More 100th-anniversary decorations have been added to World of Disney in Disney Springs, as well as a mannequin in a wheelchair.
Disney 100 Years of Wonder is mainly being celebrated at Disneyland Resort, but Walt Disney World has the same 100th-anniversary merchandise.
A new platinum decoration featuring Elsa, Stitch, Moana, and Dumbo hangs above the Disney100 section of World of Disney.
The hexagonal Disney100 logo is at the center, right above a new Mickey statue.
Mickey is all platinum except for his red shorts, a recurring design on some merchandise including pins and a new Mickey figure.
He stands on the center merchandise display, which previously held mannequins.
The Lunar New Year merchandise display now has a mannequin in a wheelchair on top.
More and more diverse mannequins have been appearing in Disney Parks stores. This mannequin resembles an adult woman with light brown skin.
A child mannequin was recently displayed in a wheelchair at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
As part of their Reimagine Tomorrow initiative and Inclusion key, Disney has been making a more active effort to be inclusive of people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and other minorities often overlooked. The holiday overlay of “it’s a small world” at Disneyland debuted two dolls in wheelchairs, and similar dolls are coming soon to the attraction in Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris. A mannequin in a wheelchair and another with a cochlear implant were added to Creations Shop in EPCOT. The Santa Claus meet-and-greet at EPCOT this past holiday season also had a wheelchair-accessible sleigh.
Disney has committed to “cultivating an environment where all people feel welcomed and appreciated for their unique life experiences, perspectives and culture. Where we celebrate allyship and support for each other. And where diverse views and ideas are sought after as critical contributions towards our collective success,” per the Disney Parks Blog, and they say the fifth key is the center of that philosophy.
High school marching bands have been told to remove or cover offensive Native American imagery from their uniforms before performing at Disney Parks. Disney covered a Native American caricature on a logo at the Main Street Confectionery in Magic Kingdom and changed a mural at Peter Pan’s Flight to remove the word “Indian.”
Earlier this year, Cast Members were instructed to address guests as “friend” instead of “sir” or “ma’am” to be more inclusive of all genders. “Ladies and gentlemen” was removed from pre-fireworks announcements last year.
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