{"id":2299554,"date":"2024-07-18T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-ditches-animatronic-potentially-offensive-to-alcoholics-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T19:19:20","slug":"disney-world-removes-animatronic-that-could-be-offensive-to-alcoholics-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-removes-animatronic-that-could-be-offensive-to-alcoholics-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney World removes animatronic that could be offensive to alcoholics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fdisney-world-removes-animatronic-that-could-be-offensive-to-alcoholics-washington-examiner-2%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=2299554&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--><p>Disney World reopened an attraction after six months, \u2064but the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-to-open-first-zootopia-themed-attraction-in-shanghai\/\" title=\"Disney is set to launch its inaugural Zootopia-themed attraction in Shanghai\">animatronic character<\/a> Liver \u2064Lips McGrowl was removed from \u200dthe \u2064lineup. Liver Lips \u2063McGrowl had \u200cbeen part\u200d of the &#8220;Country Bear Jamboree&#8221; \u200dsince 1971 but was replaced\u200c by a new character,\u200b Romeo McGrowl.\u2064 The removal of Liver \u200cLips McGrowl is \u200brelated to the term &#8220;liver \u2063lips&#8221; being associated with alcohol abuse. Liver Lips McGrowl was a beloved\u2064 character in the &#8220;Country Bear\u2064 Jamboree&#8221;\u2064 attraction, \u2062known for his deep voice and musical talent. However, Disney decided to remove him from the \u2063lineup due to concerns over the negative \u2063connotations associated with the term \u200c&#8221;liver lips.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The decision to replace\u200c Liver Lips McGrowl with Romeo McGrowl was made in \u200ban effort to update the attraction and ensure that all elements were in line \u200cwith Disney&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shawn-levy-will-direct-deadpool-3-starring-ryan-reynolds\/\" title=\"Shawn Levy Will Direct \u201cDeadpool 3\u201d Starring Ryan Reynolds\">family-friendly image<\/a>. Romeo McGrowl brings\u200d a fresh energy and new songs to\u2064 the\u2062 show, while still maintaining the spirit of\u200c the original\u2063 &#8220;Country Bear Jamboree.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some fans\u2062 may miss Liver Lips\u2062 McGrowl, Disney&#8217;s decision to remove him from\u2062 the attraction shows their commitment to creating a welcoming and \u200cinclusive environment \u2062for\u200c all\u2062 guests.\u200c The &#8220;Country Bear Jamboree&#8221; continues to be a \u200dpopular attraction at Disney World, and \u200cthe addition of Romeo McGrowl adds a new chapter to\u2063 the \u2063beloved show.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Disney World ditches animatronic potentially offensive to alcoholics<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706744\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Walt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Disney<\/a> World reopened one of its attractions on Wednesday following a six-month refurbishment, though one animatronic character, Liver Lips McGrowl, was noticeably absent from the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The character, which had been one of 18 animatronic bears at the &ldquo;Country Bear Jamboree&rdquo; in Magic Kingdom, had been part of the attraction since 1971, when Disney World first opened in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a>. In January, the attraction was closed to undergo refurbishment, reopening Wednesday with a new character, Romeo McGrowl, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/17\/us-news\/disney-world-removes-liver-lips-mcgrowl-from-country-bear-jamboree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in place of Liver Lips McGrowl<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Months after Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&rsquo; appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo\/John Raoux, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The removal of this character comes as the term &ldquo;liver lips&rdquo; refers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alcohol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>alcohol<\/a> abuse and the damage it does to one&rsquo;s liver, and is considered by some to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-adds-trigger-warnings-to-these-classics-now-hidden-from-children-under-seven-years-old\/\" title=\"Disney+ Adds Trigger Warnings To These Classics, Now Hidden From Children Under Seven-Years-Old\">offensive term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The attraction is known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-removes-animatronic-that-could-be-offensive-to-alcoholics-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Disney World removes animatronic that could be offensive to alcoholics - Washington Examiner\">animatronic characters singing<\/a> a variety of country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>songs<\/a>, with Liver Lips McGrowl credited for just one song during his time at the attraction &ldquo;My Woman Ain&rsquo;t Pretty (But She Don&rsquo;t Swear None).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney World&rsquo;s refurbishment for &ldquo;Country Bear Jamboree&rdquo; comes a month after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3003552\/disney-world-splash-mountain-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it reopened Tiana&rsquo;s Bayou Adventure, the replacement attraction for Splash Mountain<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-sets-opening-date-for-splash-mountain-replacement-attraction\/\" title=\"Disney World announces opening date for new Splash Mountain replacement\">original attraction featured characters<\/a> from <em>Song of the South<\/em>, a film from 1946 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2116395\/disneys-iconic-splash-mountain-set-to-close-january-for-more-inclusive-retheming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>received criticism<\/a> for how the film&rsquo;s narrator speaks in a stereotypical Southern black vernacular.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted Disney World for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706744\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706744\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney World has removed an animatronic character named Liver Lips McGrowl from its &#8220;Country Bear Jamboree&#8221; attraction due to concerns that the character&#8217;s name could be offensive to alcoholics. The character had been part of the attraction since 1971 but was replaced with a new character named Romeo McGrowl after a six-month refurbishment. This decision comes as the term &#8220;liver lips&#8221; is associated with alcohol abuse and liver damage. Disney World has also recently made changes to other attractions, such as replacing Splash Mountain with Tiana&#8217;s Bayou Adventure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2299555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Disney-World-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35493,35492,35491,8010,32076],"class_list":["post-2299554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alcoholics","tag-animatronic","tag-disney-world","tag-offensive","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Disney-World-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299554","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}