Disney California Adventure marks Black History month with gospel choir celebration on Saturday (2/16) - OCR/SCNG

[Darkbeer1]

Disney California Adventure marks Black History month with gospel choir celebration on Saturday

The 8-hour event will feature choirs from LA, Pasadena, Orange County, Norco, Riverside and other SoCal locations.

www.ocregister.com

>The Disneyland Resort is holding its 10th annual “Celebrate Gospel” festival Saturday, Feb. 16 at Disney California Adventure, in honor of Black History Month.

This show, free with admission, features noted gospel choirs and house bands from throughout the area from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. performing in the Stage 17 building. The performances are included with theme park admission.


The Amazing Grace Conservatory and Friendship Baptist Church will be returning for its 10th year, according to the Disney Parks blog.


Here’s a list of choirs scheduled to participate, according to Disney:


Amazing Grace Conservatory (Los Angeles)Eastvale Bible Church Mass Choir (Norco)Friendship Baptist Church Mass Choir (Yorba Linda)Greater LA Cathedral Choir (Los Angeles)KJLH Radio Free Performance Choir (Los Angeles)LA Inner City Mass Choir (Los Angeles)Lorenzo Johnson & Praizum (Los Angeles)New Hope Gospel Choir (Orange)Rhythm and Moves Children Youth Choir (Pasadena)Second Baptist Church Mass Choir (Santa Ana)Ty Snow & Xtreme Purpose (Pasadena)Voices of Destiny (Compton)Voices of Life (Riverside)Voices of Unity (The Inland Empire)West Angeles Angelic Children’s Choir (Los Angeles)


House Bands participating:


Higher Authority (San Diego)J. Boykin Gospel Band (Riverside)<<

 

[TP2000]

Thanks for the reminder Darkbeer! I never really visit the parks on busy holiday weekends like Presidents Day and have never seen this event, but it seems like it would be a wonderful thing to wander into and listen in on for a bit.

And they really seem to be committed to this annual event, as they've been doing it for a decade or so now, right?

I'm just glad TDA finally spent a few bucks to remove the old snowy Arendelle Norway sets from 2013 in that Stage 17 warehouse. I'm an old white guy, but I have an impressive enough collection of old Motown records to know that a snowy Scandinavian village is not really the right backdrop for African-American Gospel.

Celebrate Gospel 2016 - Uh, TDA? We have a theme problem in Stage 17.

 

[Ismael Flores]

was there on Saturday, the park was busy but not unbearable. One thing I notice when DCA gets a decent size crowd is the amount of people walking around semi lost.

with grizzley peak closed and the middle of the park under construction I saw quite a bit of people walking around trying to figure out where all the rides where. several people were lost looking for GOTG:MB and in the evening Hollywood backlot had hundreds of guests trying to figure out what the land was for with nothing to do.

Frozen ends early, the playhouse Disney show ends early and only thing left is animation, monsters inc and GOTG:MB. luckily they had some kind of backlot dance party going.

Disney needs to get their plans moving for DCA park expansion because it desperately need more attractions. not even sure why they couldn't have had a parade going as well. the lunar celebration also ends early and they only have a couple of food booths that could have been placed in the WOC viewing area since its not being used.