Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Change in Title With Men Working at Disney Dress-Up Shops

by Associated Press

   When Disney reopens its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique shops at resorts in
   Florida and California next month, the workers who help children dress
   up as their favorite animated characters will have new, more gender
   inclusive titles.

   That is because men are going to work at the shops for the first time.

   The workers will be referred to as Fairy Godmother's Apprentices
   instead of Fairy Godmothers-in-Training, as they were called before the
   shops closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to allow men
   to work at the shops was made before the pandemic but hadn't been
   implemented before the closures.

   The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique shops at Walt Disney World in Florida and
   Disneyland in California are scheduled to reopen at the end of August
   after being closed for two years, according to a Disney blog post.

   Workers at the shops provide hairstyling, makeup, costumes and
   accessories to help children between ages 3 and 12 transform into their
   favorite characters.