Disney World: The reason Splash Mountain closed its doors forever

For many years the Magical World of Disney, or simply known as disneyworld, has been one of the biggest attractions that everyone wanted to visit. The largest animated park on the planet, located in Orlando, Florida (United States), has several attractions among which Splash Mountain stands out, a space that had to close due to serious accusations. What is it about?

Every year they are millions of people those that reach the magical world of disneyin the USAwith the purpose of spending some nice vacation and enjoy the attractions where adults and children live unforgettable moments.

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However the Splash Mountain, one of the places that brought together several people was closed forever. It should be noted that this attraction exists in disneyworld since 30 yearsbut a serious accusation forced its doors to close.

WHAT IS SPLASH MOUNTAIN?

The attraction of disneyworld which bears the name Splash Mountain It has as a special feature that it was set in a southern swamp, the same one that is based on the movie “Song Of The South”.

There, people could take boat rides through different scenarios where they met, along the way, characters like Brer Bear, fox Y rabbit.

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WHEN DID THIS ATTRACTION CLOSE ITS DOORS?

Sunday January 22 disneyworld said goodbye to Splash Mountainone of the biggest attractions since 30 years ago.

This was confirmed by NBC news, indicating that two days later the news had reached social networks, as TikTok, with the hashtag #goodbyesplashmountain.

WHY WAS SPLASH MOUNTAIN CLOSED?

Even though he Splash Mountain It was one of the places preferred by thousands of visitors, there were some voices that pointed out that this attraction was racist, according to NBC news.

The aforementioned medium refers to the film “Song of the South” indicating that “featured racist stereotypes”

“The film, set on a plantation, features an elderly black man known as Uncle Remus who tells traditional African-American folktales to white children cared for by black servants.reads the article.

He also recalls that the former executive secretary of the NAACP, Walter White, referred to the subject. According to NBC News, the man assured that the film helped “perpetuate the image of dangerously glorified slavery”.

On the other hand, it indicates that Change.org denounced that the images of Splash Mountain were racist and requested that it be replaced by an attraction dedicated to “Princess and the Frog”.

“While the ride is considered a beloved classic, its story and plot are infused with extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes from the 1946 film Song of the South.″, they pointed out.

WHAT IS “SONG OF THE SOUTH” ABOUT?

The movie “Song Of The South” is considered an action and animation musical. It was released in 1946 and produced by walt disney.

The production is based on the collection of stories from the uncle remus and the story takes place in the USA during the reconstruction era. The film is also known for the song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.

In “Song Of The South tells the story of Juanin, aged seven, visiting her grandmother’s plantation for an extended stay. The boy befriends the uncle remusone of the slaves on the plantation, and enjoys hearing his stories about his brother’s adventures little tailthe brother Fox and the brother Blah.