Disney fans say Splash Mountain, a ride inspired by 'Song of the South,' should be re-themed | CNN
Splash Mountain, a mainstay at Disney World and Disneyland, is based on the 1946 film "Song of the South." It's long been criticized for using racist stereotypes. Fans want Disney to change its theme.
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One of Disney's best-loved rides is based on a film widely considered the studio's most racist.
Splash Mountain, a mainstay at both Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, stars the animated characters from "Song of the South," the 1946 film long criticized for stereotypes of "spiritual" black men and its seemingly nostalgic view of the antebellum South.
A number of suggestions have cropped up urging Disney to retheme the popular ride. The most widely shared one proposes retooling it for "The Princess and the Frog," the first Disney film to introduce a black princess. Some of them have turned into Change.org petitions.
21,308 people signed and won this petition
Re-theme Splash Mountain to Princess and the Frog
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