Disney is closing its iconic ride Splash Mountain on Monday, January 23. The movie behind the ride, "Song of the South," was criticized for its depiction of Black Americans in a post-slavery era. The ...

Splash Mountain, the iconic log flume ride at Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, will undergo a makeover to remove a storyline based on the controversial 1946 film Song of the South.

Tunes from ‘Song of the South’ are still playing in the Magic Kingdom. The ride is permanently closed while it undergoes a redesign to a “Princess and the Frog”-themed ride called Tiana’s Bayou ...

The history of Disney's Song of the South is one of cheer, racism, and the odd choice to build an amusement park ride based on a film generations have never seen, or ever will. The film is one filled ...

Disneyland’s Splash Mountain — the famed log flume ride whose imagery is rooted in the dated and racist 1946 film “Song of the South” — has an end date. Guests will have their final chance to plunge a ...

It was surprising that I — well-known thrill-ride chicken — even rode Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World. But with the attraction’s closing date set, boy am I glad I did. The Magic Kingdom’s Splash ...

Splash Mountain will officially shut down next month at Disneyland. Disney Parks has announced that its Splash Mountain ride’s last day of operations will take place on May 30th, with the ride ...