Do you think Disney has gone too far with this new change?
Inclusion at the Disney Parks
The Walt Disney Company aspires to the Keys to the Kingdom. These are a set of attributes that Cast Members are meant to keep in mind as the most important pieces of the guest experience.
Until September 2020, there were 4 keys. They are Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency. The first four keys are listed in order of importance. In 2020, the 5th key was added “Inclusion”. The company aims to reinforce the idea that everyone is welcome at Disney parks.
We have seen many changes since 2020 to help encourage this 5th Key. These include changes to the classic attraction, Jungle Cruise, and even questionnaires asking about cultural sensitivity at the Disney Parks. Most recently inclusion is added to “it’s a small world” and the removal of certain questionable cultural elements over at EPCOT.
Newly Censored Lyrics
Fantasmic! gives fans 29 minutes of Disney entertainment that combines tons of character performers with a water show and some pyro. This is all to culminate in a story about the Disney villains and their attempt to infiltrate Mickey Mouse’s imagination. And of course, it is all set to an amazing musical score.
The new Fantasmic! show features a new show sequence featuring Disney characters – Mulan, Elsa, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and Moana. These characters are featured in heroic moments, as well as new technical enhancements.
A couple of days ago @waltdisneyworldkid caught a new update to the soundtrack of Fantasmic! As the characters from Mulan are center stage the hit song “I’ll Make A Man Out of You” is played. However, this song is a bit different than we remember.
As the video plays the music plays we hear “We must be swift as a coursing river.” All Disney fans know that the next line is “Be a man.” This then leads into the next lyric “With the force of a great typhoon”. After this line it is to be followed with “Be a man.” After each of these lyrics “Be a man” is removed and simply has the musical accompaniment.
Disney has not made an official announcement of this change. It is interesting that these lyrics have now been removed to such an important song for this animated classic.
“Be a man” is now removed from the soundtrack as characters from Mulan appear during Fantasmic!.
Have you noticed the change in lyrics during this show? Do you think Disney is taking inclusion a bit too far? Do you agree with this change? Share your thoughts in the comment section and share with a fellow Disney pal.
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Steve
Monday 24th of April 2023
@dorisdupriest1 What did they change on the Hallelujah Chorus? I hadn’t heard about that. Agree completely with all of you.
dorisdupriest1
Monday 24th of April 2023
This is just MORE WOKE CRAP!!!!! What is Disney going to do change AMERICAN HISTORY! they even had the nerve to change the HALLELUJAH CHORUS at the CANDLELIGHT!!!!!! this needs to stop it's getting out of control. If people don't want to hear the ORIGINAL that are part of EVERY MOVIE OR CANDLELIGHT THEN DO NOT GO! DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE AND SHUT THE HELL UP.
Kathy
Monday 24th of April 2023
Ridiculous, leave stuff alone, if you don't agree with the words, music, or anything else, don't watch, go or listen. People need to grow the hell up.