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Some fans are claiming that Disney has reversed a pandemic-era decision to remove gendered language from its parks. A fan account on X named Theme Park Cheetah made the claim online, sharing a side-by-side video of the Magic Kingdom Express Monorail where the expression had been removed and another with the expression restored. \u201cIt was very nice to hear that \u2018Ladies and Gentlemen\u2019 has returned to the Magic Kingdom Express Monorail recently!\u201d wrote the account<\/a>. In another post, the account added, \u201cFor context it was removed around 2021 when Disney tried to make the parks more \u2018inclusive.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls,\u201d had once been a standard greeting for Disney Theme parks. That all changed during the pandemic era, when Disney executives began making changes to make the parks more inclusive, including the removal of gendered language. \u201cWe want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in the stories, experiences and products they encounter in their interactions with Disney. And we want our cast members \u2013 and future cast members \u2013 to feel a sense of belonging at work,\u201d Disney said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many Disney fans celebrated the possibility that gendered language had returned to the park. \u201cMy favorite small win for sanity today: After a 5-year gender-neutral absence, Disney has restored \u2018Ladies and Gentlemen\u2019 to the Magic Kingdom monorail greeting,\u201d wrote journalist Gerald Posner<\/a>. \u201cNow if only the London Tube would follow suit and ditch the sterile \u2018hello everyone.\u2019\u201d \u201cI think this is a bigger deal than people may think. This was a purposeful change (hopefully due to the new leadership), that is signaling that Disney may be pivoting back to their family oriented ways,\u201d wrote another fan account<\/a>. \u201cIf the parades also get this introduction, then this will mean more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Disney, however, has not confirmed whether there has been any official change and some have argued that there has been no change to the monorail greeting. \u201c\u2018Ladies and gentlemen\u2019 was apparently removed from some sections of the Monorail announcement \u2014 but not all,\u201d wrote Disney news insider, WDWNT<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> \u201cFor example, guests still heard \u2018ladies and gentlemen\u2019 when approaching the Transportation and Ticket Center on the Resort Monorail. Many videos can be found on YouTube over the last several years, verifying how \u2018ladies and gentlemen\u2019 has always been present at various points along the Resort Monorail and Express Monorail routes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some fans are claiming that Disney has reversed a pandemic-era decision to remove gendered language from its parks. 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