has announced it will implement changes to “include new adventures that stay true to the experience we know and love – more humor, wildlife and skipper heart – and also reflect and value the diversity of the world around us.The boat ride — first opened in 1955 in Anaheim and later at the Orlando park — was originally inspired by European wilderness explorers of the early 20th century, and simulates the world’s most storied waterways including the Mekong and Irrawaddy rivers in Southeast Asia, Africa’s Nile River and the Amazon in South America.
However, the historical accuracy and cultural awareness imbued in many elements of the attraction are debatable, if not objectively offensive, according to some park visitors.
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