In 2020, Disney CEO Bob Iger said Song of the South is "not appropriate in today's world." Splash Mountain opened in Disneyland in 1989 and at Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland in 1992.

The ride was based on characters from the movie Song of the South, which some said depicted racist stereotypes of black Americans. President Trump meets with NATO Secretary General This Indulgent ...

Re-theming in the U.S. parks provided distance from the controversial “Song of the South” animated film that was the basis for Splash Mountain. Tokyo Disney Resort is owned and operated by the ...

Disney announced in December that Splash Mountain would be closing ... based on the controversial 1946 Disney film Song of the South, which has long been criticized for its problematic portrayal ...

To no one’s surprise, last week, after five years of development and going through the trouble of updating Splash Mountain, courting controversy from Song Of The South fans, Disney canceled its ...

Splash Mountain, a mainstay ride at Tokyo ... The log flume ride is themed on the 1946 movie “Song of the South,” now viewed by critics as based on racial stereotypes that are unacceptable ...