![]() This decision created controversy among fans of Disney theme parks. ![]() On June 25th of 2020, Disney released a statement announcing that Splash Mountain would be reimagined with a new theme to honor Princess Tiana, the company’s first Black princess. That is most recently true with the popular Splash Mountain attraction, located in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, as well as Disneyland park. ![]() Whether it is in the form of the Disney Imagineers dreaming up new lands for us to explore or re-theming a ride that already exists, the parks are evolving to keep up with the changing times and to make sure that people of different backgrounds all feel that the Disney parks are a place for all. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.” That has remained true for all of Disney’s official theme parks. Walt Disney once said that “Disneyland will never be completed. I was determined to do a bit of research on the subject, so I could understand more than my point of view. I took a step back, and I had to think about why I was upset about this change coming to the best ride. That knee-jerk reaction was shared across the internet with a petition receiving over 20k supporters. Why did Disney CEO Bob Iger feel the need for a re-theming of Splash Mountain? The Briar Patch that would sell Splash Mountain memento, and gifts from your ride on Splash Mountain. So I was torn when I read on the Disney parks blog that Splash Mountain was being rethemed. Ah the nostalgia for my first Disney trip. It was my first visit to the Walt Disney World Resort, and we stayed at the Disney Swan resort. I remember riding in the log at the Splash Mountain attraction. They say you never forget your first Disney ride (or was that first love). Br’er Rabbit packing up and heading to his Laughin’ Place in Splash Mountain at Disney World before it closed. ![]()
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