25 Jan 2021
Woke activists successfully canceled Splash Mountain. Now they have pressured Disney into changing another well-known theme park ride.
Disney is giving its popular Jungle Cruise an overhaul following complaints that it glorified “colonial” attitudes and contained racist imagery.
The plan includes modifying “negative depictions” of native people currently featured in the riverboat adventure.
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that the makeovers will affect the Jungle Cruise rides at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando and Disneyland in Anaheim. In a press release, Disney said the changes will “reflect and value the diversity of the world around us.”
“Imagineers are constantly looking for opportunities to enhance experiences, and when it comes to updating classic attractions, they employ a very careful and thoughtful approach,” Disney said in a statement sent to multiple news outlets. “In this particular case, Imagineers created a storyline that builds upo