Gay Days returns to Disneyland on a brand-new weekend after a pandemic pause

Gay Days returns to Disneyland on a brand-new weekend after a pandemic pause

Disneyland and also Disney California Journey will once again be full of a sea of red Gay Days Tees this year as the unofficial yearly event celebrating LGBT pride returns to the Anaheim theme parks after a pandemic-induced respite in 2020.

The unofficial Gay Days Anaheim mix-in event go back to Disneyland and also Disney California Experience on Sept. 17-19 with theme park meet-ups, trivia games, scavenger pursues, mega group images as well as events.

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The 412-day coronavirus closure of Disneyland as well as DCA compelled the cancellation of Gay Days 2020 on the very first weekend in October.

Plans to relocate Gays Days from October to September have been in the works given that 2018-- with an eye towards avoiding the significantly jampacked Halloween season. Gay Days 2021 was constantly planned to be the first year on the brand-new weekend break in September after greater than twenty years of taking place in October,

A Tiny Gay Days in early March 2020 was the last big pre-lockdown event at Disneyland. Gay Days 2021 will certainly be the very first significant post-lockdown occasion at the parks.

The initial Gay Days Anaheim attracted around 2,500 people in 1998. Today, the individually arranged annual occasion brings more than 30,000 Gay Days participants to Anaheim's Disney parks throughout the three-day event.

Gay Days Orlando attracts greater than 100,000 attendees each June to Walt Disney World in Florida.

The annual Gay Days Anaheim mix-in event brings a sea of red Tee shirts every year to Disneyland and DCA. The official Gay Days Anaheim T-shirt in 2019 included a Star Wars theme with a stormtrooper on the front and also the motto \"May the Fierce Be With You.\"

The schedule has actually not been established yet for Gay Days 2021-- but past years act as a guide for what to anticipate.

Friday is arrival day. Saturday is everything about Disneyland. Sunday is reserved for Disney California Experience.

The Disneyland occasion typically features a scavenger hunt, destination takeovers on the Mark Twain Riverboat and also at the Enchanted Tiki Space with a huge team image in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Lunch generally happens at 4 Disneyland dining establishments: Plaza Inn, Alien Pizza Earth, Rancho del Zocalo as well as Hungry Bear.

The DCA event typically entails more ride requisitions (Grizzly River Run, Mickey's Philharmagic, Silly Symphony Swings) plus a group image on Pixar Pier. Bing Bong's Sugary food Things is a preferred selfie area throughout the day.

Cocktail mixers, stage shows, TV show testings, video games, facts, publication signings and also Disney celebrity looks occur outside the park. The big celebrations include Heaven (Friday), Kingdom (Saturday) as well as Dive (Sunday by the pool).

The informal occasion isn't provided by Disneyland, but enrollers include Disney's Aulani Hotel, Experiences by Disney, Disney Getaway Club as well as Disney Pride, the company's LGBT variety team.