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Many different DRGs , including HOLA and PULSE , participated in the planning and implementation for Festival of Holidays . This becomes apparent with the print materials and activities featured at arts and crafts tables for Kwanzaa , Diwali , Hanukkah , and Christmas . Along with the crafts and guidance from cast members , print materials were provided that detailed information about the ethnic or religious holiday and the specific craft being created .
CONCLUSION
The Disneyland Resort has held many different kinds of celebrations and festivals over the years , oftentimes to support Traditional Disney Ideologies by reflecting larger national trends of whiteness with events for Halloween , Mardi Gras , and Easter . In contrast to the events at Disneyland , Disney California Adventure instead reflected and responded to the ethnic diversity of California ’ s populations and the shifts in demographic trends in the Greater Los Angeles region over the past several decades . Since DCA opened in 2001 , it has attempted to promote and demonstrate diversity in many different ways . In this phase of Ethnic Inclusivity , ethnic identities and corresponding holiday celebrations have in some cases been flattened , essentialized , and used as commodities for the business purposes of the Disney Company . Beginning with Celebrate Gospel in February 2011 and culminating with Festival of Holidays and Lunar New Year in the winter events of 2016 / 2017 , ethnic celebrations and festivals at DCA have grown in size and complexity . The winter 2016 / 2017 season saw the expansion of ¡ Viva Navidad ! with the Festival of Holidays , and the growth of Lunar New Year from one three-day weekend to seventeen days . Events like ¡ Viva Navidad !, Lunar New Year , and Celebrate Gospel at DCA directly compete with other festivities in the Los Angeles and Orange County regions , yet they have proven quite popular and are developing
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