Disney changes the Jungle Cruise attraction after insensitivity reviews

Orlando, Florida. Jungle Cruise, one of Disney’s original park attractions, will be revamped to make it 21st century more friendly after some have criticized it as racially insensitive in recent years.

The attraction will be updated by so-called Disney “Imagineers” at Disneyland parks in California and Magic Kingdom in Florida, giving it a new plot and characters that “reflect and appreciate the diversity of the world around us,” Disney said in a statement. blog on Monday.

“As Imagineers, it is our responsibility to ensure that the experiences we create and the stories we share reflect the voices and perspectives of the world around us,” he said. Carmen Smith, a Disney manager, in the letter.

The attraction, which opened at Disneyland in 1955, was criticized for portraying indigenous people as savages or headhunters.

Last summer, amid calls to turn the Splash Mountain attraction into the link to “ Song of the South, ” the 1946 animated film many consider racist, Disney officials said they would change the theme. Theme for “The Princess and the Frog”, a 2009 Disney movie starring an African-American lead.

Disney then said the changes had begun last year, but the announcement was made when companies across the country changed names and logos of old brands amid protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd by the Minnesota police.

Three years ago, Disney removed the ‘bride auction’ from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, because it was considered insulting because it had a group of women for sale.