Disneyland Gears Up for 24th Annual Gay Days
Get ready for some magically queer fun when Anaheim Gay Days goes down at Disneyland from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 18. Thousands of LGBTQ+ park-hoppers from California and all over the country are expected to converge on the theme park to experience the annual three-day event.
Festivities begin on Friday at noon with the opening of the Gay Days Welcome Center/ Expo at the Grand Californian Hotel. At 5 pm, Disney PRIDE hosts a welcoming cocktail gathering, and at 7 pm, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 favorite, Deja Skye, takes to the stage with her brassy, bawdy brand-new show. Tickets are available individually or as part of VIP packages.
Saturday, September 17 will be Gay Day at Disneyland with a full day of activities and meet-ups scheduled in the park. The day culminates with KINGDOM, the weekend’s signature party. The night will start with shows at 7 pm and 9 pm of Dragged Disznee: The NYC Invasion. After a decade of slaying in New York, Dragged Diznee comes to Gay Days with their twisted take on Disney classics: Evil Queens become Mean Girls, Pocahontas is a proud Mary, and a little mermaid yearns for the carnal benefits of being an anatomically correct woman. The show will feature NYC drag icons Pixie Aventura, Bootsie Lefaris, Holly Dae, and Brenda Dharling. Afterward, at 10 pm, the queens will cede the floor to DJs The Perry Twins and the dancing will begin! Tickets to both parts are available separately or bundled together. KINGDOM will be held at House of Blues, Anaheim.
Sunday, September 18 will be Gay Day at Disney’s California Adventure with more in-park activities and the Gay Days Anaheim pool party, PLUNGE! from noon until 4:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Majestic Garden Hotel. Tickets are $25.
As the sun sets, we’ll close the weekend with another show from more RuPaul’s Drag Race royalty. At 6:00, Jackie Cox will dazzle with her new show, The Jacki-e Ticket, a magical, musical grand circle tour of all your favorite places at the happiest (and gayest!) place on earth! VIP ticket packages are available now.
Both days in the parks will feature gatherings only available over Gay Days weekend, including a scavenger hunt, a group photo, a lesbian ice cream social, group meet-ups at varying attractions, and many more events targeted to families, teens, bears, couples, and Mouseketeers of every ilk. A complete schedule is available on the Gay Days website.
Other highlights of the weekend include the Gay Days Welcome Center (located inside the Trillium Room of Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel), screenings of ABC pilots, and mixers.
Gay Days Anaheim is a “mix-in” with the park’s other weekend guests, but gays and lesbians are encouraged to wear red shirts in order to identify each other and to show strong numbers. Official T-shirts are available at the official Gay Days at Disneyland website.
Gay Days Anaheim is NOT a Disney-sponsored event so Disney will not have any information regarding the “unofficial” happening.
For complete details, including discounted hotel rooms and park tickets, visit www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
