Splash Mountain re-theme announced

[WillWrambles]

We have been asked by the moderators not to discuss politics. A lot of your comments have nothing to do with Splash Mountain or Disney.

And yet, here we are

 

[TeriofTerror]

 

[Roy G. Dis]

"Social justice" does not exist. If it does, the followers & practitioners intent then is to make the entire civilization (as defined by them) adhere to what is "just" (as defined by them). How tolerant! Point this logic out to them...and you're a (ludite, racist, bigot, denier, etc, etc) Straight out of a certain manifesto...

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

 

[hokielutz]

Exact opposite, you're going to see all that stuff disappear quicker than @realBobChapek hairline. Splash is a liability now. I wouldn't be surprised that when they keep the ride closed they turn off all the outdoor lightning and put construction walls up asap.

And that may happen, since they just gave life to this internet petition. Give it a day or two and you may see calls for Disney to go that extra step and close it before reopening their parks to show their true commitment.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

We need “save Splash Mountain” t shirts. I will go out of my way to tell every CM and manager I see that this is so incredibly dumb. If I see Josh D’Amaro again, I will tell him just how ridiculous of a decision this is. I’m honestly shocked.

Go to City Hall when the parks open. Email D’amaro, Jeff Vahle, and whoever runs the MK these days.

 

[bryanfze55]

So sorry to hear you're against social justice.

If social justice means that we have to change good things just because a handful of people pretend to be offended by said things... then yes, I am against social justice.

 

[invader]

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This means screens, right?

 

[UNCgolf]

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Just give her a massive budget and don't rely heavily on screens and projections, please.

 

[CJR]

We need “save Splash Mountain” t shirts. I will go out of my way to tell every CM and manager I see that this is so incredibly dumb. If I see Josh D’Amaro again, I will tell him just how ridiculous of a decision this is. I’m honestly shocked.

Josh will probably agree with you. I believe this is being pushed by someone even higher up than him.

 

[MuteSuperstar]

My guess is they'll bring him out and say that he's fine with it and supports it.

 

[Sundown]

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

No, meant for here. But I do admit that I got a chuckle from your comment. Good stuff.

 

[MisterPenguin]

One quick question- is Coco next?

The number one film in Mexico of all time?

Sure. I bet they hate-watched it over and over again.

 

[Oskar]

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So it's screens then?

Great.

 

[CoasterSnoop]

That makes sense especially considering the financial situation of the company... this project is clearly trying to send a bold message, garner some sympathetic press, and breathe life into their stock price

The announcement of the project, yes. The project itself, not so much. Considering the financial situation of the company, is a sudden multi-million dollar retheme based on what is currently going on in the political sphere remotely sound decision-making? Again, Disney knows how to run a business, which is why it's a multi-million dollar retheme that has been in the works for longer than a month and a half.

 

[MisterPenguin]

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.

Drew listened to his Black friends and then apologized for his stance.

 

[The_Jobu]

You're really focused on that.

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

"Enough" is whatever Disney decides.

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.

 

[UNCgolf]

So it's screens then?

Great.

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).

 

[Model3 McQueen]

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Quick, someone tell Joe that the Yeti is STILL broken lol

 

[jaklgreen]

Princess and the Frog is a film where the protagonist spends most of the film as a frog because Disney was scared of how people would react to a black protagonist.

I though that Prince Naveen was Indian or from somewhere in that region. He did not come across as being black.

 

[monothingie]

Drew listened to his Black friends and then apologized for his stance.

He also listened to his best friend Mr. Sponsorship $$$$$