Disney sails with Pride boat for the first time in the Netherlands

The Walt Disney Company will participate in the Pride boat parade in the Netherlands for the first time on Saturday. Dozens of employees from The Walt Disney Company Benelux will board one of the 50 boats sailing through the canals of Utrecht. The employees are taking part in the initiative of a company working group that promotes inclusion.

Disney has increasingly focused on inclusion in recent years. Pride Walks have already taken place in London, Berlin, and Paris. However, this is the first time that the company has taken such a clear stand and made such a visible statement during a Dutch Pride.

"We are very pleased with the great interest and diversity of registrations for this year's boat parade," said the Utrecht Pride organization. "The selected boats show what Utrecht Pride stands for, making the LGBTIQ+ community visible in all its facets, and we look forward to everyone enjoying this beautiful event, both on the water and along the side."

The Pride boat parade will sail through the canals of Utrecht on Saturday afternoon. The route will pass the Singel and the Oudegracht.