Although Iger didn’t come out and say it directly, some took Iger’s comments to mean that every Disney movie, even ones long held from public view — like the notorious Song of the South — would be available.
Not long after that, though, the film’s questionable content came under increasing scrutiny and Disney began withdrawing it from public view.
The movie inspired a theme park attraction, Splash Mountain, and was still being re-released to theaters as recently as 1986.
If you want to read more about the movie, we have an entire article about the racism of Song of the South available in our archive.