Disney has been criticized for a theme park show it says is suitable for all ages, even though it is riddled with dirty jokes about its characters using the gay dating app Grindr and wanting to ‘bang’ each other. others.
Called Story Time with Deadpool, the show plays at Disney’s California Adventure park and is based on the movie Deadpool & Wolverine, which hit streaming platforms last week and had the highest domestic debut ever for a rated film. R.
It stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the eponymous antiheroes who reluctantly team up to save the universe.
Although they are characters from Marvel comics and wear colorful costumes, it is anything but a children’s movie, as it features many F-bombs, repeated references to rough sex acts, and jokes about cocaine use.
Disney has come under fire for a theme park show it says is suitable for all ages even though it is riddled with dirty jokes about its characters using the gay dating app Grindr.
Called Story Time with Deadpool, the show is presented at Disney’s California Adventure park and is based on the movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
The theme park show makes no reference to drugs, but it generates as much controversy as the movie.
It is the first Disney theme park character experience to promote an R-rated film and adopt the stand-up comedy format. In the show, two theme park workers dressed as Deadpool and Wolverine tell adult jokes despite being described on the Disneyland app as “family-friendly” and “suitable for all ages.”
In a joke, Deadpool says that he has been on the gay dating app Grindr and has seen the profile of Tony Stark, the billionaire alter ego of Iron Man, played by Robert Downey Jr.
In another, Deadpool volunteers to “beat up” an attractive coworker. In an even raunchier segment, Deadpool refers to Wolverine as “the bottom,” a euphemism for a sexual role in a gay relationship.
The Disneyland app says Deadpool’s “tales will delight, captivate and inspire,” but not all theme park fans agree.
In the show, Deadpool volunteers to “beat up” a handsome coworker. In an even raunchier segment, Deadpool refers to Wolverine as “the bottom.”
Deadpool & Wolverine hit streaming platforms last week and had the highest domestic debut ever for an R-rated film.
One on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, described it as “embarrassing and highly inappropriate.”
Another added: “I love the character and his humor, but he doesn’t belong in the Disney parks.”
This was echoed on Instagram with the comment that it “shouldn’t be allowed in a children’s amusement park,” while another user said “the fact that you mention Grindr in a Disney park is mind-blowing to me.”
Although Deadpool & Wolverine is rated R, Disney sells action figures of the characters that make it up.
The company has also announced that Deadpool will also appear on its newest cruise ship next year.
Disneyland’s app says Deadpool’s “tales will delight, captivate and inspire,” but not all theme park fans agree
“The references to cocaine in Deadpool & Wolverine and the appearance of these characters promoting the film in a Disney theme park and on Disney cruise ships are not acceptable,” says Peggy Sapp, president of the National Family Partnership, a campaign group founded in 1980 by Nancy Reagan and parents across the United States in response to the rising level of drug use among youth.
“Ultimately, we are all responsible for our behaviors, producers, directors and everyone in the film industry cannot pretend that they are simply portraying society’s norms, they must help make social norms healthy.”
‘Do you remember when all the movie stars smoked in the movies? How did that ultimately turn out? Drugs are no laughing matter, you only have to read Matthew Perry’s book to understand its slippery slope.’
Deadpool and Wolverine are expected to appear in the upcoming children’s film Avengers: Secret Wars, making it even more likely that its audience will want to see the character’s adult adventure.
“It’s really a serious matter,” adds Sapp. ‘Last year, 107,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 45 died from fentanyl poisoning. Drug use is no joke. Drug use can be prevented when society works together to convey anti-drug messages. Can we work together or will Disney choose profits over public health?’
Disney declined to comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.