Splash Mountain Historical Society

A place to educate people on the history of an ambitious ride known as Splash Mountain! AI and bigotry are not supported by this page.

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This is a "mega-thread" with every post I have made about the African American history related to Splash Mountain, the Brer Rabbit stories, and Song of the South! Please consider reading when you get the chance

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@LoneVulture_89 The “discourse” this time around started by someone intentionally baiting fans of the ride while on their vacation to Tokyo Disneyland. Like it is really pathetic that the constant arguing is continuing to me.

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@LoneVulture_89 Apparently Splash Mountain fans can’t give pushback to these people or it’s considered evil… but the second THEY do things like set their profile picture to AI slop to “own” a fanbase of mostly teenagers and young adults it’s okay. This guy has justified so much from Disney.

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@Themountainkin1 This is so sad cause they’ve been using generative AI tools since 2023 and it all built up to this. This was to the point where way before this video they mentioned that they used it for concept art. Rides from 2024 till now are probably not safe to support.

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@LoneVulture_89 @Danshull8 He keeps asking "where are all the black defenders" and then when given examples of several people, including Disney's first black animator as well as the daughter of Disney's first known black actor, he does not care.

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@LoneVulture_89 @Danshull8 I see what he is doing. He is saying that the voices of black Splash Mountain fans don't matter, including Valarie Stewart, because he doesn't think there are much fans of the ride that are black. Gross.

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@LoneVulture_89 @Danshull8 I am blocked by that user and apparently I also have him blocked, so I am assuming he has done something in the past that caused that. I will happily unblock him if he is willing to have an open discussion.

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Splash Mountain appealed to everyone, and that sadly includes some unsavory people. I do agree that we as a fanbase need to be better and condemn those people.

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One last thing I want to mention before I return in January is that most Splash Mountain fans are not bigots or part of one political party.

Several of us are people of color or part of the LGBT community. A lot of us are also progressive, especially some of the hardcore fans.

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Yes, there is a loud minority of people who are bigoted that are fans of the ride, but I guarantee you that most Splash Mountain fans are not like that. I am speaking from over half a decade of experience of interacting with other fans of the ride.

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@lego_man2008 It is so weird that people will go as far as harassing minors to defend Disney. I hope you are doing alright.

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@StuffedSystem9 @LoneVulture_89 Please stop attacking Lone Vulture for no reason. They said nothing wrong.

Despite a lot of people within the fanbase for Splash Mountain being progressive, including myself, that doesn’t really mean anything here. It is objectively true that it is wrong to remove Black history

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@LoneVulture_89 Given that user has started discourse and has been rude to several fans that have spoken up about Black history (including several of whom that are African American) I doubt he cares about what he is doing. It makes sense he has posted generative AI numerous times too.

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@BrerOswald Obviously this seems biased coming from a Splash Mountain account, but as we know attractions from 2024 to now likely use some form of generative AI and shouldn't be supported.

I don't know why this one is acceptable just because it replaced a "controversial" attraction.

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@Themountainkin1 This sadly started as early as 2023, I made a post about it. Attractions from 2024 to now likely use some form of generative AI and shouldn't be supported.

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I hope one day that these companies stop this behavior, not just Disney. It hurts to see stuff that deeply inspired all of us turn into this.

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Before I return I would like to once again remind people that the use of generative AI within Imagineering is not new, it has been known since 2023. They have also talked about their usage of generative AI through Adobe prior to this partnership. It is very sad to see.

[Scott Gustin @ScottGustin]

NEW: Disney and Adobe have announced a multi-year strategic AI partnership.

Walt Disney Imagineering is already using custom AI models to transform hand-drawn sketches into fully rendered concept art and generate franchise-accurate creative assets for theme park development.

The partnership now extends to Disney Studios, ESPN and Experiences/Disney Cruise Line.

Adobe will now serve as Disney’s Official AI Innovation Partner, providing the company early access to new AI tools and custom models trained on Disney’s characters, environments and visual styles.

In the news release, Disney says the technology will help creative teams develop ideas faster while keeping the process artist-led and protecting creators’ work.

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It is pretty remarkable how Disney can get away with doing pretty much anything. Including still donating to anti-LGBTQ politicians, donating to Israel, and laying off thousands of employees. They're sadly not alone in this, they are just one of many companies.