Not all items in the collection are available in all locations, at least at the time of this writing. This is where I give you my usual advice that if you see an item you like, grab it while you can. It's an understated shirt that still manages to celebrate its subject matter. It runs for $29.95. It's a gray T-shirt with rainbow images of Pixar's signature Luxo Jr. I like what I consider to be a subtle Pixar shirt.
You may be asking what I picked up for myself (because you know I always have to get something-research for these articles, you know) I got one item and plan to pick up another. It has the same black/rainbow color scheme as many of the other items, and would be a great way to keep your drinks cold or warm during your days at the parks. The display of Pride merch includes black/rainbow colored tumblers. One of the more interesting items is a Pride thermal tumbler with a built-in straw. The caps are, similar to the sweatshirt, mainly black, but feature respective logos in rainbow colors and the collection Pride logo wording on the side. They go for $29.95 each. The Star Wars Pride cap features a colorful logo on the front. Photo by Gregg Jacobs.
The collection boasts a couple of baseball caps, one for Star Wars and one for Marvel. The hoodie is very soft and looks warm and comfortable. It's mostly black, but has the Marvel logo in rainbow colors on the chest and Marvel symbols in rainbow colors along the sleeves. It's typically Disney priced for this kind of item at $64.95. The Marvel Pride collection has a black hoodie with Marvel symbols. Leading up the Marvel Pride sub-collection is a comfy black hoodie. It has terrycloth on the inside and kind of a burlapy material on the outside. It has a cute standing Mickey Mouse image on the front, though, and goes for $29.95.Īs we veer into clothing territory, there's a wide price range of items available. The towel runs a generous 5 feet by 4 feet but to be honest, is a little on the thin side. The collection includes a pretty, but somewhat thin beach towel. Next up on the interesting item list is this Mickey Mouse rainbow beach towel. The Pride collection includes a standard size Loungefly backpack. The main body of the backpack is black, and it has a large rainbow heart in the front and Mickey ears at the top. It also has a pride label with the colletion logo at the bottom right. It's well made and runs, as all Loungefly bags of this size do, for $75. One of the ever-popular Loungefly bags is part of the collection. These smallish backpacks and similar bags are all the rage with the teen (and adult) set. So now let's get to the merch! First up, we've seen an explosion of Loungefly bags all over the Disney empire in the last few years. These may seem like odd subjects for Pride merch, but these employees got creative and made some interesting and fun items. The Disney Pride Collection has everything from clothing, accessories and pins to plush and tumblers. It's broken down into four categories: Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. For the first time, however, Disney has come out with a line of merchandise specifially designed to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride, and even better, are donating all the profits to related charities.Īs per Disney, "The Disney Pride Collection was created by LGBTQIA+ employees and allies at The Walt Disney Company and is a reflection of their incredible contributions and place at the heart of the company". Unofficial "gay days" have taken place at Disney Parks for some time and Disney has produced "rainbow" collection merchandise for quite some time. Now Pride month happens each June as a celebration of this community. Since then, celebrations of Gay Pride (Pride as opposed to shame) have sprung up all over the world.
The concept of "Pride" began in New York City back in June 1969, when the Stonewall Riots occurred. I'm oversimplifying, but Stonewall is where gay patrons at a local bar pushed back when being harrassed by police. This event is considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement. On a semi-related note, however, Disney Parks have just come out with a brand new collection of merchandise that is designed to both bring a positive message and support a good cause. These MousePlanet pages are meant to be a safe space to share our mutual love of all things Disney, so I'm not going to get into the sordid political details. There's been a lot in the news lately about Walt Disney World and the state of Florida.