{"id":197248,"date":"2026-02-28T00:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197248\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T00:03:17","slug":"disneyland-maga-invasion-braces-for-counter-protestors-at-park-entrance-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197248\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland \u2018MAGA Invasion\u2019 braces for counter protestors at park entrance \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump supporters planning an \u201cinvasion\u201d of Disneyland while wearing MAGA hats and Make Disney Great Again T-shirts will be met by flag-waving counter-protesters at the front gate of the Anaheim theme park promising to \u201cstand against hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Disneyland MAGA Invasion and Disneyland Raza Invasion will both be at the theme park on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to social media posts by the rival groups.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/02\/25\/disneyland-closes-8-attractions-heading-into-food-wine-festival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland closes 8 attractions heading into Food &amp; Wine Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/11\/20\/disneyland-maga-invasion-wants-to-make-disney-great-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots in the Park event,<\/a> presented by 805 Patriots, promises to make their voices heard while visiting Disneyland on Saturday in support of a \u201creturn to American roots and classic values,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/805patriots\/posts\/pfbid0qXJchKGniBeVyAp2SxsSoByoTthhq9dwumeDotR4zbzftoFVSRyz8qWARv3MuJr9l\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook post by the group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpdash.medianewsgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OCR-L-DISNEYLAND-MAGA-INVASION-1119-01.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The Patriots in the Park logo for the Disneyland MAGA Invasion presented by the 805 Patriots political activist group. (Courtesy of 805 Patriots)\" width=\"840\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OCR-L-DISNEYLAND-MAGA-INVASION-1119-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"11263508\" \/><\/a>The Patriots in the Park logo for the Disneyland MAGA Invasion presented by the 805 Patriots political activist group. (Courtesy of 805 Patriots)<\/p>\n<p>The Brown Berets of California plan a \u201cpeaceful and united\u201d counter protest on Saturday from 7 to 11 a.m. outside of Disneyland\u2019s main entrance, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVLwKcsCAYa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post by the group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 805 Patriots political activist group based in Central California\u2019s 805 area code organizes flag runs in support of President Trump and conservative causes.<\/p>\n<p>Brown Berets of California is a Chicano community organization that speaks out against immigration raids and other Trump administration policies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/a-maga-takeover-and-raza-invasion-will-happen-at-disneyland-this-weekend-heres-what-we-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LAist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/02\/26\/disneyland-abandoned-plans-for-disney-villains-land-report-says\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland abandoned plans for Disney Villains land, report says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots in the Park event will also be bumping up against a Gay Days event at Disneyland on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis overlap is coincidental and both groups intend to enjoy the park without interference,\u201d according to an 805 Patriots Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>Patriots in the Park attendees are encouraged to wear red MAGA hats and blue Make Disney Great Again T-shirts. Attendees are discouraged from bringing American or MAGA flags to Disneyland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis meetup is strictly recreational,\u201d according to an 805 Patriots Facebook post. \u201cIt is not a march, protest, demonstration or political action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/02\/23\/earl-of-sandwich-hiring-for-new-downtown-disney-restaurants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earl of Sandwich hiring for new Downtown Disney restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patriots in the Park and Disneyland Raza Invasion are not Disneyland resort events.<\/p>\n<p>The Disneyland MAGA Invasion appears to be similar to many of the unaffiliated and unofficial events held at Disneyland \u2014 like Gay Days, Dapper Day, Bats Days and the MiceChat Gumball Rally \u2014 that are not officially sanctioned by Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Protests like the Disneyland Raza Invasion are often held outside the park entrance on the public sidewalk along Harbor Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>Disneyland reserves the right to deny admission to anyone wearing inappropriate attire that detracts from the guest experience, according to the park\u2019s rules and regulations. Flags, signs, disruptive conduct and demonstrations are not allowed in the theme park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is simply to enjoy the day, move through the park as regular visitors and experience the attractions without drawing unnecessary attention or creating disruptions,\u201d according to an 805 Patriots Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/02\/23\/disneyland-pays-tribute-to-porch-potato-known-as-mayor-of-main-street-u-s-a\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disneyland pays tribute to Porch Potato known as Mayor of Main Street U.S.A.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump and his administration have targeted Disney\u2019s diversity, equity and inclusion practices, threatened to revoke ABC\u2019s broadcasting licenses following critical coverage and applauded the brief suspension of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love supporting 805 events,\u201d Mistress Fox wrote on Facebook. \u201cBut I won\u2019t give Disney my money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trump supporters planning an \u201cinvasion\u201d of Disneyland while wearing MAGA hats and Make Disney Great Again T-shirts will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193516,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,7,2222,1341,611,420],"class_list":{"0":"post-197248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-amusement-parks","9":"tag-anaheim","10":"tag-anaheim-headlines","11":"tag-anaheim-news","12":"tag-california","13":"tag-disney-california-adventure","14":"tag-disneyland","15":"tag-orange-county","16":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}