Disneyland will hold its second annual celebration of Three Kings Day today though Sunday at Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree in Frontierland, with entertainment showcasing Western and Mexican heritage, activities for children and food.
Entertainment will include folklorico dancing and Mariachi musical performances by various groups, including the Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas, who are scheduled to perform at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. during each of the three days of the celebration.
Other scheduled performances include the youth Mariachi group Mariachi Tesoro de San Fernando at 12:30 p.m. today; the ballet Folklorico group the Paramount Dance Company at 2 p.m. today; the Garey High School Latin Jazz Ensemble at 10 a.m. Saturday; the Ballet Folklorico Mixteco East Los Angeles at 2 p.m. Sunday and the Ballet Folklorico de Riverside at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
Craft activities for children will include face painting, crown making and coloring. The Rancho del Zocalo restaurant will feature several seasonal specials, including sweet corn tamales with pineapple and cajeta.
Disney characters will be dressed in festive, colorful costumes and pose for pictures with guests.
The activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days.
Three Kings Day, also known as Dia de los Reyes Magos and Epiphany, falls on Jan. 6.
The Three Kings Day celebration is the first of the short-term ``Limited Time Magic'' events that will be held each week of 2013 at Disneyland. The second will be the return of the Golden Horseshoe Revue every Thursday through Monday from Thursday to Feb. 4. The show was presented at Frontierland's Golden Horseshoe Saloon from the park's opening on July 17, 1955 to Oct. 12, 1986.
- City News Service
I guarantee I will never step foot into Disneyland again until I get my heritage recognized too!
What's a "Native American"? An American whose ancestors have always been here? I don't think there any of those actually. My ancestors arrived on boats at Ellis Island; yours walked over from Asia.
I thought America was a melting pot? I thought we were egalitarian? Why single out ONE nationality and celebrate their existence while ignoring the rest of us? I will NEVER visit Disneyland again as long as I live. What they are doing is wrong. They are promoting a separate and unequal society.
Just relax everybody and stay on topic. Btw good post JustUs.
Sing along with me!!!! "It's a small world after all! ..........."
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Why a latin heritage month? Why is there a black heritage month? Oh, probably because white folks used blacks as slaves and also gave them a horrible living environment, and because they've also picked on latinos and used them as cheap labor, I dunno...