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(DC Pundit) – Busch Gardens Williamsburg has decided that what families really need on a summer day at a theme park is drag queen performances, and if you have a problem with that, too bad, because they’ve already turned off the comments.
The Virginia theme park is gearing up for its annual Pride Day event on July 26, which it is marketing as a “family-friendly” celebration featuring what its own event page describes as “sensational family-friendly entertainment by LGBTQ+ stars” in the Abbey Stone Theatre. The lineup includes performers identified as Jennifer Warner, Just Jasmin, Sabrina Lawrence, Celestia Cox, and others. Three shows are scheduled throughout the day — at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. — all included with regular park admission. So if you bought a ticket to ride rollercoasters with your kids, congratulations, you’re also funding this whether you knew about it or not.
The park describes the performances as “dazzling family-friendly displays of feel-good fun” and encourages guests to “let loose and dance in your seat.” The event also includes a DJ dance party, specialty merchandise, a vendor fair, and other activities.
The announcement did not land well. Parents pushed back hard online, questioning the appropriateness of drag performances at a theme park marketed to families. Libs of TikTok highlighted the event and noted that Busch Gardens responded to the criticism the way every corporation does when it knows it’s on shaky ground, by disabling comments on its social media posts promoting the event. Nothing says “we’re confident in our decision” quite like shutting down the ability to discuss it publicly.
Busch Gardens has not issued a statement responding to the criticism. Of course it hasn’t.
This is not the first time the park has hosted similar events. Busch Gardens has held Pride Day celebrations in previous years, typically partnering with local LGBTQ+ organizations and promoting them as “inclusive celebrations” open to all guests. Inclusive, that is, unless you’re a parent who didn’t sign up to have your children watch drag performances during a day trip to a theme park.
The broader pattern here is worth noting. Corporate America has spent years slowly pushing this content into spaces traditionally associated with children and families — libraries, schools, and now theme parks — while simultaneously labeling any parental objection as bigotry. Busch Gardens is simply the latest entry in a long and growing list.
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