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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
We made our reservations at a Disney resort property and booked our flights. About 2 weeks later a friend asked us if we were aware that we would be traveling to Disneyworld during "Gay Days". We had no idea this event was occurring.
I did online research about Gay Days and found their schedule of events. We then simply avoided those areas on those days.
Here's my concern. First, Disney chose to keep the park open during these times to the public. Gay Days is an unofficial event although it occurs on the same dates every year. Disney does not inform people at all about the event either on their website or anywhere else. Interestingly there is an evangelical Christian event as well at Disneyworld...strangely they choose to close the park and treat it as a private event.
We did run into several groups of men who were there for the event and they were all respectful and appropriate. Unfortunately there is the percentage that feels it is their duty to be as shocking as possible in order to encourage your TOLERANCE.
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Why did you feel the need to avoid those areas?
It is quite possible that the Christian event rented the whole park for their private use. I see no problems with that. Could be any number of reasons other than assuming Disney had some agenda. Aren't they pretty conservative though? Well, except for the recent trend of exploiting young kids and spitting out the remains when they are no longer viable.
Do you expect Disney to put out some Gay Days warning for an unofficial event? I guess they could give individual days a MPAA rating or a Surgeon Generals Warning or something. Are you pissed at Disney about it or dissapointed???
Why would they choose to loose all of that revenue? Who would they be appeasing with that kind of action?
Unfortunately when going to parks like this you are always going to run into shocking people. Most of the time it is punk teenagers. I've never encountered packs of rogue gays. I have had the occasional drunk queen try to pick me up at Church St Station in the city after a night of clubbing.. You know its probably safer to just stay home or maybe go to Branson instead.