This beloved Disney Ride is under revision due to racist shades
This attraction, which has been criticized for decades, is finally to make a modern relooking.
Disney parks has just announced thatanother favorite attraction of the fan will undergo a partial overhaul due to problematic and racist representations of some aboriginal cultures. In one January, after Disney Parks' blog, it was revealed thatThe jungle cruise race At the same time at Disney World in Orlando, Florida and Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will be updated to "reflect and value the diversity of the world around us". To wait for these changes, read it. And for more things about the past of society, here is here10 Disney classics that have been called for racism.
The jungle cruise trip has existed since the 1950s.
The attraction of the jungle cruise made its debut from Disneyland in 1955, then opened at Disney World in 1971. Located in Adventureland, it is a boat ride from the enhanced river by animatronic exhibitions and a Humorous live comment of the "skipper". The scenes that guests are treated on their journey, designed to mimic waterways in South America, Africa and Asia, include representations of aboriginal people whohave been called racist. There are also jungle cruise rides in Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland, but the company has not yet announced amendments to these park attractions.
Disney recognizes that some images on the current version of the trip are harmful.
In light of the ad, the D23 interviewee blogChris Beatty, Walt Disney Imaginer on the creative wallet, which was clear onThe elements of the jungle cruise which require a more sensitive rehaul.
"We want to make sure everyone has the best time - that guests around the world can connect with the stories we share and we bring that they are respectful of the diversified world in which we live. And when they live. descend from the attraction, they know that we did our homework because it is the details that count. When you look at the jungle cruise, as it is today, there are only some scenes that do not Do not do and needed refreshment "he said.
Addressing details, Beatty also added that design "will tackle negative representations of Aboriginal people." No completion date has been announced, but hopes that new versions be open to the public in the 2021. For more information on the calculation of the company with its previous preceding prospears, discoverDisney admits that these films had a "harmful impact" with a new warning.
So, what will look like the updated jungle cruise?
The Disney Parks Blog Post includedAn ad video Hosted by a current imagine and the former Jungle cruise skipper,Kevin animated. He previewed the new jungle cruise, saying: "As part of this update of the story, we will follow a skipper and his passengers as their trip is fine. That's right, for the first times, the role of skipper will not only be that of a living, experienced and spiritual guide, but also represented by a show figure in the attraction itself. In fact, the expedition will be in place of a tree after a tree after a tree after a tree. that their boat flows separates and riders aboard the wreck, with a monkey business that follows. "He continues to say that some retired jungle cruise boats will find a new life within L 'History updated.
Do not expect to see characters from theJungle cruiseMovie in the new version of the trip, however.
Disney fans may be wondering if part of the reason the journey is to make its makeover this year is because the adaptation of the characteristics of the attraction,also calledJungle cruise, is currently planned to be published in June. But Beatty told D23 that the journey will not take her clues for the nextDwayne Johnson andEmily blunt movie.
He said that "these adjustments are really focused on improving existing attraction history and tackling certain areas that need refreshments along the way. I'm sure the movie is fantastic and we are very excited about it, but integrating the film into our classic the jungle cruise is not part of this effort. "
However, BeattymadeAbout promises that the reimagined trip will include Easter eggs from the film, you will want to keep your eyes peeled the next time you board one of its steam boats.
This announcement arrives a few months after another trip Disney has undergone major changes.
For years, fans wondered why the mountain Mountain Splash Mountain always included 1946 Disney movie charactersSouthern song, which is built around this racist material that it is not even available to broadcast or buy. In June of last year, it was announced that Splash Mountain would be re-thematic around the 2009 movie The princess and the Frog , which includes Tiana, Disney Black's first princess. And for more than the house of the mouse, we are Ranking each remake Disney Live-Action, worse at best .
