Universal Orlando also has its own float at the annual Orlando Come Out with Pride parade every October. I spoke with the Universal Public Relations Representative and she mentioned that they have a permanent dedication in their parks for team members who were lost during the Orlando Pulse shooting.
You will find us sporting our all-red gear whilst prancing around Disney on the look out for all the handsome princes for our Instagram…Ĭelebrate love and Disney during the One Magical Weekend Love is Universalĭisney has plenty to offer, but you can’t go to Orlando and not pay a visit to Universal Studios! This year was my first time ever going to Universal and although they do not have a designated pride event, they are very much LGBTQ friendly all year round thanks to their awesome slogan: Love is Universal! You can join the next RED shirt challenge by signing up on the Red Shirt Challenge website and by using the #rspd hashtag in your social media posts. The other cool thing is that they are expanding this with a mission to get 1,000,000 people around the world to wear red on the same day every year. This means you can party, meet new friends and support a great cause, all at the same time! The best part is that a portion of the proceeds is donated to KindRED Pride Foundation, which supports charities that promote diversity, inclusion, equality and kindness. As they had only “met” through a bulletin board, they decided to wear RED t-shirts so it would be easy to find one another.įast forward decades later – three to be exact, and the event now brings together thousands of people each year.
It all started with a handful of people who decided to meet on the first Saturday of June in front of Cinderella's Castle at Disney's Magic Kingdom to celebrate love, acceptance and kindness. I had definitely heard of the concept of wearing a red shirt at Disney for Pride, but I didn't actually know this was a formal thing that happened every year! 5 Where does Sleeping Beauty stay? What is the Red day?