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But more than 25 years later, Disney World still turns a blind eye to a sea of Gay Days guests in red shirts taking group photos in front of Cinderella Castle. The tone softened and the signs eventually went away. In the early years of Gay Days, signs were posted at the entrance to Magic Kingdom alerting guests that a large number of homosexuals were inside the park. Its neutral stance has come a long way though. With all the rainbow stuff to buy and limited-edition rainbow treats to eat, you almost forget the elephant in the parks: Disney doesn’t officially recognize Gay Days. The new merch rollout arrived ahead of June, a month that (when there’s not a global pandemic) sees thousands of LGBTQ+ Disney fans at Walt Disney World for Disney Gay Days. The merch is cute (and I will get my hands on those rainbow Ewoks!) but what I really want to see in the parks is more services and more sensitivities for queer guests.Ĭontinue Reading Article After Our Video Recommended Fodor’s Video For the first time in park history, there’s a piece of merchandise-the iconic Mickey silhouette pin-with the transgender Pride flag, bisexual Pride flag, lesbian Pride flag, and the Philadelphia eight-stripe Pride flag which features a black and brown stripe for intersectionality with people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. The Rainbow Disney Collection is an explosion of fun, queer merch and it’s not just rainbows. This year, Disney Parks debuted a massive collection of Pride merchandise that, for the first time in company history, features rainbow designs and logos from all four major brands under the mouse umbrella: Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars.
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As a queer Disney fan, it often feels like Mickey takes one step forward and two steps back. Small signs with small fonts detailed the philanthropic annual donation of $100,000 to GLSEN, but as soon as June 30 became July 1, the signs were taken down and the same merchandise was dispersed and shuffled around gift shops as general rainbow gear. In years past, June meant quietly rolling out a handful of rainbow t-shirts and keychains with a wink-wink vibe. Walt Disney World walks a fine line to please all guests while not aggravating its core, often conservative fan base. Rainbow merch for June is great, but here’s how Mickey could make the parks more magical and welcoming for LGBTQ+ guests every day of the year.