Three host hotels have already sold out for LGBTQ+ music festival One Magical Weekend, KindRED Pride Foundation board member Tom Christ said through a spokesperson. Gay Days and other LGBTQ+ events held at or near Disney property this week are expected to draw big crowds.Īll 655 rooms at Gay Days’ host hotel, Avanti Palms Resort & Conference Center, are sold out in advance of the event, General Manager Duane Dickson said proclaims, “I prefer to say gay,” a variation of a rallying cry against the law. Its official sponsor, the KindRED Pride Foundation, is encouraging attendees to wear red to Disney June 4 “to remind Disney how powerful visibility is.”Īn official red shirt sold by Gay Days, Inc. This year’s Red Shirt Day also takes the form of a protest. Thousands will wear the color in a display of unity and recognition of LGBTQ+ history Saturday, which marks the official Red Shirt Day at the Magic Kingdom. The Human Rights Campaign vowed to refuse Disney’s money until it saw the company make real progress toward its promises to advocate for LGBTQ+ communities.Īt Gay Days, organizers encourage attendees to wear red shirts at the theme parks in keeping with a tradition set during the first event in 1991. Though he said he was disappointed in Disney’s initial “non-verbal condemnation” of the bill, Manley said he was satisfied by its response afterward, including a pledge to donate $5 million to LGBTQ+ organizations. “It’s my way of saying, ‘It might not have been the best response, but it was enough,” said Logan, 54. The ad begins with the line, “To all that come to this happy place, Welcome!” quoting from Walt Disney’s 1955 dedication speech for Disneyland. Organizers plan to reach out to Disney after the event to “make sure we’re all on the same page of inclusivity,” Manley said Wednesday.ĭisney bought an ad in Gay Days’ magazine featuring photos of a person wearing rainbow Mickey ears and gay and lesbian couples enjoying the parks. Gay Days’ official schedule shows visits planned for all four Disney theme parks along with Universal Orlando and SeaWorld. “We won’t be silenced because that’s when we lose,” Manley said. The event is more than a trip to Disney, he said, and organizers believe the best way to protest the legislation is to continue vocally celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Orlando. President Chris Manley told the Orlando Sentinel in March.
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Gay Days is “not a political event, but it is a statement,” Gay Days Inc. Related: Disney says Florida's 'don't say gay' bill should be repealed or struck down