Tiana is Disney’s first black princess and made her debut in the 2009 film, The Princess and the Frog.
June 25, 2020
Disney’s first black princess replace iconic Splash Mountain
Walt Disney will rebrand its two Splash Mountain
rides to feature Tiana, its first black princess.
The company will remove all references to the
1946 film Song of the South, which
has been accused of peddling racist trope, from its Splash Mountain rides
California and Florida.
The rides will now feature themes from Tiana’s
The Princess and the Frog, released
in 2009.
A Bloomberg
report says the new version will feature Princess Tiana, whom the company
describes as a “modern, courageous, and empowered woman,” as she prepares for a
Mardi Gras performance in Louisiana.
Splash Mountain
first opened thirty years ago in California, but has seen its existence come
into question as petitions across the US calling for and opposing its rebranding.
Disney’s Splash Mountain has been a central part of its theme parks since 1989.
