The ride’s last day will be May 30 before officially closing on May 31 in order to begin transforming the ride into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Disney officials announced.
The log flume ride, opened in 1989, received criticism over the years as it features characters from Disney’s controversial 1946 movie “Song of the South.” A Change.org petition in 2020 called for Disney to change the ride’s theme to the “Princess and the Frog”, which features Disney’s first African-American princess, Tiana.
Disney officials also gave a sneak peek into what riders can expect from the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, including “familiar faces from the film such as Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, Mama Odie, Louis, Eudora, Charlotte, “Big Daddy,” the King and Queen of Maldonia and Prince Ralphie.”
The new ride will open to the public in 2024.
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