Maybe a hot take, but I actually DO get why even adults like the theming of Disney World/land and like to visit it so much. The theming is just so intricately done that it's honestly very impressive and great to look at and just take in. When you hear about the way some of these art pieces were designed it just makes it that much more amazing imo.
But why are some of these people obsessed with the people in costumes that are clearly meant for toddlers? I don't marvel at some sweaty tween in a weird furry costume. I don't get it.
I used to work at the parks and loved just hanging out. There's a lot of work that went into forced perspective and theming. Disney has always leaned hard into escapism, and it's easy to see why someone would want to be reminded of easier years.
Oh, hey, I worked attractions and merchandise at DAK back in 2008-2014 with a few gaps in there. And same, it was nice to just chill in the parks. Did you get to do any of the cast backstage tours? I got to go on one to the Haunted Mansion, that was really cool to see.
Also, if an adult enjoys cartoons and sleeps with a plushie, I am not going to judge. Life is hard. Whatever it takes to get through the day, you do you.
IMO, telling people their benign coping mechanism is bad is how we get more shootings. Clutch that plushie, my dude!
I think I have Disney PTSD from a former friend/acquaintance who had an almost supernatural ability to make any conversation into a conversation about Disney. So, now I'm super sensitive about it. Would almost rather a conversation start with "Have you heard about our Lord and savior Jesus Christ" than anything that includes the word "Disney".
Mormons in my experience have jumbled their ‘religion’ with Disney so hard they cannot tell them apart. The latest demonization of Disney by the god-botherers has caused some distinct cognitive dissonance among my faithful extended family.
TBF a there’s a lot of crossover between Disney and the religious. Disney is seen as whloesome and safe, and that may be true to a point, but it’s also just a furtherance of the conformity and exclusion of reality that the religious expect. Disney is militant on image and making sure the parks conform to their corporate rule. The religious love that.
You don't want to have sex with a Disney adult. You just don't. I actually know several of them irl. They always end up being overly childish and not in a cute way.
That doesn't make you a weirdo, that's pretty normal. The weird Disney adults are the ones that have been to Disney A LOT and are obsessed with it. When I lived in FL I had a coworker that would drive like 2 hrs each way to go to Disney multiple times a week! She wasted all her money on Disney shit, and it was 50% of anything she talked about. Her husband even got a job there so they could be "more involved". Those are the weirdos.
You know, what I've always felt is really weird is how, in the US, it seems to be more socially accepted to wear a gun around than to be nude publicly.
Kinda like, a device to kill someone, is more accepted, than your own body.
So stupid.
Anyway, it's the same for posts like this. "oh you're an adult and are into disney/childish things" is more harshly shamed than "oh you're a CEO of a big company and earn lots of money while exploiting your subordinates and the environment".
Please, don't kink shame. If everybody had kinks like these, the world would be a less hurtful place.
I think using the word "kink" implies sexual connotations, which it doesn't have to be at all. 100% agreed with your sentiment, though. I hope that person had a blast!
Disney adults are a bit lame, yeah, but I swear they have nothing on the demographic that truly deserves the crown for lamest and most cringe but somehow flies under the radar:
Harry Potter adults
And for the record, people are allowed to be lame. It doesn't make them bad, it just makes them lame. I'll defend their right to be lame forever, but it's also okay to tease them lightly about it, so long as it stays good-natured. Don't take life so serious.
Nah Disney adults are the fucking worst. At least Harry potter people fucking die and get tortured and the story's are cool. Mickey mouse is just a cunt rat that was racist years ago. Fuck Disney
Harry Potter is just "baby's first fantasy series" with no substance and every dollar spent on HP merch goes to supporting an active and living TERF who takes monetary gains as implicit support
Acting violent to those you find mildly annoying is an actual disorder (intermittent anger disorder), I'd get it checked out before you end up doing time my brother
I don't know, mate. I think shoving children out of the way as a fully grown adult is a little bit more than "mildly annoying." One of the standards I have for someone to be 'mature' is being able to control themselves when appropriate. Your glee to see a mickey is not an appropriate time to physically assault children.
I'll take the hate on what I said. People saying they are going to push kids are in my experience more likely to cause harm then me wanting them to face consequences
And unless you have a degree realted to mental health, I don't need your armchair diagnosis of misreading of my comment.