Once upon a time, Walt Disney kept its valuable animated wares safe and secure in the Disney Vault, allowing the studio to build consumer demand for classic cartoons like Fantasia, Cinderella and The ...

To say that Disney’s Song of the South is controversial would be an understatement. The 1946 film, which features both live action and animated sequences, has been criticized for its racist depictions ...

Those who know me at all, or who have followed my writing for a sufficient length of time, know that one of my passions—aside from the arts—is Disneyland. Those who know me at all, or who have ...

When I was a kid, the public library in my hometown would occasionally hold movie nights for its young patrons. The friendly local librarians would... I recently watched Song of the South for the ...

It’s a woke world, after all. Disney has quietly axed its beloved “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” tune from its daily park parade performances – because the catchy song is tied to the 1946 film “Song of the South ...

Six decades after unleashing persistent NAACP bugaboo Song of the South (1946), and two after firmly suppressing it, that peculiar cultural institution known as the Walt Disney Co. has made a symbolic ...

Disneyland has removed the phrase "zip-a-dee-doo-dah" from the music of its in-park parades due to racial sensitivity concerns. The phrase was previously used in the music of the Disney "Magic Happens ...

Missing from some of the discussion about Splash Mountain: any specific or nuanced reference to the chapter of Walt Disney Company history that the ride references, all of which the corporation has ...

In this March 20, 1948, file photo, Jean Hersholt, from left, president of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, congratulates James Baskett, second African American to win an Oscar, for his ...

Walt Disney World permanently shut down Splash Mountain on Monday, but it certainly wasn’t because of a lack of interest as the popular ride had record lines on its final day. Splash Mountain, which ...