Disneyland's annual unofficial Gay Days celebration is scheduled this year to run Friday, Oct. 5, to Sunday, Oct. 7, in and around the Anaheim resort. This is the 21st year of the event, during which organizer Eddie Shapiro said people attend the theme parks from around the world, wearing red T-shirts to show their solidarity. Disneyland does not encourage or discourage events organized by outside groups, and it will be held alongside regular visitors.

For years, Dumbo the Flying Elephant hung from his living room ceiling, a Mr. Toad Wild Ride car was parked in his library and Bashful's cart from Snow White's Scary Adventures sat on his front lawn in suburban California. Now collector Richard Kraft is selling off his 750-item collection of theme park vehicles, props and artifacts spanning six decades of Disneyland history. Kraft, a Hollywood agent, began his collection 25 years ago, spurred by nostalgia for

If you visit Disneyland parks, you'll notice that the use of plastic straws will soon be a thing of the past. According to Disney officials, the Disneyland Resort announced they will not use plastic straws and stirrers at all of its theme parks and businesses globally as of midway next year. The plastic footprint left by attendees of the park disposing of drink detritus in receptacles is vast, according to a park spokesperson. The company estimated that merely