. I have all of his 80s movies. Good clean comedy. We need more of that. I used to imitate him in school a lot. #comedyvideos #80sstyle #80s #genx #oldschool #1980s #flashback #childhoodmemories #remember | Back To The 1980z

ERNEST RIDES AGAIN (1993) | FAMILY | COMEDY | FULL MOVIE | FUN GUARANTEED

On August 19, 1989, viewers tuned in to a special half-hour television event that captured a truly wild moment in Disney history — the beloved Ernest P. Worrell becoming the first person to ride Disneyland’s newest attraction at the time: Splash Mountain. In true Ernest fashion, the program followed him as he trained and psyched himself up to take on the thrilling log flume ride, delivering plenty of slapstick laughs along the way. But what really stands out, 35 years later, is that he did it wi