Back in 2023, the public bore witness to Disney's latest attempt at shoving gender confusion down the throats of children after footage began to be released of male employees at the Bippity Boppidy Boutique dressed in makeup and women's clothing who began assisting little girls in their Disney Princess experience.
The Bibbidy Bobbidi Boutique was a Disneyland feature that allowed little girls to live out their dreams of becoming a Disney princess with clothing and makeovers that transformed them into their favorite Disney princess, such as Cinderella or Snow White. The employees were their "Fairy Godmother Apprentices," who helped them transform into their chosen character.
As reported by That Park Place, prices for the experience can range from around $20 to $450, depending on how much the parents want to pay for more involved makeover packages.
Then, with the appearance of the men in drag escorting little girls around, the attraction became the center of a Disneyland controversy, with parents all over America in a fury about Disney pushing transgenderism on their children.
This isn’t ok. This will never be ok. pic.twitter.com/z8IMncTsw2
— aka (@akafaceUS) August 27, 2023
Now, as noted by That Park Place, instead of getting rid of the men escorting your little girls around as they receive makeovers, Disney has gotten rid of the dresses:
One of the most noticeable changes is the look of the Fairy Godmother Apprentices (formerly known as Fairy Godmothers-in-Training). Their costumes once featured whimsical blue and purple gowns that matched the fairytale theming of Cinderella Castle. Now, apprentices wear simple, unthemed attire: a white button-down shirt, light blue vest, and blue pants.
Many guests have criticized the new look as bland and “unmagical,” lacking the enchanting flair that once defined the experience. Disney has not publicly explained the change, but some speculate it may stem from controversy at Disneyland in 2023.
I can't help but agree with the parents. The new uniforms have absolutely no whimsy to them, bordering on looking like airline stewardess outfits rather than anything involving princesses or magic.
Moreover, it's clear that Disney only made this change to try to avoid making two camps angry. Parents will no longer see men in drag, and the LGBTQ+ and leftists won't see these men fired from working with these little girls.
However, I doubt this will satisfy a great many parents out there who want their daughters working with women in terms of fashion, makeovers, and an experience that many of them will consider magical. Disney forcing men on some of these girls is not going to go well due to this kind of activity being more female-oriented, and I'm not sure how many parents are going to want to trust their daughters to a man who would otherwise be dressing up as a woman.
Disney's constant attempts at injecting leftist ideals, especially LGBTQ+ agendas, into their programming and parks have been a massive problem over the years, and one that has cost them dearly. Selling these ideals hasn't exactly worked out for Disney. In fact, in July, I reported how Disney's PRIDE merch sold so little that they practically had to give their unsold merch away to employees, and featured a muted PRIDE offering during this year's celebration.
Read: Disney Parks Featured Muted Offerings for PRIDE Merch in Shops After Almost Nothing Moved Last Year
If Disney really wants to turn it around, it's going to have to return to the simple fact that girls and boys are different, want different things, and as such, should be presented in ways that appeal to that specific gender. Moreover, they should ditch attempting to appease a very small portion of the population whose activist community is not pleased by any concession at all.
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