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Disneyland announced Thursday, April 13 that it will hold its first officially sanctioned Pride Nite as an after-hours ticketed event.
This is a departure for Disneyland Anaheim, which has allowed unofficial events such as the annual &#;Gay Days&#; celebration, but has never held an official event on its own.
&#;I&#;m happy Disney is finally doing something, especially in the wake of what is going on in Florida,&#; said Eddie Shapiro, organizer of the annual unofficial Gay Days event in Anaheim.
Shapiro was referring to a dispute in Florida between Disney and the governor, over HB , a new regulation dubbed &#;Don&#;t Say Gay&#; that bans discussion of gay issues in public K-3 classrooms. After then-Disney CEO Bob Chapek criticized the proposed law, Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to assert dominate over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which oversees land employ and maintenance for Walt Disney World.
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The Anaheim Event events are scheduled for 9 p
Get ready for some magically queer joy when Anaheim Lgbtq+ Days goes down at Disneyland from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September Thousands of Diverse park-hoppers from California and all over the country are expected to converge on the theme park to exposure the annual three-day event.
Festivities commence on Friday at noon with the opening of the Gay Days Welcome Center/ Expo at the Grand Californian Hotel. At 5 pm, Disney Self-acceptance hosts a welcoming cocktail gathering, and at 7 pm, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 favorite, Deja Skye, takes to the stage with her brassy, bawdy brand-new demonstrate . Tickets are obtainable individually or as part of VIP packages.
Saturday, September 17 will be Lgbtq+ Day at Disneyland with a packed day of activities and meet-ups scheduled in the park. The day culminates with KINGDOM, the weekend’s signature party. The night will start with shows at 7 pm and 9 pm of Dragged Disznee: The NYC Invasion. After a decade of slaying in New York, Dragged Diznee comes to Gay Days with their twisted grab on Disney classics: Evil Queens turn into Mean Girls, Pocahontas is a pr
Disneyland to host 1st official Pride event, a party 50 years in the making
If you've visited Disneyland in recent years, you've likely seen rainbow-hued event merchandise like Minnie Mouse ears, T-shirts, pins and Mickey Mouse plush animals.
During Pride Month
Unofficial "Gay Days" in the park hold happened for decades. However, the official in-park advocacy of LGBTQ+ guests generally stopped with shirts, hats and cupcakes until now.
On April 13, Disneyland announced it will host its first-ever official Pride events this June during Movement Month. Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite joins a growing list of all-ages, after-hours events held at the Southern California theme park, including Star Wars Nite and Throwback Nite.
"I love the treats, so I'm pretty excited about the food. And I'm really looking forward to seeing the characters in their Pride costumes and finding out which characters they bring out for the event," Allison Mertzman of Los Angeles said. Mertzman is attending the event with her wife and two children.
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Let’s clear things up: what is Gay Days, exactly?
To begin, let’s clear up a common misconception. Many online articles and blogs don’t correctly explain what Gay Days actually refers to. Even fewer incorporate the full array of all there is to do during a Homosexual Days / Disney Identity festival event.
Let’s learn some rapid history!
Since at least , LGBTQIA+ folks have been meeting up — via their own community-organized events — at Disney parks. They simply called it Gay Days.
The name stuck.
In the late 90’s, an event organizer incorporated the name Gay Days Inc. and trademarked their URL. Today, they’re just one of many professional companies that hosts events, parties and meetups during various weekends in Orlando and Anaheim. Some are free and open to the public, others are ticketed and held in secret venues.
These events often overlap, so they compete a bit for visitors and attendees.
So if you achieve a internet search for ‘Gay