The iconic theme park ride was based on a film deemed too racist for Disney+.
Disney has allegedly been working on replacing Splash Mountain withPrincess and the Frog
after the film's climactic final kiss, joining Princess Tiana and her trumpet-playing alligator Louis on a musical adventure for their first Mardi Gras performance. The, Charita Carter, is also a Black woman. "Like Princess Tiana, I believe that courage and love are the key ingredients for wonderful adventures," she said in a statement. "I am delighted to be a part of bringing this fun-filled experience to our guests.
The change is obviously well-intentioned and mostly positive, especially considering how the original inspiration,has long been criticized for its offensive portrayals of Black people and as a romanticization of the antebellum South. The film has been locked away in the infamous "Disney Vault" for decades, and kept far from the new streaming service, Disney+. But evenhas some glaring issues; namely, that the first Black Disney princess spends the majority of the movie as an amphibian.
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