Bats Day in the Fun Park
Bats Day in the Fun Park, also known as "Bats Day", "Goth Day", "Goth Day at Disneyland", "The Spooky Trip to Disneyland Resort, CA.", "Bats Day in the Park" and "Bats Day Out", started in August 1999 as a joint effort between the promoters of the goth/industrial and deathrock clubs Absynthe and Release the Bats. It has become an annual three-day event taking place in Anaheim, CA, United States near Disneyland. In previous years, the events commenced on the weekend before Labor Day. Since about 2008, Bats Day event weekends have usually  happened on the first or third weekend in May. Events. For several years, Bats Day in the Fun Park had six events: History. 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 goth subculture. Other dark subcultures represented at the event include Horror punk, Halloween, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Black metal, Steampunk, Hearse Societies, Industrial and EBM. Noah Korda, a graphic artist and club promoter in Los Angeles, is the organizer of the event. 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. 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 other theme parks. An article on the event appeared in the June 2009 issue of Gothic Beauty Magazine. 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 the "DisneyGoth" 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.