Posted on 04/06/2007 5:30:55 PM PDT by traumer
LOS ANGELES -- Same-sex couples who want to exchange vows in front of Cinderella's Castle now have the chance.
The Walt Disney Co. had limited its Fairy Tale Wedding program to couples with valid marriage licenses, but it is now making ceremonies at its parks available to gay couples as well.
"We believe this change is consistent with Disney's long-standing policy of welcoming every guest in an inclusive environment," Disney Parks and Resorts spokesman Donn Walker said Friday. "We want everyone who comes to celebrate a special occasion at Disney to feel welcome and respected."
The company said it made the change after being contacted by a gay couple who wanted to use the wedding service, which offers ceremonies at Disneyland in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disney's cruise ships.
The service offers flowers, dining, music and many optional Disney touches, from ceremonies in front of the parks' iconic attractions to having Mickey and Minnie Mouse in formal wear as guests. The packages start at $8,000 and can cost more than $45,000.
Groups not affiliated with Disney have held annual "gay days" celebrations at Disney parks for years. Company officials have taken a tolerant attitude to the weekend, allowing party promoters to rent out parks after hours and rebuffing religious groups that condemned Disney.
In 2005, Southern Baptists ended an eight-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. for violating "moral righteousness and traditional family values."
They don’t have gay marriage here in Florida, but I would not put it past Christ to try to push it thru.
Um . . . I think you mean “Crist.” (Confused me for a moment, this being Easter weekend and all.)
What about the people who want to exchange vows their farm animals? What's with the bigoted discrimination?!?!
It’s a place of make-believe. Go with it, not a big deal.
Heh, heh... That’s what I typed. The libs must have intercepted it and changed it.
Don’t forget, Disney supports Rosie fat O.
Disney is one sick, sick corporation. No children should be let near anything they’ve had a hand in for the last 20 years.
It seems that Mickey and Minnie aren't aware of what the homos do with rodents!
CORPORATE DISNEY...
I now pronounce you Tinkerbell and Goofy."
Baptist ping...
NFP
I guess we need to boycott again.
Hey I love my fiance chicken more than you could ever know.You are obviously prejudiced against fowl.Orlando here we come
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“Same-sex couples who want to exchange vows in front of Cinderella’s Castle now have the chance.”
ROFL!
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Walt Disney is spinning in his grave over how depraved his family based company had become.
> It seems that Mickey and Minnie aren’t aware of what the homos do with rodents!
My mind just BOGGLED...
“Walt Disney is spinning in his grave over how depraved his family based company had become”
No doubt!
“Disney Parks and Resorts spokesman Donn Walker”
Just wondering. How does one become “Donn?” Is it because the name “Don” doesn’t have enough letter Ns in it? Perhaps just plain “Don” isn’t fancy enough for this fella? Is it short for “Donna?” Seriously. Just wondering.
Boycott’s really don’t work. Do you have the numbers of money they lost during those years or did they just put out a movie to make up the loss of attendance to the parks?
Guess my boycott of anything Disney will continue for the foreseeable future...
Sorry. I didn't want to get too graphic. I figured, in this case at least, less is more.
What do you expect?
The new standard bearer of Disney Productions is that dimwitted lezzy Rosie the Swine O’Donohue on her (Perverted) View show.
I love Disney World, but I haven’t been there for years because I refuse to give my money to an organization that promotes garbage like this (poor Walt....he’d die all over again if he knew what was going on).
I’m always a bit startled that Mark Levin promotes the place so heavily.
Walt Disney must be spinning in his grave.
> Sorry. I didn’t want to get too graphic. I figured, in this case at least, less is more.
(grin!) It’s a scary thought, tho’ ay...!
It is merely a matter of time before Disney does a movie where the protagonists are homosexual. I’d go out on a limb and predict that it will be within five years, no more.
It could even be in the planning stages now, for all we know.
Disney has recieved the very last dime of my money.
Irregardless the length of the line, better keep an eye on those guys in the line behind you...
Must be the DU Poster Gal..er..guy..whatever.
We proclaim at Disney that AIDS was caused by Ronald Reagan who is bad. The gays are good and are victims.
Maybe I’m dumb, but what kind of adults want to get married with Mickey and Minnie as guests?
Why doesn’t this surprise me? It’s not going to be Mickey and Minnie anymore. It’s changing to Mickey and Dickie. Grrrr.
I’ve met a couple of Donn’s. It’s not too common but...
The title of this article should have been: “Disney Opens Weddings to Fairies Other Than Tinkerbell”
Then it must be so!
Disney had record attendance last year so the boycott must be working.
In an earlier thread, a poster claimed that Disney was a draft dodger. I had to point out that Disney was not 18 by the time the war ended and there was no legal way he could have joined the army.
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