Celebrate Gospel will showcase and highlight Black talent, experience and culture with a variety of music from traditional gospel to contemporary acts, according to Disneyland entertainment team senior manager Veronica Horton.
Southern California church and community choirs that have struggled to practice during the COVID-19 pandemic will also take the stage on both weekends.The Celebrate Gospel shows in the Fantasyland Theatre run from 3-7 p.m. on both Saturdays with community choirs and a cappella groups alternating during the first part of the show before each evening closes with a headliner.
Live jazz will also be offered every night in February in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel lobby and Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney.Want to live at Disneyland? New Disney community near Palm Springs could be next best thing Chalk muralist and senior production artisan of Disney Live Entertainment Marcella Swett creates chalk murals for Black History month at Downtown Disney in Anaheim on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
The similar names attempt to align two Black History Month events that have been running at Disneyland and Walt Disney World into one cohesive package.Horton wears two hats during Celebrate Gospel — also serving as co-chair of Pulse, a Disneyland employee group that promotes the cultural, educational and professional development of cast members of African and Caribbean descent.
Celebrate Soulfully puts an emphasis on food as part of the mix during the Black History Month event.