Bats Day in the Fun Park, also known asBats Day,Goth Day,Goth Day at Disneyland,The Spooky Trip to Disneyland Resort, California.,Bats Day in the Park andBats Day Out, started in August 1999^[1] as a joint effort between the promoters of thegoth,industrial, anddeathrockclubs Absynthe and Release the Bats. It has become an annual three-day event taking place inAnaheim, California,United States nearDisneyland. In previous years, the events commenced on the weekend beforeLabor Day.^[2][3] Since about 2008, Bats Day event weekends have usually happened on the first or third weekend in May.

For several years, Bats Day in the Fun Park had six events:

• The Bats Day Black Market - A large gathering ofvendors sellingdarkly-inclined items, including clothing, music, artwork, books, collectibles, toys, and other original genre items.
• The Bats Day Ghoulish Gala (originally called The Bats Day Creepy Cocktail Party) - This event typically happens the night of the Black Market, and is a cateredhors d'œuvrescocktail party with araffle.
• The Nightmare Before Bats Day Dinner - A full sit downdinner.
• The Bats Day Dark Park Festival - A live music and DJ event festival geared to theDark Alternative Subculture. This event was added in 2008.
• The Bats Day Happy Haunts Swing Wake: A Costumed Celebration - A new event as of 2011, this is a costumed gala event where attendees are required to dress as theundead or their favorite DisneylandHaunted Mansion character. Creativity is celebrated, andcostumes andcharacters from all time periods are encouraged to attend and celebrate theafterlife. This event happens Friday night, the start of the weekend of events, and is a cateredhors d'œuvres cocktail party for the first hour, with a raffle, DJs and live entertainment.
• Bats Day in the Fun Park - The Big Spooky Trip toDisneyland. Bats Day patrons dress in theirGothic attire for the annual visit to either Disneyland Park orDisney California Adventure Park, depending where the event is being held. There are other scheduled events and gatherings on this day, including a large group picture in front ofSleeping Beauty Castle, group pictures at the Haunted Mansion, and a photoscavenger hunt.

The event started as a relatively small goth "meet up" event of about 80 people from two dance clubs, Absynthe and Release the Bats. It has grown to include more aspects of the gothsubculture. Other dark subcultures represented at the event includeHorror punk,Halloween,Rockabilly,Psychobilly,Black metal,Steampunk,Hearse Societies,Industrial andEBM. Noah Korda, a graphic artist and club promoter in Los Angeles, is the organizer of the event.^[4]

The event draws people from not only the local area but all over the world, including New Zealand, England, Brazil, France, Germany and Mexico. It has evolved into a family friendly event as well.^[1] Parents in this subculture are able to bond with their children at the "Happiest Place on Earth" more comfortably at an event such as this one, whereas they might be regarded as out-of-place on any other weekend at Disneyland or othertheme parks.

An article on the event appeared in the June 2009 issue of Gothic Beauty Magazine.^[5]

Though there are rumors that this event occurred due to the success of a similar event called 'Baumaus', the two clubs promoting this event claim that they had no idea that 'Baumaus' ever happened.

Bats Day in the Fun Park helped solidify and push theDisneyGoth community into the public eye.

The event turned 20 years in May 2018 and is going back to its roots of just a park meet, for the time being.

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