Sir_Cliff
Well-Known Member
I am glad to see you bring this up. I have been curious how some broader themes in the parks that are suddenly a little awkward will be handled, but I am a bit wary of feeding a slippery slope narrative or seeming like I am calling for dramatic changes.
It is interesting how much the bones of the Magic Kingdom parks reflect a quintessentially mid-twentieth-century US world view and it's mostly remarkable how well most of the whole package still resonates with people from all over the world in 2020. Times and social attitudes naturally change, however, and it's a bit of a tightrope walk for Disney to balance addressing these changes without ruining the enduring appeal of the model laid down in the 1950s.
Adventureland is another interesting case as there a whole host of things about that land that could be flagged as "problematic" without really digging very far. For one thing, it groups virtually all non-Western countries into one category of "exotic" places and has a similar colonial framing as Frontierland. Then, of course, there are some representations of different people and cultures.
The idea of "Adventure", though, still appeals and they're going to have to make it work. I suspect they'll just tidy up the most awkward aspects of the lands and reorient them toward less controversial themes with any future additions (e.g. more singing pirates and Indiana Jones, and less African tribes).
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