Disneyland fans have come together on social media to support an employee dubbed the "Fairy Godmother’s Apprentice".
A TikToker named Kourtni - who goes by the handle @kourtnifaber - shared a video of her family’s recent trip to the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California.
The heartwarming clip shows a park employee named only as Nick welcoming visitors outside the children’s store, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
"So, my name’s Nick. I’m one of the Fairy Godmother’s apprentices. I’m here to shop you around and make all your selections for the day," the worker can be heard telling the influencer's daughter.
Watch Kourtni's TikTok below:At the time of writing, the video amassed a whopping 10 million views and 1.1 million likes but has unfortunately been met with backlash from people, especially conservative commentators.
TV host Sara Gonzales blasted: "Stop taking your family to Disney," while Brandon Morse, an editor at Red State, criticized: "May you never suffer the same destruction of your legacy that poor Walt has."
However, the love outweighed the negativity as the footage has been flooded with so much love and support from Disney fans. One fan commented: "Nick looks amazing. I love that CM costumes are no longer gender specific."
Another user said: "That cast member is amazing !!!!!!!!!!! Nick is [awesome]," while a third person remarked: "Nick looks like he loves his job. Hard to find these days."
A fourth user shared their previous experience with Nick, penning: "Ugh I love Nick! I taught Nick colorguard for a season and [they] were one of the most lovely humans I’ve had the pleasure of teaching."
Lastly, one more person on Twitter stated: "This is actually a good thing. Representation matters & children should be able to know that this is okay!"
Last year, the Walt Disney Company announced that employees at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique will have a gender-neutral title change from "Fairy Godmothers in Training" to "Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices" in an effort to be more inclusive.
At the time, the corporation said: "This way, cast members that might not identify as female can still be part of the process to dress up & style the children without having to refer to themselves as a female Disney character," as cited by The New York Post.
In addition to this, the attraction's employees sport uniforms similar to the beloved Fairy Godmother’s dress from the 1950 animation Cinderella.
Furthermore, the store allows children aged three to 12 to be a Disney prince or princess by selecting from a range of costumes, hairstyles, makeup, nail colors, and accessories. Kourtni's viral video showed the costumes' prices being from $250 to $450.
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