Griffin11
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2019
My Disney trip planning is currently on hold for obvious COVID reasons, but I am hoping to take a family trip to Disney World at some point, which would be a first for my kids and husband.
My children are currently 5 and 3, and I consider it part of my responsibility as a parent to raise them to be antiracist. Unfortunately racism is a part of many families' vacations, so while of course I want to relax and have fun on vacation, I want to make sure I am doing my part to raise antiracist kids even when we're in vacation mode.
I know there are a lot of different opinions on what is or isn't problematic imagery at Disney (racist, sexist, etc.), so I'm not looking to go there with this post, but I am trying to figure out which things I want to avoid completely, and which things I feel comfortable approaching as a "teachable moment".
It's been a long time since I've been to Disney World (my last visit was brief and 15 years ago), so my memory of any specifics is a bit of a blur, and of course I'm unfamiliar with anything that's changed in the last 15 years. What are the attractions (or anything else) I need to add to my list to research from an antiracist perspective? So far I have Peter Pan's Flight, Jungle Cruise and of course Splash Mountain. And any tips for how you've approached this kind of thing with young kids?
My children are currently 5 and 3, and I consider it part of my responsibility as a parent to raise them to be antiracist. Unfortunately racism is a part of many families' vacations, so while of course I want to relax and have fun on vacation, I want to make sure I am doing my part to raise antiracist kids even when we're in vacation mode.
I know there are a lot of different opinions on what is or isn't problematic imagery at Disney (racist, sexist, etc.), so I'm not looking to go there with this post, but I am trying to figure out which things I want to avoid completely, and which things I feel comfortable approaching as a "teachable moment".
It's been a long time since I've been to Disney World (my last visit was brief and 15 years ago), so my memory of any specifics is a bit of a blur, and of course I'm unfamiliar with anything that's changed in the last 15 years. What are the attractions (or anything else) I need to add to my list to research from an antiracist perspective? So far I have Peter Pan's Flight, Jungle Cruise and of course Splash Mountain. And any tips for how you've approached this kind of thing with young kids?