Downtown Disney unveiled a new Chadwick Boseman mural on Thursday. The mural, done by Nikkolas Smith, shows Boseman doing the Wakanda Forever salute with a young child wearing a Black Panther mask. Disneyland is closed right now, but the shops at Downtown Disney, as well as the restaurants, are open.
Smith talked about the mural in an Instagram post, writing, ‘This one is special. My King Chad tribute is now on a wall on display at Downtown Disney. It is a full-circle moment for me: my final two projects as a Disney Imagineer last summer were working on the Children’s Hospital project and the Avengers Campus.’
He continued, ‘To millions of kids, T’Challa was a legend larger than life, and there was no one more worthy to fill those shoes than Chadwick Boseman. I’m so thankful to be able to honor Chadwick’s life and purpose in this way. I am grateful to the Disney family for being so supportive of my journey as an artist.’
Boseman shockingly died in August after a quietly-kept battle with colon cancer.
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