Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[Club Cooloholic]

Freak out over a change, freak out over not changing, it's all subjective.

And do you mean Aunt Jemima?

lol I did but Mrs. Butterworths probably next! Them hips do lie!

 

[WDW862]

I can already tell that this thread will have lots of civil discourse and no fighting at all.

 

[lebeau]

Sir I think you meant to go to facebook.com. <----- Just click on that blue thing right there.

I feel bad for the mods today.

 

[Oskar]

I don't think you can just assume it's screens because she was heavily involved with MMRR.

I mean, it probably will be, but MMRR could have come with a mandate to use screens/projections. Who knows (maybe @marni1971 knows).

Maybe, but it doesn't really inspire confidence.

Hope I'm wrong.

 

[ddbowdoin]

I’m personally comfortable offending a hell of a lot of people, because I believe most “outrage” is disingenuous. It’s just the culture right now, and it’s sick.

When Drew Brees is dragged through the mud for saying he doesn’t agree with kneeling for the anthem, I’m left to assume that people are actively trying to be offended.

It’s called confirmation bias... it’s rich in 2020.

 

[ddbowdoin]

Cancel all fireworks: that’s cultural appropriation.

 

[davis_unoxx]

 

[note2001]

Tiana is beloved by many little girls, especially little black girls.

Equal opportunity princesses.

I'm just waiting for Disney to recognize the elderly generation. Seems these princesses drop out of existence once they hit 30.

Kida, 8,800 years old and counting.

 

[The_Jobu]

lol I did but Mrs. Butterworths probably next! Them hips do lie!

I moved on to real syrup years ago and cant go back now...

 

[lebeau]

Yes because that's what we are discussing...

Obviously. No one is debating that, yet you keep bringing it up. You're deferring to authority, "well if its being done than it must be correct!".

You maintain that if "enough people" are offended by something, then that is enough to enact sweeping change to appease them. "Enough people" is inherently useless, that is not a value. What if the revamp offends people, how many people is "enough people" to change it back to Splash Mountain?

So to break this down to brass tacks, you believe that fact alone that "some people" are offended online, that is sufficient cause to take down a beloved ride. I disagree. There's always someone offended by something, that's not a cause for action.

Thus, you think its okay to take away Splash Mountain as soon as any form of offense is raised and I disagree, I think it is an overreaction. You also said changing the theme doesn't take away anything from the ride, which I completely disagree with.

So, unless you want to breakdown why retheming the ride doesn't take anything away from it, I think we are done here and agree that you think "some people" is a sufficient amount and I do not.

Easy peasy.

Yeah, we're done here.

 

[BigDlover]

I've heard good things about Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! and Frozen Ever After.

I love them both!! Def love FEA way more than Maelstrom.

 

[GeneralZod]

And may I ask what culture are you speaking of???

The efficacy of mob mentality based on virtue-signaling of the self-righteous without actual meaning.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Sure but is PATF really resonating with today’s kids? It’s already 11 years old. Not to mention princess overload.

You think Disney would be putting PatF front and center if they didn't have the data to show that would be profitable?

At MK, Tiana got her own M&G space. She's the first character of HEA. She's featured in the castle show. The paddle boat became a Tiana character event. She's got her own restaurant on the cruise ship. Dr. Facilier is always part of every group of villains.

There's thriving market for Tiana and Facilier.

 

[jaxonp]

Disney needs new management. I didn't even know what song of the south was or how it was related to Splash. Am I missing the racist parts of the ride or should I hate it because it takes characters from an old movie that nobody has seen today?

 

[The_Jobu]

Wait!

Does this mean there wont be anymore "Flash Mountain" pictures online?

That, uh, my friend told me about...

 

[aladdin2007]

I wonder what the new name of the ride will be

 

[Yert3]

Disney also anticipated it and won't care.

Of course they won’t. Disney (like most companies) never cares about their fans opinions. That much has been evident since 2006 or so when IP started going into Epcot. Fans didn’t like it, but the lowest common denominator did, so it’s all well and dandy.

 

[Basketbuddy101]

I wonder what the new name of the ride will be

'Princess and the Frog Splash-Around,' no doubt.

 

[Slpy3270]

Re-tooling the ride from a racist movie to a movie where the "Blacks are poor because they don't work hard" trope is played straight isn't a good look.....

 

[TJinSF]

Disney needs new management. I didn't even know what song of the south was or how it was related to Splash. Am I missing the racist parts of the ride or should I hate it because it takes characters from an old movie that nobody has seen today?

Disney had $11 billion net income in 2019. That you personally were unaware of this connection really has no relevance at all to Disney's management. Do you truly believe that this company hasn't considered the ramifications of this move, including the financial ones? Or that this isn't something many people may know about, just because you don't? I wish I could make that sound kinder, but I really can't.