Los Angeles Disney Entertainment film stars Company Los Angeles Disney

Disney to revamp Splash Mountain to feature company's first Black princess

Reading now: 553
torontosun.com

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it will renovate its Splash Mountain theme park ride to feature Tiana, the entertainment company’s first Black princess and the star of 2009 animated film “The Princess and the Frog.”The announcement follows criticism of the current theme for Splash Mountain, which is based on 1946 film “Song of the South.” A recent online petition argued that the film promoted racist stereotypes.Splash Mountain, “will soon be completely reimagined” with a story that features Princess Tiana preparing to attend a Mardi Gras performance, Disney said in a blog post.“Tiana is a modern, courageous and empowered woman, who pursues her dreams and never loses sight of what’s really important.

Read more on torontosun.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA