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Splash Mountain and Reception History

Last week, the Walt Disney Company announced that they are redesigning Splash Mountain, which previously focused on the notorious Song of the South film. Splash Mountain will instead reflect a more recent animated film, The Princess and the Frog, in which the protagonist is a Black princess. Disney had been working on the change before declaring it official. The announcement followed a month of Black Lives Matter mobilization and progress, which hopefully will continue indefinitely. Splash Mountain’s change from Song of the South to The Princess and the Frog represents a positive step not only because of the ride itself, Read more