{"id":187614,"date":"2021-03-02T21:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T02:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187614"},"modified":"2021-03-02T21:15:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T02:15:14","slug":"universal-orlando-evaluating-dr-seuss-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universal-orlando-evaluating-dr-seuss-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando \u2018Evaluating\u2019 Dr. Seuss Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversal-orlando-evaluating-dr-seuss-themes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/650C54EE-6D35-40CE-BB9F-B2B21BF467C0_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure theme park located in Central Florida is reportedly looking into its Dr. Seuss-themed area in light of the recent licensing and publishing cancelation of a selection of Dr. Seuss books.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced it would no longer print six of the popular children\u2019s books, stating that they \u201cportray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The six books by the children\u2019s author that will no longer be in distribution include \u201cAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,\u201d \u201cIf I Ran the Zoo,\u201d \u201cMcElligot\u2019s Pool,\u201d \u201cOn Beyond Zebra!,\u201d \u201cScrambled Eggs Super!,\u201d and \u201cThe Cat\u2019s Quizzer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/six-dr-seuss-books-to-stop-being-printed-day-after-biden-left-out-author-from-read-across-america-day\">The Daily Wire<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>While millions of American children have been raised with the books, which include positive messages about tolerance and protecting the environment, some have drawn criticism over the way blacks, Asians and others are drawn. The author has also been ripped for his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One illustration in the 1937 work \u201cAnd To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street\u201d shows a \u201cChinaman who eats with sticks,\u201d a caricatured picture of an Asian man using chopsticks. Drawings in \u201cIf I Ran The Zoo,\u201d published in 1950, shows some black characters resembling monkeys, along with an illustration of an Arab chieftain on a camel with a caption that suggests he should be in a zoo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Universal Orlando\u2019s theme park includes an area of the park that celebrates Dr. Seuss characters and themes, and is referenced as Seuss Landing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynews13.com\/fl\/orlando\/attractions\/2021\/03\/02\/universal-orlando-dr-seuss-themed-play-area-\">Spectrum News in Orlando<\/a> reports that \u201cA play area in that part of the park is themed after \u2018If I Ran the Zoo,\u2019 one of the books that will no longer be published, and includes animals and interactive contraptions from Seuss\u2019s stories. The book has been criticized for its portrayal of Asian people although none of that imagery is featured in the play area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seuss Landing also includes a gift store called \u201cMulberry Street Store,\u201d which is named after the book, \u201cAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,\u201d which is another book that will be phased out of production.<\/p>\n<p>A Universal spokesperson reportedly told Spectrum News that people will still be able to experience Seuss Landing, but it is reviewing the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeuss Landing continues to be very popular with our guests and we value our relationship with Seuss Enterprises,\u201d the spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve removed the books from our shelves as they have asked and we\u2019ll be evaluating our in-park experience too. But our guests can plan on continuing to be able to enjoy their favorite experiences at Seuss Landing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement about the cancelation of specific Dr. Seuss books took place on the birthday of Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wapo-correspondent-pulling-dr-seuss-not-cancel-culture-your-culture-is-just-garbage\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reports that the announcement also \u201ccame on the heels of an anti-Dr. Seuss campaign in Virginia and President Joe Biden\u2019s pointed decision to leave out the prominent American author in his presidential proclamation for Read Across America Day\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced the decision in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seussville.com\/statement-from-dr-seuss-enterprises\/\">statement<\/a>, saying, \u201cCeasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises\u2019s catalog represents and supports all communities and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-3479\" class=\"post-3479 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\"><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure theme park located in Central Florida is reportedly looking into its Dr. Seuss-themed area in light of the recent licensing and publishing cancelation of a selection &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274625,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/650C54EE-6D35-40CE-BB9F-B2B21BF467C0_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Universal Orlando \u2018Evaluating\u2019 Dr. Seuss Themes","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/650C54EE-6D35-40CE-BB9F-B2B21BF467C0_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Universal Orlando \u2018Evaluating\u2019 Dr. Seuss Themes","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}