Splash Mountain, which is now shut down for a revamped ... came under fire on social media because it features characters and music from "Song of the South," a 1946 animated film that has been ...

Disney is closing its iconic ride Splash Mountain on Monday, January 23. The movie behind the ride, "Song of the South," was criticized for its depiction of Black Americans in a post-slavery era.

Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear existed in Black folklore long before Harris put their adventures in print, "Song of the South" brought them to life on the big screen and Splash Mountain ...

and they’re the characters seen throughout Splash Mountain. Uncle Remus is not, however, and with his erasure from the story goes any confession or context for the racism of Song of the South.

Here's everything you need to know. Splash Mountain opened in 1992 at Disneyland in Florida. It is set in a southern bayou, based on the 1946 film Song Of The South. A young woman was recently ...

But Splash Mountain is still a ride in which arguably the most popular song, “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” has connections to minstrel shows. The two cannot be completely divorced, and the words ...

As Tiana's Bayou Adventure opens — and replaces the "Song of the South"-themed Splash Mountain — here's why the Uncle Remus adaptation will never be on Disney+. “Song of the South ...

In American Disney parks, at least, Splash Mountain will be locked in the metaphorical Disney Vault, like Song of the South itself — and the company will spend future decades pretending it never ...

Released in 1946, Song of the South is both a live-action ... “The retheming of Splash Mountain is of particular importance today,” Disney said in a statement. “The new concept is inclusive ...

It stars characters from Song of the South, the 1946 film that Disney has kept hidden since 1986—three years before the first Splash Mountain even opened. Yes, the ride ignores the more ...

Parkgoers crowded around Splash Mountain for one last chance at a spin ... and stereotypical racist tropes from the 1946 film Song of the South,” the petition reads in part.

But Splash Mountain is still a ride in which arguably the most popular song, "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," has connections to minstrel shows. The two cannot be completely divorced, and the words "Song of ...