One of the event’s official website (s) describes this visit to the Magic Kingdom as the signature event of the week, where an estimated 50,000 red-shirted Gay Days attendees pack Walt Disney Worlds. June: Los Angeles Gay Pride Festival and Parade (is a two-day celebration of diversity that culminates in a parade down Santa Monica Blvd. We’re not totally sure what the last part means, but if it’s a wink, wink to say the non-stop heterosexual Disney representation is getting flipped on its head for a day, yes, bring it on. Gay Days Orlando is an annual event held as a vacation celebration for the LGBTQ community. The Disneyland Paris website says that the event will include rides and attractions open late into the night, a new parade “with a vibrant Pride atmosphere,” and “Disney characters out and about.” “We are committed to fostering a welcoming environment for all of our Guests where magic is for everyone.” “Diversity and equality are strong values at Disneyland Paris, and each year, we host millions of visitors regardless of their origins, gender or sexual orientation,” a spokesperson for the Walt Disney Co. One of the events official website(s) describes this visit to the. For many gays and lesbians who grew up in the latter. Gay Days Orlando is an annual event held as a vacation celebration for the LGBTQ community. But the event sparked something in the gay imagination. The LGBTQ community has long organized its own rainbow-themed Disney get togethers, with Magical Pride being an unofficial event in Paris for the last few years, and “Gay Days” happening at various parks throughout the year.īut never before has Disney itself officially organized an LGBTQ-themed event at one of the parks. Gay Days started modestly in 1991 as a way for some 3,000 lesbians and gays from central Florida to become more visible on one day, the first Saturday in June in the theme parks that dominate the regions economy.
“Magical Pride” will take place at the French theme park on June 1st, which is being billed as a “celebration of all things Disney with the sparkle of Pride!” after the park refused to host ' Gay Pride Night ' the park maintained that. Disney is hosting its first official LGBTQ Pride event this summer. Traditionally, the festivities culminate on the 1st Saturday in June, just like they began back in 1991, at the Magic Kingdom. clientele businesses, organized the first ' gay day ' at Disneyland.