On Friday, Disney said that Splash Mountain in Disney World in Orlando, Florida, will be closed indefinitely beginning January 23, 2023, to be refurbished into a Princess and the Frog-themed attraction titled “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.”

Information on the same ride in California’s Disneyland will be announced soon. Both attractions are scheduled to be up and running in 2024.

Splash Mountain first opened in 1989 and is based on the 1946 film, Song of the South. Over the years, the controversial film has been criticized for having racist undertones.

In 2020, Disney announced its plans to retheme the ride with the 2009 film, The Princess and the Frog. After the original announcement of the change, petitions and hashtags went around social media, with fans riled about the switch.

With news of the next step in revamping the ride, many people rejoiced on Twitter.

One user wrote, “Here’s the thing, when I first heard Splash Mountain was on its way out a while back my first impression was ‘oh I guess that’s a bummer’ but then I learned it was a Song of the South themed ride and immediately switched to ‘oh burn it down 33 years ago,’ it’s not that hard.”

“There’s a reason that not a lot of people know it’s a Song of the South ride even if they’re familiar with the movie, and it’s because nobody likes to talk about it.,” the commenter continued.

“People losing their minds over a ‘classic ride’ being changed. splash mountain opened in 1992 during the eisner era. it will never be a classic. y’all are embarrassing,” one Twitter user wrote.

“I rode Splash Mountain two months ago,” one user explained, “It’s embarrassingly out of date. Culturally and also technologically - it was on its last legs. It needs a renovation and I’m sure it’ll still be a great log flume ride when it’s done featuring a Disney movie you should actually watch.”

On the other hand, many were disappointed about the update on the change.

“Bruh, don’t do Splash Mountain like that. What the heck,” a Twitter user argued.

“Great. Kill a classic ride and replace it with theming from a movie very few people care about,” argued another.

One said, “Disney is about to ruin another ride. Sad the direction the company is heading.”

“This is absolutely painfully sad and completely unnecessary,” another user replied.

A user questioned, “One step closer to destroying a fundamental and iconic part of Disney World, Walt Disney and the Magic Kingdom?”

Newsweek has reached out to Disney for comment.