A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California. Some Disney followers see it as fitting that the attraction starring Tiana from the 2009 film “The Princess and the Frog” is opening in the space formerly occupied by the Splash Mountain ride.
A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes.With Princess Tiana, Walt Disney World president Jeff Vahle cheers during a “Thank You Fête” honoring cast members at a preview event for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom in Bay Lake, Fla., Monday, June 10, 2024.
AP AUDIO: Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist Actors dressed as Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen from The Princess and the Frog perform on a float during the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on April 18, 2022.
Imagineers who design the Disney rides are always attempting to look at the attractions with fresh eyes and ways to tell new stories “so that everybody feels included,” said Carmen Smith, a senior vice president for creative development at Walt Disney Imagineering.
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