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Social Media Erupts Over Disney Closing Splash Mountain Ride

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Disney closing the racially controversial ride for a new attraction featuring a Black character was hailed as racial progress, but now anti-woke commentators are hitting back.

Brooke Leigh Howard
Brooke Leigh Howard 

Race and Identity Reporter

A photo illustration of Princess Tiana and Disneyland's Splash Mountain.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Lev/Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Disney
Brooke Leigh Howard

Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

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