Walt Disney Imagineering will remove insensitive racial stereotypes and caricatures of indigenous people from Peter Pan’s Flight at Disneyland and install a new scene depicting Tiger Lily and the Never Land Tribe with dignity and cultural authenticity.
The changes to Peter Pan’s Flight in Fantasyland at Disneyland follow recent updates to its sister ride at Florida’s Magic Kingdom.
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Disneyland expects to update the Never Land Tribe scene in Peter Pan’s Flight with changes similar to those made at the Magic Kingdom, according to Disneyland officials.
Timing of the changes to Peter Pan’s Flight at Disneyland have yet to be confirmed, according to Disneyland officials.
Walt Disney Imagineering has a longstanding history of making updates and enhancements to keep attractions fresh, authentic, relatable and relevant, according to Disneyland officials.
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A disclaimer on Disney+ that accompanies “Peter Pan” notes the negative and harmful depictions in the 1953 animated movie.
“These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” according to the Disney+ disclaimer.
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The new Never Land Tribe scene in Peter Pan’s Flight at the Magic Kingdom theme park near Orlando, Florida, depicts a harvest celebration with Audio-Animatronic figures of Tiger Lily and her great-grandmother on a spinning turntable, according to Attractions Magazine.
“The change in Orlando attempts to empower Tiger Lily while depicting the other members of the Tribe with dignity that was absent in the previous version of the scene,” according to Theme Park Insider.
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Peter Pan’s Flight returned on Friday, Aug. 16 in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom after closing in July for planned maintenance.
Tokyo DisneySea opened a new Peter Pan’s Never Land in June as part of the Fantasy Springs expansion featuring a marquee attraction that takes riders on a mission to help Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Kids rescue John from Captain Hook and his band of pirates.
Peter Pan’s Flight was an opening day attraction in 1955 at the Anaheim theme park.
