Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[Lintemuthstudios]

who does? the people cheering this on twitter?

The general public and tourists, who really don't care which IP this is based on.

 

[Roy G. Dis]

Does depend on the region, at least: there were numerous towns in the Reconstruction South that elected black leadership, only to have hate mobs storm through those towns and commit arson, lynchings, and more until they could ensure the elected black delegations couldn't be seated (this included lynching the actual elected leaders). It took Congress and U.S. Grant signing the Force Acts, known popularly as the KKK Act, to get the armed forces into gear and literally put down the Klan and its associated forces during that era. Unfortunately, when Benjamin Harrison wanted to win the super-close election of 1876, one of the compromises he made to get the electoral support he needed was that he'd pull the troops out of the South, thus effectively empowering the white power structures to make a full comeback and fully leading into the Jim Crow era as it was widely understood. So it becomes a mixed bag: the first black Congresspeople and Senators were elected during Reconstruction, but like you said, the eventual withdrawal of federal support for Reconstruction projects made the ensuing white supremacy all the more potent and toxic.

...Sorry, US History teacher, I can't help myself.

Some people either conveniently forget this part or never learn it. Some people probably think this is just, like, your opinion man.

 

[GeneralZod]

Congratulations on fitting that many buzzwords into one sentence.

 

[skyphotographer]

Next up. Liberty Square will be re-themed to Lennon Square. The comrades should love this!

Sorry, misspelled Lenin.

 

[UNCgolf]

Does depend on the region, at least: there were numerous towns in the Reconstruction South that elected black leadership, only to have hate mobs storm through those towns and commit arson, lynchings, and more until they could ensure the elected black delegations couldn't be seated (this included lynching the actual elected leaders). It took Congress and U.S. Grant signing the Force Acts, known popularly as the KKK Act, to get the armed forces into gear and literally put down the Klan and its associated forces during that era. Unfortunately, when Benjamin Harrison wanted to win the super-close election of 1876, one of the compromises he made to get the electoral support he needed was that he'd pull the troops out of the South, thus effectively empowering the white power structures to make a full comeback and fully leading into the Jim Crow era as it was widely understood. So it becomes a mixed bag: the first black Congresspeople and Senators were elected during Reconstruction, but like you said, the eventual withdrawal of federal support for Reconstruction projects made the ensuing white supremacy all the more potent and toxic.

...Sorry, US History teacher, I can't help myself.

I'm a giant history nerd (although my undergrad history degree is in ancient/medieval Europe). I didn't want to get into that much detail, but I'm glad someone did!

That happened well after Reconstruction ended, too, in places where African Americans managed to maintain some political power. I think it was the 1890s when there was essentially a coup in Wilmington, NC and a white supremacist mob overthrew the multi-racial elected government and killed some and ran the rest out of town.

 

[rle4lunch]

How much less could you care?

This much. Thanks for pointing out my typo. Big man. Wearing your big boy pants today. Lol.

 

[Yert3]

The amount of conspiratorial thinking, the notion that Disney is doing this as a "knee jerk reaction" to protests that began this summer when plans for something like this don't just happen at the drop of a hat is ridiculous

Agree with that, but you have to admit the timing of the announcement and the fact it’s being re-themed to exactly what the these people wanted is a massive coincidence.

 

[The_Jobu]

who does? the people cheering this on twitter?

The problem is most of the super-fans will continue to throw money at Disney, even if they're disappointed in the product. They make a ton of money from clueless, once in a lifetime, visitors who dont care two bits about the park or its history, just somewhere they brought the kids because they saw a commercial.

 

[BigDlover]

A lot of (normal) adults don't give a hoot!

And a lot do and Disney listened. It's happening. Deal with it.

 

[WDW Pro]

Pushback from Disney die-hards on sites like this though. The public isn't pushing back.

Cast managers dealing with phone calls right now disagree. And they weren't given a script for how to respond.

 

[lebeau]

Let's just SAY that this doesn't have anything do with the current cultural climate...
It's still a terrible idea and I'm glad the pushback has been immense.

You think the pushback has been immense?! Outside of forums like this one, there's no pushback.

 

[ppete1975]

honestly its an easy cheap overlay.... the themes are really close (with the boat the swamps etc)... so thematically it should work and be cheap...
id rather have had fox and the hound though which would have worked great with the track lay out including the fall at the end

 

[t3techcom18]

Good lord, the entitlement in this thread...

 

[dig311dug]

The general public and tourists, who really don't care which IP this is based on.

Then why does disney keep shoving new IP in parks if the general public don't care?

 

[WondersOfLife]

"Get away with" what? A difference of opinion? Splash is one of my favorite rides and I will miss it very much. Yet I think those who never cared for it are entitled to their opinion too. The gatekeeping in fan communities is really offputting sometimes. No matter how many hours of our lives we've whiled away talking and reading about Disney parks, and I include myself in that, none of us should feel entitled to dictate whether others will "get away with" a dissenting opinion about our favorite rides, even the most widely beloved.

You have no idea what we're even talking about.

 

[Beacon Joe]

Next up. Liberty Square will be re-themed to Lennon Square. The comrades should love this!

Lennon Square? Like John? Imagine there's no Chapek, it's easy if you try....

 

[the.dreamfinder]

The board doesn't lack continual calls for a Tiana restaurant somewhere on WDW property.

 

[BigDlover]

Is this for real? Because I've seen quite a few posts from people here saying they were "throwing up" or "physically ill" because of a freaking change to a theme park ride.

Are you people all completely delusional?

Apparently hate draws a line at a Disney ride

 

[The_Jobu]

Next up. Liberty Square will be re-themed to Lennon Square. The comrades should love this!

What, like Strawberry Fields?

 

[bryanfze55]

Is this for real? Because I've seen quite a few posts from people here saying they were "throwing up" or "physically ill" because of a freaking change to a theme park ride.

Are you people all completely delusional?

I certainly didn’t get physically ill, but I was very sad. I made great memories with my family on this ride.

It’s absolutely possible to have an emotional attachment to art. I don’t understand having an emotional attachment to removing that art. Just avoid if you don’t like it. I know Song of the South is racist, but Splash Mountain never hurt anyone.