Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion

[Rich T]

Pro-rethemers call people they don’t know racists just because they like the thing.

Not these forum members.

BTW, have you ridden DL’s Splash Mtn.? The one you’ve got at MK is much better; it fixes all the mechanical and pacing issues of the DL original. For now, the overlay is happening to the worst Splash Mtn.

 

[Rich T]

I’m gonna go play Planet Coaster now. MY log flume is themed to Paul Bunyan and Babe.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Some of the things those of you who support the retheme have said lack reason, too.

It’s definitely two-sided, but I assume the commentary from those fully in support of this you’ve been reading is from Twitter or somewhere else. Because I can only think of one person here who’s blatantly said that they support Splash’s removal. The rest of us have been trying to make sense of the decision.

 

[Brer Panther]

Well, the way you folks word it, it makes it sound like you support the retheme.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Well, the way you folks word it, it makes it sound like you support the retheme.

I think you're reading what you want to read. Almost nobody here fully supports the retheme and our comments don't suggest the opposite.

 

[EagleScout610]

Well, the way you folks word it, it makes it sound like you support the retheme.

Once again. No. We understand the reason for it. Doesn't mean we support it

 

[Brer Panther]

Then why do you keep defending it?

 

[EagleScout610]

Then why do you keep defending it?

Because there's no way to avoid the fact that Splash Mountain is going away. We've just accepted it

 

[Kate F]

Because there's no way to avoid the fact that Splash Mountain is going away. We've just accepted it

So it being an inevitability means you have to defend it?

 

[Californian Elitist]

Then why do you keep defending it?

Who’s defending it?? Besides El Super?

 

[Californian Elitist]

Because there's no way to avoid the fact that Splash Mountain is going away. We've just accepted it

We’re not even defending it. Only making sense of it and accepting Disney’s choice because it’s happening.

 

[Practical Pig]

Pro-rethemers call people they don’t know racists just because they like the thing.

Perhaps you could quote a member of this forum calling a pro-rethemer "racist" for liking Splash Mountain. I haven't seen that happen here.

 

[Kate F]

Perhaps you could quote a member of this forum calling a pro-rethemer "racist" for liking Splash Mountain. I haven't seen that happen here.

I can say that people HERE tend to be condescending towards those who want the ride to stay and act like they’re in the wrong for trying to defend it.

 

[Californian Elitist]

I can say that people HERE tend to be condescending towards those who want the ride to stay and act like they’re in the wrong for trying to defend it.

Nope.

 

[Practical Pig]

I can say that people HERE tend to be condescending towards those who want the ride to stay and act like they’re in the wrong for trying to defend it.

So ... that's a no you can't.

Gotcha.

 

[mickEblu]

I can say that people HERE tend to be condescending towards those who want the ride to stay and act like they’re in the wrong for trying to defend it.

I’m as Anti Splash retheme as they come but I don’t get that here. Have definitely seen it on Reddit and Twitter

 

[SplashGhost]

The only reason the re-theme is happening is because of the Tiana series coming to Disney+. If it wasn't for Chapek trying to tie everything into new movies and Disney+ series, the retheme wouldn't have even been in development. Disney just decided to take advantage of Black Lives Matter (a movement I personally support) to announce the change so they could win points with the fake woke crowd on Twitter.

Disney is not a "woke" company, they just like to act woke to win over people that don't realize how full of crap they are. If they were so "woke," their primary concern wouldn't be catering to China over representation. For examples of how Disney caters to China, just look at how they edited Finn out of the poster for The Force Awakens, and how the only LGBTQ+ representation in their films is stuff that can be easily edited out for China so they don't lose any money over it.

Anyway, this whole debacle over Splash Mountain is one of the reasons I left Twitter. If your are bullying someone over their opinion on a theme park ride, you are not "woke," you are just another bully hiding behind wokeness to try to justify your actions.

 

[EagleScout610]

Okay, maybe it would have happened anyway, but A) the stuff under scrutiny actually had racial content in them, Splash Mountain doesn't have anything referencing racism in it at all (characters from Song of the South being in it doesn't count),

Which movie has been locked up for years and years? Which one do they pretend doesn't exist? It's as simple as this: In Disney's eyes, Song of the South has to go forever, and by that logic, Splash has to go forever.

 

[EagleScout610]

Scuse me— In May of 2018, in this forum, I predicted Splash would be rethemed to get rid of SotS references, based on what I saw happening to PotC.

I’m quite certain Disney’s had this change on the drawing board for years.

I remember the speculation over Splash's fate when the Pirates upgrade happened. Honestly if they had first started kicking around ideas to replace Splash at that time too it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest

 

[Brer Panther]

We’re not even defending it. Only making sense of it and accepting Disney’s choice because it’s happening.

Constantly going "Song of the South is racist, there's a reason Disney hasn't released it for years, ergo Splash Mountain must go too" and "no, it was in development before people started demanding it!" isn't defending it?

Which movie has been locked up for years and years? Which one do they pretend doesn't exist? It's as simple as this: In Disney's eyes, Song of the South has to go forever, and by that logic, Splash has to go forever.

There it is right there. You're defending their decision to retheme the ride.