Disney 'regrets' performance by visiting school drill team

 

March 18, 2022



LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of "scalp them," doesn't reflect the Florida resort's values.

The performance this week in the Magic Kingdom by the "Indianettes" drill team from Port Neches-Grove High School "did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place," Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said in an emailed statement.

An audition tape that the school had provided in order to be selected to perform at the theme park resort...



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