Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise still ritualized racialized savagery in 2011

Evidence

The Jungle Cruise ride is one I remembered well from my childhood—in particular, the African headhunter that held up a shrunken head. When I returned to Disneyland in 2011, I assumed this image would be long gone. As we approached the headhunter, the “guide” instructed everyone to duck so that our heads wouldn’t end up on a necklace. — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 1243

Categorization

• CANDY: A vivid, self-contained anecdote about Disneyland’s enduring savage imagery — good elevator material.
• QUESTION: Worth chasing: is the Jungle Cruise headhunter still there today, or was it finally removed after public criticism?