Splash Mountain to become Princess and the Frog ride

[SaintsManiac]

Yeah down on the Louisiana bayou... classic Frontierland.

Just like the south during Reconstruction?

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Yeah down on the Louisiana bayou... classic Frontierland.

What did Brer Rabbit & company have to do with Frontierland? They’re from Song of the South. That didn’t make sense in Frontierland either ... interesting that people don’t think Princess & the Frog fits when the Splash story isn’t cohesive with Frontierland either.

 

[RamblingMad]

Maybe they will, and Disney will deal with it at that point. Societal norms change over time and the parks adapt to that. This isn’t a new phenomenon. Can you honestly not see the problem with the IP that Splash Mountain is based on? It’s my favorite ride in Magic Kingdom, but I understand why it has to change.

The problem is that Disney hasn't released this movie in the US for a very long time. I don't know anyone who has seen it. I had trouble finding a copy to watch.

The narrative is like: we have this movie that you haven't seen in a very long time or ever that might offend you, so we're changing the ride that we based on it in case you dig up this movie and find it offensive.

Now, you have a whole bunch of people that have fond memories of riding this ride, but most probably haven't seen the movie it's based on. Disney is telling them that they're changing their ride because of a movie that they can't even buy.

And folks wonder why people on Twitter are angry.

 

[Farro]

Yeah down on the Louisiana bayou... classic Frontierland.

Disney can just gerrymander the boundaries and poof! It's Liberty Square....

It's called magic....

 

[RamblingMad]

Not really.

The last time I saw it was seven years ago, and I found the depiction of people of color to be comparable to their depiction in Gone with the Wind. But it's definitely not as good of a movie as Gone with the Wind.

When was the last time you watched Song of the South?

 

[always]

Yeah down on the Louisiana bayou... classic Frontierland.

Uh, I hate to break it to you but the south was not the "frontier" during Reconstruction.

 

[Tonyz]

Just like the south during Reconstruction?

The story of SotS is not part of Splash.

 

[WorldOfPooh]

What did Brer Rabbit & company have to do with Frontierland? They’re from Song of the South. That didn’t make sense in Frontierland either ... interesting that people don’t think Princess & the Frog fits when the Splash story isn’t cohesive with Frontierland either.

Tom Sawyer's Island takes place in Missouri, and then in Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry and Big Jim sail down the Mississippi River on a raft through Kentucky and Arkansas.

So it is consistent with the South theme

 

[always]

The story of SotS is not part of Splash.

Cool. Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear don't have "Frontier" accents. Where, exactly, on the "frontier" do you propose that they lived? Utah perhaps?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I mean I just watched the "Going down the Bayou" song/scene...that would be an AMAZING part of ride!

I thought the same thing! ... I saw someone else post that the big drop could be around to go/out of the Other Side

Obviously the showboat scene becomes a Mardi Gras scene

 

[rteetz]

Was Song of the South re-released at any point in the 80’s? I have a memory of seeing it in the theatre, but I wasn’t around for the original release, lol. Just trying to figure out if remembering it wrong.

It was released prior to the construction of Splash Mountain to get feedback.

 

[Eric Smith]

The problem is that Disney hasn't released this movie in the US for a very long time. I don't know anyone who has seen it. I had trouble finding a copy to watch.

The narrative is like: we have this movie that you haven't seen in a very long time or ever that might offend you, so we're changing the ride that we based on it in case you dig up this movie and find it offensive.

Now, you have a whole bunch of people that have fond memories of riding this ride, but most probably haven't seen the movie it's based on. Disney is telling them that they're changing their ride because of a movie that they can't even buy.

And folks wonder why people on Twitter are angry.

There’s a reason why the movie has been buried by Disney. It’s because the movie is racist. I understand that a lot of people love this ride. I’m one of them, it’s my favorite ride in Magic Kingdom. I also understand that there are a lot of people who are uncomfortable with having the ride in the park because of the movie’s racist roots. No one should be made to feel uncomfortable in the Magic Kingdom because of this ride. It’s time for it to change.

 

[Farro]

I thought the same thing! ... I saw someone else post that the big drop could be around to go/out of the Other Side

Obviously the showboat scene becomes a Mardi Gras scene

Let's get on this! Who can we call???

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Let's get on this! Who can we call???

As you get to the top of the lift they should pay "almost there"

 

[Rory607]

Yes it was. 80 and 86. I also saw it in the theater, had the album and sing-a-long book.

Ok, I must have seen it in 86. I think I had the album on record, too.

 

[Farro]

As you get to the top of the lift they should pay "almost there"

And throw beignets at our heads while we drop!!!...wait....

 

[JacknSally]

And throw beignets at our heads while we drop!!!...wait....

Noooo they have to throw beads!

 

[jen7233]

I'll admit I've never seen Song of the South, I first heard about that movie on here. I only ever knew the Brer stories as just that, old folklore.

BTMRR hanging out there all by itself seems lonely.

 

[princesscinderella]

Yes, it was released in the 80's and parts shown on TV as recently as 2000. Seems crazy, right?

I have zipity do dah with Uncle Remus on my Disney sing along dvd

 

[Tonyz]

Cool. Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear don't have "Frontier" accents. Where, exactly, on the "frontier" do you propose that they lived? Utah perhaps?

Alright relax, pal.

They basically cheated and put it out of place. There’s nothing specific about the ride that is explicitly southern.

That won’t be possible with PatF.