Honestly, I think Frontierland as a whole might be eyed for a retheme, as Disney may see it as representing the Native American genocide that happened when settlers moved out west. If Splash Mountain is being rethemed, Disney may want to retheme the area around it in Magic Kingdom so that it doesn't feel out of place.
Blame Eisner's son for that decision.
I think you mean Michael Eisner’s son, Breck. He’d thought the idea of it sounded cool. Thus it getting greenlit
I'm a bit wary considering they are having the same person who Project Managed Mickey's Runaway Railway ---- if they add screens to Splash Mountain that will be such a downgrade!!
But other than that, no changes.
Lol. While I support the Splash Mountain retheme (even though I like the attraction as is), I find it hilarious when people say "they aren't changing the ride, just the theme!" Like, at Disney the theme is a gigantic part of the appeal!But other than that, no changes.
You saying it’s problematic is just your opinion.
You right. Better stop all those children from being indoctrinated into racism by riding that.
Maybe Gone With the Wind wasn’t the best example.. maybe I just have a mom who watches a lot of TCM.. but most movies of that age had very questionable artistic styles (think blackface). Holiday Inn, Yankee Doodle, Shirley Temple that were created for a family audience. These films are still shown regularly with historians talking ahead of time about the value in what is created but also the glaring problems we would take offense to today. The Music Man and Hello Dolly (major influences and music style for Main St USA) have some scenes that would be offensive for Native Americans and women. If you do a deep dive it’s seen in most cinema of that era.
Yup I can't agree more. Films and Novels are really time capsules of where the world was at the time they were written or filmed.
I don’t understand what you’re trying to say with this comment, or how it relates to my post.
You’re not telling me anything I don’t already know. How many children today routinely watch those films? For better or worse, the Disney brand brings with it a certain set of expectations that make it much harder to give a film like Song of the South the TCM treatment.
I think they're trying to find anything that's racist about the current ride. Without context of the movie tie-in, I have trouble finding that too... Unless you'd seen the movie (unlikely, since it's been buried for decades) or read commentary about it (more likely), I'm not sure one would even know about SoS. And, they'd miss the wonderful performance of James Baskett as Uncle Remus. But, I digress.
The term "problematic" makes me bristle.
Next up: Liberty Square
Looking at the context of your post, I realized you were referring to SotS not SM. My apologies
I don’t think it’s possible to do what you’re suggesting without introducing some pretty heavy topics that would both clash with the escapism of the Magic Kingdom and be poorly (even inappropriately) framed by it.