Disneyland has cut “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” from its 'Magic Happens' parade.
In the 1940s, when there was much less sensitivity to race issues than there is today, the film was seen in a different light. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences presented James Baskett, the actor who played Uncle Remus, with a
“for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and storyteller to the children of the world in Walt Disney’s Disneyland had previously announced plans to reimagine Splash Mountain, a popular ride that features images and themes from. The ride remains open, but it closed at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., in January.
Producer Phil Spector revived the song 15 years later in a soul- and rock-infused version he produced by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans. That group featured Bobby Sheen, who took the stage name Bob B. Soxx, and backing vocalists
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