A viral report recently claimed President Donald Trump ordered Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort to bring back the original Splash Mountain, restoring Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to its original Song of the South (1946) theme. Here’s the truth.In 2024, Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom Park introduced Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, a Princess and the Frog (2009) reimagining of the Splash Mountain log flume ride. The attraction’s storyline takes place after the events of the Disney Princess film and stars original cast members Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana), Michael-Leon Wooley (Louis), Jenifer Lewis (Mama Odie), and Bruno Campos (Prince Naveen). Guests join the crew as they assemble musicians for a New Orleans-style celebration on the bayou!Credit: Cory Doctorow, FlickrThe original Splash Mountain told the story of Br’er Rabbit, who left his home and faced constant danger from Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear. After nearly becoming the pair’s lunch, Br’er Rabbit returned home, singing the iconic “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” after he realized there’s no place like home.Although the cutesy animal animatronics and innocent storyline don’t sound controversial, the Br’er characters are from a widely banned Walt Disney Studios film called Song of the South. Even upon its 1946 release, the NAACP boycotted the movie for its sanitized depiction of post-Civil War life for Black Americans. Br’er Rabbit deciding to return to “home sweet home” just hits differently when it’s used to compare formerly enslaved people choosing to stay as overworked sharecroppers who were taken advantage of by white plantation owners.Credit: DisneyThe removal of Splash Mountain was controversial among Disney Parks fans, so it’s not surprising that a recent article from the satire site The Hard Times convinced many social media users that the original Song of the South theme would return. “Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding’ Song of the South’ be Reinstated at Splash Mountain,” the headline read. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Hard Times (@thehardtimesnews)The article attributed this quote to Donald Trump as he signed the alleged executive order:“The way that all-time classic has been treated by Disney is a disgrace. People come up to me at my rallies, tears streaming down their face, can you believe, and they say, ‘Well, sir, the Democrats decided honoring Southern heritage was offensive so they replaced our beloved ‘Song of The South’ with Tiana’s ‘Bayou Adventure,’ and it’s just shameful. And you’ll never guess what happened when they did that. It closed down! You had all these people showing up to Disney going, ‘Who the hell is Tiana?’ and they just leave. They leave the park. If Disney doesn’t do the right thing I hate to think of what might happen to them. Once Pete Hegseth finishes drinking his lunch we’re going to discuss our military options because this is a disgrace.”If it isn’t already obvious, this report is entirely false. President Trump signed no such order, and Splash Mountain will not be returning to Magic Kingdom Park or Disneyland Park. Still, some social media users were thrilled by the “news.”Credit: Disney“I love trump now,” said @nickmcnamerica.“Based,” @philzphanz wrote. “The new ride sucks and Splash Mountain was the best log Flume of all time.”