A closer look
Disney absolutely refuses to release or even officially acknowledge their aggressively racist 1946 live-action animated hybrid film Song of the South, effectively locking it away in their mythical corporate vault forever. The family-friendly studio is so deeply embarrassed by the cartoonish glorification of the post-Civil War plantation era that they actively pretend the academy award winning movie simply never existed in their historical timeline. However, they were still totally fine profiting off the catchy music for decades, utilizing the infectious zip-a-dee-doo-dah melody to heavily promote their legendary Splash Mountain theme park ride until overwhelming public pressure finally forced a rebranding. It is a classic move for a massive multinational conglomerate to desperately bury its wildly problematic historical missteps while simultaneously squeezing every last drop of profitable nostalgia from the very same intellectual property
