Noah McLean wanted a Disney princess makeover (Picture: Apex)

A four-year-old boy was not allowed a special princess makeover at Disneyland Paris because he’s not a girl.

Noah McLean was denied the chance to dress up as his favourite Disney character, Elsa from Frozen, due to his sex.

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His mother Hayley McLean shared a letter on parenting blog, Sparkles and Stretchmarks, which said the organiser of the ‘Princess for a Day’ makeover session had refused him.

They apparently told her ‘it is not possible to book Princess for a Day for a boy’ and instead offered Noah a cuddly toy or a playset.


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Hayley McLean was unhappy her son was unable to take part in the makeover (Picture: Apex)

Ms McLean was extremely disappointed as she had been planning the trip as an early Christmas present and had emailed organisers to alert them about his sex to prevent insensitive comments.



In total four makeover packages were available, ranging from €55 to €350, including make-up, a costume, hairstyling and a photoshoot.

Ms McLean argued it would be a different story if they introduced an activity that was exclusively for boys.

She wrote on the blog: ‘If a little girl wants to be a super hero, she can be. If she wants to be a Jedi, she can be.

‘She can be whatever she wants… just like Walt Disney himself said, “If you can dream it you can do it!”… Unless you’re a little boy who wants a Princess experience at Disneyland apparently…that you CAN’T do.

A spokesperson for Disneyland Paris told Metro.co.uk: ‘This experience is available to all children ages 3-12 and we’ve reached out to the family to apologise for them being provided with inaccurate information.’

They added in a statement to ITV News: ‘We are taking this situation very seriously and sincerely apologise to Hayley and Noah for the distress caused.

‘An isolated incident, the cast member’s response is not reflective of any policy or belief held here at Disneyland Paris. We are going to ensure this does not happen again.

‘Diversity is near and dear to our hearts and we want to make sure that all our guests enjoy their experience at our re-sort. Of course, both boys and girls are welcome to enjoy the princess for a day experience in addition to all our other special activities.’

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