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| Reichen Lehmkuhl |
Following the success of last year's event, which attracted nearly 30,000 gays and lesbians from California and all over the country, the Gay Days at Disneyland this year will be held Friday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7.
Modeled after the gay days at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the Disneyland event is a "mix-in" with straight park-goers. Gays and lesbians are encouraged to wear red shirts to identify one another and show strong numbers. Official T-shirts are available at the official Gay Day at Disneyland Web site: www.GayDaysAnaheim.com.
Both days in the park will have gathering times for specific groups including gay youth (sponsored by The Trevor Project), families, women, singles, and, of course, bears. There will be scavenger hunts and a group photo inside the park. A complete schedule is available at the Web site.
The weekend opens Friday, October 5 with Wonderland, a dance party with
DJ Ray Rhodes (Tiger Heat, KBIG 104.), hosted by Los Angeles drag diva
Momma.
Alec Mapa (
Desperate Housewives) and
Michele Fleury (
Logo's Curl Girls) will host the VIP room. The event, which benefits The Trevor Project, runs from 9:30pm-1am at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen located in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Saturday, October 6 will be Gay Day at Disneyland which culminates with Kingdom, the weekend's signature dance party with music from reknown
DJ Kimberly S. There will be special performances by
Billie Myers ("Kiss the Rain") and
Sean van der Wilt as well. The party will be hosted by
Ana Ortiz (
Ugly Betty). The event will be held at the House of Blues Anaheim in Downtown Disney from 9pm-1:30am. Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door.
Sunday, October 8 will be Gay Day at Disney's California Adventure.
Other events at the weekend include free screenings at the Gay Days Entertainment Center presented by here! (located inside the Wonder Tower of the Disneyland Hotel), where Disney/Pixar will present a special screening of their upcoming DVD Pixar Shorts, and members of the cast of here!'s
Dante's Cove including
Reichen Lehmkuhl and
Jenny Shimizu will attend a screening of the show's second season premiere on Sunday. There will also be a Gay Days Pin Trading event on Sunday at the Gay Days Info Center presented by Voce (also located inside the Wonder Tower of the Disneyland Hotel.)
Like the gay days at Walt Disney World, this is NOT a Disney- sponsored event so Disney will not have any information regarding the "unofficial" happening.
Complete details about Gay Days at Disneyland are available at www.GayDaysAnaheim.com.
