The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday announced the classic ride Splash Mountain would be retooled amid outcry over its ties to the controversial 1946 film, 'Song of the South.' By Ryan Parker Former Senior ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a ...
Calls to rebrand the classic ride Splash Mountain have been gaining traction as its storyline is from the disavowed Disney 1946 film 'Song of the South'. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter There is ...
Disneyland has removed the phrase "zip-a-dee-doo-dah" from the music of its in-park parades due to racial sensitivity concerns. The phrase was previously used in the music of the Disney "Magic Happens ...
Disney fans and some employees are calling for the company to change the theme of its popular Splash Mountain ride, which is based on the 1946 movie "Song of the South" that critics say is one of ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain theme park ride over its ties to “Song of the South,” the 1946 movie many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasting ...
The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it will be recasting the Splash Mountain theme park ride so that it is based on The Princess and the Frog amid calls to change the ride because of its ties ...