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Alolan_Apples said:
So I decided to read comments on a Breitbart News article on Disney changing out Splash Mountain into a Princess and the Frog themed ride to rid all traces of Song of the South. For me, I can understand that they really hate Song of the South that much. While I have decided not to ride Splash Mountain again, the commenters on Breitbart are taking it a step further. They are basically saying that they will never go to a Disney park again, or even not buying anything from Disney. I’m not going to paraphrase these commenters, but here’s a summary of what they’re trying to say:

1. They are not willing to show Disney any support for this action and any other action.
2. The Princess and the Frog is also politically incorrect and contains stuff that contradicts what Disney stands for.

After reading these comments, I may actually ride this ride after updating it. But I would only ride it once because of another reason: I do not like getting soaked. It’s understandable to not want to ride it if you want to stay dry, but I was wrong deciding not to ride it for political reasons. Still wouldn’t ride it more than once per visit.
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I mean politics aside, I think switching it to be themed around Princess and the Frog is a good idea because it's more relevant with kids these days. I'm in my mid-20s - so not a kid by any means - and I've literally never heard of Song of the South until you mentioned it here. Princess and the Frog is much more recent, and the villain just had a daughter introduced into the Descendants franchise so kids are more likely to recognize those scenes and characters. They almost certainly are doing it for political reasons, but I don't think the idea of breathing new life into attractions based around old, long-forgotten franchises is necessarily a bad thing. The joy in Disney is either going as a kid or going with a kid you care about, and it sort of loses its luster when they walk out of an attraction confused because they have no idea what was going on. It's a rite of passage in adulthood that Disney may want your money, but your kid is their target audience now.

I wouldn't necessarily want to ride it either for the same reason of not wanting to get soaked, I just wanted to agree with you that it's perfectly possible to reconcile your political beliefs - no matter what they are - with Disney's decision here.
 
Miss Misty said:
I mean politics aside, I think switching it to be themed around Princess and the Frog is a good idea because it's more relevant with kids these days. I'm in my mid-20s - so not a kid by any means - and I've literally never heard of Song of the South until you mentioned it here. Princess and the Frog is much more recent, and the villain just had a daughter introduced into the Descendants franchise so kids are more likely to recognize those scenes and characters. They almost certainly are doing it for political reasons, but I don't think the idea of breathing new life into attractions based around old, long-forgotten franchises is necessarily a bad thing. The joy in Disney is either going as a kid or going with a kid you care about, and it sort of loses its luster when they walk out of an attraction confused because they have no idea what was going on. It's a rite of passage in adulthood that Disney may want your money, but your kid is their target audience now.

I wouldn't necessarily want to ride it either for the same reason of not wanting to get soaked, I just wanted to agree with you that it's perfectly possible to reconcile your political beliefs - no matter what they are - with Disney's decision here.
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As much as I’m against political correctness and this current cancel culture thing, this wasn’t the first time I was critical of Disney updating their rides like that. I didn’t like what they did to the Twilight Zone ride in California Adventure Park, and I was not a fan of the Incredibles taking over a generic roller coaster. But the biggest insult Disney made by changing out the rides, is when they changed Soarin’ over California to just Soarin’. I even objected to riding that ride last time I was at Disneyland. But Splash Mountain, regardless of what it’s based on, I wouldn’t want to ride it for how easy it is to get wet.

I read other articles of what this will do to Disneyland in the future. Critter Country, once called Bear Country, will probably be annexed to the smaller New Orleans Square. With much of it taken out and with Splash Mountain being changed to a movie based in New Orleans, the Winnie the Pooh ride is the only ride left to indicate that this is Critter Country. Maybe they should change it out to another ride based on Princess and the Frog or some other Disney movie with some 1800’s vibe to make it consistent.
 
Miss Misty said:
I mean politics aside, I think switching it to be themed around Princess and the Frog is a good idea because it's more relevant with kids these days. I'm in my mid-20s - so not a kid by any means - and I've literally never heard of Song of the South until you mentioned it here...
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Too close to thirty for comfort and wasn't aware of it either! I know people in their 40s and 50s who also had never heard of this film until recently.
 
The only time my family went to Disney world I was a toddler so I can’t really remember anything about the rides. I just know that I actually really liked The Princess and the Frog and don’t mind renovations so it’s all cool to me.
 
I volunteer favorite animal and why

My favorite animal is the leopard seal. It’s a very misunderstood animal; I love how powerful and sleek it is. However, the only thing people remember about it is that it eats penguins. It makes me really sad.
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OtakuTrash said:
So... how is everyone's island going?
I'm good, but my island needs some work..
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Arctin is really good right now, but I’ve pretty much done everything I can do decorating wise on my territory.

I’m waiting on my lite to come in before I can even start on my second.
 
OtakuTrash said:
I have two cats...
One hates me and the other ignores everyone...
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Our family has been a dog family, but when I was little we had a Yorkie that was paranoid and ran away from everyone except my dad. It really made me sad because I’ve always loved dogs. Thankfully our current dog more than makes up for that; he’s a lover (but only to our family and other dog lovers; he’s like Rambo)!
 
Your Local Wild Child said:
Our family has been a dog family, but when I was little we had a Yorkie that was paranoid and ran away from everyone except my dad. It really made me sad because I’ve always loved dogs. Thankfully our current dog more than makes up for that; he’s a lover (but only to our family and other dog lovers; he’s like Rambo)!
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cool!
Cats or Dogs?
 
Oh man: I’d have to say that Twilight Princess is one of my favorite (if not my absolute favorite) Zelda game. It was one of the first Wii games we got and I still have a lot of nostalgia for it. I’d love for the next game to have dungeons more like TP’s (shrines were good bites but the fact that it had one theme over all was a bit boring).
 
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