JohnD
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My thought is, no. Removing the JC joke is enough. Removing the crocs is going overboard.
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Jungle Cruise Altered After Recent Tragedy
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My thought is, no. Removing the JC joke is enough. Removing the crocs is going overboard.
Much-Pixie-Dust
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I agree completely.
No Name
Well-Known Member
You've all ran off with your own tale here. You've pointed out all of the places where there are alligators in WDW, then theorized about Disney removing these gators, and are now complaining that Disney is overreacting (as if they actually did remove this stuff).
Disney took only a few actions, which I believe are appropriate.
Even if you don't agree with the parade and stage show temporary changes, the Jungle Cruise joke removal was most certainly neccessary. It's inappropriate to joke about tragic events. Although after reading the last few pages of this thread, it seems many don't understand that.
Disney took only a few actions, which I believe are appropriate.
Even if you don't agree with the parade and stage show temporary changes, the Jungle Cruise joke removal was most certainly neccessary. It's inappropriate to joke about tragic events. Although after reading the last few pages of this thread, it seems many don't understand that.
No Name
Well-Known Member
I shouldn't use the word "all," because you and some others may not be included in that. But I am certainly not misreading the odd jokes about removing other things. Yeah, some of the "should they X" are disrespectful and unneccesary jokes.
I can quote them if need be.
No Name
Well-Known Member
Exactly.
Especially because I typically like some of the posters who are going off the rails a bit here. I get it, I like to joke around too. But this is a very serious deal and there is a circle of people who have been deeply affected by this tragedy.
twilight mitsuk
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didn't they remove the plane crash jokes from JC after 9/11
BuddyThomas
Well-Known Member
I realize that "tone" is often hard to interpret on Internet chat boards, but unless I missed something, I didn't see anyone here being disrespectful or ghoulish.
And I sure don't think anyone is calling for the banning of every croc/gator image or character on property (although on this board, ya never know. There's a good number of ban-happy folks on here - ban booze! Ban tour groups! Ban phones! Etc.)
On the other hand, I think that with this being all over the news at almost every hour of the day, it's on everyone's mind and they/we are just having a hard time wrapping our heads around this seriously unimaginable incident.
Like I said,there's no reason for lots of changes, bans, etc, but in thinking about this, I feel like we've realized just how many crocs and alligators as characters, as imagery, as punch lines, etc there are all over the parks.
WEDwaydatamover
Well-Known Member
Many people (including myself) were just letting our "PC" Disney imaginations run wild to the farthest reaches of absurdity.
Electricsoup
Well-Known Member
They might have, but they're back.
WEDwaydatamover
Well-Known Member
The hippos/ airplanes joke was as old as time. Pre and post 911. The joke must roll on. Only a desperate lawyer or someone looking for life's lottery ticket could connect the two in a court of law.
Finally getting back to this thread and I'm sorry, but this is the definition of censorship gone too far. I can kinda (though its not really since he is still very cartoony) see Tic Toc since his whole character is to eat Captain Hook, but Louis!?!?!? That character is just too goofy and lovable to connect him to the real world dangers of his species. With all of the aligator prejudice going on at WDW, I can't help but think of is this scene right now.
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DancingPhoenix
Active Member
Oh, thanks for correcting me! It's been a while since I've seen the entire parade, unless sometimes they do a condensed version. I don't think I've actually ever seen him before!
Removing that one joke makes sense and then the gator in the water parade also makes sense, but gator characters I think are fine (even Tic Toc, seeing as he's a cartoon and only goes after Hook). I'm not Disney though, and they'll probably want to cover as many bases as possible because we all know how people like to find any little mistake with the company
WEDwaydatamover
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DancingPheonix- A word of advice.
NEEEEEVER thank people on these boards for correcting you. You may regret the invite someday.
There are a few here for which the "ignore" button was solely developed.
NEEEEEVER thank people on these boards for correcting you. You may regret the invite someday.
There are a few here for which the "ignore" button was solely developed.
I don't think you understand what censorship means.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
You keep throwing around the word "censorship." There is no oppressive government preventing them from doing anything. On further reflection though, to have a singing and dancing alligator on stage in MK after a real one snatched a child, drowning him and would have eaten him if it weren't startled strikes me as bad taste and completely tone deaf. Removing it from the show at this moment was the right thing to do. Anything with a script should be up for review.
Now, if they start removing installed AAs, the HM portrait, and art/sculpture or rename Alligator Bayou then they have gone too far.
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munchiezxx
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So no word on whether or not the crocodile has been removed from electric light parade? I feel like that's what most needs to be removed.