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A Disney theme park superfan wrote a scathing op-ed in the Orlando
Sentinel declaring that �wokeness� is ruining the Disney experience.

Jonathan Vanboskerck takes yearly family vacations to Disney World in
Orlando, Florida, and takes a Disney Cruise every one to two years. The
fan claims that Disney�s shifting political priorities have broken the
magic of �immersion� at the famous theme park.

According to Orlando Weekly, Disney Park Chairman Josh D�Amaro
announced that the company would allow park employees to showcase
different hairstyles and tattoos to create a more �inclusive�
atmosphere.

�Our new approach provides greater flexibly with respect to form of
personal expression surrounding gender-inclusive hairstyles, jewelry,
nail styles, and costume choices; and allowing appropriate visible
tattoos,� D�Amaro said.

In his op-ed, Vanboskerck said that the priority shift takes away from
the experience of customers.

�The problem is is, I�m not traveling across the country and paying
thousands of dollars to watch someone I do not know express themselves.
I am there for the immersion and the fantasy, not the reality of a
stranger�s self-expression,� Vanboskerck said. �I do not begrudge these
people their individuality and I wish them well in their personal
lives, but I do not get to express my individuality at my place of
business.�

The Disney megafan also claims that the company has taken a �woke
scalpel� to many of its rides and attractions. He was particularly
upset when the theme park opted to remove �Trader Sam� from the Jungle
Cruise ride in Magic Kingdom. Trader Sam was considered �culturally insensitive� to management.

�The next time I ride Jungle Cruise I will not be thinking about the
gloriously entertaining puns of the skippers, I will be thinking about
Disney�s political agenda. That�s a mood killer,� Vanboskerck wrote.

Similar moves have been made in the name of diversity and cultural
sensitivity. According to NPR, the famous Splash Mountain is undergoing
a design change in response to complaints about the ride�s association
with the song �Song from the South� from a 1946 film. The ride will be �re-themed� to focus on the 2009 film, �The Princess and the Frog.�

The changes were made after a Change.org petition claimed that the ride
was �steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes.�

Recently, a top Disney executive boasted that the company was passing
on well-written scripts because the characters were white.

Walt Disney Television�s chairman of entertainment Dana Walden
admitted this month that ABC passed on several �well-written
scripts� because they lacked �diversity.�

Walden even bragged about passing on a script because it
centered around a white family, only adding racial diversity
through neighbors and other supporting characters.

Vanboskerck concluded his op-ed by claiming that these issues should
matter to Floridians and the tourism industry.

�This should matter to the people of Orlando because, if Disney drives
away customers like me, Orlando loses money. I can take my tourist
dollars elsewhere,� Vanboskerck said. �I would rather keep spending
them in Orlando but people like me feel more and more excluded by
Disney�s decisions.�

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