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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
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George Lucas on a Bench
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It has no IPs.
Brer Panther
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It doesn't. Just like Iger's rein of terror, it just keeps going and going and going and going and going...
As for how Main Street USA is offensive... I don't know.
BuzzedPotatoHead89
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Further, if Main Street is offensive which is based on Marceline, Missouri In 1910s, how is 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana (the settings for Splash Mountain 2.0) not an equally offensive setting to portray?
Trying to follow the logic here.
mickEblu
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PiratesMansion
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The only Disneyland with Mickey Avenue should be the one in Shanghai.
I want no part of any Disneyland that had a Main Street and kicked it to the curb.
I want no part of any Disneyland that had a Main Street and kicked it to the curb.
Sharon&Susan
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They already have an area based around the concept of a cartoon city owned by Mickey Mouse in Disneyland:
BasiltheBatLord
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The argument would be that it’s a sanitized and idealized version of turn of the century America which ignores the flawed parts of that history.
What they don’t realize is that that’s literally the point of Main Street, and even Disneyland as a whole. From the very beginning it was intended to be a fantasized version of that time period for older folks to remember. It was deliberately built to be the storybook version of America from that time. Because, y’know, this is a theme park. It’s not a serious historical museum.
mickEblu
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Doesn’t sound like that’s the driver though
BuzzedPotatoHead89
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That exact same (“whitewashing of history”) argument can be applied to Tiana’s story of an African American woman/entrepreneur in the New South in the 1920s, though.
Better nix that idea. Looks like the “diversity committee” isn’t following their own self-imposed standard.
George Lucas on a Bench
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Maybe instead of Mickey Avenue they can call it Epcot Center Drive.
mickEblu
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Mickey Avenue was created for Disney Shanghai because Main Street USA wouldn't play in China. The idea that it's coming to the domestic part is just a rumor, a very unlikely rumor, and something that probably will never come about because of the current Financial strain. Not worth getting angry over.
mickEblu
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Well maybe 3 or 4 years ago I would have agreed. These days anything is possible
socalifornian
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Lincoln wouldn’t make sense anymore. MMRR should have gone where he is if it’s a real possibility. Glad it didn’t
SplashGhost
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After they went after Splash, I figured that Main Street would be something they go after next for this very reason. I don't want to post this on Twitter since I don't want to give the mobs any ideas, but to be consistent, they will have to get rid of all references of Mickey and Walt too since they aren't 100% pure and perfect.
And you didn't say anything at the time?! How could you?!!!
What does your crystal ball say is next: Barnstormer? Popcorn carts?
SplashGhost
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Not to mention this
I was hesitant to post that since I hope "woke" Twitter never discovers it, since they lack the capacity to understand when a piece of art is made in a radically different time with different social and cultural norms.
Main Street was the last thing most people would've guessed
George Lucas on a Bench
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Main Street is more Disneyland than the castle itself, which you can barely see because it's so small. I think they already learned their lesson when they tried to sell dolls in the cartoon theater, but in these ridiculous times, all bets seem to be off. Needless to say, Mickey Avenue or whatever the hell should never be allowed to happen.