Race is at the center of the dramatic transformation of Disney’s popular Splash Mountain ride, which was based on the 1946 movie “Song of the South.” The film, long beloved by many white Disney fans ...

Six decades after unleashing persistent NAACP bugaboo Song of the South (1946), and two after firmly suppressing it, that peculiar cultural institution known as the Walt Disney Co. has made a symbolic ...

Six decades after unleashing persistent NAACP bugaboo Song of the South (1946), and two after firmly suppressing it, that peculiar cultural institution known as the Walt Disney Company has made a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Princess Tiana will soon move into Splash Mountain. The ride, long criticized for its association with the film "Song of the South ...

Disneyland cast member Frederick Chambers’ idea to retheme Splash Mountain with a “Princess and the Frog” backstory sparked an online debate about the racist undertones inherent in the ride based on ...

Disney will revamp its Splash Mountain log rides, ditching the “Song of the South” theme in favor of “The Princess and the Frog.” The change will happen at both Magic Kingdom theme park and at ...

Little girls will see Tiana in Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" as a brave and beautiful heroine who wears pretty dresses just like the other Disney princesses. Their parents will see a whole lot ...

Splash Mountain, the popular log flume ride ride featured at Disneyland, Disney World, and Tokyo Disney, will be “completely reimagined” in the wake of controversy surrounding its history that ...