[bill1952]

known for its wholesome and predominantly white family values ...

Man, you have GOT to be kidding me.
I was at WDW in Orlando and my kids watched Cinderella’s parade - All of the female characters were men drag queens.
And don’t get me started on gay day.

[TornadoAlley3]

from the article...known for its predominantly white family values....

what would predominantly black family values be?

Why are they not the same?

[FloridianBushFan]

You really should not post false information. Disney's female characters are not men drag queens. All the female face characters are played by females.

[AnAmericanMother]

The two ugly sisters have ALWAYS been played by men. It's a tradition in British pantomime, and Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann (two very fine danseurs in their own right) played them in the Royal Ballet's Cinderella.

A more modern interpretation by the Joffrey:

This falls under the category of "all in good fun".

[Tanniker Smith]

I was at WDW in Orlando and my kids watched Cinderella’s parade - All of the female characters were men drag queens.

Excuse me? Was that an attempt at humor or sarcasm or something?
Never happened in any of the times that I was there.

[sinanju]

I thought Disney’s Gay Day was terminated along with the purging of Michael Eisner.

[chae]

Not true at all. At least not any of the times that I have been there.

[Twink]

“predominately white family values”

LMAO! Oh, do they mean normal values?

I bet none of these reporters or writers grew up in the inner city. This PC crap is crap.

[TChris]

WDW...All of the female characters were men drag queens.

Umm... I think that's a load of BS.

I just returned from a week at WDW, and the princesses were all beautiful young ladies. I have the photos to prove it. (Got pics of my 6yo daughter with each one...)

The crowds sucked, but I didn't see ANY of what you describe.

[longtermmemmory]

Disney does not hire men to play female queens. (jamin, cinderella, snowhite, aurora (sleeping beauty), belle)