The wonderful You Must Remember This podcast returns to tell the secret history of Disney's most racist movie, Song of the South

[ugh]

@doctorow

the movie is the basis for the “Splash Mountain” flume rides at the Disney parks

But it doesn’t need to be!

Should Disney release "Song of the South"?

Yeah, they do need to change Splash Mountain. Disney ought to turn it into a ride based on Ron Howard’s 1984 hit film Splash, complete with animatronic versions of Darryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy, and John Candy. It’s a beloved Disney-owned movie—much more beloved than Song of the South, as far as I’m aware! They already have Tom Hanks all over the park (in the form of Woody from Toy Story) so a Splash-themed Splash Mountain is the logical next step. And they could go a step further by c…

I’m gonna start a petition…