diff --git a/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/easter_egg_checklist.cfg b/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/easter_egg_checklist.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index e70139e3..00000000
--- a/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/easter_egg_checklist.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-1201^1231^0000^2359^rd-xmas-splash.svg
-0209^0212^0000^2359^rd-lunar-dragon-splash.svg
-0214^0214^0001^2359^rd-valentines-splash.svg
-0304^0304^0000^2359^rd-gm-bday-splash.svg
-0317^0317^0000^2359^rd-stpatricks-splash.svg
-0429^0505^0000^2359^rd-kodomo-golden.svg
diff --git a/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json b/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json
index dec84bc2..c9101086 100644
--- a/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json
+++ b/config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 		  "enabled": false
 		}
 	  },
-	"spalsh_screens" : {
+	"splash_screens" : {
 		"xmas": {
 			"start_date": "1201",
 			"end_date": "1231",
diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index 2584aafd..5cfdf78b 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ rd_update_patch="/var/config/retrodeck/rd_update.patch"
 bios_checklist="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/bios_checklist.cfg"                                    # A config file listing BIOS file information that can be verified
 compression_targets="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/compression_targets.cfg"                          # A config file containing supported compression types per system
 zip_compressable_extensions="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/zip_compressable_extensions.cfg"          # A config file containing every file extension that is allowed to be compressed to .zip format, because there are a lot!
-easter_egg_checklist="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/easter_egg_checklist.cfg"                        # A config file listing days and times when special splash screens should show up
 input_validation="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/input_validation.cfg"                                # A config file listing valid CLI inputs
 finit_options_list="$config/retrodeck/reference_lists/finit_options_list.cfg"                            # A config file listing available optional installs during finit
 splashscreen_dir="/var/config/ES-DE/resources/graphics/extra_splashes"                                                # The default location of extra splash screens
diff --git a/functions/other_functions.sh b/functions/other_functions.sh
index 4676c174..5786f8cf 100644
--- a/functions/other_functions.sh
+++ b/functions/other_functions.sh
@@ -572,26 +572,26 @@ deploy_helper_files() {
   done < "$helper_files_list"
 }
 
-easter_eggs() {
-  # This function will replace the RetroDECK startup splash screen with a different image if the day and time match a listing in easter_egg_checklist.cfg
-  # The easter_egg_checklist.cfg file has the current format: $start_date^$end_date^$start_time^$end_time^$splash_file
-  # Ex. The line "1001^1031^0000^2359^spooky.svg" would show the file "spooky.svg" during any time of day in the month of October
-  # The easter_egg_checklist.cfg is read in order, so lines higher in the file will have higher priority in the event of an overlap
-  # USAGE: easter_eggs
-  current_day=$(date +"%0m%0d") # Read the current date in a format that can be calculated in ranges
-  current_time=$(date +"%0H%0M") # Read the current time in a format that can be calculated in ranges
-  if [[ ! -z $(cat $easter_egg_checklist) ]]; then
-    while IFS="^" read -r start_date end_date start_time end_time splash_file || [[ -n "$start_date" ]]; # Read Easter Egg checklist file and separate values
-    do
-      if [[ ! $start_date == "#"* ]] && [[ ! -z "$start_date" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$((10#$current_day))" -ge "$((10#$start_date))" && "$((10#$current_day))" -le "$((10#$end_date))" && "$((10#$current_time))" -ge "$((10#$start_time))" && "$((10#$current_time))" -le "$((10#$end_time))" ]]; then # If current line specified date/time matches current date/time, set $splash_file to be deployed
-          new_splash_file="$splashscreen_dir/$splash_file"
-          break
-        else # When there are no matches, the default splash screen is set to deploy
-          new_splash_file="$default_splash_file"
-        fi
-      fi
-    done < $easter_egg_checklist
+splash_screen() {
+  # This function will replace the RetroDECK startup splash screen with a different image if the day and time match a listing in the JSON data.
+  # USAGE: splash_screen
+
+  current_day=$(date +"%m%d")  # Read the current date in a format that can be calculated in ranges
+  current_time=$(date +"%H%M") # Read the current time in a format that can be calculated in ranges
+
+  # Read the JSON file and extract splash screen data using jq
+  splash_screen=$(jq -r --arg current_day "$current_day" --arg current_time "$current_time" '
+    .splash_screens | to_entries[] |
+    select(
+      ($current_day | tonumber) >= (.value.start_date | tonumber) and
+      ($current_day | tonumber) <= (.value.end_date | tonumber) and
+      ($current_time | tonumber) >= (.value.start_time | tonumber) and
+      ($current_time | tonumber) <= (.value.end_time | tonumber)
+    ) | .value.filename' config/retrodeck/reference_lists/features.json)
+
+  # Determine the splash file to use
+  if [[ -n "$splash_screen" ]]; then
+    new_splash_file="$splashscreen_dir/$splash_screen"
   else
     new_splash_file="$default_splash_file"
   fi
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ quit_retrodeck() {
 }
 
 start_retrodeck() {
-  easter_eggs # Check if today has a surprise splashscreen and load it if so
+  splash_screen # Check if today has a surprise splashscreen and load it if so
   ponzu
   log i "Starting RetroDECK v$version"
   es-de