{"id":23585,"date":"2022-07-23T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T20:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/disney-changes-name-of-fairy-godmothers-in-training-in-us-theme-parks-to-gender-neutral-term-to-be-more-inclusive-company-says\/"},"modified":"2022-07-23T20:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T20:35:39","slug":"disney-changes-name-of-fairy-godmothers-in-training-in-us-theme-parks-to-gender-neutral-term-to-be-more-inclusive-company-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/disney-changes-name-of-fairy-godmothers-in-training-in-us-theme-parks-to-gender-neutral-term-to-be-more-inclusive-company-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney changes name of &#8216;Fairy Godmothers in Training&#8217; in US theme parks to gender-neutral term to be more inclusive, company says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-text\">\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<p>The new title applies to cast members working at its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique locations, where they transform children into iconic Disney characters with makeup, hairstyles and costumes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3A7CBE7A-5CEE-8E8B-748B-2CA3BD5E3248\">&#8220;With the wave of a magic wand\u2014plus a few hands-on tricks of the trade\u2014our Fairy Godmother&#8217;s Apprentices will pamper and primp your child until they look storybook stunning. Children can choose a hairstyle then add makeup, nail polish and accessories\u2014 even a Disney costume,&#8221; according to the Walt Disney World website.<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--standard\">\n<div class=\"el__storyelement--standard el__article--embed\">\n<div class=\"el__article--teaseimage\"><noscript><img alt=\"Disney park employees have a new dress code\" class=\"media__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210415112917-01-disney-parks-inclusion-large-169.jpg?ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Disney spokesperson told CNN that the company made the change to allow men to work at the boutiques.  Previously, only women were allowed to be cast members who held the title &#8220;Fairy Godmothers in Training,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The decision reflects a wider effort by Disney to update its parks to be more inclusive.  Historically, Disney has been specific about Cast Members&#8217; appearance \u2014 favoring a clean-cut look, to stay consistent with the company&#8217;s family-friendly image.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_CE7B9295-E4C1-9630-D624-27F6A052E01D\">Last year, the chairman of Disney&#8217;s parks division Josh D&#8217;Amaro said in a blog post titled &#8220;A Place Where Everyone is Welcome&#8221; he was committed to updating attractions, modernizing the parks&#8217; values \u200b\u200band changing the guidelines for how park employees look and dress .<\/div>\n<p>D&#8217;Amaro said the company will provide &#8220;greater flexibility&#8221; to their Cast Member&#8217;s outfits with respect to &#8220;forms of personal expression surrounding gender-inclusive hairstyles, jewelry, nail styles, and costume choices.&#8221;  The parks will even allow Cast Members to show off &#8220;appropriate visible tattoos,&#8221; his statement said he at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re updating them to not only remain relevant in today&#8217;s workplace, but also enable our cast members to better express their cultures and individuality at work,&#8221; D&#8217;Amaro wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"zn-body__paragraph zn-body__footer\">CNN&#8217;s Frank Pallotta contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new title applies to cast members working at its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique locations, where they transform children into iconic Disney characters with makeup, hairstyles and costumes. &#8220;With the wave of a magic wand\u2014plus a few hands-on tricks of the trade\u2014our Fairy Godmother&#8217;s Apprentices will pamper and primp your child until they look storybook stunning. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/disney-changes-name-of-fairy-godmothers-in-training-in-us-theme-parks-to-gender-neutral-term-to-be-more-inclusive-company-says\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Disney changes name of &#8216;Fairy Godmothers in Training&#8217; in US theme parks to gender-neutral term to be more inclusive, company says<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[329,10396,10395],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23971,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/disney-makes-fairy-godmothers-into-fairy-godmothers-apprentices-deadline\/","url_meta":{"origin":23585,"position":0},"title":"Disney Makes Fairy Godmothers Into &#8216;Fairy Godmother&#8217;s Apprentices&#8217; \u2013 Deadline","date":"July 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"With the wave of a magic wand \u2013 or more likely, a corporate pen \u2013 The Walt Disney Co. is altering a longstanding dress-up program to make it more inclusive. 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