Noah is a boy British fan of the movie Frozen and Princess Elsa who longed to go to Disneyland Paris and participate in the activity "Princess for a day"His mother, Hayley McLean, decided to surprise the little one with this experience as a Christmas gift.
But when he enrolled his son in the activity, Disney Park sent him an e-mail rejecting the registration because it is a child. Hayley published what happened on social networks and has obtained a rectification from the park that ensures that the response he received is not a reflection of his policies.
"Why can't my son be a Disney princess?"
This is how Hayley McLean titled a post written on his blog to denounce what happened and explain why his son Noah had so much illusion of becoming a princess for a day.
"Noah is a fan of Elsa, Rapunzel, Anna, Jasmine, Bella and Cinderella. We have spent a small fortune on Disney items for him, he wears his dear Elsa's dress all day and even refuses to take it off at the time of going to sleep. Know all the songs of Frozen by heart and could act in a musical show like a pro "- explains his mother in a blog post.
Therefore, he wanted to give his little boy the experience of being a princess for a day and point to this activity that the Disneyland Paris park puts at the service of customers.
"I decided to book this experience as a Christmas gift for him. I was sure that he was going to like nothing more than wearing a nice dress, putting on makeup like mom does and being photographed next to his beloved Disney princesses."
But the surprise of this mother was capital when she received an e-mail from the park denying your child's enrollment in this activity "for being a child" and compensating him with gifts of Disney princesses with a value of 300 euros.
It was then, when Hayley, outraged, decided to make public the response that Disneyland had given him, along with a bitter letter in which he reflected on why the park had made such a decision.
"If a girl wants to be a super hero, she can be. If she wants to be a Jedi, she can be. She can be whatever she wants unless it's a little boy who wants to live the experience of being a princess ... That can't be done. do!
In addition, the woman alluded in her writing to the "Day of diversity" that the Disneyland Paris Park celebrates on October 20, wondering, ironically, if that day would allow her son to become a princess:
"Please explain to me what a terrible event can happen by realizing my son's desire to wear a wig, put on an Elsa dress and take a picture""Is October 20 the ONLY day that diversity is allowed in its parks? Should we keep our true self hidden the rest of the year if we want to visit Disneyland Paris?" - he asks indignantly.
Disney apologizes
As recently published this mother on her Facebook account, Disneyland He apologized to her for the response received ensuring that it is not a reflection of its policies, and promised to inform all its employees so that they do not distinguish between children who want to participate in park activities.
Likewise, it states in a letter that the park has modified the description of this activity eliminating the word "girl" that made her exclusive to this genre. Now children are encouraged to "Fulfill your dream with a make-up and a real princess hairstyle. A fairytale metamorphosis, which will keep in your memory forever. "
After this incident, Hayley published a new post on his blog with which he intends to terminate this unpleasant episode, stating:
"If my son wants to dress up as a princess in Disneyland, with a dress and makeup, he can do it. And not only because I say so, but because the European Union legislation supports it. Gender discrimination will NEVER be correct in addition to be ILLEGAL. "
With this particular battle, Hayley McLean hopes to have achieved that from now on no children suffer the rejection suffered by their little Noah for wanting to break gender stereotypes. Because Disney should be synonymous with "magic" for everyone, and not exclusion.
Via Blog Sparkles & Stretchmarks
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