Splash Mountain was first opened in 1989 at Disneyland with the theme of"Song of the South," a live action/animation hybrid film that is set in the Reconstruction era after the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
"Song of the South" was re-released in theaters 1986 but is not part of the deep vault of Disney films on its Disney+ streaming service. The company did not respond to TODAY’s request for comment for this story.in March that it was not included on Disney+ due to its"outdated cultural depictions."for perpetuating"a dangerously glorified picture of slavery" and has been panned by movie critics for its depiction of the antebellum South.to be a racist stereotype.
The Splash Mountain ride makes no mention of Uncle Remus but features the story of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Bear and Br'er Fox as well as the famous song"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."about how he would re-theme the ride into"The Princess and the Frog" from"Song of the South." “The bones of the attraction are good, but I think it’s time for us to take a serious look at where our stories come from and how people of color are represented on screen and in the parks,” Chambers told TODAY.
"If, at the end of the day, a racist caricature is replaced by the first black Disney princess, I will feel like this was all worth it. I don’t believe Disney has ever had an attraction with black lead characters. It’s time to change that."in 2017 to instead feature men and women surrendering goods like art and clocks to the pirates.
Give me a fucking break. A fucking water ride is triggering the left now? The left has BECOME the side that brings nothing but misery in their wake.The ride has next to nothing to do with the film(ESPECIALLY with racism) aside from using some of the characters from a stupid movie
Song of the South isn’t racist! It started a black man in the 1940’s! Nobody ever did that before and it opened up doors for Black Americans in a highly creative way. Stop bitching about every little thing!
Disney Cruises stopped at Little St James Island. Children were raped and murdered in the tunnels beneath Little St. James Island.
its not fans who want this. most people havent been on the ride OR seen the movie.. and most dont realize that theres barely any connections between the ride and the movie. the racist stuff is gone and the stories are from african folklore
This is getting way out if control.... Really
I like Song of the South, and I do not think it is racist.
Of course they do .
Zippity do not!
Yawn.....woke vision is dangerous.
WILL NOT BE GOING THERE EVER AGAIN
Give me a fucking break
So this one time I saw a rabbit and and then another time I saw a bear and I think the bear was looking at me like it was going to eat me and it was brown and I was white so RACIST
I ask roller coasters to kill me! I will pay extra for death!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not many blacks go to Disney
This shit is getting out of hand 🤦♂️
I've always loved that movie. Never thought of it as being racist. What has the world come to. Lots of things offend me I sure don't expect any of them to be banned.
We truly do live in a sad world. Littered with soft ass snowflakes.
It was a fun film, a story told my a slave (or former slave) to the children of a plantation owner. The horror. You realize such things existed at one point in time right? I assume Django Unchained will be banned. You cant find it anymore. Disney hasnt released it in a long time.
Blah blah blah....attention.
Disney was a racist, that had ties with the KKK, a communist supporter, and dishonorably discharged from the Marines. SHUT DISNEY DOWN!
A lot of rides get updates.
Dear Left: Thank you for ruining Splash Mountain for everyone. What next?
This liberal war on our culture is ridiculous. It is going to do nothing to make the race problems better.
GET REAL THIS WAS HISTORY WHY PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID YOU CAN'T CHANGE HISTORY AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO DO THAT AND IT CAN NOT BE DONE
This is just RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was in support, but I’m losing interest because of this whining.
The Uncle Remus stories are actually black folktales.
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Blah blah blah no one cares about played out Disney and their crap. Burn it down for all I care, bunch of pedos run it anyway.
Wtf is going on guys
Song of the South was probably trumps favorite childhood movie, and he would love it, even today..
This is getting ridiculous ..
People are going out now and finding things to complain about. Like paw patrol PAW PATROL they want banned now
What you put in yourself is your fault if a new a person his great great grandfather in the civil war way should I say he is at fault about black lives or any lives why do I need to blame him for faults of the past. If we forgive the past and making people it's their fault now
NBC news on twitter, eternally race-baiting all day every day.
Because when I experience a ride filled with goofy singing and cartoon animals, I become a raging racist. lord help us
We need aliens asap to change things up and come together.
So when you complete the destruction of the USA, what are you going to call this new country?
You can earn as much as $9500 after 7Days of trading, With these activities, you can stay busy earning money all year round. You don’t need to send money to anyone. you can as well DM me for more Info if you are interested.
I think racism is going to bankrupt a lot of businesses. I wonder if people would want outsiders going into their homes & dictating what they can & cannot have in their possession. What books they cam read. What type of clothing is appropriate. Opt not to go there instead.
Get a grip this this just utterly ridiculous getting
Have these people ever been on the ride, I just see a wolf and bear trying to get a rabbit haha.
Who knew? Who remembers?
This is a step too far for me. I remember Uncle Remus fondly. He had a charmed affection in my life. Let’s not deny the past. It is what is is.
Enough already!! People won't be happy till they ban Disney !!
OMG STOP ALREADY
Just say everything under the sun is racist and be done with it. Ban everything.
The network of divisiveness
Can we change the world please coz it’s gone mad🙈
It’s all getting to be a bit silly now isn’t it.
Really?....people I'm gonna say this as nice as I can...grow up already stop being offended about every stupid little thing...your parents raised you better then that....stop being so soft and please stop listening to the damn media they are only trying to stir up chaos.
Kneel to the PC police
Highly illogical ! Racism is the new cover.
IT IS A RIDE... seriously. That’s enough. When we make something more than it is, we literally give it power. Just stop.
To keep Splash Mountain as-is without Song of the South makes little sense. The movie isn’t coming back ever. Unless Disney reboots the movie completely, the characters aren’t seen anywhere else in the Disneyverse. The only thing that makes full sense would be re-brand the ride.
I hope Disneyland2go does!
Seriously?
I’m one of the millions that has never visited the park. Leave the name alone.
Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »