Posted on 12/30/2023 5:49:43 PM PST by DoodleBob
Walt Disney World Resort omitted or replaced lyrics containing the words “gay” and “queer” at Disney Jollywood Nights, a hard-ticketed event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
This special event celebrates the magic of the holidays in old Hollywood, bringing together Disney Characters, musical entertainment at the Hollywood Brown Derby and Tip Top Club at the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the Jingle Bell Jingle BAM! fireworks, exclusive dining options, and all-new stage shows. It runs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on select nights through December 20.
The first Disney Jollywood Nights was a bit of a disaster, with long lines for food and meet & greets, limited merchandise, and a messy check-in experience. Walt Disney World Resort quickly worked out the kinks – adding new Disney Characters and scheduling more Disney cast members to decrease wait times.
Walt Disney Imagineers created the two shows exclusively for Disney Jollywood Nights, and they play multiple times throughout the event at Theater of the Stars and the Hyperion Theater. While Disney Holidays in Hollywood is inspired by old-time holiday television specials, The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) combines a sing-a-long and theatrical performance.
But while both shows feature holiday music and Disney classics, only one altered its lyrics. In writing Disney Holidays in Hollywood,Walt Disney World Resort purposely changed a song lyric containing the words “gay.”
Inside the Magic attended Disney Jollywood Nights on Monday, December 4, and watched Disney Holidays in Hollywood. During Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse’s portion of the television special, the two Disney Characters sang Christmas carols and planned to surprise each other with festive decorations.
After Mickey Mouse sang the traditional lyrics of “O Christmas Tree,” Minnie Mouse began a rendition of “Deck the Halls.” But instead of “Don we now our gay apparel… Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol,” she sang, “Don we now our cozy sweaters… I can think of nothing better.”
While “Deck the Halls” uses the “happy” or “cheerful” definition of the word “gay,” some LGBTQIA+ activists oppose changing the lyrics to quell backlash. In 2013, Hallmark apologized after writing “Don we now our FUN apparel” on a Christmas ornament.
Nevertheless, The Walt Disney Company publicly supports the LGBTQIA+ community. They marched in more than a dozen Pride parades last year and continue fighting a legal battle against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after condemning the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Tickets for the remaining Disney Jollywood Nights on December 18 and December 20 are available here. The December 16 event is sold out.
So many Disney employees already wear gay apparel it became meaningless
Disney Groomers...
“We’re Three Caballeros, Three Gay Caballeros” used to be a fun song that they ruined when they changed the meaning of gay .
> “Don we now our gay apparel” became “Don we now our cozy sweaters” <
Not good enough. I mentioned this to a friend of mine who happens to be named Don. He doesn’t want to be associated with any of this Disney trash.
Therefore, he is demanding that Disney change the wording to “Put on now our cozy sweaters”.
I think my friend has a point here.
I dunno. If Mustache Boy is still wearing a dress at the Bibbety Bobbety Botique I’d say they have a way to go.
So Disney “Won’t say ‘gay’”?
How many under 30 even KNOW this usage of?
“Don”
“Gay”
“Apparel”
Disney has become quite niggardly with verbiage.
Don Corleone would like a word wit dese guys.
Older folks might remember the Pogo version:
Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley’garoo!
Don’t we know archaic barrel
Lullaby lilla boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly
Polly welly cracker n’ too-da-loo!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol
Antelope Cantaloup, ‘lope with you!
Hunky Dory’s pop is lolly gaggin’ on the wagon
Willy, folly go through!
Chollie’s collie barks at Barrow
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!
Duck us all in bowls of barley
Ninky dinky dink an’ polly voo!
Chilly Filly’s name is Chollie
Chollie Filly’s jolly chilly view halloo!
Bark us all bow-wows of folly
Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, Woof, Woof!
Tizzy seas on melon collie!
Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, Goof, Goof!
Who says don anymore to mean putting on clothes?
I just remember Guy Caballero.
“Who says don anymore to mean putting on clothes?”
A few years ago I was involved in a matter related to putting on and taking off protective clothing for radiation remediation. Taking it off is as important as putting it on, because the outside will be contaminated. They used the terms “donning” and “doffing”. I thought it was dorky.
Just within the past month, I learned something which should have been immediately obvious, but didn’t clue in until it was pointed out: “Don” and “Doff” are just the words “On” and “Off” with a “D” in front.
They are so stupid.
Don we now our faggy garments…
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