Disney+ censoring classic Disney cartoons to reflect modern sensibilities

Ruben Bolling 4:00 am Mon Oct 9, 2023

Apparently Disney+ is presenting classic Disney cartoons, but is editing out sequences that could be problematic for today's younger viewers.

Twxttxr user @Ryan _Treasures notice that a scene in "Chips Ahoy" (1956) he saw on Disney+ differed from the one on his DVD. A moment when Donald Duck vexes Chip and Dale by blowing cigar smoke on them was removed.

I was watching Chips Ahoy on Disney + and noticed it is sadly edited. The scene where Donald blows smoke on Chip and Dale has been removed. Here's how the scene is on Disney + and it's DVD release on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four for comparison. pic.twitter.com/pwxB7ifirc
— Ryan (@Ryan_Treasures) October 7, 2023

I guess today you can't show someone smoking even if it's just for the purpose of harassing chipmunks.

The full cartoon, including the cigar smoke, is below.

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