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Disney Changes Out Classic Songs, Scrubs Gendered Language from Paint the Night Parade at Disneyland

Disney Changes Out Classic Songs, Scrubs Gendered Language from Paint the Night Parade at Disneyland

A series of controversial changes to Paint the Night at Disneyland has stirred controversy among the Disney fanbase once more.

The return of Paint the Night at Disneyland should’ve been a triumph—a beloved nighttime parade revived to mark the park’s 70th anniversary with dazzling lights, familiar characters, and a wave of nostalgia. But in typical modern Disney fashion, the company couldn’t resist tinkering with the legacy of its own classics in pursuit of “progress.”

Disney Silently Removes ‘Trump-Haired’ Walt Disney Silhouette from Disneyland Esplanade After Online Backlash

Disney Silently Removes ‘Trump-Haired’ Walt Disney Silhouette from Disneyland Esplanade After Online Backlash

Disneyland’s 70th anniversary celebration is already off to a strange start after a new silhouette installed in the Esplanade suddenly vanished with no public explanation from Disney. The figure, meant to depict Walt Disney holding Mickey Mouse’s hand, drew immediate attention for its peculiar hairline—one many said resembled none other than President Donald J. Trump.

Disney Silently Removes ‘Trump-Haired’ Walt Disney Silhouette from Disneyland Esplanade After Online Backlash

New Disneyland Walt Disney Silhouette Breaks the Internet With Resemblance to President Trump

Has President Trump come to Disneyland?

A new artistic decision at Disneyland is raising eyebrows—and more than a few chuckles—as fans react to a revamped silhouette of Walt Disney installed as part of the resort’s 70th anniversary esplanade display. But it’s not the pose or Mickey Mouse that’s catching attention. It’s the hair.

Yes, the hair.

Disneyland Resort is Quietly Fixing the Infamous Curved Eiffel Tower Scene in Soarin’ at Disney California Adventure

Disneyland Resort is Quietly Fixing the Infamous Curved Eiffel Tower Scene in Soarin’ at Disney California Adventure

Years of ridicule over the warped Paris scene has finally led to a fix as Disney Imagineering will update the Eiffel Tower in Soarin’ Around the World at Disney California Adventure. 

For years, one of Disneyland’s most talked-about visual oddities hasn’t come from a mischievous animatronic or a breakdown on Rise of the Resistance—it’s been the Eiffel Tower itself. The iconic Parisian landmark, featured in Soarin’ Around the World, has long appeared unnaturally curved when viewed from the sides of the theater. Now, Disney has finally decided to straighten things out—literally.

Disney Abu Dhabi Expansion Raises Eyebrows as Virtue Signaling American Company Partners With Restrictive Middle Eastern Regime

Disney Abu Dhabi Expansion Raises Eyebrows as Virtue Signaling American Company Partners With Restrictive Middle Eastern Regime

The Walt Disney Company made waves this week with its announcement of a brand-new theme park and resort coming to Abu Dhabi in the United Aram Emirates. While the project marks Disney’s seventh global theme park destination, it also marks a new chapter in the company’s corporate strategy: doing business in regions that impose significant restrictions on personal freedoms, expression, and dissent.

EXCLUSIVE: Disneyland Abu Dhabi Concept Art Reportedly Misleads Guests About Real Park Design

Disney is Building a Brand New Theme Park in Abu Dhabi But Isn’t Spending a Dime to Build It

The Walt Disney Company just made a major announcement—but it’s not one that will cost them much upfront. Disney is expanding its theme park footprint to the Middle East, teaming up with Miral to bring a brand-new park and resort to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This marks Disney’s seventh global theme park resort, but unlike the company’s $60 billion investment plan for its other parks, this one is being built entirely on someone else’s dime.