The Wichita Eagle (Sunday)

Disneyland Pride Nite tickets on sale now

- BY BRADY MACDONALD

Gay pride will take center stage at Disneyland with rainbow-colored streets, buildings, attraction­s, parades, fireworks, dance parties and photo opportunit­ies with Disney characters in a celebratio­n of all things LGBTQ.

Tickets for the Pride Nite events go on sale Tuesday

(April 9) for Magic Key annual passholder­s and Thursday for the general public. Ticket sales start both days no earlier than 9 a.m.

The Pride Nite events will be held on June 18 and 20 at Disneyland.

Entertainm­ent will include a Welcome Pride cavalcade with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pluto and Clarabelle in rainbow outfits, Pride Nite fireworks, the Pride Nite Dance Club along the Rivers of America, the Ohana Dance Party in Tomorrowla­nd and Country Line Dancing in the Golden Horseshoe.

The 2023 Pride Nites were the first time Disneyland had hosted an official LGBTQ special

event. Unofficial Gay Days Anaheim mix-in events with theme park meet-ups, trivia

games, scavenger hunts and parties have been a regular fixture at Disneyland for more

than two decades.

The 2023 Pride Nite featured more than 30 Disney characters along with a pair of openly gay superheroe­s from the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Phastos from “Eternals” and America Chavez from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

The Pride Nite photo op locations throughout the park included the Rainbow Steps on Main Street USA, the Rainbow Crosswalk in Fantasylan­d and Rainbow Ridge in Frontierla­nd.

Disneyland has already hosted two After Dark events in 2024 – the returning Sweetheart­s’ Nite and the new Disney Channel Nite. The always popular Star Wars Nite events return on select nights between April 16 and May 9 at Disneyland.

All of the Disneyland After Dark events feature specialty themed entertainm­ent, character meet-and-greets, photo op backdrops, food and drinks, collectibl­e merchandis­e, commemorat­ive keepsakes and unlimited PhotoPass digital downloads along with select rides and shows.

Pre-party mix-in starts at 6 p.m. each night with the private event running from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. each evening. No theme park reservatio­ns are required to attend the separate-admission events. Parking is not included.

 ?? RICHARD HARBAUGH TNS ?? Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite will be held on June 18 and 20, at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. During the separately ticketed event, guests are invited to the Welcome Pride Cavalcade to celebrate with favorite characters in their multicolor outfits for an upbeat procession through Disneyland Park.
RICHARD HARBAUGH TNS Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite will be held on June 18 and 20, at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. During the separately ticketed event, guests are invited to the Welcome Pride Cavalcade to celebrate with favorite characters in their multicolor outfits for an upbeat procession through Disneyland Park.

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