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To be honest, I thought this news was going to reach far beyond the Disney fandom when it broke, but there really hasn’t been much acknowledgement of the situation outside of Disney or theme park centric sites in the months since. Unless you follow those sites or were paying close attention to...

Well, Main Street USA has been rumored to be converted into Mickey Ave. or something like it under the guise of Disney’s self-proclaimed inclusivity push, so I guess it’s possible there are at least a few people internally that have a problem with it. I am very familiar familiar with their work...

Pleasing everyone is an impossibility. When a company takes actions that even implicitly condemn their product and arguably fans of or employees associated with their product, I believe there needs to be absolute certainty that said product is causing more harm than good. Otherwise, you could...

The number of offended guests should matter if you’re considering spending millions of dollars that may have otherwise been cut given the increasingly uncertain financial future of the parks division.

Sorry, I probably should’ve clarified that I wasn’t talking about someone like you who disagrees with the folklore argument while not necessarily being opposed to the current ride. I was specifically talking about the people who he said make immediate dismissals of the Brer Rabbit character...

You really hit the nail on the head in summing up the situation at hand. This all just goes to show that some people really need to step back and take more time to understand whatever or whomever they’re currently outraged about before they grab their torches and pitchforks.

Very well said. Thank you for getting this point across in a way that’s clear and straightforward.

It very well could’ve been part of their plan, but its implementation certainly doesn’t help support the notion that this is truly a guest facing change. I certainly agree that they created division to help silence detractors, but just because Disney wants to silence a significant portion of...

Disney’s narrative pushing does not necessarily have the effect it’s intended to have. If it did, park guests would be avoiding the current ride like the plague instead of arguably increasing its popularity in spite of the more limited park capacity. The truth of the matter is that we’ll never...

I’m not so sure about that part. A lot of the new attraction’s potential revenue is dependent how it’s ultimately received. If the reception is lukewarm, it may not be a guaranteed cash cow.

Interesting perspective. A very good start to what is hopefully a successful channel in the near future. If you want more people to see this and join in on the discussion, might I suggest posting it here in this thread...

Same here👍

Given how important the ride is to him, I’ve always felt really bad for Jess Harnell in this whole process. I just hope he knows that at the end of the day, he did his job in making the vast majority of riders happy for over 30 years.

To be fair, is Josh D’Amaro really confirming anything we didn’t already know? The announcement itself back in June already expedited everything since they presumably didn’t plan to do so for another year or two.

Again, totally agreed. Disney may never be able to fully make up for the loss in the eyes of many, but they can at least create something in its place that could be accepted as its own unique attraction. Personally, I think it would be better for them to lean into new builds for attraction...

Agreed. Even though bulldozing the attraction would still be controversial, I’d much rather have that than what we’re currently slated to be getting because at least its replacement would be able to be judged on its own merits rather than 100% in the shadow of its predecessor.

While the winky face makes me think you’re being somewhat sarcastic, I really don’t think it would go down that easy. Despite Western River Expedition being one of, if not the most legendary attraction that never materialized, there would definitely still be mixed emotions from the fandom if it...

Ok, got it. Your point makes a lot more sense now that you put it that way. Thanks for clarifying.

Not necessarily. It’s worth mentioning the petitions to save Splash Mountain were already outpacing the ones to change it prior to the announcement.

I think these are both very interesting and well reasoned perspectives. As for me, I’ll take the middle road for the sake of arguement. The only two ways I can realistically see Disney getting cold feet on this is if they either confront major logistical issues in the process or end up in an...