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Disney’s “Splash Mountain”… Should it be re-imagined?, Part 2
Last week I decided to ask the question, “Should Disney re-Imaging Splash Mountain?” However, in order to make a rational and informed decision, the movie that inspired the attraction, “Song of the South” must be invoked. Its history, Walt’s assessment on how to treat and produce the film, the actors, storyline, everything must be explored. The film has been controversial since its screening, and because of the fervor it causes among so many people, Disney has tried to be “Politically Correct” with its treatment. Since its premier on November 12th, 1946 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, it has been re-released several times in theaters, In 1956, and in 1972,…
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Disney’s “Splash Mountain”… Should it be re-imagined?
I have never disagreed with what Disney has planned, offered, re-imagined, removed or added since writing about everything Disney since 2005. Remember when Disney was going to add Captain Jack Sparrow and other characters from the franchise to the storyline? The internet was livid with complaints how that would destroy a Disney classic, but Disney did it right and it enhances the pirate’s tale. The Same with the Haunted Mansion, with the changed queue and graveyard. I had faith, and it was rewarded, the additions set the attraction’s bar even higher. Disney’s decision to re-imagine Splash Mountain, originally inspired by “The Song of the South” to reflect the film, “The…