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 ...

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.

What is 'Song of the South'? The Song of the South was released by Disney in 1946, a hybrid live-action and animation film set in the Reconstruction-era South. It focuses on a Black man named Uncle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fans had one final run down Splash Mountain in Florida's Disney World on Sunday, before it closed for good. It had been in operation since 1992. The Splash Mountain at California's Disneyland, which ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - If you've been to Disney World's Magic Kingdom, you are familiar with the popular ride Splash Mountain. The ride tells the story of Br'er Rabbit, a mischievous critter who leaves his ...