While the statement made clear that Splash Mountain will be redesigned in Disneyland and Disney World, it did not mention the version of the ride that exists in Tokyo.įormer Disney CEO Bob Iger has acknowledged that Song of the South, whose characters are depicted in the animatronic portion of the ride, is "not appropriate in today's world." Iger said in March that the film, which combines live-action and animation elements and is set on a Georgia plantation after the Civil War, would not be included on the company's Disney+ platform. That petition, which called for the redesign announced Thursday, has received more than 20,000 signatures. Disney announced in a statement on Thursday that the ride would be "re-themed" to focus on the 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog.Ī petition says that the log flume ride - versions of which are in Disney parks in Florida, California and Japan - is "steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes," from the 1946 film. Splash Mountain, a Disney Theme Park staple ride, is undergoing a design change in response to complaints about its association with the film Song of the South. Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Wildwasserbahn II is German for Wild water ride II. Guests walk in line to Splash Mountain at Disneyland in 2013. Splash Mountain, a Disney Theme Park staple ride, is undergoing a design change in response to complaints about its association with the film Song of the South. An elaborately themed log flume wherein riders passed multiple scenes like mine workers in a cave.
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