Disney World Florida announced it will close Splash Mountain as of January 23. The attraction will be redesigned to become Tiana’s Bayou Adventureaccording to the company.
The new game will be based on the movie Princess and the Frog and according to USA Today, it will open at Disneyland and Disney World in late 2024.
The Walt Disney Company announced the change in the concept of the game after a petition created on Change.org in 2020, -it obtained more than 21,000 signatures-, which asked to change the “racist elements” of the attraction.
Splash Mountain to change due to racism accusations
The current Splash Mountain is based on a 1946 Disney animated film called song of the southwhich has been heavily criticized for its racial stereotyping and its depiction of an idealized version of plantation life before the liberation of slaves and the Civil War.
Since 2020, the CEO of Disney, Bob Igerhad told shareholders that song of the south it was no longer appropriate for modern times.
“I felt, since I was CEO, that song of the south it was, even with a disclaimer, it just wasn’t appropriate for today’s world,” Iger said.
song of the south It is no longer available in the Disney library and cannot be purchased on DVD or found on streaming services.
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