Uncle Remus is a black man in a 1946 movie who is not only the star of the movie, his character is the moral center of the story; he is its moral authority and a father figure to a white boy.
The iconic song Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” has been removed from Disneyland’s Magic Happens parade, presumably for its Song of the South origins.
The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has reportedly removed the iconic song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” originally voiced by a black man, from its entrance loop.
The Walt Disney Company will completely overhaul its popular Splash Mountain rides at the Magic Kingdom in Florida and Disneyland in California following accusations that the theme park attraction features racist imagery from the 1946 Disney movie Song of the South.
Splash Mountain, one of Disney’s most beloved rides at Walt Disney World in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, and at Disneyland in California, is being criticized by social media users and Change.org supporters who say the ride’s racial overtones need to be “re-themed.”
Disney will not be adding the 1946 animation Song Of The South to its Disney+ streaming service because it is “not appropriate in today’s world,” the company’s executive chairman Bob Iger said this week.
