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Cinderella’s “fairy godmother” is apparently also woken up.
Disney’s Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique will now be named “Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices” instead of “Fairy Godmothers in Training,” according to Disney.
The change is an attempt to make the theme parks more gender-neutral, Walt Disney World (WDW) told News Today on Tuesday.
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The title change is already reflected on the Walt Disney World and Disneyland websites.
General views of the Walt Disney “Partners” statue at the Magic Kingdom celebrating its 50th anniversary in April 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
The Disney blog Streaming the Magic also reported on the topic.
One post said, “This way, cast members who may not identify as female can still be part of the process of dressing up and styling the children without having to label themselves as a female Disney character.”
The “tweak” is part of a larger and ongoing movement toward greater inclusivity on Disney’s part.
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Last summer, the company began eliminating any use of the phrase “ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” in its parks.
A masked family walks past Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Monday, December 21, 2020. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Walt Disney World for comment.
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Some Disney fans were outraged by the news on social media.
One Twitter user suggested that the title change now robs Disney of its “magic.”
Park-goers ages three to 12 can visit the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for a Disney-style makeover.
The newly appointed Fairy Godmother trainees are responsible for transforming the young guests into princesses or knights with hairstyling, make-up and costume changes.
Statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse at Magic Kingdom theme park on July 17, 2019. (Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is scheduled to reopen on August 25, 2022 after being closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
A New York father who took his two young children to Disney World in Florida commented on the change: “I saw that [the change in title to ‘Fairy Godmothers in Training’] and I find it absurd.”
He added: “Having a daughter who has done the Bibbity Boppity boutique where this is being implemented solidifies my thoughts that I can no longer take my children there. You have completely woken up.”
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He also said that he believes “Disney’s footprint will be greatly reduced within a decade because of things like this.”
Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital. Follow her on Twitter at @atstabile.