{"id":475625,"date":"2022-07-19T18:24:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disneyland-anniversary-cuts-walt-speech-fans-cry-wokeness\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:24:39","slug":"disneyland-anniversary-cuts-walt-speech-fans-cry-wokeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disneyland-anniversary-cuts-walt-speech-fans-cry-wokeness\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disneyland anniversary cuts Walt speech, fans cry wokeness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b1e9b4f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7b1e9b4f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disneyland-anniversary-cuts-walt-speech-fans-cry-wokeness\/#%E2%80%9CDisneyland_anniversary_cuts_Walt_speech_fans_cry_wokeness%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Disneyland anniversary cuts Walt speech, fans cry wokeness&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDisneyland_anniversary_cuts_Walt_speech_fans_cry_wokeness%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Disneyland anniversary cuts Walt speech, fans cry wokeness&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The celebration of Disneyland\u2019s 67th anniversary turned sour over the weekend as some fans noticed that the Mouse House left out a nod to its controversial founder, Walt Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Fans took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> to call out the company for omitting Walt\u2019s iconic opening day speech, which has featured every year since 1955 at the Anaheim, Calif., <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> park.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did Disneyland cut Walt Disney\u2019s opening day speech from today\u2019s anniversary celebration?,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrangeGrove55\/status\/1548863761053732864?s=20&amp;t=mi8MT-TiYLmnKK-G0-Biog\">asked<\/a> one fan on Twitter. <\/p>\n<p>Walt Disney, the man behind Mickey Mouse, has been both celebrated for his genius and condemned for alleged anti-Semitic and racist views. Although there is some debate over those claims, in recent years, the Mouse House has made sure to distance itself. <\/p>\n<p>Disney did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiberals think Walt was Racist trying to distance,\u201d another Twitter user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyDesignSpaceCo\/status\/1549037740477452289?s=20&amp;t=mi8MT-TiYLmnKK-G0-Biog\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-66.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Entrepreneur Walt Disney poses for a portrait with Mickey Mouse in the background in circa 1955.\" class=\"wp-image-23111493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-66.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-66.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-66.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Walt Disney poses for a portrait with Mickey Mouse in 1955.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/disneyland-52.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"General views of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on May 27, 2022\" class=\"wp-image-23111553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/disneyland-52.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/disneyland-52.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/disneyland-52.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disneyland left out the famous speech of its founder, Walt Disney, for the first time since 1955.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTerrible. Today the company seems to only use Walt as a marketing opportunity and not as a guiding force. What reason they had to cut this speech? I have no idea. @Disneyland do better,\u201d wrote <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyle99262065\/status\/1549004081259286528?s=20&amp;t=gBrZLSBx2fLGu3Xlayb9-g\">another<\/a> user. <\/p>\n<p>Walt\u2019s speech invokes \u201cthe ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America,\u201d which one Twitter user called \u201ctaboo\u201d for Disney\u2019s \u201cwoke\u201d agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it mentions both history and facts, two things that are taboo to the woke agenda,\u201d the user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LexiJP4191775\/status\/1549014605938118657?s=20&amp;t=0BCuMJBzPEJ2yCUR1uC0CA\">tweeted<\/a>, adding an excerpt of the speech. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>In recent years, critics have slammed Disney for going too far and leaning into \u201cwoke\u201d culture. <\/p>\n<p>They point to changes to  some controversial park attractions, such as the removal of a shrunken head dealer character named \u201cTrader Sam\u201d from Jungle Cruise, or getting rid of the \u201cTake a wench for a bride\u201d scene from the \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d ride. The scene depicted crying women tied together with ropes.<\/p>\n<p>Another controversial move was when the company decided to scrub the use of \u201cladies and gentlemen, boys and girls\u201d from its theme parks to make them more inclusive, and change its once-strict dress-code policy. Since last year, theme park workers can show up to work with visible tattoos in whatever gender costume they wish.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-61-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Critics have complained that Disney has become too &quot;woke&quot; in recent years. \" class=\"wp-image-23112243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-61-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-61-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-61-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Critics have complained that Disney has become too \u201cwoke\u201d in recent years. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several Twitter users commented that Disney\u2019s founder would condemn the changes to his namesake company. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalt is rolling over in his grave. Wokeness has infected and damaged Disney,\u201d one user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oftenuncommon\/status\/1549092004579131393?s=20&amp;t=aNcrhtliWKRH9z7lFXkbjA\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Disney has found itself ensnared in a culture war in Florida over the state\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law. At first, Disney CEO Bob Chapek declined to speak out against the the Florida law, which\u00a0bans the discussion of gender identity\u00a0and sexual orientation for kids in kindergarten through third grade. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?w=789\" alt=\"American animator and producer Walt Disney with one of his creations Mickey Mouse.\" class=\"wp-image-23111680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1578 1578w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1184 1183w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=789 789w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=395 394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/walt-disney-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\"\/><figcaption>Walt Disney has been condemned for alleged anti-Semitic and racist views.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lack of response angered Disney employees, causing Chapek to condemn the legislation, putting him in the crosshairs of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. <\/p>\n<p>In response,\u00a0DeSantis signed a law\u00a0that would s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> Disney\u2019s Florida theme parks of their self-governing status. The law, which was signed in April, dissolves Reedy Creek Improvement District, which operates as an autonomous entity on land straddling Orange and Osceola counties that has the power to levy taxes, build infrastructure, grant licenses and institute its own zoning laws.<\/p>\n<p>The new law dissolving the district doesn\u2019t take effect until June 2023.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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