Song of the South Archives

This episode of Castle Talk, Jason Henderson chats with futurist and author Cory Doctorow on Disney's decision to rebrand the Disneyland and Walt Disney World attraction Splash Mountain to move the flume ride away from the problematic politics of the 1946 film Song of the South. The decision, which Doctorow predicted shortly before the announcement came[...]

Splash Mountain as it stands right now features characters and songs from the long out of print Disney film The Song of the South, which the company has buried for years because of the racial stereotypes it contains No timetable is set currently for the transition, but it will be complete in the next couple[...]

Aside from unlocking most of their vault, one title Disney still refuses to make available to the public is Song from the South (1946), a film that sheds a positive light on slavery set in Reconstruction. https://youtu.be/6bWyhj7siEYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (Original) (https://youtu.be/6bWyhj7siEY) The company never made Song of the South available for[...]