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But despite the welcome move – Disney was criticized for it. Last year, when the “Splash Mountain” facility closed for good, someone erected a makeshift memorial at the entrance, and more than 100,000 fans signed a petition calling on Disney to reverse the “absurd decision.”
Now, Disney is launching the replacement facility based on The Princess and the Frog, the 2009 animated musical that first featured a black Disney princess. The new ride is called Tiana’s Egg Adventures, and will open to the public on June 28 at Disney World, with a similar version expected to arrive at Disneyland by the end of the year.
This is a historic moment for Disney: after 69 years in the parks, the company will for the first time have a “flagship facility” based on a black character. Disney invested at least $150 million in the project, according to estimates – as a Disney spokesperson declined to comment on the cost of the facility.
Disney has changed facilities before, but this particular renovation is particularly sensitive. In recent years, Disney has found itself embroiled in debates with prominent Republican politicians and conservative media commentators who point to Disney as an example of corporate political correctness gone out of control. But the pressure began to fade, partly because the governor Ron DeSantis The Florida native is no longer running for president and attacks the “Disney note (woke)” at campaign rallies. also Robert A. EigerDisney’s CEO, has also repeatedly said that he has distanced Disney from “agenda-driven” content.
Also, Tiana’s swamp adventure also has a new and poignant slogan: “Everyone is welcome.”
Ted Robledo, the attraction’s chief creative officer, pointed to a wide variety of items in Spanish and French that reflect New Orleans’ multicultural history, as well as a variety of music styles (jazz, blues) playing on the sound system. “It’s a tribute to the indigenous peoples of the area,” Robledo said, referring to a Choctaw stickball bat near the facility’s entrance. Referring to the Shenganez facility, he said: “The old asset, for various reasons, was no longer that relevant, and simply finished its role.”
“The Princess and the Frog”, the film about a working-class woman who becomes a royal, failed with public opinion. However, in consumer surveys conducted by the company, Princess Tiana, the star of the film, ranks second in popularity among all Disney characters among black women – with the characters from “The Lion King” being number 1. In addition, Disney plans to upload an animated series of Tiana to Disney+ that you continue part of the story that is placed by the facility.
Let’s remind that this is not the first time that “Disney” tries to edit its problematic history. In the 1940 film “Fantasia”, which consists entirely of animated clips accompanied by well-known classical music, there is a part where centaurs (mythological creatures that are half horse, half man) run wild in a meadow to the sounds of Beethoven’s plastral symphony. This chapter was edited later, following severe criticism of an image of a black centaur, who was seen sanding the hooves of a blonde centaur.
The movie “Aladdin” which is considered one of Disney’s classics from 1992 was also edited after its release due to a protest by Arab organizations for the harsh racist statements it included. The opening song of the film included the line: “The place where they will cut your face if they don’t like your face”, which was soon replaced by a line that described the heavy heat of Arab countries.